Last night Alexis attended her first ever Halloween Party. It was something she had been eagerly looking forward to attending, so despite the fact that she was a total and complete butthole at daycare yesterday, I begrudgingly let her go. The "begrudgingly" wasn't just because she very much so deserved to spend her night locked in the basement closet with rats and cockroaches either. It was also because 50 TODDLERS. 50! In one place. Together. At once. With the kids outnumbering the adults. 50!

The party took place at the facility where Alexis goes for gymnastics lessons, so there were some familiar faces in the crowd. That may very well be the only reason I survived the evening filled with screaming short people. Well, that, and the fact that there was much "observing" to do.

In fact, I learned a lot about toddler costumes last night. For example, I learned that it is a Minnie Mouse sort of year. I guess Alexis wasn't the only 2-year old to have her heart set on the polka-dotted dress because there were no less than eight Minnies in attendance. That was GREAT news to the one and only Mickey. That little guy was in heaven with all that girly rat tail running around.

I also learned that Hannah Montana is quite the phenom amongst the not-yet-in-kindergarten crowd. She was also all over the place. Or, at least I think it was her. It's hard to tell when there are so few Toddlers willing to wear a wig for more than a few seconds.

However, the most prevalent costumes for little girls were High School Musical related. There were girls in little cheerleader outfits. There were girls in Sharpay outfits. There were girls in THIS Sharpay outfit. Um, that costume? Is a FAIL. Mamas, please don't dress your four-year olds up in skimpy, provocative clothing. That costume shouldn't be worn by anybody, but most especially not by the Yo Gabba Gabba crowd.

*steps off soap box*

Anyway, I guess all my muttering about how it would be nice if people would put actual clothes on their kids when in public was heard by a certain little someone with big ears. Today she and I went on a little shopping expedition and at one point came across two sluts lovely high school-aged girls dressed up in their whore-ish lovely Halloween costumes. One was the Slutty Cop and the other was the Slutty Prisoner. Very classy. As they strutted past us, Alexis looked up at me and asked the million dollar question, "Momma, where those girls' clothes?"