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Alexandra, 5/16/99
Pictures of Alexandra, Posted 5/16/99
Almost One
Xandie's first birthday has passed. But before it arrived, she still
had to take care of a few adventures.
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First, she made some new friends at daycare. As usual, they're happy
and Alexandra isn't. We think that maybe she doesn't like sharing the
camera.
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She went to hear Dad play tympani in a concert by the Symphony of the
Canyons. Afterwards, she tried out the drums herself. She had a
great time! Dad wants her to be a percussionist. Mom says, "Over my
deaf ears!"
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To support Dad's position, Xandie takes a music class where she gets
to try out all sorts of different instruments, mostly percussion. As
you can see, they both love the little sticks with bells on the end. On
the other hand, her T-shirt indicates that she may have her own
opinion about her chosen musical career.
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One of her Easter gifts was a battery-powered lamb from Grandma
Cherie. It walks along and says "Baaah." Xandie gave it a nice tour
of the back yard in her toy shopping cart.
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Alexandra is very much a little water baby. She loves to splash in
the fountain. This picture was snapped when she was 364 days old and
getting ready to celebrate.
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The Big Birthday
Finally, the big day arrived. Naturally, all of our friends wanted to
be present, and we took tons of pictures. We've tried to control
ourselves, however, and have selected only the best for posting on the
Web.
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At first, Mom had to help her open things...
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but she soon got the hang of it.
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One of the many gifts was a set of letters that hook together like a
jigsaw puzzle, and spell her name. She was very eager to learn how to
use it.
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The "big" gifts were back-yard play equipment. Since we hadn't hung
her new swing yet, Daddy had to pretend to be a tall tree.
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Xandie loves her new combination playhouse and jungle gym. At first,
Dad had to help her down the slide...
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but soon she was doing it all on her own.
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The party finished off with the de rigeur
cake-all-over-the-face ritual. The birthday girl looked pretty good
before being served...
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but afterwards, she had a few decorations of her own.
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