july 4thish

Well, the first fourth of sam's memory has been had- we joined lots of friends and family for the festivities in montpelier- parade and fireworks. we were too busy to take pictures so i added one naked gardening picture, because of its relevance these days for sam, a kiss pic and some inside playing pics. sam is smooching away now, especially his girlfriend samantha, and mama and dada.

joining us for the fourth in montpelier were caitrin and ahna, hannah, ava and chris, nick, jane, katie, otto and marge trautz.... a very fun time- mike and sam were both openmouthed in awe enjoying the fireworks.

sam is leading us around the house by our fingers, showing us things, leading us to the door. he also likes to lead bella, who we were dogsitting, around by the leash and talk to her in a very authoritative voice and tell her to sit, stay, and down.

sam is a bit rough with my face these days- i have to be quick and constantly remind him to be gentle as he hits and throws food and other things in my face direction....

but a super talker still, and he is very sweet and cuddly, maybe even more so since the weening- he slept in until 9:15 the morning after the fireworks. that was a beautiful morning.

sam has a new cousin- susanna sibley, joining erin and ethan, a beautiful girl, he can't wait until she is big enough to play with...