Winter Quarters

On our last day in Omaha we went to the Winter Quarters site and went through the museum.  Samuel wasn't feeling too great that day although he was excited to dress like a pioneer (mainly to wear a cowboy hat), he didn't want to show his enthusiasm in the picture! 

Omaha Zoo

We had so much fun going to the zoo with Boone and Finn!  We wished we lived closer to them and Samuel's many other cousins so that we could play with them more often!

A Family Reunion

We had a wonderful time at the family reunion last weekend!  It was so good to see family that we don't get to see often enough.  I think that being around my mom's family helps me to know and remember my mom better....of course, it does make me get teary because I miss my mom, but it is always so good to see them and to remember good times.  Granny turned 90 in May and she looks great.  I am so glad that we were able to attend the reunion and celebrate such a wonderful Granny.

Adventureland

Well, I didn't get a lot of pictures of Adventureland but I did remember to get out my camera when Samuel was riding a few rides.  He had a ball that day at the water park and I wish that I would have remember to take pictures of that too... oh well, at least I have the memory.

Hollywood Studios

We went to Hollywood studios with our good friends and we got to meet Phineas and Ferb....we will say that it was for Samuel that we waited in the line, but trully I think that David was the one who really wanted to meet them.  Honestly, our whole family enjoys the show!

We also met Buzz and Woody.  The line has really cute props for photos...if only my camera hadn't been acting up.  It wasn't taking pictures very well and it wasn't until the end of the like that I figured out that the setting had been changed to a night time/firework setting and that is why pictures weren't looking good.  Oh well, the pictures may be blurry, but I will still share :)

 

4th of July

For the Fourth of July we went to Busch Gardens.  We played at the splash pad, went on the train and so animals, and watched the fireworks.  It was a great day!

Pirates have taken over!

Samuel has been really in to pirates lately (Thank you Disney Jr and Jake and the Neverland Pirates).  Fortunately for us my wonderful friend Tanya finds the most wonderful toys and has outfitted Samuel with lots of pirate garb.  He now has 2 hooks, 2 swords, and a couple of eye patches.  So beware ye visitors, ye may be asked to play pirates or walk the plank if ye enter here.

Celebration Fountain

Some days are just hot here in Florida.  So after taking a nice walk, what could be better then cooling off in the fountain.  Samuel was a bit skeptical at first, but as you can see, he quickly started enjoying the water.

Fun at Busch Gardens

On Memorial Day we went to Busch Gardens and had a blast!

Buzz & Woody

Samuel loves Buzz and Woody so on one of our Monday's together we went to the Lego store at Downtown Disney and got some pictures before we met David and his co-workers for lunch.

Visiting Norway

In EPCOT, of course.  We did not make a trip to the actual country, but I sure wish that we could.    We were walking around the Norway area and we found this cute little dwarf so Samuel thought we should take a picutre.  I love my little Samuel!

3rd Birthday

So yes, we did celebrate Samuel's 3rd birthday! Seriously, I can't believe I haven't shared these. Samuel had a wonderful birthday. We took cupcakes with Elmo to Samuel's school and we had a nice little birthday party. Another day we went to Sea World which is one of Samuel's favorite parks. Then another day we went to EPCOT which is also a favorite place for Samuel.

He got many wonderful presents. My friend Patti made Samuel some Buzz Lightyear pj's. Samuel also got an easel and many other wonderful presents.

The sad part of turning 3 was that we had to say goodbye to Miss Becky, our wonderful speech therapist. Samuel really is quite the talker and we loved having Becky come over and playing. We have missed her and Samuel still asks about her and mentions her in almost every prayer. Here is a picture of Miss Becky on her last day with us. She brought her boys and we had a little birthday party for Samuel together on that day.

Baseball

Samuel loves baseball and fortunately the cable company sponsored a day when we could all attend a baseball game for free! So we watched the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Samuel really enjoyed the game. We will hopefully be watching a pro game next month so stay posted for Samuel's second baseball game experience!

Mondays

Starting in July 2010 I had the opportunity to work 4, 10 hour days per week and have every Monday off. This was an incredible blessing. Samuel and I would spend Mondays together to do errands like doctor appointments, grocery shopping, and just hanging out. The past year was so much fun. Then on July 1 of this year I started a new position which is also a blessing, but my schedule changed and Samuel and I no longer get to have that day to pal around together. I will truly miss Monday with my little guy. So on our last Monday together we did our errands and then had an ice cream cone. Samuel LOVED it!

Okay....so we have been doing stuff

Life is busy, but if you had peeked at my blog to see what we have been up to, it may appear that we have done nothing! I am going to recommit myself to updating the blog and so there may be a lot of posts tonight to get everyone (well, everyone that checks this blog which may be no one at all anymore) up to date on what we have been up to lately!

If this is all you have a chance to read...just know that we have been busy doing wonderfully fun stuff!