Samantha Leads the Way

I love this picture because it is a perfect example of how Samantha, when she wants to take you somewhere, is all business.  She grabs you by the finger and leans her body forward in order to get the maximum leverage so that there is no question as to where you are supposed to go.

Today Sami inturrupted grandpa from his yard work and immediately hijacked him.  Taking him by the finger she led him down the street. I stayed behind to continue with some yard work where my dad had left off.  I kept looking down the street, expecting to see them returing home any minute.  To my surprise, they were gone for quite a while (about 45 minutes) so I figured the two social bugs either stopped to talk to some neighbors or they went a park down the street. Well, it turned out that they went to the park. Dad was curious where she would take him and allowed her to lead the entire way (about a quarter mile). She knew exactly where she was going and when to cross the street for the left turn to get to the park. I thought that was pretty amazing for a 19 monther.  I guess she really pays attention when she is in the stroller on our long walks. 

Baby Jack Update

On Tuesday, June 29th I had another ultrasound after my regular OB appointment.  Little Jack is doing very well and growing quickly.  He is already 3 1/2 pounds which puts him about a week ahead of schedule for weight. This did not surprise me since the ultrasounds from the very beginning (this was the 4th one) have been indicating that we are about a week ahead of the official due date which is September 13th.  So I am really hoping and praying that our little man will be born early, maybe even on Labor Day - who knows!  Otherwise, by the official due date, I would be giving birth to an 8 1/2 pounder!!  I know....I'm a total wuss. :)

Sami and the DVD

So today, little Sam comes across one of her Veggie Tales DVD cases. She opens it up and pulls out the DVD.  She then marches across the room, up the stairs to the TV room and stops just short of the DVD player.  After a brief examination of the DVD, she puts it up to her mouth, exhales a couple of times and then wipes it off on her pants.  What a little smartie pants, LOL!  The scarry thing is that it probably won't be long until she figures out how to use the remote controls!!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We celebrated Andrew's, dare I reveal, 39th birthday by treating ourselves to an evening out at one of our favorite Italian restaurants, Lombardi's.  It was a beautiful evening, allowing for a nice stroll along the marina.  Sami loved saying "hi!" to everyone we passed by along the way.

The Little Apprentice

My dad often recalls precious memories of the days that I, as a little girl, would trot off to work with him at the job site.  He tells me how he would set me up with an empty box and I would cover it with taping mud.  Well, now it is Sami's turn to learn a thing or two from Grandpa...and boy does she love getting right in the middle of a project to help.

First order of business is to tackle the installation of the outside light. 

Pretty nice view from the first step, but I think I want to go higher.

That's better.  Ok grandpa, is it the yellow wire or the black?

I'm not so sure about all this...

I think I need to be the one in charge!

A job well done!

Got my tools and ready to help install the new doorbell!

On to cleaning window screens!

Check out those baby biceps!!

Oooh...a label I can pick off.  My favorite!