Happy Halloween!

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away......a little boy named Alex dressed up like Jedi Master Yoda for his first Halloween. We traveled home to WV (too bad my Dodge Stratus doesn't have light speed) for the weekend. Cousin Elizabeth was there too....dressed as Princess Leia. Cousin Clint and Sean took turns playing the part of the evil Darth Vader.

Sean says we can't let any "real" Star Wars fans see these pictures because they would know that Yoda and Leia never really met. Oh, well!!!! How nice of our children to indulge our grown up fantasies. Soon we will have little to say over Alex's choice for his Halloween costume.

Sean brought Yoda to school on Halloween. The teachers loved the outfit....Star Wars is still a big hit with our generation. Ms. Zanelotti said he deserved a prize for the best costume in the school. No trick or treating this year.....one tooth isn't enough to chew candy!!!!

Alex is 5 Months!!!!

Alex turned FIVE months old on Thursday, October 25. He is up to about 20 pounds and is reaching new achievements every day. He celebrated his birthday by cutting his first tooth. I came home from work on Friday and Sean had me stick my finger in his mouth....there it was....his very first tooth (bottom left). That must explain why he has been chewing on everything...including his daddy's finger and his bed rail!!

He has become a very proficient scooter. He can't quite crawl but can move across the floor by scooting on his elbows and knees. He plays "fetch" with himself by tossing his toys (rattle, rings, etc.) out in front of himself just a little. As soon as he scoots over to it and grabs it, he throws it a little further away again.

I have been sick this past week, and the doctor has me on antibiotics. As a result, all of Alex's meals have been bottle fed. He is mastering holding his own bottle. With the exception of needing help tipping it up at the very end, he has it down!!