Hot as a Chicken

Harvey in Chicken Couture Circa 2006




















....and 2007

Old habits die hard. I am so used to putting many layers on underneath Halloween costumes to protect against the nippy night air. I think I overdid it this time. Poor Harvey was hot as a chicken when I took off his outfit! He was so exhausted from all that activity too and went right to bed. No wimpers, no jumping up, no babbling or talking, not a single stuffed animal was jettisoned from the crib. This boy was zonked!

The Continuing Adventures of Chicken Little

Harvey went Trick-or-Treating all over the Aberwyck. Then we visited various friends to show off how well he still fits into his chicken suit! It is such a great costume. Underneath it he is dressed in flannel and corduroy to keep warm. My logic is a bit flawed here. It's not as though HS was trapsing about the streets of Wayne to collect his candies. We ended up at the Kunda's house eating chili and pumpkin pie - which we did last year - what a spook-tacular tradition. HAPPY HALLOWEEN HARVEY!

Halloween Part I

It all started with the bag of candy they gave him at the Day Care. Harvey likes a good lolly!

Big Day in the Pumpkin Patch

It was SOOO fun and really cute. We went with Harvey's playgroup to Sugartown Strawberries in Malvern. What a cool place. We took a hayride and picked pumpkins, got lost in a childsize maze made out of corn, and then at the end, all of the children were given coloring books and a corn cob that we can make popcorn with. What a fun age this is! He really gets a kick out of all of this stuff.

Perfect Pumpkin

We walked around the pumpkin patch for about 5 minutes and I figured that I would have to pick a pumpkin for him, but then I saw him rush over and pick this one up. I was so happy to see that he has good taste in pumpkin-picking! In fact, the mother in me was convinced that he had selected THE BEST pumpkin in the lot:)

Here Comes Chicken Little!

Happy Halloween

I had just about given up on getting a costume for Harvey. I wanted him to be a penguin, and couldn't find anything for him at the overpriced costume superstore. Next I went to the fabric store and realized that I wouldhave had to start in August getting all of the stuff together to make it from scratch. Yesterday a friend told me she would try to dig up an old pumpkin costume. A few minutes ago my Halloween Spirit rallied when the Fed-Ex guy came with a package from Aunt Chita and Uncle Peter. When I saw the fluffy white stuff peeking out of the box, I squeeled with delight. It was like opening Christmas presents on Halloween. Harvey was excited too. He was having fun playing with the extra sticky packaging tape! This little chicky can't wait to go trick-or-treating for all of the little old ladies in the building. Thanks Chita and Peter

Pea in a Pod

This adorable costume is on sale at Red Envelope . Harvey could probably fit into it, but I would have to cut holes in it for him to walk around or he'd most likely have a FIT (no pun intended) trying to squirm out of it. SOOOO cute! I think I might just buy it and save it for the next baby.

1st Halloween

Harvey tried out his Halloween costume on Saturday and it was a big hit. On Halloween night, however he morphed into a MONSTER and kept mommie up until 6 AM. As I rocked him in my lap watching Halloween 5 on mute at 3 AM, I decided that Michael Myers wasn't nearly as scary without the cinematic background music, and certainly not as thrilling as the piercing sounds of a cranky fussy overtired baby!