Austria, here we come!

It's always nice to have a sleepy baby in the car. I particularly like this picture because the doll is sleeping too and the drool that is coming from Sam's mouth. He does have 4 molars now so he has every right to be drooling in this picture.

This was the most beautiful path we walked on for a short break. We stopped by this place called Wallhalla that is dedicated to great Germans in history. A lot of people usually only think of one German when they think of Germans but so many beautiful and wonderful things have come from here and it's sad we don't think of those first.

Father and son taking a stretch! :) It's so much fun to see them together! They make quite the team. And then there is me hiding my expanding waistline infront of the Danau river. It made me think of the viennese waltz I've danced so many times.

Dad this one is for you. Random mining thing at our stop. Pretty fun and Sam is cute!
So sleepy! He did great in the car but it's just not the same as your bed especially when you are stuck in traffic and it's warm... Thanks Sam for being so good!

Happy 1st Birthday Sam!!!

So this is the cake we made. It turned out so good I'm looking for an excuse to make it again! :) Yum!









Sam wasn't so sure about opening the presents. He'd peel off a piece and then shake his hand as if to say "Ooooo, Get it off me!"














But he was excited about the cake! :)









However when he actually got a piece he ate it about as calmly and politely as I've ever seen him eat anything. It was so surprising that the video got a bit longer than normal waiting for him to take a big bite or something. He got into it a bit more at the end and it's all really cute.







We did however get a great picture of him finishing the cake. He loves chocolate so I think he liked it as much as I did!










I think his favorite present was the tunnel. He has had more fun crawling in and out of it and giggling as he plays. I think we've all had a few good laughs because his laughter is sooooo contagious. :)

Just chillin :)

So first of all, I'm sorry I haven't posted anything for a while. It's been crazy with Arnold taking the bar, Sam's birthday and our trip to Austria. That is all to come in future posts. However, I saw these pictures I had taken and just couldn't resist posting them. I've always said my family was a little strange but I guess this proves it will carry on to the future generations. Sam loves to climb into everything and here are a couple places I've found him just chillin.

Yes I found him on a shelf just hanging out or resting. However, that wasn't as wierd as this...

I guess he's still flexible enough that this doesn't bother him. It seems as if it would be kinda awkward but apparently not. He looks quite comfy to me... :) What do you think?

I guess I'd better do it too.... Memory Game

Ok, so I've had a couple friends in the last 3 days or so put this on their blogs so I guess I'd better do it to... 1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Poor little guy...

Well, these are just some fun pictures I took this morning because he's so cute even when he's miserable... (Gran, I think he got your ribs.)

So yes, Sam has been pretty miserable this last few weeks. However, I have to admit his horribly miserable is nothing compared to most babies I've seen so he's still quite the little angel! Anyway, Sam likes to get teeth in sets of 4 I think. He got the first 8 that way and had 8 teeth in 2 months. Then he took a break! :) Until a few weeks ago...as of yesturday I found the 2nd molar in 3 days that had broken through. Needless to say we have had some fun the last few weeks and I don't think it's over yet. I think he's got atleast one more on the way and if he follows previous patterns we may have all his teeth in before the next baby arrives. Maybe that's a good thing...

These pictures were just cute cause he kept pulling little faces. I didn't get all the ones I wanted but these were cute too!

Mr. Technology

Sam loves anything that uses electricity and is technology based. He has an old phone he likes to play with and loves to try and type on the computer. Unfortunately he has ripped off a few of the keys on Daddy's laptop. They went back on ok but we are looking for other solutions to the problem. Here was one of the ideas.

Sam loves it although I think he would like it if we'd plug it in so the screen would turn on. Any guesses on how old this is?

I love the smile! If only Daddy's studying were as much fun...

All done! Well, atleast until he figured out that he couldn't get it open again... then it was another story. :)
Who knew it was so exhausting to use a computer. It took everything out of him and guess who got a nap after it was all done...

Ready for the game

So Germany made it to the finals of the European cup! Yea! Unfortunately they didn't win and I think it was a very unfair game. However, Arnold was ready with his ties to cheer them on. This is actually for the semi-finals but I think we watched atleast 4 games, which is a record for me. I definitely enjoy football a lot more than most other sports. And for all the Americans reading this I'm not talking about American football. I'm talking about the REAL thing. I think American football is about the second most boring sport in the world that I've watched. I'm afraid baseball is in first place for the most boring. Sorry to all those out there that like the two sports but you have to admit they would be a lot more interesting with a LOT less dead time in between EVERYTHING that happens. Atleast the few games I've seen you spend most of your time wondering when the next thing is going to happen and when you should start watching again. Anyway, the games were fun and I really enjoyed it! I'm pretty sure Arnold did too! :)

*ok so I was just corrected by a sister of mine that says golf is the #1 most boring sport and then everything gets bumped down one from there. However I have never watched golf so I don't really know but I can imagine it could be the first....