Merry Christmas!

Another one down -- Month 5

As of 11-21-07, Samuel is 5 months old. Here are some pictures taken of him this month. During month 5 he rolled over for the first time (we think), is doing great at sitting up, and has decided that pears taste excellent, peaches and bananas are good, carrots are weird and squash is interesting. Throw in some rice cereal and he is really getting used to the idea of goopy foods.

Enjoy!

Got some shots today, so he was super cuddly.

Swallow! Oh you did, you just have chipmunk cheeks.

Best friend Buzz.

Halloween!

Happy Halloween! We were at Walmart a few weeks ago and saw some absolutely cute costumes just Sammy's size. The options were a little devil, a lion, and a pumpkin. We thought that the little devil was the cutest, but thought that it might not go over well with the birth parents, because Sammy really isn't a little devil, in fact quite the opposite -- it was just a cute costume! Anyway we decided against it. The lion just looked cheap so we went with the pumpkin eventhough it seems everyone does a pumpkin for the first couple years.

At our ward halloween party, or harvest festival, we all put on our Incredible t-shirts because Sammy's pumpkin outfit is quite warm and we didn't want an ornery little squash! So the incredible onesie was an easy alternative, and it allowed Michelle and I to also "dress up" and look fun. We should have taken a picture but didn't, so you'll just have to take our word for it that we looked incredible!

So this isn't exactly halloween but it was at gardner village during the halloween season. Michelle, her mom, and a couple sisters went out to enjoy the dining and shopping.

Sammy's first halloween started with me dropping him off at grandma Droge's house for the late morning and early afternoon as I went to school. Mom had a good time with him, and took a bunch of pictures. Then we went up to visit grandma Pond for a little while for dinner and before we left we put Sam in his pumpkin costume and took some photos outside on the porch.

He was such a good sport, even though it was cold, hard, and he kept nearly falling over.

Guys, I'm gonna need a spotter here!

By the time we finally got to our house, Sammy was ready for the night to be over. We still wanted pictures of all our little pumpkins together, but Sammy refused to happily participate!

Sammy's 4th Month

Here we go again. Another month, another ton of pictures.

Precious

Sammy got a new crib after turning 3 months

Here let me help Dad. I think you need to hit this button

Okay, enough math please!

Yumm! New tooth is close, so I will chew on everything.

Having fun with aunt Jen
Practicing walking
Sitting with my birthmom bear.

At peace.

In his new "controversial" chair -- the Bumbo!

The king in his throne

Singing with Dad.

Learning to hold himself up and worm around.

Almost sitting up by himself. Catch him before he tips!

Solid foods! Well okay, gooey foods.

Love that giggle!

We love to hear Sammy Giggle. Here is a shot of Mom tickling Sammy.

Sammy's 3rd Month

It is nearly Thanksgiving and I'm finally putting some updates from back in September. Here are some pictures of Sammy during his third month. We love him!

Wow Dad! This hair gel is excellent!
Nice Hat!
Relaxing in the tub.
Hey!
Sammy loves his grandpa Pond!



Enjoying a nice FHE lesson.
Don't you do Yoga in your sleep?

Cute boy! We love how his hair is whispy. Soon after this shot, Mom trimmed the sides a bit. They were getting a bit out of control.