Halloween

Sam was a lion for Halloween...unfortunately he didn't like the hat portion of the costume. By the time we went out (we went to a friend's neighborhood) he was starting to get good and grumpy so there was hardly a chance to get some great pictures. We stopped along the way to see some friends....including Steve and Mary.

15 months

We went to a fall festival today down in Fort Valley at Lane Packing....a very large peach orchard. Sam loved the tractors!

No Hat, No mittens....you get "the bubble"

It was REALLY cold this morning....like 45 degrees cold. Sam wouldn't keep on his hat or his mittens for our morning run. He just kept pulling them off so I broke out the "bubble".

The State Fair

Doug and I took Sam to the state fair today and it was quite cold. Cold enough for Sam to wear a jacket and a hat. Unfortunately he wouldn't keep the hat on....I tried several times. He loved the animals but his most favorite thing was the roasted corn. Doug gave him some of his but eventually Doug just snapped off the end of the corn and gave it to him. He worked on it for awhile! Sorry I couldn't get any pictures of him with the animals but he was on the move (he's full on walking now) and it was hard for Doug and I to wrangle him, the stroller, and the camera!

Elliott Farms

Today Sam and I met some our friends out at Elliott Farms to see animals and visit the pumpkin patch. (Sam, Doug, and I will be going on Sunday to actually pick pumpkins.) We borrowed a little wagon, piled the kids in, and Holli pulled them down to the pumpkin patch. Afterwards we sat on a blanket and ate some lunch. It was a good time had by all.

Nothing is safe now

Sam is obessed with the TV remotes (of course, he's a boy!) so we would put them in a basket up on the chest. Now that he's walking, he's clearly climbing now too!

Book time with Daddy

Sam and Daddy have their book time every night (well, the ones when Doug makes it home in time) before Sam takes a bath and goes to bed. I just thought it was a cute picture with the two of them crammed in the chair. Check out Sam's big boy shoes! He took about 10-15 steps alone today!

Summer is officially over.

Summer has now passed us by.....it's bittersweet but we're glad that cooler weather (or lack of humidity really) is here to stay. Fingers crossed. It's been a summer of many "firsts" but Sam's most exciting has been his few steps of walking on his own. Sam loves to play outside now. He really loves throwing the ball to Sally and he claps his hands when she runs to get the ball.