Momma's in the zoo?

Here is Sammy playing with Momma as if she is a wild animal at the zoo.

We love this video because it shows a few things: Sammy standing up, moving along the rail, his giggle of course, and then how he is growing! Those pants are 12 month pants(where's the flood sammy?). He is a growing boy!

I'd rather play peek-a-boo

Sammy's figured out how to take off his bib while eating. Smart boy!! And lately, he'd rather play peek-a-boo than eat! I never thought I'd see the day he'd prefer anything over eating!

Grass

The weather has finally been warm and dry enough to take Sammy out for some yard work! This video shows his first experience with grass. I love how he keeps his hands up, away from the grass. He's so cute!

We're not sure what the grunts mean - but by the end of this clip he's starting to reach out, a little.

This was about a week ago...and Sammy still isn't a huge fan of grass. We usually take him out with a blanket and some toys and let him play. He hasn't tried to leave the blanket yet because of the grass! I would have never thought it would be such a natural fence! Lucky for us while it lasts!

Basketball Practice

As we get ready in the morning, Sammy enjoys crawling around and discovering new things in our closet. For the longest time he was infatuated with our shoes - especially slippers. He even took them off my feet the other day when they were dangling off a chair!

With Sammy's recent achievment of pulling himself to standing, he's discovered another delight...Socks. I've come to the point where I don't even pick them up anymore because I know he's just going to clear the shelf off again. His latest joy though, is the slam dunk. My favorite part is - we didn't teach him this trick. He figured it all out on his own. He's already practicing for the big game!