"Look Mom & Grandma, I'm tall enough to reach the bar all by myself...."
Before we sing our goodbye song, we get to play with the bubbles! Sammy has gotten pretty good at blowing the bubbles all by himself!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Camera Day @ Tumbling
This week is Camera Week at Jump Start Gymnastics, so Grandma Howerter & Mommy got to take more pictures of our little monkey :) As you will see in the pictures, our baby has become quite independent these days. He prefers to do things my "self".
"Look Mom & Grandma, I'm tall enough to reach the bar all by myself...."
Before we sing our goodbye song, we get to play with the bubbles! Sammy has gotten pretty good at blowing the bubbles all by himself!
"Look Mom & Grandma, I'm tall enough to reach the bar all by myself...."
Before we sing our goodbye song, we get to play with the bubbles! Sammy has gotten pretty good at blowing the bubbles all by himself!
Santa...Santa Ho! Ho! Ho!
First, to explain the title of this blog entry....If you don't know already, Sammy has become obsessed with Mickey Mouse. A couple of weeks ago Sammy watched a christmas episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse at Grandma's House (Mommy didn't know that he had already watched this particular episode). So, that evening we picked out the same episode at our house. Mickey was trying to find Santa and he started saying 'Santa Santa..Ho, Ho, Ho'...and Sammy was singing along :) So now when we talk about Santa at our house, we like to say the entire verse....Santa Santa, Ho Ho Ho.
This year he is very interested in watching Santa....but isn't quite sure about sitting on his lap. Last weekend we went to the Steamfitter's local christmas party with Grandma & Grandpa Howerter, Aunt Mimi, Unle Andy, Jojo & Daddy. Here are a couple of pictures from our visit with Santa.
I don't really want to be sitting on Santa's lap.....
This year he is very interested in watching Santa....but isn't quite sure about sitting on his lap. Last weekend we went to the Steamfitter's local christmas party with Grandma & Grandpa Howerter, Aunt Mimi, Unle Andy, Jojo & Daddy. Here are a couple of pictures from our visit with Santa.
Sammy & Jojo talking to Santa
I don't really want to be sitting on Santa's lap.....
Christmas Cookies
On Monday night Sammy and I decided to try our hand at baking some Christmas Sugar Cookies. We first had to wash the cookie cutters, because we have been using them to cut out shapes from our play-doh :)
Mommy decided to 'cheat' this year and opted for the pre-made pillsbury cookie dough. Maybe next year we will try the 'from scratch' version.
Sammy LOVES to help in the kitchen, so he was quite anxious when we got our chair pulled up to the counter so he could reach and help roll-out the dough.
Since we have been 'practicing' the cutting out part with our play-doh, Sammy was already an expert at this step......
But, I think Sammy's favorite part was sneaking bites of the dough....Daddy caught him in the act in this last picture :)
Mommy decided to 'cheat' this year and opted for the pre-made pillsbury cookie dough. Maybe next year we will try the 'from scratch' version.
Sammy LOVES to help in the kitchen, so he was quite anxious when we got our chair pulled up to the counter so he could reach and help roll-out the dough.
Since we have been 'practicing' the cutting out part with our play-doh, Sammy was already an expert at this step......
But, I think Sammy's favorite part was sneaking bites of the dough....Daddy caught him in the act in this last picture :)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Sammy Wisdom
I couldn't pass up the opportunity to share this tidbit of wisdom from Sammy.....
To preface this story, you should all know that Sammy is now able to hold a relatively coherent conversation. Now, keep in mind our conversation topics are pretty simple these days, like which animal is your favorite? He usually responds with Zebra or Llama. So, as you can see, our conversations are more like mommy asking questions and Sammy answering :)
Yesterday when he came home from Grandma Nancy's I thought I would try something a little more complex. I started out with an easy one, "Did you eat lunch with Aunt Mimi today?" He answered with "mmm Hmm" (we aren't sure why, but he currently prefers to use that 'slang' noise for a Yes answer). So, I went onto the more complex question....I asked "Sammy, where did you eat lunch?" Sammy responded, "At the table." What a wise answer!..hehe
To preface this story, you should all know that Sammy is now able to hold a relatively coherent conversation. Now, keep in mind our conversation topics are pretty simple these days, like which animal is your favorite? He usually responds with Zebra or Llama. So, as you can see, our conversations are more like mommy asking questions and Sammy answering :)
Yesterday when he came home from Grandma Nancy's I thought I would try something a little more complex. I started out with an easy one, "Did you eat lunch with Aunt Mimi today?" He answered with "mmm Hmm" (we aren't sure why, but he currently prefers to use that 'slang' noise for a Yes answer). So, I went onto the more complex question....I asked "Sammy, where did you eat lunch?" Sammy responded, "At the table." What a wise answer!..hehe
Monday, December 1, 2008
Thanksgiving 2008
This year for Thanksgiving we traveled to Jacksonville, IL to spend the holiday with Grandma & Grandpa Swain. On Thanksgiving day we went to 'Aunt Dana's house' (Sammy's description). Sammy was glad to get to play with his 2nd cousins' Eva & Jackson. They were all three great sports about posing for this picture....
On Saturday, Sammy and Mommy visited 'The Barn' with grandma Nancy. If you have never been to the Walnut Grove Farm over the weekend after Thanksgiving you should join us next year. They always have great artists & unique crafts as well as amazing holiday floral/greenery (which is their specialty....as a side note, they were the folks that did the flowers/greenery for our wedding way back 4 years ago...hehe). Sammy enjoyed picking out his own pine cones and his favorite part of the barn was getting to ride in the horse drawn wagon.
On Saturday, Sammy and Mommy visited 'The Barn' with grandma Nancy. If you have never been to the Walnut Grove Farm over the weekend after Thanksgiving you should join us next year. They always have great artists & unique crafts as well as amazing holiday floral/greenery (which is their specialty....as a side note, they were the folks that did the flowers/greenery for our wedding way back 4 years ago...hehe). Sammy enjoyed picking out his own pine cones and his favorite part of the barn was getting to ride in the horse drawn wagon.
Christmas Tree Up before Thanksgiving
Yikes, I know...doesn't sound like Marcy does it? Well, we were inspired by helping to decorate our church the weekend before Thanksgiving...so when we got home and Sammy woke up from his nap, we decided to bring out our tree and some Christmas decorations. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the afternoon....
Will making sure the tree was straight :)
Will & Sammy taking a break and enjoy a cold beverage
What is this mommy? It looks like a GREAT cape!
Hanging ornaments is fun!
Will & Sammy taking a break and enjoy a cold beverage
What is this mommy? It looks like a GREAT cape!
Hanging ornaments is fun!
Bradley Basketball has begun
Many of you know that we are big college basketball fans. After moving away from ACC country, we weren't sure what we were going to do. We have been pleasantly surprised at how exciting the Bradley Braves have been over the past couple of years. Last year Will received a mini-pack of tickets for Christmas and we had so much fun we decided to get a full season ticket package this year. Oh yeah, one other important piece of information about the Bradley games. Sammy's friend Baylee is sitting next to us again this year. They LOVE cheering together...sometimes even in the same seat......
Busy November
Hi Everyone -
Well, my sister pointed out to me that I had not been very good at keeping my blog up to date this month..so the next few entries will hopefully bring everyone up to date as to what the Swain family has been up to for the past month.....Enjoy.
Well, my sister pointed out to me that I had not been very good at keeping my blog up to date this month..so the next few entries will hopefully bring everyone up to date as to what the Swain family has been up to for the past month.....Enjoy.
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