Halloween!

Xander was a zebra (the one from the Madagascar movies) for Halloween this year.  He was lucky to see a lot of Gema and Grandpa Jerry in October this year.  Here are some pictures of them hanging out:

Paul iPhone picture post September 2012

Aquarium friends

Waving to the train at the Xoo!

Pedal Pedal Pedal!

X socializing at a wedding

Watching the cement mixer

Excavator!

A nice pic of the back of Xander's head

Posing for his close-up :-)

Reading to Daddy

Driving in my car

Driving in my other car!

Tubes!

Tubing!

More Tubes!

In the Balls!

Awesome Mommy hair!

Howdy pard'ner!

I have misplaced my pants

Playing in the fountain

Driving in my Jeep!

MN Trains!

Xander had a blast in Minneapolis this past week!  One of the highlights was the Twin Cities Model Railroad Museum next to our hotel, which was cool in and of itself because it was built inside a historic train repair shop.  Here are some pictures taken in the museum (more to come!):

Xander and his uncle Jack!

Jack found lots of cool landmarks in the museum:  The building behind the green train is our hotel--the building to the right now houses the museum!

Probably the least excited X looked all day!

X carried around the commuter car he received from Jack and Kate for his birthday!

Of course, Xander spent most of his time playing with the kid-friendly trains

Museum

Xander and I went to the Childrens Museum this afternoon while Paul was teaching. We always have such a great time there--he really wears me out!

Peek-A-Boo

Xander being silly:

Some recent vids of Xander playing in the living room

Choo Choo!

Xander loves choo choo trains!  He makes them out of everything.  I came home yesterday and noticed this arrangement of magnets on the fridge.  I assumed Paul did it, but he said Xander did!

Here is a video of a curried Xander (he's yellow from eating dinner) making a choo choo train out of blocks from his toy train.  I love to watch him organize his toys--he is so particular about them, but he struggles a bit getting his hands to do exactly what he wants.  It's fascinating to me how he has preferences and a vision for how he wants things to be organized. 

Christmas in SF

Xander had a great time in Sioux Falls during Christmas this year!  He had so many fun people and toys and dogs to play with!