Halloween Party

On Saturday we hosted DH's hometown homies' annual Halloween Party.  We've been working pretty hard on our costumes, but even though I KNEW they'd take longer this year (with TerraDactyl taking most of my time), I still underestimated just how much more time I'd need to work on them.  I stayed up late on Friday night and still had more work to do on Saturday.  I actually finished up after people had arrived.  Fortunately, they're pretty forgiving. 

Mario, Princess Peach, and a squirming Toad

We went with a Mario themed family.  DH was Mario, I was Princess Peach, TerraDactyl was Toad, and Riley was a Koopa (those turtle thingies).  And yes, that's totally DH's actual mustache.  He shaved off his beard just for this.  We're quite committed to our costumes. 

A happier Toad

We had the worst time finding overalls.  So we had to improvise.  I honestly didn't think we'd completely strike out on the overall front.  The only remotely overall item we found was a tiny skirt with an overall top in the junior's department at Target - and obviously, that would not work for a Mario outfit.  But it could be a fun gender swap outfit...  :)

TerraDactyl's super excited for her Bambi PJ's.  (Shhh!  She hasn't seen the end of the movie, yet)

TerraDactyl is definitely in her oral learning stage.  As soon as she gets any object in her little fist, it goes straight into her mouth.  Sometimes she even skips the fist stage and just lunges at things with her mouth.  She's quite proficient at her jumper, too.  She can play with every single one of the toys, and she has put them all in her mouth too (or at least, the ones she can reach). 

She's well past the gentle stage with the jumper.