October 24, 2005
Trick or Treat? Or Mild Stroke?
Look, don't say I didn't warn you, alright? Click the extended entry at your own peril. I'm not responsible for any heart-attacks, sudden strokes or spontaneous head explosions. Okay...are you ready?
Behold the cuteness.
On Saturday, Beth and I took Mia to dinner at the grandparents' house. All four were there so we figured it was a perfect time to debut the first ever Halloween costume. And? I seemed to be laboring under the misapprehension that today was Halloween despite the fact that I know its always on the 31st, this year being no exception. Once there, we snuck upstairs and got Mia decked out in her elephant costume. When Beth first showed this to me, I almost stroked out in the living room. The grandparents had much the same reaction. They were witnessing heights of cuteness previously thought unattainable.
Some of you passed out, didn't you? I thought so. Posted by Chris at October 24, 2005 07:30 AM
Yes. I am knocked out, toes up, with coffee everywhere.
I think I love the one of Mia The Elephant getting burped most of all.
Posted by: samantha at October 24, 2005 08:05 AMYep, passed right the heck out!! How adorable is that?? She looks so indignant! *grins*
Posted by: Lauren at October 24, 2005 08:09 AMIt is a damn good thing you put that warning on your site, or, as Jen's attorney, I would have you in court right now! Fortunately, her doctors expect her to make a full recovery.
Posted by: jen at October 24, 2005 08:09 AMVery cute indeed! The look on Mia's face though, on the big picture, is sort of like, "Just you wait till you're in diapers and helpless, Dad. Then we'll see who likes costumes!" I'd beware of the glint in her eyes. She's plotting something. Of this I'm sure.
Posted by: patricia at October 24, 2005 08:26 AMOh my god, the cuteness!!! Those ears! Ok, I decided on no costume for the baby this year, but I might have to rethink that idea.
Posted by: JuJuBee at October 24, 2005 08:30 AMId give her all my candy!
Posted by: That Girl at October 24, 2005 08:33 AMOMG!! I love it!
Posted by: Amber at October 24, 2005 08:36 AMtest
Posted by: Amber at October 24, 2005 08:57 AMoh you are so going to get it when she gets to be a teenager and see that
(too cute absolutly too cute)
Posted by: Casey at October 24, 2005 09:04 AMWhen I end up pregnant at the tender age of 21, I'm blaming you. Because OH MY GOD, I want a baby who is that cute.
I think I almost died when I saw that picture. Yup, I see the bright light.
Posted by: Heather B. at October 24, 2005 09:07 AMthose pictures will come in handy in 10-12 years when Mia goes into therapy. oh yeh, that's gonna cost you!
Posted by: monique at October 24, 2005 09:14 AMOH MY GOD! The ears!!!
Posted by: Denise at October 24, 2005 09:24 AMShe's adorable! What a cute costume!
Posted by: Theresa at October 24, 2005 09:26 AMYou know we call pictures like that in my house? "Rehearsal Dinner Pictures". Totally.
However! MUCH CUTENESS!
Posted by: Pammer at October 24, 2005 09:28 AMSend. Help. Now. Baby. Too. Cute. Don't. Think. I'll. Make. It.
Posted by: Dooneybug at October 24, 2005 09:40 AMAWWWWWWW!!! There aren't words to describe the cuteness. I personally like the one where she's sticking her finger up. It's like she's going to give her opinion on something or give a speech.
Posted by: dragonlady474 at October 24, 2005 09:45 AMYears later she can joke about having Daddy's ears or Mommy's nose and show that picture.
Very cute indeed!
Posted by: Matthew at October 24, 2005 09:53 AMMy favorite part is how Mia the elephant seems HUGER and ready to escape her mommy's arms. This was treat. Now for halloween--I think you and Beth need matching get-ups.
Posted by: wavybrains at October 24, 2005 10:01 AMOh my god..... that is the cutest thing ever!
Posted by: donna at October 24, 2005 10:07 AMOh. My. God.
Posted by: Dana at October 24, 2005 10:12 AMMUAHAHAHAHA!!!! This is adorable!
Posted by: nina at October 24, 2005 10:13 AMOh MY GOD. And I thought MY kid was cute!
(You realize that I'm legally bound to deny I ever said that, right?)
