Election Day 2008 - Barack Obama Wins!

Jasper, yesterday was a momentous day of epic proportions. The country came out to vote in huge numbers (close to 100 million people). It was a close election but Barack Obama prevailed 52% to 46% over John McCain and the country seemed to erupt in celebration, gratitude, hope, and relief. I cried myself this morning finally soaking in the real impact of this moment.

Your mother and I had a fun election day holding signs up with many others in the center of Portsmouth, NH encouraging people to get out and vote for Obama. Later, we went door to door making sure registered voters had voted.

We did it because we think so highly of Obama and what he takes a stand for, including your future, your education, your health, the environment, and how the US is in the world. I hope this moment of celebration can translate into real progress for this country and your future.

I hope this day remains one of the most historic days for us. Here is Obama's acceptance speech for you to enjoy one day down the road: http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/stateupdates/gGxLhV Love, Dad!

Jasper loves trucks and dogs!

It's amazing to see Jasper develop this fascination for trucks (everything is a truck including cars and trains right now). It's not that his parents are oriented that way. We do spend some time in the car getting to and fro and he loves to play with the cars at the playground but......... That said, we spent an afternoon when Jasper was 12 months old driving from CT to NH pointing out all the trucks we saw. Did that create this fascination or is it just some biological thing with boys? Sure seems to be the case as other parents of boys share similar stories.

Wherever he goes or whenever he sees trucks in a book or on his pj's, he quickly points them out using one of his very first words, "truck".

Fortunately, he balances the fascination of the inanimate with the animate, going "woof, woof" anytime he hears or sees a dog.

Needless to say, a walk around our cozy little neighborhood yields many "woof, woof"s and "truck" in just a 10 minute stroll. I envy his curiosity and vigilant searching for dogs and trucks.

Jasper meets Joe

Jasper and Joe sure seemed to hit if off together. Jasper was quite intrigued with Joe's American flag pin and tie. Joe seemed like a pro, granddad that he is, sniffing Jasper's hair and sharing that there's nothing better in life than a baby's soft head. Jasper won't likely remember the moment but his parents sure will. Thanks for stopping to say hi Joe!!! Go Obama/Biden!


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