Birth of a Toddler

It has been so much fun watching Sammy's walk develop. He's been walking along things for several months now.

Thanks for the cute outfit!!

But...on Tuesday, July 15th he decided that walking has its perks! Here are his first, tentative steps. He's so careful to make sure he's balanced and when he's not, he knows crawling is much more stable! This is also his favorite blanket, could you tell?

Sammy has been practicing his walking all week and he's getting VERY good at it. He's even better now than when I took this short video. He's a very quick learner!!!

Picnic in the Park

(This post is LONG over due. Sorry.)

We had such a great time meeting with you for lunch the other day! I am so glad that you are willing to meet with us and hope that you enjoy it as much as we do!! Thanks again - we LOVE you!

Dancing Sammy putting on his groove!!!

We love that giggle!!! I love watching him interact with Greg in this video. These two pals get along great!

Who doesn't love opening presents??? OR...playing with the pretty red bag it comes in???

Thank you so much for the toys! Sammy is enthralled with them and loves to toss them around and listen to the noises they make.

Thanks for a great day at the park. We had tons of fun!!!

Travelling with Sammy

We just got back from a road trip to Yellowstone and my sister, Nicole, had a great time with him...for the first five hours of the drive.

But the last hour was more than she could handle and she was ready to go nuts! Dave and I are able to just tune him out - especially if we have a good book on tape to listen to, because we know he's just making noise out of boredom. It's pretty cute!

We've been on several road trips this summer so I thought it only appropriate to give you a taste of how Sammy travels. He actually does really well on short drives - but anything longer than a couple hours seems to "awaken" his talking side.

We stayed near Yellowstone Lake.

Daddy tried on my hat a for a bit. I think he likes it more than me.

Sammy's favorite part of the trip was playing the back of the car. I don't blame him - he never got the chance to "roam free" on his own unless he was in the back of the car!

Sammy's view of all the geysers, hot pots and springs was usually from someone's shoulders. Grandpa was his favorite horsie. We thought the plumbing shirt with the baby "crack" was darling.

Old Faithful. Sammy really enjoyed watching the geysers.