Picking berries

We had a lot of fun on Saturday picking red currant berries. They aren't too good for me to eat but they make really tasty jelly so we thought we'd take on the project since the Luschins have 3-4 bushes of red currants. Sam decided he wanted to help the way he knows best and that was by eating as many as he could as fast as he could. It was really cute but after a minute or so we realized he was coming a little too close to keeping up with Arnold and I picking them. So we caged him and he wasn't too happy about it but it worked.

He's walking!

Ok, so he's been walking to some degree for quite some time now. He could have been walking on his own at least a month ago but he just didn't see the need so he's been crawling with random spurts of 3ish steps here and there and lots of walking around things. He would even stand up on his own without any help. Last weekend Arnold walked all over the house with him and Sam thought that was the best thing ever. So at the beginning of the week he started grabbing me by the finger and dragging me places. Thursday he just randomly started walking longish distances all by himself. Friday with a little coaxing he walked a good 30 ft without any help. The video doesn't show him going that far but it was first thing in the morning on Saturday and we were all a little hungry. Since I have to eat first thing or I have problems this is the only video we took. So enjoy!

Twins?

I think this is the coolest rose I've ever seen! I never knew a rose could have a double bud/center or whatever it is. It looks pretty cool and smells even better.

Sam's first birthday party

No this wasn't HIS birthday but here we have 3 boys his age at church and the oldest of the 3 just turned 1 last week! Sam is the youngest so they are all really close in age. It was a fun little party and just perfect for the little guys. Edible finger paints! Yummy!

He likes fish too!

This was sooooo funny we tried to get a video of it. Unfortunately they never do what you want them too when the camera comes out but it was close. Arnold was feeding him little pieces of fish but apparently not fast enough. Sam started grabbing his hand and shoving it in his mouth. It was quite hilarious! It takes him a minute or so but he does it at the end even if it wasn't as enthusiastically as he had previously.

Oops! Sam got caught!

I'm sure there are lots and lots of uses for butter but I prefer not to use it this way. I'm sure it's great for keeping baby soft skin too but I think I'll pass for now. Some how Sam discovered the butter dish near the edge of the table. I keep telling people to not leave anything near the edge but Oh Well! What can you do? I'm just glad the glass dish didn't break! Somehow most of it was on Sam and not his clothes so the cleanup wasn't too bad but either way I love the I just got caught face here. :) I also love how it got him with his legs crossed. He always sits with his legs crossed if at all possible.

Daddy bonding!

I could probably post a million pictures under this put I thought these were too cute to pass up. Sam LOVES his dad and misses him while he's at work. He tends to whine a little every day when Daddy leaves but loves to see him in the morning and spend time with him then. I think the favorite part of his week is the weekend! DADDY IS HOME! Unfortunately he's still studying on Saturdays but...He'll hopefully be here for Sam's first birthday (the day after the Bar) and then no more studying for Dad! That means LOTS more of this!!! It might be a little interesting to see what kind of adventures they get into then.