a very scary giraffe

scarrrry giraffampire!

Lil's first Halloween costume revealed: A baby giraffampire! That would be half giraffe, half vampire (the Mama half being giraffe, the Papa half being vampire). Now, if you're wondering where the inspiration for such a get-up came from, you only have to look back a few weeks to when Lil's fangs appeared. She was looking more creature-ish at that point, and her giraffe costume was in doubt. But then her parents got the idea to make her a vampire giraffe, complete with fangs, a cape, and even a victim! But how does a giraffampire come into existence (and a baby one at that)? Enter Mama and Papa. Obviously the giraffampire's parentage is the missing piece of the puzzle.

mama giraffe and her baby giraffampire

the giraffampire family

Lil managed to get quite a bit of use from her giraffampire ensemble. Sunday, our friends Lindsay and Rafi hosted the first ever fall-winter-2010/2011 Baby Halloween Party! Oh. My. Goodness. Cuteness abounded! Imagine a room full of 6-12 month-olds all dressed up in the most adorable and clever Halloween costumes ever. There was Benjamin as the strong man, Leo as Curious George, Georgia as the pumpkin, twins Oscar and Lionel as aliens, Evelyn the egg, as well as several ladybugs, a bumble bee, and an astronaut. There were a bunch more, all cute (Agnes as baby Yoda), and well worth the trouble to wrestle Lil into the giraffe suit, apply my own make-up, and convince Papa to put product in his hair. I think next year we might try something simpler. Like a kitten costume. Or maybe more complicated, like a wolf pack. Who knows!

this was my buddy, but I ate him

i waaaant to drink your miiiiillllk

On Hallows Eve, we went to hang out with our Brooklyn-based cousins for a little trick-or-treating. Carrol Gardens is a great area to trick-or-treat. Everyone hangs out on their stoops and hands out candy, and most of it is pretty good too. I think Lil's cousin got a few full-sized bags of m&m's, chips, pretzels, lots of chocolate, and (mama's favorite) at least a dozen rolls of smarties. Lil is too young for all that candy, but I am certain it went to a good home. Afterward, we relaxed with some soup and conversation and allowed the sugar rush to come to a crashing end. Lil giraffampire arrived home late in the evening, all tuckered out and ready for a long snooze.

lil with her cousin, maddie the murdered

a giraffampire cuddle

I think Lil had a good time, although I wonder whether or not she knew she was in costume.

save the giraffes (for Lil)

don't turn your back on this lil giraffe

It's true.  There is a giraffe-print obsession taking place in the House of Lil.  But how can anyone really blame us? The fact is, giraffe on a baby is the cutest thing EVER.  So we'll take giraffe onesies, giraffe legwarmers, giraffe dresses, leggings, socks, sweaters, hats, headbands, whatever, what-have-you, if it's giraffe, we want it.  This is the only time in Lil's life that she'll be able to pull off a head-to-toe animal print, so let's do it right.  If you would like to contribute to our "Brooklyn Serengeti" campaign, visit us on Facebook, or like Everyday Lil via the button below.

giraffes have long legs, too

And we wouldn't turn down a nice giraffe-print scarf, or hair-calf pumps for mama, either.

the prints and princess

Lil can rock an animal print like no other baby on the planet.  This fall is all about giraffe, so today we  broke it out with a new, super-sized and super-bold bodysuit and some chocolaty BabyLegs.  Lil's going to hit this trend hard and fast, and Halloween could even feature a giraffe coup de grâce.  By then Mama could possibly get the giraffe obsession out of her system by Lil's first birthday.