Trick or treat!!

This year the theme was Peanuts. Peter was Charlie Brown, I was Lucy, Claudia was Snoopy, Juliet was Woodstock. We won the family theme at a friend's halloween party. Peter won the good sport award for wearing the Charlie Brown "head" all night. My costume was a bit generic, but I think people figured it out with me standing next to Charlie Brown. A lot of people thought Claudia and Juliet were just a dog and a chicken, but Claudia was quick to point out who they were. So while not perfect, I absolutely enjoy making our costumes. Peter's mom made the sleeper for Juliet, so that was a big help; I just added the fringe and tail. Everything else we had or was bought then embellished by me. I paper mache'd the Charlie Brown head, added ears and painted it. If I had to do that again, I would have done a better job. The 3 biggest people in the family got hit with a virus this week, so it's a good thing the costumes were done last weekend. Claudia and I are feeling better, and Peter is slowing getting there.
Anyway, for your enjoyment, here are some shots of all of us. The good thing about my costume is that I can add sparkly red shoes and be Dorothy, or a blonde wig and be Alice, or a cow and be a milkmaid. heehee. (By the way, I made the dress to fit without a pattern, just took measurements here and there and then sewed - I'm kinda proud of myself for that :-) )
Here's the whole crew. Claudia's trying to show off her spot and tail. They each had a stuffed counterpart to carry, but they didn't make it in the photo.
And some shots of Claudia being Snoopy - showing off her tail and spot & growling like a mad dog)


Here's Snoopy and Woodstock together. This was right before they both fell backwards.
And here's a shot of their backs.
And finally, here's a shot of Juliet with one of her cheeseball-scrunch-nosed smiles. (I'm quite certain Juliet managed to get her right foot out of the sleeper leg. That's why it looks a little bizarre!)

momomomomomomom

Today Juliet is 9 months old (holy cow!). We went in for her checkup and the one thing on the list of milestones that she wasn't yet doing was saying "mamamama" or "dadadada". When I was asked I thought, "huh, no I guess she hasn't done that yet." After the dr and nurse left the room and I was getting us all packed up Juliet started saying "momomomomom". So she must have overheard. :-) She continued to do it in the car afterward, before conking out. She didn't do it again tonight, but she did make her first very distinct sign for "more" at dinner time. We're working on a few other signs, but that's one of the more important ones!