Roundup!

Grandpa's little cowgirl- what cowgirl doesn't bring her purse to the roundup?! (The little pink & blue ladybug purse on her left arm!)

Checking out the cow with Nana before the action started.

Watching the roundup from the safety of behind the fence!

Samantha is infatuated with shoes! She'll drag a pair out & walk/slide all over the house in them!

Little Plumber Girl

A year ago Lance gave Samantha her intro to plumbing while fixing up the town home for sale.

One year later he gave her (& me) a refresher course while installing my beautiful new sink!

If you look closely, you'll see that Sami is really playing with her toys under the sink! She just wanted to be with her daddy.

I LOVE my new sink- have I told you that lately, Lance?

While Lance was taking pics, Samantha got up close & personal!

Some cute pics of my princes.

Christmas

There are many more people & events that aren't here; I will need to secure photos from somebody else. (I wasn't diligent about keeping my camera with me.) But here are a few "around the house" shots that I got for Christmas-time.

Decorating sugar cookies with daddy.

Picking out our Christmas tree. (Notice I am already getting the "look" from her!)

Samantha was more interested in playing with the rocks than the trees.

Christmas morning- Samantha opened a gift or two; then got caught up playing & didn't want to open any more!



I have the brownest thumb around, so I am very proud of my amarylis!

Last, but not least, here is Lance with his mountain goat!


Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Snow!

We've had some good snow- and now that Samantha is a year older she is thoroughly enjoying playing in it!

We've even discovered that snow is a teething toddler's best friend! (We are careful where she grabs it from!)

Samantha has mastered drinking from a straw.

She even showed off for her friend, Avery.


She has also learned/is learning the fine art of using cutlery.

Halloween in Review

So here are some photos from these past few months, starting with Halloween.

Grandpa, Samantha & momma went to a Halloween Festival. Samantha's favorite part were the animals in the petting zoo area.

Samantha got a balloon ladybug bracelet.

She checked out the gigantic spider!

And even got her face painted!

Back at the petting zoo, watching the animals.

For Halloween Sami was a cheerleader!

Also it was Joseph's birthday. Now that she is getting bigger she so wants to play with the big kids, but I think they still scare her a bit.

So she played with the balloons & watched them closely.

Merry Christmas!

I know that I took a hiatus, but I am back. I promise to post photos soon- until then- MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Lately..

Lately, we've been busy. We went to Hunting Camp & left Lance there for the beginning of goat season.

Learned how to drink out of a straw.

Slept to the top of Cottonwood Pass.


Said a tearful goodbye to daddy.

Checking out daddy's goat.

Played with our cousin Zach in Houston.


Took our first plane ride.

Put stickers on our Fall cards (& on our head!)


Helped daddy find a good tree for his deer stand.




Happy Fall y'all!