Cowboy Sam

We're back from Brenham and Sam decided to take a ride on his early Christmas present from RaRa. I think Cowboy Sam is already starting to live up to his Daddy's nickname for him.

Holly Jolly 2 Month Old

Sam turned 2 months old on December 17th, the day before his Daddy's 30th birthday. We snagged a few pics of him looking very Christmas festive. Someone is excited for Santa to come! As you can see, he's turning into quite the ham and we're loving seeing his personality develop!

...and we're done...

Oh Christmas Tree!

On my birthday we bundled up and headed out to get the Maxwell Family Christmas tree!

Little full...lot of sap

Turkey

Thanksgiving was so much fun it deserves another post, and we couldn't leave out these gems of Wyatt, master turkey carver. Enjoy!

Wyatt and Rob Walters working hard...

...a little play...

...ok, a lot.

Sam's first trip out to Round top...

...and to Royer's. He's studying beef cuts at an early age. Good boy.

Little bit of tummy time with Dad.

Watching Notre Dame's last game of the regular season. It's ok Sam, the Irish made Dad want to cry too.

Thankful for Family

Sam made his first trip down to Brenham for Thanksgiving and we had a great time. He slept the whole way and was greeted by so much family. We then rounded out the holiday in Dallas. We are thankful this year for our wonderful family who loves us dearly. We are especially thankful for our newest little family member. Here are a few pics of Sam being showered with love on his first Thanksgiving!

With LaLa

Johnny Boy has the touch

Sam loves his cousin Lois Kate (aka LoLo Cake)

A visit from the Kolkhorsts

Checking out Aunt Sherrie

Sacked out with his CoCo on Thanksgiving day

Sweet Eleanor - her shirt said "Santa thinks I'm Nice." She sure was sugar sweet to Sam the whole holiday.

Love from RaRa and Aunt Cat

Meeting cousin John Paul for the first time

Sam's Granny - such a natural

Nursery

When we found out that Sam was on the way, we started planning, and that included rearranging the casa and making a special place for him. The guest bedroom soon started to be transformed into the nursery and Wyatt's office became the office/guest bedroom. Below are some before and after photos of the nursery...

Before and pre-painting:

Handyman Dad assembling the crib:

Ready for baby!

I designed the crib bedding with Kathryn Kenjura of the wonderful Picket Fences in Austin.

The prints of night time prayers hanging above the crib hung in RaRa's room when she was a little girl.

The corner piece hung in Wyatt's room as a little boy.

Right now, Sam is sleeping in our room in this cradle RaRa brought from Brenham. Both of his cousins Hudson and Eleanor slept in it as newborns too!

Cousins

We had a special visit by the cousins from the Wild West - Fort Worth that is. CoCo brought Hudson and Eleanor to see Baby Sam and they gave him lots of love. When Sam started to get fussy, Huddy would say "He's about to throw a fit!" E liked to get real close to him and then proudly announce that he had looked at her! Sam is one lucky little boy to have such great cousins and we can hardly wait to see them become the best of friends!

One Month Old!

Can you believe Sam is one month old today? We can't! This month has really flown by. During the day Sam is really getting good at tummy time and turning his head. He went to church for the first time yesterday and he was such a good baby. He also went to his first birthday party - happy early birthday Margaret!

I tire of this Mom.

Daddy got me all dressed for church and the birthday party!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the littlest pumpkin at the Maxwell House! Sam was due on October 30th, so we wondered if he'd be here for Halloween. Looks like he didn't want to miss out on all the fun!

Talking trick or treating strategy with Dad.

Headed out and down the street for the Ridgewood Park Halloween gathering.

Bath Time

Sam's first bath was definitely a team effort by Mom and Dad. He's still deciding whether he likes taking baths. Maybe it will be more fun when we can play with bath toys in the tub!

Going Home

Time to take Sam home...the nurse came in and said "Good luck, you'll do great", and that was it! We dressed him in his Feltman Bros. going home outfit (thank you RaRa!) and the booties Wyatt wore home from the hospital (thank you Granny!). Dad made sure he was buckled in and then proceeded to drive 5 mph the whole way home - very unlike him. Welcome home Sam! This is the house where your Mom and Dad first met, at Melissa's house warming party, and that we've made our home. We're so happy to add this happy memory to Chesley Lane!