Posted by: Queen of Ass at October 24, 2005 10:28 AMSo cute! The two of you certainly picked one of the best possible first halloween costumes. =)
Posted by: Nicole at October 24, 2005 10:29 AMTOO CUTE! I want my very own real-life dress-up doll too! My biological clock is ticking like a mo-fo!!!
Have missed reading you, Chris- I'll promise to be a little more regular now that I'm reasonably "sane" again. Gotta love that anxiety/OCD.
Posted by: Kristi at October 24, 2005 10:35 AMPassed out from all the cuteness!!!!!
(Mia really looks like Beth in these pictures!)
Awwww... very, very sweet. So, are you and Beth gonna dress up as elephants as well?
Posted by: lu at October 24, 2005 10:40 AMIn twenty years, she will sue you for this!
Posted by: Jeff A at October 24, 2005 10:42 AMYes, you know the VERY cutest first Halloween babies are the ones with matching Mommy and Daddy costumes! And we all want to see pictures of that, too... :)
EleMiaPhant is totally adorable...
Posted by: Keri at October 24, 2005 10:45 AMOh, yes, that is definately beyond what we know today as cute. :)
Posted by: Jon in Michigan at October 24, 2005 11:01 AMMy, what big ears she has...:P You're right--very adorable. She totally looks like Beth.
Posted by: Spring at October 24, 2005 11:14 AMToo much cuteness! I'm going into sugar overload.
Posted by: Kelley at October 24, 2005 11:17 AMawwww how precious
Posted by: penguintarts at October 24, 2005 11:18 AMSo I think you have reached a new cuteness high with this one.
Posted by: beanhead at October 24, 2005 11:50 AMAhh shes soo cute.. Though I have to admit shes seems a bit lost in all those ears.
Posted by: Angelia at October 24, 2005 12:15 PMOMG, how sweet.
Posted by: Krush at October 24, 2005 12:38 PMAs I pick myself up off the floor...
I have to resist the urge to call my coworkers over to look at my computer. But really, that is the best picture EVER.
Posted by: Rhonda at October 24, 2005 12:39 PMoh
my
god.
that is the epitome of extreme adorableness.
Cutest ever! :)
Posted by: laura at October 24, 2005 01:04 PMshe is going to flap away with those kind of ears....
adorable thing she is!
That really was insanely cute.
Posted by: Heather at October 24, 2005 01:14 PMSomeone's gonna either think this is REALLY funny or hate you when they're 16 ;)
Posted by: C at October 24, 2005 02:18 PMOh my that is j u s t t o o c u ... *thunk*
Posted by: Kris at October 24, 2005 02:43 PMcutest.thing.ever.
Posted by: ash at October 24, 2005 03:19 PMThanks for the warning, or I would have aspirated my porridge this morning. That is the cutest thing indeed. Is there a trunk on that elephant? And finally, how much do you think Mia is going to loathe that picture when she first begins dating and you bring it out to frighten her young suitor?
Posted by: bhd at October 24, 2005 03:19 PMis she for sale?
Posted by: Kathryn at October 24, 2005 04:08 PMThe best part about having babies is doing shit like that! She is too cute...except of course you covered up her most excellent hair.
Posted by: angela marie at October 24, 2005 04:09 PMLOL - that's too cute!
Posted by: Marie at October 24, 2005 04:19 PMHow cute - I think that costume is even cuter than the "peapod" costume I saw last year.
Have fun.
actually, it looks as if you are having fun.
how freakin' adorable! :)
Posted by: tiffanie at October 24, 2005 05:02 PMOh my gosh! She's sooo sweet, Chris. The giant ears just take the cake!
Posted by: Heather at October 24, 2005 05:25 PMOH MY GOD!!!! What a sweet face!!!! OH MY GOD!!! You're not helping with the baby fever I'm developing! LOL.
Posted by: Colleen at October 24, 2005 07:13 PMAlmost, see I'm at the library, in the children's dept, and passing out wasn't an option. She is adorable!!!!!
Posted by: indigo at October 24, 2005 08:00 PMAbsolutely precious!
Posted by: Theresa at October 24, 2005 08:25 PMI love it!!!!!
