Saturday, March 19, 2011

6 Months Old!!

 Well, before too much time passes I thought I'd better get this up!! Our sweet little Sammy boy is 6 months old already!! We had his checkup on Thursday and he weighed in at 17.6 lbs and 27 inches which is 50% for weight and 63% for height, so right about average! He is still Mr. Mellow and a great baby, although he has decided that he wants me to hold him all day long, so that makes getting anything done without a baby attached nearly impossible!  And I knew bragging about him sleeping through the night was a bad idea!! He is now sleeping right next to me and nurses on and off throughout the night!! Oh well, I do love having a sweet baby cuddled up next to me!  He has his two bottom teeth and he knows how to use them, (ouch!) and I think he's working on a few more.  He sits up for short little spurts and then topples over!  He rolls from his tummy to his back, but can't go the other way... I think it's those chunky thighs- they get in the way!  And most fun of all- he loves to watch his big brother and sister play! He thinks they are the greatest and laughs and smiles anytime they are around!! 

Sammy's version of a smile!




Such a happy boy!

If you are looking for them, you can see his two bottom teeth in this picture!!!





Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The Rest of our Truckee Trip!




In the loft area the t.v. was tuned to cartoons all the time!!

Sweet Sammy did a lot of snoozing!

Joe was bouncing him on his knee and he fell asleep here too!

Meanwhile the kids were wrestling and making quite the ruckus!

But after a day of sledding they were wiped out!!

One of the days we made Valentines!

Elijah helping Grandpa build a fire in the morning!

Our happy guy showing us his happy face... It's not so much a smile as a whole face full of happy!!

Before we left we had to stop at Cabela's and the kids had a blast at the shooting gallery!

Daddy helping Chloe!

Eli was too short, but Daddy made a great shooting bench!

Sweet boy along for the ride!

Loving the fish, of course!!




Monday, March 14, 2011

Sledding in Truckee!


Well, I guess it's been over a month now, but last month we met Mom and Dad in Truckee for a few days! Joe and Dad spent a few days at the sheep show in Reno, so one of those days Mom and I took the kids sledding!!

The kids not wanting their picture taken!!
Eli sampling the dirty slushy snow!!
Ready for a ride!
Okay, Mom stop taking pictures and just go already!!
Chloe ready for her big spin!
Chloe had to go by herself since we could only go two at a time and Mom had to stay with Sammy and I was going with Elijah!
There she goes!!!  It felt really weird and a little scary to just let her go!
Me and Eli stepping into our tubes!!
Shoving off!
Weeee! It was so fun, but Eli was done after once!
 


Huffing the kids up the hill!!
Getting all situated on the sled...
Eli was much happier sloshing around in the slushy wet snow, so that's what he did the rest of the day!

What a cutie!
And this little guy too!! What a sweetie pie... He just slept and hung out with me or Grammy!
Chloe wanted to go on the intertubes again, so Grammy took her!
And down they go!
Weeee!
Chloe and Grammy back from their tube ride! 
Then Grammy took Chloe sledding on the regular sleds and she stayed at the bottom playing on the snow pile forever... She loves the snow!
This little guy liked pulling the sleds around in the slush!


It was a really beautiful day and we actually got hot since we had piled on the clothes like it was 30 below! We had a great time and the kids loved it each in their own way!!


Sunday, March 06, 2011

I Like it!

Here is a video of Eli eating the dirty slushy snow off his gloves, and liking it!! :)