Halloween evening

Entry by Mark

Hi, more picture, but less time...

Josie has learned to sit up on her own. She isn't very stable yet, but can do it for a few minutes. Here she is practicing...




We joined Karine and Jens and their sons for trick or treating. The boys were both Tiggers and were quite cute. After hitting a few houses in hopes of getting "millions of pieces of candy" (per one of their sons), we went to the local community center where they were having a Halloween festival.

pumpkins 2008

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Rebecca and I hosted the annual Pumpkin Carving party last night. Everything went off without a hitch, the addition of more newborns than any other year happened without any noticable difference (except around 8 p.m. I started to get sleepy). In preparation for all the guests visiting her home, J found herself a cute witches outfit. We dressed her up in it early in the afternoon and set her up for a photo shoot. We took 20 photos in the front yard. This is the one that turned out great. Maybe it will be easier when she can sit up on her own.




Here is one inside the house...



Later, the guests arrived. J really enjoyed having all the people in her home and was quite the host, chattinig up with various people through the night. Here is J with our friend, Kristi...



...and with Mike and Jaime...




J also was sure to play with her friends on the play mat, ensuring everyone enjoyed themselves. Here she is with Randy and Jean's son.





We invited friends that we have met through the baby classes we took before J arrived, and from the PEPS group we joined after she was here. Here are Jean and Randy and their son....





Matt and Sara and their son...




Ken and Jeannie and their daughter...





and, we also invited our friends that we have known for a long time. Here is Jens with his two Tiggers (sons)...




At the end of the evening, we took the traditional group photos. Those with sharp eyes will see that J had decided to start her nap before the guests had departed. Maybe next year she will pace herself.