Sam's 12mo portraits!

We had Sam's 12mo pictures taken today. He was all over the place - it took 2 photographers and a mommy and daddy to try and keep him in the area to take the pics. But, we got some really cute ones!!!

The place we take him is great. They take the pics, we choose the ones we like, they print them right there and we walk away with our pics and the cd of ALL the pics they take, not just the ones we buy. And it's relatively inexpensive too!

Here are the ones we bought. I posted a link below to the rest of the pics on the CD. I didn't realize how red my kiddo's hair is.....I wonder where he got that from??? (*wink*wink*)

 

 

 

 

And here's the link to more!

Sam's 12mo portraits

Happy Birthday Sam!

A year ago today, our family grew by two feet....two adorable, walking everywhere, tripping over everything little feet! I can't believe my little guy is one. He has brought us so much joy this past year.

We had a little birthday bash for him this past weekend. My entire family came up from Texas to help celebrate as well as Jon's family and a few buddies. Boy our house hit it's maximum capacity, but we had a good time. And let me tell ya - this kiddo is SPOILED! We need a bigger house to put all of these toys :)

Here's some pics of his big day.

Sam's 1st Birthday

Sam is 11 months!

My baby turned 11 months old yesterday. Wow - time flies when you're having fun and are as busy as you've ever been, huh??? He's such a happy guy. Walking everywhere now and he thinks it's the coolest thing in the world!! He's learned that pulling Barkley's ears makes Barkley make a funny sound (poor pup - he's a trooper though!). Whenever Sam sees something that sparks his interest he whispers "wow-wow" like he just saw Disney World for the first time. It's great! I can't wait to actually take him there someday.

Here's a couple of pics of the little guy - he's all boy!

 

 

World of Trouble!

Yep - that's what we're in for, a world of trouble. Sam is walking!!! And he couldn't be more excited about it. We are so proud!! And astonished at how fast time is flying by - he's almost 1. Wow.





I really plan on keeping up more with this blog. It's insane how busy we've been. We are taking a trip to the lake with some friends this weekend and my parents are coming up to watch Sam for us. We are excited to get away for a few days, but I'm sad too :( I'm gonna miss my little buddy!

Big Blue has arrived....

So, Jon and I decided to go out and buy a big ugly blue pool. This eyesore is right smack dab in the middle of our backyard - but we LOVE it! It even puts a nice blue tint in our living room, but hey - that's what curtains are for....

Today was our first day to enjoy swimming and beating the heat. We learned a few lessons getting it set up (ie, the ground needs to be PERFECTLY level), but nothing too drastic.

Sam seems to enjoy it - at least once he figured out that swimming is fun :) He had a confused look on his face for quite a while. Looking forward to a summer full of fun!

Our weekend trip to Texas

Here's is a picture of my adorable little niece that I got to hold this past weekend. She was born May 24th and weighed 7lbs 14oz. I love her so much already!

We had a great weekend with the family in Texas. We cooked out at my sister and BIL's house and visited with my family. Sam got to see Taylor for the first time, and play with his buddy Cody (my cousin's little boy). He also got to go on a couple of "mule" rides with Grandpa and Marma. My brother Reagan and his girlfriend Courtney have a new puppy named Ryder that Sam just LOVED. It was just his size! Here are a few pics from the trip. I didn't take many, because Sam is on the move constantly now....but here's some :)

Texas trip

We're in for it now!!!

Ok - it seems like just the other day, we were SO excited that Sam rolled over. Now - we just can't stop this little guy!!! He's crawling everywhere! And, this is what we walked in to see this afternoon....

Just yesterday, he figured out how to pull himself up to standing, and that's all he's been doing since. FYI - we lowered the crib just now to as low as it'll go....we'll probably be investing in a crib tent soon, because I can already tell he's gonna be a climber....