Spring Break

Brusha...brusha...brusha...

To begin with, here's a photo of Samantha brushing her tooth, like mommy & daddy do!! I kept turning the brush around the correct way & she would turn it back. I guess the end is a better chew toy for a new tooth!

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For their Spring Break, my brother & his clan drove up from Texas.

Just a swinging...
Zach

Madison

Cousins

Sami LOVED the swing!

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Water Baby
We piled into my parent's hot tub. We turned the heat down & the jets off & let Sami get into the gigantic bathtub!! She LOVED it!! We even dunked her under water a few times; each time she looked shocked but was so peaceful in the water.




Nana & Sami

Aunt Tosha & Zach

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Giraffes!!!!
The ladies took the kids to the zoo one day; it was Samantha's first experience. She didn't take much notice except for the animals that were moving & up close. This zoo allows you to feed & pet the giraffes, so Sami got VERY close & really enjoyed them!
Aunt Tosha & Zach

Dark side of the zoo... this is a fake 'decoration' in the giraffe pen. I can't believe I've never noticed it before!! Yes, the zebra's ribs are open & yes those are vultures surrounding him!

Sami's reaction to her first peacock. His tail was fully displayed.


A little perspective...


Zach had just fed the giraffe.

Look at this face!!!

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Uncle Chris!!

Sami's hair is starting to be long enough for small bows!!!

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John Deere green
No motorized Barbie jeep for this girl! Nope, grandpa's motorized John Deere instead!

Cousins

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Cookies

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All of us

Have tooth, will smile!!

At 6am this morning Samantha woke up screaming; her first pearly white had just pierced through!

Ba...ba...ba...ba...

Whew! Samantha seems to spend weeks attempting things & then within days hits multiple milestones. My sweet girl decided yesterday that it was time to get cracking at the crawling gig. She is now continually rolling to her tummy & attempting to get up on all fours. However she locks her waist & knees & ends up on her hands & toes; she then quickly topples onto her face & unhappily rolls over to her back. Then starts the whole fiasco again! I love her determination. Through the past 7 months we have definitely noticed that when she puts her mind to it, she is relentless.

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In the mornings I sit Sami in the corner of her crib with toys & let her play a bit, this morning she turned around & grabbed onto the railing & was trying so very hard to pull herself up. My little girl is quickly getting mobile!
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Also, we have been practicing on consonants; today my little girl said 'ba'! ALL day long! I'm loving our new little chatterbox!!!!

A father's love

I just witnessed the most beautiful half hour. Tonight my sweet Samantha was exhausted, rubbing her eyes & just pooped; but she couldn't drift off to sleep. I tried everything to coax her to dreamland & ended up bringing her downstairs to rock with me as Lance & I watched 'The Office'. My dear husband said, 'give her to me.' He took her, laid down with her on the couch & for the next half hour she held onto his finger while he gently stroked her cheek & whispered to her. She finally relented & drifted off to dreams.
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What a beautiful scene! There was so much love there between daddy & daughter & it just about brought me to tears. As I sat there watching, I knew, this is a moment I will remember the rest of my life.
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I love those moments!

7 months!!!

Samantha is on my lap slapping at the keyboard so this will be quick!