Hello again...

I really don't have much new or any photos but just thought I'd pipe in to say hello & that we are still here. Lance has been getting in a good deal of goose hunting (to me it seems like a good deal, to him he 'barely goes'!). Poor guy has been working hard so I figure he deserves some time for fun, right?
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As for Samantha, well she's starting to connect her rolls together & get mobile. I haven't seen her do more that 2 in a row; but that's enough to start bumping her head into things with momentum! I guess instead of making sure the floor is clear just around her, I now need to make sure it is all clear! She is coming into her own personality & that has been a treat to see! She's VERY observant with new people, but once she deems them okay she gets talkative! My old roomies (Terri & Lindsay) were over on Tuesday & as we sat chatting Sami had to get in on the action! I've noticed her doing that quite a bit lately when I'm conversing with someone. She's not very talkative but when she decides to be vocal she can get rather loud!
She definitely has favorite foods now! Sweet potatoes are the best!!! She tolerates carrots & peas, doesn't care for squash, but oh those sweet potatoes!!! Yummy! Lance thinks she's going to be the weird girl who brings her sweet potato to the party while all the other kids are chowing on cake. The mom in me says, "Is that so bad?"
Samantha is also learning about parks! Oh the joy?!?! I took her to her first park & she was her typical quiet, observant self in the swing & on the slide. No smiles. Then I took her again Thursday with my mother (our washing machine is on the fritz, so it was laundry day at my parent's house!). After about 3 minutes on the swing we got intermittent smiles from her & even 2 coos. She might just decided that she does like it! Still no smiles on the slide though.
We hope you are all enjoying 2009!

Our first attempt at swinging- this is the closest to a smile that she mustered!

Strolling it nana style! (In nana's realm there is no such thing as too many toys!!)

Our second attempt at swinging was a bit more fun!

Not sure what to think about the slide.

Standing on the slide is fun though!

2009, Birthdays & Food!

Happy New Year!!!

With the New Year we decided to start new things- such as solid food for Samantha! She did really well with her rice cereal & tonight she tasted carrots. Overall she's really taking to eating solids. We had noticed that she was watching us eat pretty intently & when she would sit on my lap while I was eating she would go for my spoon or fork; so we figured that she was ready. So far, so good. The only bad face she's made is when I didn't put enough milk in her rice cereal. Her little mouth twisted into such a grimace!

Getting ready for our first solids! We put a little rice cereal on her tray for her to explore.

When it got into her mouth she paused a bit when she realized something was on the spoon; but then she just kept going!

Lance helping Sami figure out this eating thing.

Sami is learning the eating thing pretty quickly, now she has her own spoon to play with while mommy or daddy feed her.

Oh yeah- we are also eating our toes now!! Yummy!

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Happy Birthday Nana!!!

So Tuesday, 1/6, was my mother's birthday! Happy Birthday! She was sick & had business to tend to on her actual birthday so we celebrated on Friday. We (Lance, Sami, my brother Chris & I) joined mom & dad for dinner (fried shrimp & oysters!! yum!) & cake. I hope you have gotten a chance to relax & kick some of the yuckiness of being sick. Also I heard your granite is in the kitchen!! Yeah!!!! Happy Birthday Mom!

Notice how well Sami is sitting up now! (Also notice the bling on her wrist!)

We got all dolled up for Nana's birthday- isn't she adorable??!!

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Go Avalanche!!!

Yesterday my parents watched Samantha while Lance & I went to the Avalanche vs Penguins game! Thank you very much!

My Av's fans!