Daddy's take on Elliott's fashion sense.

Courtney is correct, walking into the house on Friday I was shocked by the volume of costumed children crawling, screaming and chewing on the furniture (and each other).  I survived the party, and the 250-300 trick-or-treaters (a kid dressed as a whoopie cushion handily defeated all others) only to fall victim to political sign theft.   

Speaking of costumes, Elliott's outfits tend to range from the adorable to the comical.  The outfit above included striped stockings and cotton ball accents.  The bow in the hair is the "crowning" touch.  

What a pretty bow, Elliott loved the bow.   Courtney tells me the outfit is the product of a French designer. If there is one thing those smelly-cheese-eating-socialist-surrender monkeys do better than throw up their hands at the first hint of aggression, its fashion design for toddlers. 

I just have to post these two pictures of my lovely daughter.  She is such a big girl!

This morning I woke at first light and played dog-care roulette with Courtney, a game that involves pretending to sleep until the other person finally gets up (the loser) and cares for all five animals.  I lost this morning, and on my way down stairs with the dogs, I heard Elliott cooing in her crib.  Elliott greeted me with a smile, kicking an laughing as I lifted her from the crib.  That was about the time I noticed the smell.  Elliott's diaper was full, I mean loaded with her stinky "potty business".  As I changed her diaper, Courtney walked by and asked that I retain the diaper until she had the opportunity to inspect Elliott's performance.  I obliged Courtney's wish, but that meant she got to clean and re-diaper the child. Courtney later explained that she wanted to check if it was green, which I could have easily relayed to her by sworn statement if necessary.  Saving a "Turd Ferguson" is just gross.  Sorry, to discuss poop, but it wouldn't be a Daddy post without scatological humor.  Poop. 

First Halloween-what was I thinking?

You can see from both Elliott and Spencer's expression that Halloween was not either of their favorite days.   Elliott has been working on her first teeth for over a month to no avail and was exceptional crabby on Halloween Friday.  Spencer had had a particularly long and stressful Friday and came home hoping to relax, open a beer and prop up his feet on the new coffee table.  What he walked into, however, was much scarier.  Try 20 mommies, a few scattered daddies and about 20 or so screaming and squealing infants and toddlers running amok through his home.  What had begun as the regular play group of about 8 or so of us turned into mayhem on that fateful Halloween Friday.  And then try putting Elliott into her super enormous (we're talking will fit her for YEARS to come) super hot zebra costume with a very scary life-like zebra head.  She was none-too-thrilled.  But oh so cute!

Elliott and her friend Lucy Paige donned the same zebra gear and definitely best couple!  

Did I tell you the zebra head was scary or what?  

This is just a sampling of the many amazingly hilarious costumes that were proudly displayed.  Above are Olivia as the rooster, Peyton as the lobster (incidentally, Peyton won best costume) and Spencer (infant Spencer, not my Spencer) as the lizard.  There were identical twins as pigs, Millie Chopski as the pink poodle, a lion, a teddy bear, a pirate, a cowboy, another lobster, Millie Wiegard as a fairy, and many, many more.  My poor Mommy's helper, Elizabeth, who started this past week will probably never return.

But every child has to have their first Halloween and it wouldn't be a Wiegard Halloween without a huge party.  Don't judge me if you see the same costume appear again next year, and the next year.....