Samuel goes to the Circus

Samuel's Uncle Daniel and Aunt Jennifer (Jen Jen) took Samuel to the circus a few weekends ago. We finally were able to get some pictures up on the blog. They said that Samuel had a great time. He especially liked the animals...and the cotton candy!! He came home with a clown hat, t-shirt, and an adorable elephant cup. Enjoy the pictures below!

This was waiting to go to the circus!

This seat is actually where fire wood goes. However, Uncle Daniel told Samuel that it could be his seat, so that is where Samuel wanted to sit the rest of the evening!

Finally, at the circus!

On behalf of Elephant the stuffed animal, I had to put this picture up. Samuel did a lot of pointing and a lot of clapping at all the different things going on in the arena.

This is a cute picture! They went with some friends from the area. So not only was it a great day at the circus, but Samuel got to make a new friend! It was a great idea that Samuel's aunt and uncle had to take him there. And we know that he will enjoy more times like that to come!

Creative Discovery Museum

We went to the Creative Discovery Museum today in Chattanooga, TN. We had a blast! It is an interactive museum for children to learn about art, music, excavating, science, rivers, and much more. Samuel had a great time, and so did we. Here are a few pictures of some of the different exhibits.


This is Samuel playing in the river area. There were boats and blocks that he could splash around with.


It was all we could do to get Samuel out of this little, red car with real sound affects.



This guitar was huge! We had the most fun playing in the music exhibit.



Samuel and David are playing music on a real sounding harp!



This was a recording room that was also part of the music exhibit. The first part is David and Samuel recording. The second half is what they recorded playing back. This room was really neat. Hope you enjoy the clip!



This was a dark room with a screen that could pick up your silhouette and make it very colorful and techno looking. This is a picture of David and Samuel dancing to the music that was playing.

Playing at the Park

The weather felt so good this past weekend, so we decided to take Samuel out to the playground. He loved it! Especially now that he can play around by himself without us having to carry him or put him on the toys. I have to admit, I think that we had just as good of a time as he did!


What is better than going down a slide by yourself? Having two slides so that your daddy can go down with you!!

Naps are not a time for sleeping!

This morning we heard Samuel in his room squealing and playing around during his morning nap(which are just about pointless these days!). So we decided to get him up since he had been in there for around an hour. David was supposed to get him, but instead came and got me to come look into Samuel's room. We quickly decided to get the camera just in case it was something we would want to document. The hilarious thing about this video is that we have no clue what he was doing or how long he had been like this, not to mention how still he was being! Hope you get atleast a chuckle out of this and please excuse the shakiness of the camera!

The Weather Outside is Frighful! But still we must go and check it out!

For the past few days the weather channels have been saying that we were going to get some nasty weather, a wintery mix. However, around 4:30 we got snow! David and I threw on warm clothes and ran outside into it. I must admit that snow was a lot more fun when I was little, but still it was nice to see white! Once Samuel woke up from his nap we bundled him up and went outside for a little bit. He was more hungry than anything, so the snow on the ground was not very impressive to him. However, the falling snow was fun to run in. Here are a few pictures from this evening. Hopefully we will be able to take some more tomorrow if the snow makes it through the night!





It wasn't enough for a big snowball, but there is always the possiblility of tomorrow!

Samuel's 15 month checkup

Samuel went January 7 for his 15 month checkup. The doctor said that everything looked good physically and he seems to be right where he is supposed to be mentally. He weighed 25 lbs and was 33 inches long. This made David very happy because he is still tall for his age! Maybe my short genes won't mess to up his tall genes! Samuel is really developing a personality. He is very silly and is beginning to use his imagination. We have recently discovered that he loves match box cars. Ma Pat had some that he first showed interest in, so we decided to buy him some. Well lets just say that when it came time for his nap, he was not too pleased to have to put them up. So today we bought him a small Thomas the Train backpack to put them in, even that made him upset at bedtime to put them away! From what I understand, his Grandpa was quite the collector, so maybe it runs in his blood. Samuel has picked up some new words lately as well. Thanks to Mimi, he can say "cracker", "cheese", and "banana"; and Grandma has taught him to throw kisses. Thank you to all who pray for us, we could not raise such a wonderful son if it weren't for the support and prayers of our friends and family!

What, MORNING SICKNESS?!

We are very happy to announce that our family of three will soon be a family of four! That's right, we are having another baby! We are very excited about this time in our lives. With Samuel turning a year old in October, we felt that we were ready to begin to plan for our second. The baby should come around July 28. Everything seems to be going fine and we will know in about one more month what the sex will be, if we decide to take that route. I must say that I am more sick with this one than I was with Samuel, but I know that in the end it is worth it. Please continue to pray for our family as it grows, as well as the extended family. It has been not quite five months since my little nephew Noah died, so this is going to a sensitive time for everyone as well as a joyous. Pray that we may still be able to rejoice in the Lord at the miracles of life that He gives.


These are the first sonogram pictures taken around 8 weeks. The bottom picture shows the heart rate and its location.

Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas season this year. As usual, David couldn't wait until Christmas morning to give out our presents, so we did it a week early! This actually worked out well since we were not at home for Christmas. Samuel got a tricycle, which he is too little for so we push him around on it for now. But he loves it!! David got to participate in giving Communion at Acworth UMC at their Christmas Eve service. Everyone was a little sad that Dixon could not make it, but it was good for the family to maintain some consistency through out his illness. On Christmas day we visited with David's family for a while and then we were off to Irwinton for the rest of the day. We are so blessed to have loving families, so we really enjoyed the day!


This is Samuel walking out Christmas morning to see if anything was left for him under the tree!


Of course he had been a good boy, so he found himself playing with a new indoor gym set.


Samuel still is a little young to know what is going on, so his daddy helped him unload his stocking.


Some days it just doesn't get any better than getting the attention of your uncles! Uncle Daniel helped Samuel have a wonderful day by doing the best thing, just giving him playtime together.



Family time is the best!

A Day at the Tennessee Aquarium

I think that we had the most fun visiting with the penguins!



Samuel and his daddy always have a lot of fun together. I think that this picture really portrays the silliness that goes on at our house. David seems to have not forgotten how to be a kid at all when it is time to play. We had a wonderful time at the aquarium, and look forward to many more years of going. Who knows, in a few years Samuel may have to tell David and myself what we are looking at!

Our family got elfed!

Check out our elf family. Just copy the link below:

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