Happy Halloween!!!

For those of you who know Sam, he absolutely loves dogs!! He was saying "dog, ruff ruff", so we figured what better costume?? Now, of course, he is just saying "dog" and has dropped the barking part. Just in time for Halloween.....I guess it is a good thing that he has stopped barking, but really, the timing could have been a little better! He is the fastest and cutest little puppy I have ever seen! Happy 2nd Halloween Sam!! Here's some pics from last year.....how he has grown!

GO PHILLIES!!!

They did it!!! The Phillies are the World Series Baseball Champions!! I hope everyone enjoyed the game. Don't forget to wear your red to help the Phils celebrate the huge victory! Go Phillies!!

Jack O Lantern

Sam's first experience with the insides of a pumpkin....

Who needs summer?.?.

Who needs the warm weather?? (well, I do....but what can you do?). We spent some time at the beach this weekend and were glad to have some mild weather to enjoy the sand and ocean waves. Thankfully we got out of there just as the cold, wet weather arrived. Sam had a great time on the beach and playing with Mom Mom, Pop, and Mom Mom V.

On the go!

Asked to sit to eat his snack, Sam chose to walk to another
room and sit between two scarecrows.
So much for sitting! Man this cookie is great!

It's pretty difficult to get a snapshot of Sam sitting still or looking at the camera these days. He is just so very busy exploring his surroundings and doing all of the cool things that he is learning to do. So, here is my attempts at capturing the little man actually looking at the camera. He is so much fun, really a total blast to be with. He is talking up a storm, I have trouble keeping track of all of his new words.

Cousin JJ is 2!!

Sam was so excited to celebrate Cousin JJ's second birthday with him. They wore birthday hats (though briefly) and both were thrilled that JJ got some really neat new toys. Sam decided to say Happy Birthday to JJ after he awoke from his nap by tackling him and grabbing his nose. JJ was a great sport about it.

The two boys have spent tons of time together in the past 9 months and they are enjoying playing together more and more. They often greet each other with hugs, argue over trucks, and more recently have begun playing "tackle".....which they both will say before tackling the other.

Thanks JJ for being such a great cousin and an even better friend....Love Sam

Haircut

Sam's second hair cut. I have been wanting to buzz his hair off for a while, and Dad finally gave it the okay. Here's a before and after.

Down by the bay...

Sam had a great weekend visiting with Chuchee Kylene and Uncle Brian. We stayed there Friday night and went to the Chesapeake Bay on Saturday. It was so much fun to play in the sand and the water and it was wonderful to spend some time wrestling and playing with his cousins. He also got to spend time with Mom Mom and Pop and Uncle Jason.