Posted by: carrster at October 24, 2005 08:46 PMUm, she's totally adorable in that costume, but it tooke me a minute to find the trunk. I thought she was a flower. :-)
Posted by: Jessica at October 24, 2005 08:47 PM"Peril" was a word on the vocab quiz I took today.
Danger!
Posted by: Greg at October 24, 2005 08:49 PMNOW Beth needs to let Mia fly. She could be just like Dumbo...soaring with her beautiful ears a'flappin! Too cute!
Posted by: Jaycie at October 24, 2005 09:06 PMcutest first ever halloween costume EVER. too freakin' cute :)
Posted by: suze at October 24, 2005 09:32 PMWell damn if that ain't just the cutest elephant I have ever seen in my entire life!!! Seriously, she broke the cuteness meter.
Posted by: Kate at October 24, 2005 10:20 PMholy crap, that is so perfect...i love it!
Posted by: lizabetty at October 24, 2005 10:42 PMIt's like our blogs are having a cute-off!! It pretty darn close and I'd say we're both biased, so we might as well call it a tie!! :-)
Posted by: Amy at October 25, 2005 12:39 AMWords fail me...but I think you just found a new banner...
Posted by: Marilyn at October 25, 2005 01:34 AMAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! kisses to little Mia
Posted by: bellacara at October 25, 2005 01:43 AMAwwwwwwwwwwwww the cuteness! :))
Posted by: Sweety at October 25, 2005 02:37 AMIm gonna show these pictures, to Peng he's the chinese delivery guy I see each and every friday. AND I'm gonna show him a picture of beth. Chris you sure Beth didnt go on a trip to Ottawa. He may just say hey that looks like my baby. Theres a scary resemblance man.
But yeah she is very cute. Even though I dont think the look on her face says look at me im so cute it says look at my crack head parents they put me in an elephant costume , hahahahaha
Lovely, lovely! Mia is adorable!
Posted by: Sonia at October 25, 2005 08:10 AMGAH!!! SHE IS SO CUTE!
Posted by: betty at October 25, 2005 09:23 AMoh.my.god. dumbo is my absolute favorite. that is the cutest thing ever!!!! but beth seems to be taking too much enjoyment out of what is sure to become something humiliating for poor little mia ;)
Posted by: laura at October 25, 2005 09:31 AMOMG!!! That is the absolute cutest thing I have ever seen in my entire life!!!!!! She's so adorable!!!
Hehehe Happy Early Halloween, lol
Posted by: Tammy at October 25, 2005 09:32 AMGood Lord. That is the most unbelievably cute baby I've ever seen-- ...
Sorry, had to pick myself up off the floor. :D
That is one precious baby!! She gives enough warm fuzzies to make even me smile today!!
Posted by: Sassy at October 25, 2005 09:46 AMMy eyes! That is cuteness overload! LOVE the costume!
Posted by: erika at October 25, 2005 12:00 PMthat is by far the cutest costume i've seen!!!
Posted by: angel at October 25, 2005 12:27 PMOh. My. Lord. So. Damn. Cute. I don't know how you made it, actually being in the same ROOM as all that cuteness.
Posted by: Fraulein N at October 25, 2005 01:05 PMI want to tip her into a bucket of champagne and see her do The Elephants On Parade!
Posted by: Mindy at October 25, 2005 01:13 PMserioulsy I could just eat her up!
This is why we have children, really--look at her.
Posted by: Michele at October 25, 2005 01:13 PMOH.MY.GOD. THAT IS CUTER THAN CUTE. I almost just died of cuteness right here.
Posted by: Jaime at October 25, 2005 01:57 PMOK, I think I'm breathing again. How totally cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh I can't stand how adorable your little peanut is!!!!!!!!! You're such a lucky guy.
Posted by: Carrie Jo at October 25, 2005 06:53 PMMy heart just skipped a beat!
Posted by: Jenn at October 25, 2005 07:55 PMwow, she's a rockstar in her own right. the unbearable cuteness of mia. it's a fact.
Posted by: wn at October 25, 2005 10:10 PMI passed out.
Posted by: wendy at October 25, 2005 11:46 PMI love that she's so blase about it, like "Yes, I know, I'm causing people all over the world to stroke out from my cuteness. It's just what I was born to do. Now where's Eeyore?"
So adorable!
Posted by: SpaceCase at October 26, 2005 10:27 AM
