Kids Halloween Party and Book Club

We got invited to a Halloween party for kids. Beckett's costume wasn't ready, plus it doesn't make a lot of sense without Chris' and my costumes so instead he wore his pumpkin hat and "Baby's First Halloween" outfit that Chris bought him. Here is he learning to sit up. He's wobbly, but he's starting to get the hang of it. He can balance on his hands, but he if he gets excited he falls over.

It was a very well done party as you can see from the spread below. All the treats were themed and very delicious. Beckett was mad he didn't get any. But who wants candy when you can have green beans and butternut squash?

I went as a busy and stressed mom who didn't have a lot of time to do her new hair.

Here's Pumpkin Beckett with his pal Raggedy Ann.

I was stressed because later that night I was hosting book club. We read "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini. I almost cancelled since it seemed like people weren't going to come out to Jersey but they did and we had a great time. At least I did. They were nice and indulged me. I made everyone wear headscarves and we sat on carpets on the floor and ate hummus and dolmas and had a very insightful discussion.

Here we are at the end of the night. (Sorry Jenny, you had to leave before I got out the camera.)

Left to Right: Dawnell, Gretchen, Mary (& Abby), Brittany