11.12.08
John’s first smiles
This video was taken on November 12, when John was 10.5 weeks old. That day, he smiled and laughed for the first time. So of course I had to keep my camera handy so I could capture the next time he did it 
11.02.08
Halloween
This year, Alexandra was a ladybug for Halloween. The costume has a cute little hood with ladybug antennae, but she absolutely refused to wear it. I took Alexandra trick or treating around the neighborood this year and it was a lot of fun. First off, Alexandra doesn’t walk- she runs. Think Forrest Gump. So, by the end of the night I was pooped from running from house to house with her. The next night we went to Shawna & Scott’s Halloween party, there are a few pictures from that as well.
One of my wanna-be hobbies is cake decorating. I’d love to actually take a class and become good at it. But, until then, I just make a few cakes a year that kind of look like something. See if you figure out what my latest creation is supposed to be 
Alexandra’s reaction when we tried to get her to wear the costume’s hood
Back home later that night having some candy
My cake creation. Can you tell what it’s supposed to be? Well, at least it tasted good
Miss Ladybug at the party
This Halloween, Alexandra kept saying over and over that everything was “spooky.” I think she learned that word on Dora or Diego. Anyway, when she saw this at the party, she definitely thought it was spooky. I think it’s pretty cool
Here’s John chilling in his seat. He always looks surprised when the camera flashes
I never imagined how hard it would be to get a decent picture of the two of them together. This took about 20 shots to get
Here is a shot of Alexandra attempting to hold John that night
By contrast, here she is doing the same thing 2 months ago. You can really see how much he has grown
