September 29, 2008- Alexandra's 2nd Birthday

This year, Alexandra celebrated her birthday by having a joint party with 2 of her friends. The three girls' birthdays are all within 2 weeks of each other. The party turned out well and everyone had fun. Here are some pictures:

The yummy cake

Food table and goody bags for the guests

John hanging out with Grandma

Alexandra having fun with Lilah's toys

The birthday girls

The birthday moms

Singing "Happy Birthday"

"Mmmmm, cupcakes..."

"Gimmie more, Mama!"

Me trying to explain that she'd eaten her cupcake and now it was my turn to have one. She wasn't buying it.

September 10, 2008- Alexandra takes care of her brother

Today I tried to get a few pictures of Alexandra holding her brother. John was not really into it; he started to fuss and Alexandra tried to quiet him down. It was so cute, I just has to switch my camera to video mode :)

September 9, 2008- Alexandra Candids

These pictures have been sitting on my computer for weeks, and I never got around to posting them. Here are some shots of Alexandra from this summer...

Having fun at the pool

When she doesn't want to get in bed to take a nap, she ends up falling asleep in her armchair.

Blowing bubbles with Grandma

"Um, I'm trying to eat, Mom"

"Mmmm, Cheerios."

Who says you can't go to the park at night?

I'm sneaking one in of myself. This was 13 days before John was born. I was certain I was going to go into labor that night. Yeah, right.

Tony and Alexandra building a fort in her room. This is their favorite thing to do together.

August 6, 2008- Big Girl Room!

With her little brother on the way, Alexandra had to give up her nursery and move on to a new bedroom. The room was already painted blue, and after painting nearly every square inch of this house, I was in no mood to repaint it. So, I found a way to make the blue look girly. She has been sleeping here for the last few months, and I am really surprised that she has done so well with the freedom of a bed vs. a crib. I was worried that it would be a hard transition, but within a week she was sleeping well in her bed. She loves the room and plays in there every day.

July 9, 2008- Alexandra's First Year

Yes, yes, I realize that Alexandra is almost 2 years old now. I am not a complete slacker, I did a traditional paper scrapbook for her this time last year. But, once I learned how to Digi-Scrap, I quickly realized that my paper version kinda sucked. And with Baby Boy on the way, I figured I needed to get her First Year scrapbook done so that I can focus on his. I finished it just today and I am very proud of my latest creation. I'll be off to Costco tomorrow to print the pages and put them in her photo album.

April 18, 2008- Easter Egg Hunts

Alexandra got to do two Easter Egg hunts this year. The first was with out DFW Moms playgroup. She'd never hunted for eggs before, and it took her awhile to realize that she could collect more than two (one for the right hand, and one for the left). After she got the hang of it, she filled her basket. Then the next day, Aunt Shawna held an egg hunt at her house. By this time Alexandra knew exactly what to do. She even realized there was chocolate in the eggs!

March 21, 2008- 15-18 month candids

Here's a collection of candid shots of Alexandra over the last few months, ages 15-18 months. We got a little snow in early March, and it was Alexandra's first time playing in it. It wasn't much, but we make a big deal over every snowflake here in Texas.

October 31, 2007- Halloween

Alexandra's 1st birthday

On Sunday September 16, we had a party to celebrate Alexandra's first birthday. Family and friends joined us for hamburgers, hotdogs, cake and ice cream (and Mom's potato salad of course!). Alexandra had fun playing with her friends and spent most of the party having fun in the backyard. Even though Tony and Alexandra had been practicing blowing out candles for a week, Tony had to blow out her candle for her. And Alexandra was not excited about her cake. She stuck her fingers in it, smeared some icing on her face, and decided she did not want any more. Everyone had a great time, and Alexandra loves all the gifts she received.

I've been playing with my camera settings trying to learn how to use it better. I left all my weird settings on and didn't realize it until halfway through the party, so a lot of the pictures didn't come out. But, here's what we got:

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