Football Season Is Here!

This means that Fall is almost here and also means that Cousin Logan is moving on from baseball to football.  He's playing middle linebacker this year.  Every time I say middle linebacker, I think of Olivia from the Cosby Show.  Does anyone remember this episode?  Anyone?

Logan dropped off a special shirt for Sam to wear to his first home game.  Sam loved it of course b/c he loves his Logan. 

We just need to get Sam out more often b/c he didn't last long in the stands with all the people yelling and cheering.  We ended up having to leave early.

Of course I got some great pics first!

Logan is #48

Sam intensely watching the game.

Grandpa and Grammy Shap

It is Wednesday!

After not having internet since Saturday, the internet technician guy came today and we are back online!

First, let me wish my pops a Happy Belated Birthday!  Sorry I didn't get to post on your b-day, Dad, but we didn't have any internet!  Your gift is on it's way b/c I like to send presents late so it feels like you're celebrating for an extended period of time.  :-)  Also sorry that when I called you on your birthday we didn't really get to talk b/c of Scream-y Sam (that's Sam's new nickname).  

He's actually screaming right now b/c I'm torturing him with this thing called bedtime.  I've decided to scream right back at him now.  You know...things like "It's for your own good!" or "You'll thank me for this one day!" and "Don't make me come in there!"

Anyway...I digress from the point of this post.

Having internet did not stop Sam and I from taking a walk outside since the rest of the week is supposed to be wretched hot.

Here are my favorite pics of Sam from today:

Picking Mommy some flowers.  Well...not really.  He was picking them to eat them.

This was at the end of the walk and Sam was not up for giving me more smiles.

Sam and breakables

Sam crawled under here:

And broke this:

And this is how he felt about it:

Maybe I should buy Sam this shirt:

I obviously have some work to do with the child-proofing. 

Concert in the park

The last night that my parents were here, our neighborhood had an outdoor concert in the park.  The weather was awesome and the music was funky.  We had so much fun!

GP pulling our loaded wagon on the way to the park.

Awesome seats under some trees.

Hanging out before the concert started.

GP and Sam

Harmony LOVED "walking" with Sam.

Sam LOVED it too!

Sam got licked in the face by this dog.  He didn't seem too impressed with her.

J and Dad relaxing.

The Shaps!

LOVE this pic of Sam with his Harmony and GP. <3

Swimming with the GPs

I think Sam was very excited to learn that there was an indoor pool at his grandparents' hotel.  Harmony and GP both brought their suits and took Sam for a swim.

Splashing.

Taking a break for a bottle.

Practicing some swim moves.

Harmony and GP visit (Pic Heavy!)

My mom and dad were here to visit us...well, to visit Sam.  :-)

Sam had a blast!  He played and played with Harmony and GP and the visit went way too quick. 

Hello, GP!

Watching Elmo together.

Playing with the toys they brought from Baltimore.

Teething, much?

Had fun grocery shopping with the G-Parents

"Harmony, these are the diapers I wear."

Yeah, um...I have no idea what was going on here.

Waiting patiently in the check out line.

Lots of playing with Harmony.

Stay tuned for more pics from the visit!

Tasty Flowers

Sam loves to put things in his mouth that don't belong there.  Typical baby, right?  We did some more pictures by the flowers outside of our building.  Sam REALLY liked the flowers.

Look at all these purple flowers.

They're everywhere!

I'll just pick myself one.

Tasty!

For the record, Sam didn't actually eat the flower or even get it into his mouth.  I snapped the pic and then J immediately removed the flower from his hand.

Have a great week!

A buggy update

Well, J finished putting together the buggy that we got for an awesome deal on Craigs List.  This happened after some hammering, a broken screw, a trip to the hardware store for a replacement piece and probably a lot of cursing.  :-)

Then we took Sammy for a ride:

Now here's the problem with having a 25lb baby.  The bottom of the buggy occasionally rubs against the pavement.  This doesn't bother me at all but it REALLY bothered J.  After 1 ride in the buggy, J started doing some research on how to fix this situation including buying bigger wheels or cutting the bottom of the wagon out.  OMG!

The end result?  A new/used ride for Sam.  The buggy is now re-listed on Craigs List and we found a used wagon to replace the buggy for an even better steal!  The wagon is actually better for Sam b/c we can use it next summer too.

Sam doesn't seem to mind the switch: