halloween awesomeness.

last weekend we went to a reunion of the "baby class" we went to this spring, hosted by one of the other couples (now a family of three!) from the class, attended by almost all the couples and their new babies. it was the first time we'd seen each other since our last class at the end of june, so it was our first intro to each other's children, too. it was great - and really great to see everyone relaxed a little into their new roles - when we were in class together, everyone had this kind of always nervous, oh my gosh i'm really a parent?! look in their eyes. now that look was still there (and i know we've got it too!) just tempered by a lot of "no matter how hard or crazy it is, this child is amazing and i love this new role." if that can be a look in someone's eye.

speaking of looks in eyes: grace is the second from the left, all jack o lantern'd up courtesy of grandma murphy. we walked to the party with grace in costume. we got stopped a LOT for people to oogle and ogle. the picture really captures the hilarity and cuteness of the costume - not to mention ALL the costumes! be warned, you may find yourself oogling and ogling.