The toy box is just as fun as the toys

actually, probably more fun because he's not supposed to be in the toy box! :)

Happy 10 month birthday Sam

Happy Birthday to a fun & happy little guy, who is growing up way too fast!


here are a couple of photos from our photo shoot on Sunday

Let's Go Riders...

Sam is ready for the big game!!

Snow, Snow and more Snow

well, it has been snowing here for 2 days...and it keeps snowing!

yesterday I took Sam outside to explore the snow and he wasn't too impressed. I'm not surprised because it was cold and his snow suit is pretty bulky, making it hard to move. plus his hands are in mitts so he can't touch the snow so he was kinda just sitting there in limbo. we stayed out for about 5 minutes (and probably took about 20 minutes to get all the snow gear on, hehe)

Sam's first snow angel

oooo....snow....
Can we just go in mom?
Hat Hair

today we went for a walk in the stroller and he enjoyed that much more! he still is my outdoor guy :)

Too active & the flash is too bright...

these are my excuses for the drop-off in blog posts. Sam is sooo active, it is very hard to get a picture of him. And, he has this new thing when I get the camera out, he opens his mouth and squints his eyes. I thought I was just taking bad pics but today I wanted to get a pic of him playing in his room and he kept "posing" for me....so here it is!

Lest we forget

Thank you to all those who have sacrificed so that we can have freedom that we too often take for granted.

I took Sam to the Remembrance Day Ceremony this morning and told him he is a lucky guy to live in a country with freedom. (really, all he cared about was that he was cold & bored so we didn't stay too long, which I expected would happen)

A moment of silence:

And, no more silence from Sam ... time for us to make our departure

Walking?? Almost!

Grandma says Sam will be walking at 9 months...
Mom says Sam will be walking at 10 months...
This is his compromise: semi-walking at 9.5 months...

Helping with dishes

Sam likes to "help" us load & unload the dishwasher. Last night he got right into it to help!


I can't reach the rack of dishes ... I'll have to get closer

are you proud of me for helping??

Such a boy!

my true boy ... he loves to growl, wrestle & get into all sorts of trouble!!


Look what I can get away with when mom is behind the camera

Oops, falling down

And, back up again ... I win!

in other news, he had his 9 month checkup today and it took twice as long as it normally does because curious Sam needed to check out everything the doctor had. :) Luckily, she was actually impressed. He weighs 18lbs, 6oz & is 28 inches tall. And of course all healthy.

What goes up must come down

isn't he so smart??? :) still working out the kinks as you can see on the last step ... but he's been coming down all day by himself!

(note: if you click twice, you can see the larger version in YouTube)