Summer Fun!

Summer Fun!

Even though it is hotter than blazes we are having a lot of fun this summer. We've played in the new pool Sam got for is birthday, and in the sprinklers at the cousins house and we are soon heading off on vacation! We also were excited to see our friends Marcus and Kristin have their new baby Micah. Micah is going to stay with us when his mommy goes back to work in August. Sam gave Micah kisses when he came to visit the other day. It was the cutest thing. It was his idea too. The kisses were soft, but the fingers are not as gentle. We are going to work on that alot I think.
Now, lets talk vacation! John and Sam and I are leaving this weekend to go to Louisianna to see Grammy and Papa Joe and help them get ready to move back to OKC!!! We are also going to drive from their house to Foley Alabama for some great outlet shopping and then to Destin Beach, FL for some relaxing time on the beach. We are so excited about getting away, but not as excited about an 11 hour car ride with a fiesty 1 year old! I guess we'll see how things go. Needless to say, there won't be any blogging for a while. I'll post pictures when we recover later! Enjoy the warm (I mean burning hot) weather! We'll be on the beach!

Silly Boy!

Silly Boy

Sam's personality is starting to shine through these days. He is really a silly boy too. The cutest thing he is doing this week is dancing. He moves his feet and does sort of a head banging thing. It is so cute. I put a video of it in the album you have to check it out. He is also very full of energy and is easily excited (like his daddy). He is starting to chatter a little more and seems to hold conversations with himself. You can tell he is understanding more of what we say and is starting to learn so much! Gosh, it is fun to be his mommy!

Daring boy

Daring Boy

I've learned lately that Samuel is a daring little man. I think he is a climber too. This combination makes me very nervous! Last week Sam learned how to climb in and out of his little red car. He turns in every direction and usually ends up standing up and trying to stand on top of the back seat only holding the handle that I push it with. I'm trying very hard to teach him that he shouldn't do that, but he keeps trying. He has also recently found his way INTO the bath tub. One day I was putting laundry away in my room and he went crawling away into the bathroom and before I was able to follow him he dove into the bathtub and successfully got inside by himself. Since then, he always heads straight towards the tub. I was able to watch him do it the other day (because he is incredibly fast) and he is pretty good at diving and crawling in without a hitch. He still isn't walking, or attempting to, but why should he? He is such a fast crawler and he gets to anything and everywhere that he wants. I, however, am very ready for him to walk. 24 pounds is a lot to carry around everywhere and something about being on his hands and knees in certain places does not appeal to me. Besides, I don't think that it will change much for him, in fact it might slow him down...for a minute. Anyway, wish me luck and pray that my little adventurous one stays safe.

Happy Birthday Samuel!

Happy Birthday Sam!

Samuel celebrated his 1st birthday last week. His birthday was on Tuesday May 26th and we were pretty low key on that day. John was took some time off all week and so we spent lots of time as a family. For his birthday morning I made waffles and scrambled eggs which he gobbled up and then went to Chick Fi-la for lunch. We hung out most of the day and he swang in his new swing set that John and I got him for his birthday. We went for ice cream after dinner with Zora and her parents and Sam stuck dove into John's icecream nose first.
Saturday we had his big birthday party. It was so much fun. We had our house full of family and friends. We ate dinner, played a few games that focused on Sam, he opened presents, and then had cake. He got some great new toys, books, clothes, and some money! He really enjoyed the party and didn't seemed phased by the 30+ extra people in the house. We are really blessed by the support our little family has had in the past year. I've attached some pictures, but I'll warn you, there is a lot! Enjoy!