07.06.09
Posted in Family Time, Holidays at 10:17 pm by Administrator
Next to Christmas, Independence Day is our favorite holiday. This year we started off by going to the KaboomTown fireworks in Addison on the 3rd. The next day we woke up and went to the Plano parade (which was just down the street from us) and that afternoon we drove to Mike’s (Tony’s boss) lake house for swimming, barbecue and more fireworks.
Playing at the park before Kaboom Town
A few fireworks shots
The next morning, waiting for the parade to start
Her first time ever having a sucker- she’s hooked
Yankee Doodle Boy
On our way to the lake, Tony stops for fireworks
Alexandra playing with her new friend
Tony and Mike bobbing in the water
Sunset over the dock
Tony and Phillip getting the party started
The spoils of war
It was a long day!
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12.20.08
Posted in Family Time, Holidays at 4:59 pm by Administrator
This year Alexandra was very well behaved (when it came to the tree, at least) so we didn’t have to put a gate around it.
And here she is just being plain cute
This is one of my favorite pictures so far
Mama’s Little Man
Daddy’s Girl
Here is how Alexandra feels about Santa Claus
You can see why Alexandra sometimes calls her brother “Baby Smiley”
This is how we roll in the Double Stroller
The Family
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12.03.08
Posted in Holidays, John at 5:02 pm by Administrator
Last night we went to visit Santa at the local mall. My goal was to get both kids in the picture, I had them both looking cute and ready to go. Well, as soon as Alexandra got close to Santa, she went running the other way. Tony had to chase her through the mall, he finally caught her hiding in a rack of clothes in a nearby store! So, John is solo this year.
I have to take this opportunity to once again comment on how much they look alike. Here is Alexandra’s Santa piture (her only one) taken 2 years ago. I swear these two could be twins.
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11.02.08
Posted in Holidays, The Kids at 5:07 pm by Administrator
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
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