Weekend Update: Alistair's 1st Birthday and Happy Halloween!

Saturday was a very busy day for us! We carpooled with Kiera, Joe and Kate up to Glendale around 11 for Alistair's first birthday party. Since his actual birthday is November 4, Halloween was a perfect day to celebrate and have everyone dress up. The food was Halloween themed too, so I made these spider web cupcakes:

I must say, I'm proud at how they came out! Here is where I got the idea.

Jeff and Tara had a photo backdrop set up in the backyard for pictures of everyone in their costumes. Here is the birthday boy trying to figure out who the crazy blue man is (Jeff):
Kiera and Kate!
Alistair and Tara:
Me and the birthday boy!
Alistair and Jay:
We were all cowboy'd up:
Kate & Alistair are best friends!
Tara made a beautiful pumpkin-shaped cake for him to dig into, but he wasn't sure what to do. He poked it a few times with his comb, a fork, and finally his fingers, but wasn't really thrilled with the whole thing.
Opening presents:
After the party, we went home for about an hour before heading over to Kiera & Joe's house for more Halloween fun. Their neighborhood goes all out & everyone had tables & chairs outside. It was nice to feel the energy of the kids running around trick-or-treating while the adults chatted and ate good food.

Kathy, Matt and their 4 boys don't live far, so they came over to celebrate with us! It was so nice to see them and their pirates & pumpkins!

Joe finally got dressed up later in the night...check out those short shorts!!

Once all the kids were in bed, some of us headed to a local bar that has a huge costume contest! It was great seeing all the ideas that people came up with! Jay's favorite was Beaker (remember the muppet?) and my favorite was probably the garbage can guy. I wish I took a picture because it was so creative! We had a great time, pretended we were "young" again, and got home around 1am!

Today we've enjoyed staying home in our pajamas, watching football, and sewing (Amie) while there is a pork roast in the crock pot. Mmmmm the house is smelling G-O-O-D! :)