I am very proud to announce that Emily ran in her first official race this morning. The HARRA Just For Kids Fun Run took place at Memorial Park and had races for kids 12 and under. Emily ran in the "Toddler Trot." There is a track right by our house so we've been training for the race - she loves to run, I swear I'm not forcing this! Here is a pic I snapped from my phone before the race. We took lots of pics and video on our real camera of the race and of Emily having a big time on the bounce houses they had set up. But, we are currently having computer issues and I can't download anything from the camera - hopefully we can get that up soon. Emily was a little nervous at first but broke from the pack about 10 meters in. It was a 25 meter race for ages 3 and under and I think Emily was one of the top ten finishers. She was all smiles and determination once she got out of the chaos. Way to go Emily!!

We just got a new camera, the Sony Nex-5, and so we went crazy taking prictures this weekend. The quality and options on the new camera make picture taking so much more fun! Here are a bunch of pics from our weekend.

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This is video I shot on Halloween at the Kummer's great party during the parade. It's a little chopped up, I was really just splicing together the best shots I got. Somehow they were all of Emily, curious.

I'm now using youtube to host the video files. Let me know if you have any problems playing the video.

Emily and I stopped at the park on our way home from Mother's day out. Emily likes going down the slide the most but throws a fit if I try to help her climb up to the slide or if I hold on to her as she slides down. It is pretty nerve racking for me but I guess I can't always hold her hand. Her teachers at school told me that she is "fearless on the playground" but I already knew that! Here are some pics. I would have more of her on the slide but I was too busy making sure she didn't break any limbs.

We had a great Halloween! Our friends hosted a party at their house with a great view of our neighborhood's Halloween parade. A lot of Emily's little friends were there as well as a lot of newborns that our son will get to play with when he arrives in December. It was fun to get together with everyone and see the kids in their costumes. Ben and I took Emily trick or treating later that evening on our street with Mimi, Grandy and Will. Ben got Emily a little Elmo candy bucket and she had a great time walking down the sreet with Elmo and her entourage. When she walked up to the houses she handed them a piece of candy from her own bucket instead of taking one. Ha! She'd never had candy before so I guess she didn't know what she was doing. She eventually got the hang of it. By the end of the night she also figured out how to say trick or treat but it came out more like "treat or treat". Smart girl! I tried giving her a piece of a crunch bar but she was uninterested. She loved answering the door later that night when the kids came to our house. She would hand them a piece of candy and say "thank you" and "bye bye". Ben videotaped most of the evening so hopefully we can edit all the footage and get some more video posted on the blog soon. Here are some pics from the evening courtesy of our friend Jean who did a great job capturing lots of shots on her camera.

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