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It’s Mia’s first Halloween. We carved three pumpkins that afternoon - one representative of each of us. (The fourth pumpkin in the back is made of plastic.)  Well, Farrah carved two of them. Can you tell which one I did?

We posed Mia in her pumpkin outfit next to the pumpkins as you see here. She looked over her shoulder, then back at us, then over her shoulder again. I’m guessing she wasn’t sure what to make of those “dudes”  behind her who are dressed like her. Perhaps next year she’ll find pumpkins less suspicious.

This photo was taken on October 31, 2010.

Mia is cheering on her favorite baseball team, the San Francisco Giants, as they head to the World Series.  Her favorite player is Tim Lincecum because of, you know, his hair!  LET’S GO GIANTS!

The photo was taken the week of October 17th, 2010.

Is this a lollipop?

I blame Auntie Sarah for talking about Starbucks doughnuts last week.  Of course on Saturday, during our regular coffee run, we had to try them.  We chose the Birthday Cake Mini Doughnut. Before consuming the little doughnuts, we couldn’t pass up a photo opportunity with Mia and the doughnut (or donut if you prefer).  Farrah placed the doughnut on the end of a chopstick. What you see here is the end result.  I could have sworn she tried to take a bite of the doughnut, even though she doesn’t have teeth.

This photo was taken on October 16, 2010.

It’s bath time! Mia thankfully enjoys taking a bath. She’s always been calm when she’s doused with water.  It sure makes bath time easier. I had to get down into the tub to get this shot with the 50mm lens.

This photo was taken on October 12, 2010.

Mia channeling her inner Gene Simmons (not Jean Simmons). She was very active just before bedtime.  She just started moving around, making faces, and discovering things in her immediate area.  She looked at her feet as if it was the first time she saw them.  Perhaps it was the first time she noticed them. Then of course she got a bit fussy because it was bedtime.

We spent part of this past Sunday morning in Santa Cruz.  Farrah, Mia and I had breakfast at The Buttery.  Afterward, we stopped by my sister’s house to hang out for a while. She suggested we walk over to the local Farmer’s Market, where we’d meet up with Kayla.  After coming back from the walk,  Auntie Susana put a Snow White barrette in Mia’s hair.  Surprisingly, it almost got all of her hair.

This is how Mia looked when we got her ready to meet friends at Stanford Shopping Center one Sunday.  Since it was a nice sunny weekend, Farrah decided Mia should wear a hat to ward off the sun.  Mia seemed to enjoy the hat, and the day as well.

This photo was taken on September 12, 2010.

Ok, this is a photo for “Make Up Monday” since didn’t post a photo last Wednesday.  I took this photo of Mia as Farrah was getting her ready for her first day at daycare.  Unfortunately, I was starting to feel sick that morning, so I wasn’t much help to Farrah in getting Mia ready for this day. (Actually, I’m still feeling awful. It’s the meds I’m certain.)

How did Mia’s day go?  Actually, it went very well.  She was very curious about her new environment. She smiled at everyone who approached her.  If there was any negative it’s that she’s still slow at taking the bottle.

The photo was taken on the morning of September 15, 2010.

Mia had just gotten out of the bath and was all nice and dry when I took this photo.  Her hair, of course, dries into a Mohawk state on its own. This photo was taken on Thursday, September 2, 2010, with an iPhone 3GS.

I propped Mia up on one of Farrah’s pillows while she was in the shower.  I managed to get a few good photos of her. This photo was taken on August 29, 2010.

Every time I launch my iPhone, I see this photo of Mia. I can’t help but smile.

Farrah placed Mia on the Boppy and I took a series of photos.  The little lens flare is light from the bedroom window, not some Photoshop effect. This photo was taken on August 22, 2010.

Mia is smiling in mommy’s arms.  The photo was taken on August 10, 2010.

This photo was taken with the iPhone 3GS using the Camera+ iPhone app.  It was also edited within the same app, and uploaded through the Tumblr app.  We were running errands when I took this photo of Mia in the backseat of the car.

This photo was taken on August 7, 2010, in San Jose.  Yes, Mia’s hair stands up like that naturally.