Summer fun!

An overdue picture...Many of you may remember when I posted pictures of my parents house with the tree in it. Well, Nick decided to get revenge by making lumber and then furniture for Sam. Here is the table, chair, and bench he built. He is working on a second chair and bench. They are all amazing! And have been quite an undertaking. What an amazing dad! We are so lucky. Sam loves her table, but cannot figure out if she would rather sit on the chair or bench.

Our life is still in chaos trying to rent our house and find a house to rent. Ah, moving fun! Half our stuff is packed and we just are weeks away, but still know very little. But we have still managed to have some fun. Sam and I went and met friends from church play group at the airport (PDK) playground Friday. Sam loved walking up the stairs and to the slide on her own. My big girl!

We also went out to lunch for my mother's birthday! Happy B-day to the #1 Nana! And we went to a GT friend's condo pool for a cookout. Sam loved the pool and even got in the float, but no pictures. We also went next door and were treated to a moving cook out with our favorite neighbors! We will miss you guys! Sam, who will not stay in a baby swing, let me push her on the big swing some. You never know, huh!

Some ants got into my parents house and my dad discovered that Sam is an A+ ant finder. Add exterminator to her possible future careers :) Maybe I can get her toward something more wildlife loving. She does love animals.

And Cheetos!

Catch up post

Xanna was nice enough to burn us a cd of photos from her graduation party, but I just downloaded them because my laptop had to be reformatted. So here are selected photos of our fun. It was great to see so many family members. Sam had a great time playing with Erin and jumping on the trampoline with Xanna. And Nick and I had a great time playing bocce ball with all the family helping out with Sam.

Fun in the ATL!

So we have been trying to squeeze in some good ol' Atlanta fun before the big move. For the 4th, we went to a party at Cara, Shawn and Emma's. It was so much fun and Sam and Emma were so cute. Emma liked to hold Sam, so we got her to hold hands. And once Emma just grabbed Sam's shirt.

We also went to the lake on Emory's campus to feed the ducks. Sam liked it, but it was a bit overwhelming because of all the ducks and geese.

We also made a trip to the zoo with Nick's cousin Maggi and her daughter Xanna. Here is a picture they snapped of us. I did not even realize we were so color coordinated until I saw it!

Sam had a great time and was happy to see Xanna again when she and Zach came to Tech.

Sam just loves seeing the bird, or birdie as she says.

And then I thought it would be fun to make my own playdough. I went with just flour and water to try and get rid of some flour. I left Sam play with it in just a diaper, which she pulled off, making it really saggy looking. She kept saying she wanted to play, but seemed less than thrilled at having it on her hand.

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July. My mom got Sam a cute outfit and I bought some cute socks from Target. Sam loves her star outfit. We met up with my parents and grabbed lunch at Wendy's. Sam had a great time dipping some chicken nuggets in ranch. Today was a potato day. She varies a lot on the food du jour. Recently blueberries, figs, and broccoli have been at the top of the list.

Fun with Daddy

Here is a cute video of Sam chasing Nick.

Happy Father's Day and Summer fun!

I hope everyone had a great father's day. Here is a photo of Nick and Sam.


We have been busy with packing and such, but Sam is so much fun right now. She did have a phase of difficulty, but her imagination and vocab have exploded allowing for more fun games and easier communication to prevent tantrums. We try and spend a lot of time playing outside when it is not too scorchingly hot. Here is Sam on her baby big wheel.

Here she is playing in the dirt while I weed.

She grabbed this box and kept saying cheese. I am not sure if I was supposed to take her picture or if she was pretending it was a camera.

She wanted to wear this shirt of Nick's. It was pretty funny.

She still loves her high class box house. We upgraded and added a stool for her piano as well. Only the best for our baby.

Bubbles are a big hit right now. I have some scented ones that are pretty cool.

Below is her playing the piano with her bottom, cracked us up. You will notice she says cheese, makes it hard to take video. Also, she wants to be clapped for every few seconds.

Those are our big updates. I will try and post more often, but I just do not spend much time on the computer right now. Hugs to all.

Moving on up...

So we decided to take the positions at Marshall University. Nick will be an assistant professor and I have a visiting professor position, which should develop into more, but it depends on a lot of things. We are excited, but not looking forward to all the packing and moving itself. And we will miss my parents and all they do for us a lot! But it will be nice to start our "real life."

We have been spending a lot of time organizing, cleaning, and packing. But we have had time for some fun. We went to Nick cousin, Xanna's, graduation party. It was great to see all the family, but although I actually had my camera I thought I did not. So no pictures :(

Sam loved the birds in Houston, so I took her to the zoo to have lunch with a friend of mine and we went by the new parakeet experience. She really loved running around pointing out the birds.

We also went to Six Flags with my parents. My dad and I love roller coasters, so we had a great time. Sam only got to get out of the stroller a few times. Here we are on the monster mansion ride. She was pretty tired and I only had a few seconds to snap a shot.