10 mths old!

Playing in your tunnel... "I'm coming to get you Mommy!"

A picture of your hand knitted sweaters - a gift from Grammy.

Your first experience on a swing. "Faster Mommy, Faster!"

You are now famous for sticking out your tongue and we love it!!

You are 10 1/2 mths old today. We just returned from a week long vacation in Dallas, Texas. We went there to attend your Cousin Kate's wedding. It was wonderful! Maggie stayed with Nanny & Papa. Apparently she took a picture of you and another of your Daddy & I down from their fridge and walked around with them all week. Was this a sign that she missed us???

You were a great traveller! You were awesome on the flights (and there and back with connections there were 5 in total!) except for at one point when the air conditioning was not working. We stripped you down as they jump started the airplane (no word of a lie) but who could blame you - it got really hot!!. You also adjusted to the time difference of 2 hours with little effort and slept like your usual 10-12 hr self! You stole the show at every event.

Since my last post, your two top teeth came in, you learned to crawl and are currently pulling yourself up using the furniture and walking around holding onto it. You are also feeding yourself for the most part; tonight you ate small pieces of all the vegetables in our homeade chicken stew and then had peaches for dessert. It is such a pleasure to watch you grow and develop your individual personality. You laugh at absolutely everything!

Maggie is still Mom's little helper: "Sammy's too little for that Mom" or "Sammy has something in his mouth Mom" or my personal favorite "Sammy has my toy Mommy!!". She also asks every other day "Sammy sit on my lap Mommy?".

I can't describe how awesomely blessed I feel to be called your Mother. You and Maggie are the light of my life. I pray every night that God will keep you safe from harm and that he will mold me into the Mother He intends me to be; the kind of mother you both need.

Love, Mom