Summer!

Sam's 4 month picture.













He looooves faces, including his own...





























Getting really good at tummy time!!












Sunday morning, breakfast with the fam...




























































Sam loves to squeeze his friend, Monster; a gift from his friend, Maureen.













Hanging out in the backyard with Mom, while Dad does lots of heavy lifting of plants and soil...















The many faces of Sam's FIRST SOLID FOOD!!


Anticipation...












Reality...














Disappointment.













And complete befuddlement.















Aunt Becki visited and brought lots of kisses. (Chocolate and real.)




























An important meeting with some of Sam's most trusted advisors.














Cuuute brown overalls from Aunt Trish! (Size 6 months, fitting snuggly here at 4 months!)





















Uncle Mark visited, bringing years of family pictures and stories.



















The best part of summer: seeing more of Galen!









































Keeping it sweet and colorful in Colorado...

Let's Catch Up!

Sam's 3 month picture.













Getting annoyed at a costume change for his 3 month picture.













Mother's Day Lunch with Grandma Pat.
















Planting trees in our backyard on Mother's Day.


























These were about a month ago. He's much fatter
now. Galen can make him laugh like no one else...


























































With his friend, Bear.

Random Bits of Life

HAPPY EASTER!!


Celebrating Grandma Pat's birthday, the day before Easter.


Sometimes we don't make it back to bed after that 4 am feeding...


Early morning window time.


We see this view of Sam several times a day while feeding him. Just had to try to capture it and share it...


Along with discovering his tongue, Sam has recently learned how to blow bubbles. I'm sure it's developmentally significant, but to us, it's just fun to watch and listen to. Watch them grow...





Some sweet-boy shots...



One of the aspects of Sam that we, as besotted parents, can gaze at for hours...




Our first playdate!! With Marcelina and Elsie. Here, Marcelina is subtley signaling to Sam that she is interested in some attention.


Beautiful girl...


Sam, playing it cool and laid back around the ladies...



The overalls add bulk, but the pinstripes are slimming, aren't they?


The guys. Just sittin' around...


One of Sammy's favorite things to do with Daddy.


Working on sitting up. Also working on tongue control...


For some reason, we're having trouble uploading video onto this blog. We'll keep trying, but until we're successful, just scroll down these next pictures fast and you'll get the idea...