Happy Thanksgiving!

Artwork with the help of Mary :)

Holiday Play

We had a full day with Sam today. He was a busy boy playing at home, then off to Grammy and Grampy's for Thanksgiving where he saw his cousin Owen and his second cousin Sydney.

Working diligently to get his toolbox out and working :) This is a very "Sam" face...



This is my favorite pic that we've taken in a long time...



...and Abi's...



We played outside for a little while too. We're working on getting a hat that fits a little better :)



At Grammy and Grampy's, Sam and Owen practiced their sledding moves...



...but got distracted by the paparazzi...



And all three of Evie's great grandkids were able to sit for a minute or two...long enough to get a really cute pic of them (L-R: Owen, Sydney, Sam)

Last Music Monday...for now

Keep on dancin' through to daylight.
Greet the morning air with song.
No one's noticed, but the band's all packed and gone.
Was it ever here at all?

Ugh!

Sam's getting his molars and, generally speaking, he is miserable. He wants to be held all the time and this is what he looks like when you put him down...

Slippers

Nice slippers, right?

Lounging Around

We had a pretty quiet weekend this weekend. Sam played around a lot...







...and helped his mom make (and eat!) cookies for a soldier we adopted...

Happy Music :)

Ummm...I think this settles how much Sam likes hearing his name in music class :)

Music Monday

You rub the palm of your hand on the grimy pane
In the hopes that you can see
Stand up tall, pretend you're strong
In the hopes that you can be
Like the ones that cry, like the ones that die
Trying to set the angel in us free

Sam loves trains. Every time we see a train, or hear a train, or drive over train tracks he says "hoo hoo" :) Today we decided to take him on a train ride for the first time. It was a short ride...two stops, but we all had so much fun. Grammy and Grampy came with us, and our friends Mary, Elise, and Matt caught up with us at the middle stop.

Here's the three of us at the train station.



...and Sam and Mom before the train started moving...



He seemed amazed by it all!



...and loved looking outside at everything passing by!



After lunch we waited to return and Sam had fun being silly with Mary, Elise and Matt...



...and walked the platform with Grampy

Waiting for Mommy

Waiting at the door for mom to come home...

Playing Around...

Mom was out this morning so we had a chance to play around

Toys R Us

We went to Toys R Us tonight and Sam had a field day! The first thing he did was head for the section with the huge stuffed horses. Take a look...

www.change.gov

President-Elect Obama has a .gov address with information on his transition...lots of info!

http://www.change.gov/

Voting Day!

We made it to the polls nice and early today...now if we can only make it back two or three more times! Sam was reading the rules to see if voting more than once is allowed. I assured him it was fine :)



Obama '08!