A Frog and a Lizard

Here's my Halloween story: I left work at 4:10 yesterday and traffic home was horrific! I didn't get home till 5:50. I called Matt when I was about10 minutes away and said, ok change Ashley into her jammies and then put on her costume so that when I get home we can just run out the door to go to your parents house. So he complains a little and says I don't know where her jammies and costume are and ahhhhh, unnnnnnnnn, ablaaaa. So I tell him exactly where everything is and hang up the phone, he's going to get her ready. Well I get home and he was just finishing getting her into her jammies and is trying to figure out how to put her costume on. So I say, Ruby's costume is in the blue room closet, you go get that and put it on her and I will dress Ashley. So I start putting on Ashley's costume and she is not happy about it. I get her costume on and I am in a mad rush trying to hurry so we can snap the ultimate halloween photo. Ashley is crying and I look over and Matt is still trying to get the costume on Ruby. So I say, here, take Ashley and I will put Ruby's costume on. So finally both of them are dressed, Ashley is still crying and Ruby has the look of terror on her face and is wondering what on earth is on her back and laying on her head (her costume). So we snap a few pictures of crying kid & terrified dog and then rush out to the kitchen to put Ashley in her car seat so that we can quickly go see grandparents before she goes to bed. While Matt is getting her in the car seat, I have to quick wash a bottle and measure formula so we can feed her when we get there. So I am doing that and Ashley is screaming bloody murder in her car seat. Matt decides that the costume is choking her and takes her back out. I said, ok, take the top part of the costume down and put her back in the car seat. So he does that but she still's screaming, I look at the clock and yep, she's starving, so... we take her back out of the car seat, take her costume backoff, take the costume off Ruby and stop to feed Ashley. Ok, finally done feeding Ashley and time to put her costume back on. Since it didn't go well the first time, I decide, I am going to take off her jammies so the costume fits better. Ok, take off jammies put on costume, put Ashley back in the car seat, pack diaper bag, grab ruby- put her in her costume, leave the house! Wpheeeeeeeew- that was a lot work. Arrive and Grandpa and Grandmas, and of course Ashley is seconds away from falling asleep. TRICK OR TREAT!! Grandpa and Grandma had a teddy bear for Ashley and she did surprisingly well even though it was past bed time, but good grief, what an exhausting crazy evening! I'm sure we could have won the $10,000 prize on America's Funniest Video's had this all been captured on film. THE END.