Halloween 2011 Part 1

J and I took Sam to do a little trick or treating tonight at the local outdoor mall.  Sam made it to about 4 stores before he had had enough.  He was a hit with everyone there though.  They all loved his costume.  You know, a wingless bee.  It's all the coolest thing ever.

Last visit (for now) with Cousin Logan and Aunt KC

Cousin Logan and Aunt KC came to visit Sam today before we leave for Baltimore tomorrow.  They took him on a walk and gave me a much needed break after a hellish night and morning with the Sam-man.

We'll miss you lots and lots and can't wait for your visit to Baltimore.  Love you!

Someone doesn't want to wear his shoes.

"Oh, Cousin Logan!  You are the funniest!"

Toys that are not toys

Why do we spend so much money on toys for Sam?  He obviously prefers things that are clearly NOT toys.

Mini birthday party with the Shaps

Since we're leaving for Baltimore on Sunday, we decided to have a mini birthday party for Sam with the Shaps.  It involved some decorating, a cake, yummy dinner (thanks, Grammy!) and lots of presents for Sam.

Unfortunately, Sam is cutting 3 teeth and was in an awful mood ALL DAY.  By the time dinner came, he just wanted some ibuprofen and bed and cried a lot.  He definitely didn't make it for cake. :-(  He's so special though, so he'll get to have a 2nd party and hopefully he'll be in a better mood.

Thanks again, Grammy Shap, Grandpa Shap, Cousin Logan, and Aunt KC for partying with us and for all the great gifts!  Love you bunches and bunches!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sam's new shoes

J picked these cute shoes up for Sam.  Let me show you why they're just a *little* annoying.

Luckily the squeakers come out of the shoe.   I took them out about 5 minutes after Sam started walking in them.  I think the shoes are even cuter without the squeaking.  (At least my ears think so.)



Fall Family Portraits

We had family pics taken and they turned out beautiful!  Thanks to the amazing Christie Marie who captured some incredibly awesome shots of us but especially of Sam.  

Here are just a few:

Sam's walking!

And I have video of it.  Actually I managed to capture the walking on video twice.  He's quick now too.  I mean, don't leave the bathroom door open b/c if you do, Sam will hightail it to the toilet and stick his hand in the water.  Ew!

So, the first one was at the pumpkin place.  I had to abruptly stop recording to stop Sam from grabbing some random can.

The 2nd one was tonight when we were getting ready to head out at dusk for a bike ride.  I put Sam in his pajamas just in case he decided to doze off while on the ride.

Edit:  Just wanted to add that when J looked at this post he said that "we're going to have to work on your camera work".  Yeah, it's a little wobbly in places but that just adds character!  :-)

Pumpkin Patch

I seriously can't remember the last time I was at a pumpkin patch or when I picked pumpkins.  I think it was in elementary school when we used to take school trips to Venetucci's pumpkin patch. 

It's funny how having a baby changes you and the things you do.  We get to do all the things we did when we were younger but haven't done in years!  The pumpkin patch, jumping in leaves, sliding down slides, swinging, fingerpainting, dyeing eggs for Easter...I could go on and on.

Anyway, here are pictures of us picking out some pumpkins.  J kept asking me what I was going to do with the pumpkins and I just kept saying "I don't know but we have to get a pumpkin."  My child WILL have a pumpkin!  So, the pumpkins are sitting on the counter right now.  Well, except the one that J washed off and gave to Sam.  It's laying in the middle of the living room floor where he left it after carrying around everywhere and licking it a lot.  :-)

Checking out the cornstalks.

"What are all these?"

"Can I pick it up?"

"Here's one that's more my size."

"Hmmm...I wonder what this tastes like."

"Nom, Nom, Nom."

Walking back to the car.