fashion statement

This is the way Sam prefers to wear his long sleeved shirts. I think it's gonna catch on.

Why is Sam so excited?

Sam is dancing because he's so excited about being a big brother!!!
Yep, I'm pregnant! My due date is September 22 and I'm feeling pretty great, lately. The morning sickness portion of my pregnancy seems to be over and I'm even beginning to show a little. All three of us are very excited, although Samuel has no idea of what is going to happen--poor guy.

A lovely weekend with Grandma & Grandpa

Lat weekend my parents came to visit! I was so grateful because it was so NICE to see them. It was so short, but we had such a great time. This is a picture of a little walk we went on. It's across the street from the lagoon in Pismo--right by one of MANY campgrounds in Pismo.


We also walked on the boardwalk in Pismo. Then we walked out on the beach and collected sea shells and rocks. AND it was a miracle that the weather was so nice. We went out to lunch at the Rock and Roll diner in Oceano (the one that's made out of two train cars) and it was then that it started raining. We had another nice day together on Sunday before I had to take them back to the airport. It was sad that their visit was so short, but we DID have a lot of fun with the time that we had. Thank you so much for coming to visit us, Mom and Dad. We love you so much!!! (Oh, and from the snail video, Sammy ended up squishing the snail and then wiping it all over his shirt. He is such a boy!)

Park Day!

Every Friday some ladies from church meet at the park. I've never been until now. I don't know why, because Sam LOVED it! Look at all the fun he had!

Johnson Ranch hike

Lately Jared has had a different work schedule. He goes to work so early that it has allowed him to take a day off in the middle of the week. So, on a sunny day we took advantage of his day off and went on a hike that our neighbor suggested.
It's called Johnson Ranch and it was a good almost 3 mile hike.
We let Sam out of the ergo for a bit so he could stretch his legs. He is so funny! He doesn't like walking uphill very much. So if the slope gets too much he'll just turn around and go back down the hill. If we let him walk the whole time we would never get anywhere. But he's fine, most of the time, riding on his dad's back.
He still loves being outside and Jared likes to show him all the snakes and lizards that we find. It is always so nice to show Sammy our beautiful world!