Lots of Pictures

It is freezing today.  It was so cold last night and today and it doesn't seem like our house can get warm.  I decided that I needed to get out of the house this morning, so I put Samuel in the new coat we got him yesterday.  We got a big size because he is growing like crazy and we knew if we got a 12 month size coat he would be out of it before winter was over, so we got him an 18 month coat.  I put it on him today and it is HUGE.  He looked hilarious.  Here are some pictures:

Here are some other pictures from this morning.

Lately Samuel has been more interested in standing while he is playing rather then sitting.   Now, I said before that when  tell him to smile he does this crazy face thing.  Well, when I was taking these pictures he wouldn't stop giving me the look.  When I was looking back at the pictures, it reminded me of the Wizard of Oz and the Lollipop Guild.  

"We represent the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild, and in the name of the Lollipop Guild...we wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land."  If only I had a huge lollipop to give him.  He thought it was quite funny that I kept singing that to him and he wouldn't stop with the smile.  Here are some pictures:

Smile...
Here is the close up:
Then he was serious:

Then smiled again:
Then serious:

Then I finally got a real smile:

Pictures

This past weekend, my mom took this picture.  

Last night Dave was reading Samuel a book and he got so excited:

I told Samuel to smile when I was taking this picture and this is what I got:

Today, Samuel decided that he wanted to crawl to the window and look out, then George decided to join him. 
Have a great weekend.

Thank you for all the Anniversary wishes.  We had a great night last night.  I went and picked up food and we had a nice candlelight dinner with champagne and our baby.  We were laughing at how much our lives have changed in just 4 years.  It is crazy.  

HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY CHARISA!!!  I hope you have a great day today!

I am not sure what I am going to do today, but I can guarantee that I will be running around after Samuel.  He is into everything.  He is literally climbing up the walls.  I turned the corner yesterday and Samuel was trying to pull himself up on the walls.  It was so crazy.  He has all this extra energy lately and is a mad man.  Right now he is sitting on my lap and is only  calm because he is watching me type.  

Well I think I am going to run to the grocery store now.  

Our Anniversary

Dave and I are celebrating our 4th anniversary today.  I can't believe it has been 4 years already.  It just keeps getting better and better.  

I am not sure what I am going to do today.  I need to run some errands and the bug doctors are coming by today to spray.  

I would like to read a little bit today and relax, but I doubt that will happen.  

I tried to take some pictures yesterday of Samuel since it was his 8th month birthday, but I don't think we got any great ones.  Here are a few.  

Yesterday we played outside because it was gorgeous and the wind blew the blanket over Samuel's head.  He thought it was hilarious:

Last night Samuel fell asleep on me again and Dave took a picture.  Look how big he is getting:

What a day

It is exciting waking up to a historical moment.

Happy 32nd Anniversary Mom and Dad!

It is also Samuel's 8 month birthday.  So crazy how fast he is growing.  Here are some pictures.  They aren't very good, hopefully later today Dave and I will be able to take some good ones of him.  

Samuel slept great last night.  We tried to give him a bottle of formula and he would not take it at all.  He screamed and pushed it away.  First Dave tried and then I tried.  Bad idea for me to try, he just tried to yank my shirt down.  I don't think he is ready to stop breastfeeding.  He was so worn out after fighting us with the formula bottle that when I finally fed him he  passed out.  He cuddled up to me and fell asleep on my chest.  It was the most wonderful thing ever.  Then at 5 when I fed him this morning he did the same thing.  I wanted Dave to take a picture because he is huge now (but we had the memory card downstairs and we were too lazy to go get it).   His body takes up from my chin to almost my knees.  He is so long.  

Here are the pictures.

Samuel playing with his new toy:

Samuel eating his new toy:

Election Day

I woke up this morning and was actually really excited to vote this year.  I went to the polling booth and I couldn't wait to vote.  No matter what happens in this election it is going to change the United States forever.  We are going to have either the first African American President or the first woman as Vice-President.  It a really exciting time.  We won't be staying up to see what happens though.  By the time the west coast is done voting it would be way to late.  Plus if it is close all the absentee ballots will have to be counted.  Should be exciting.  

I don't know about anyone else, but this time change has really bothered me.  Normally when the clocks are turned back an hour it is wonderful, but not when you have a baby who doesn't know time.  Samuel has been going to bed at his normal time, but he wakes up at around 4 am every morning.  I normally feed him and then he goes back to bed until 6:30 and is wide awake.  That is just way too early for me, especially when he is up at 4.  I think this weekend we are going to have to work on getting through that period of time waking up because I am sick of it.  

The last couple of days have been beautiful.  Yesterday Samuel and I went to the park and he loved the swing.  It is funny because he HATED the swing we had for him as a baby and preferred the bouncy seat, but he loves the real swing.  Here are some pictures below.  

As a side note, today I put Samuel down for his nap and he started snoring really loudly.  I called Dave and put the monitor up to the phone.  He was like, "what the heck is that?"  I told him that it was his son snoring and I can't believe that he has picked that up from his dad.  I only snored when I was pregnant and occasionally when I haven't had a lot of sleep, but that is it.  

I am ready to take a nap right now.  Happy voting everyone.   

We made it

I am surprisingly not that sore today.  My mom and I did the half-marathon walk in 2 hours and 53 minutes.  I was determined to get in under 3 hours and I wasn't going to cross the finish line without my mom.  We made it in really good time, I think since it was my first half-marathon ever.  The course was through Clayton and Forest Park and wow there were a ton of hills, but I felt great.  My back in between my shoulder blades is sore, my hips and the top of my feet are a little sore, but other then that I feel great.  I am ready to do another one.  

When we got home from the race Dave made us this awesome flank steak dish.  (Thanks for the recipe Amie!)  It was sooo good.  I will post the recipe later, I thought I brought it downstairs, but I didn't.  

Not only did I walk a half-marathon, I got new pots and pans.  We needed them desperately and we got some yesterday at Crate and Barrel.  We bought a Calphalon 8 piece Set with Infused Anodize and it came with 2 bonus pieces.  We didn't know it at the time but there is also a $100.00 rebate that I need to send in, but the whole things was only $400.00.  I think it is a great deal because if we bought each pan individually it would have been over $1,000.00.  Anyway I thought we got a great deal.  

I am off to do stuff around the house.  Here are some pictures from the weekend.

They look so serious: 
Savta, Papa and Samuel:
Here we are after the race: