Monkey Business

  Last night was the unveiling of Benjamin's Halloween costume at his Gymboree Halloween Party. Cathy found a great monkey costume for our little monkey on the internet. It's so cute and he looks adorable in it.

  Growing up in Florida I can remember Halloweens were painful if you had a hot costume in which to go Trick-or-Treating. I can remember one particular Halloween going as Casper the Friendly Ghost and sweat pouring down my face underneath that plastic mask.

  So you can imagine my horror putting my son in a thick monkey outfit when it's 78 degrees. Once we got him in the car and blasted the AC he was fine. Plus they won't remember a lot of this stuff later on unless a therapist drags it out of them.

  He had a great time at the party. It was a lot like his regular Gymboree class. They had games and exercises along with a costume parade. His friends were there but I think it throw him off a bit. Benjamin could sense that this wasn't the usual. 

  For starters he must've thought, "What a minute it's not Tuesday. And second why are we here at night?" 

  He played along for most of the hour before finally running out of gas. By the time it parachute time he was ready to check out. He reached for Cathy and wanted just a bottle before falling asleep in his car seat.

  It was nice that we could use his monkey costume more than once on his first Halloween. I just can't wait to see what he'll do Friday night.

PS- Happy 8th Wedding Anniversary, Z! I Love You!!!