Fun Visit with Big Dan and Uncle Rusty

A couple of weeks ago we had a fun visit from Big Dan - coming all the way from Amsterdam - and Uncle Rusty - coming all the way from Boston.  Sam loved hanging with them and we did too!

Sam is sporting his Bruins colors for Big Dan

Chillin on the patio and soaking up some warm Texas weather

Good morning Uncle Rusty

Thanks for coming to play with me

Rocking into 7 Months

Happy 7 Months Sam!

Not crawling yet, but this week Sam started rocking!  He also battled his first case of croup, but he didn't let that get him down.  It was an eventful month with Maifest and Mother's Day - more pics to come of all the fun. 

Happy!

Starting to rock

Still rocking

Getting tired

And we're done

The Quiels Come to Dallas

We were so lucky that the Quiels came to visit us this past weekend.  Henry and Sam loved getting to know each other and it was awesome all being together.  We hope they come back again soon! 

Enjoying a stroll at the Arboretum

Best of friends

Henry is ticklish

Pats for Sam

The gang all together

Henry and his Godfather

Happy Half Year!

It's hard to believe Sam is 6 months old today. What a difference a month makes too. He's sitting up like such a big boy now and he let me catch a few shots of him in his chair. He's quite the log roller and is enjoying tasting new fruits and veggies. He loves his Jumparoo and has started to blow bubbles at us. We're having so much fun with him!

Happy baby

As always, last shot, he's over it

Eleanor and Sammy

Wyatt and I headed to Brenham this weekend with Sam, Hudson, and Eleanor all along for the ride! We had a great time seeing RaRa and playing. Here are a few phone pics I caught of Eleanor and Sammy (her name for him). She's a great big cousin!

Swimming at LaLa and Johnny Boy's house

It's almost Maifest time and E wanted to see how Sam would look in a crown

Ready to watch some Saturday morning cartoons

Breakfast

A few pics of Sam enjoying his breakfast. He really likes oatmeal and bananas...sweet potatoes too!

Let's get started!

Yummm

All done!

Happy Easter!

Sam had a great first Easter and can hardly wait until he can hunt eggs next year. He enjoyed a visit from the Easter bunny and fun family time.

Here is Sam's nest, waiting for the Easter bunny to bring presents. Wyatt tells me this is a Brenham tradition, but we're keeping it alive up here in the Big D!

A close up of the nest. The traditional choice is bluebonnets (of course) with a touch of red blankets (or indian paintbrushes, as Wyatt calls them), but we city folk had to improvise a little with what was blooming in the yard.

The Easter bunny came and left presents by the nest!

Sam's version of opening presents is trying to eat the tissue paper. This resulted in a Papa Smurf mouth, complete with blue lips and tongue.

Checking out his first swing

Watching the Masters with Grandfather

Easter dinner

All tuckered out