SURPRISE!

I have a wonderful husband who threw me a surprise birthday party on June 19th. He was going to play at the park with Sam while I ran some errands. So we got to the park and Jared suggested I come and play for awhile. Lucky for him I was agreeable to that suggestion. So we were walking to the play area and we saw a big group of people who yelled "SURPRISE!" And I was so surprised! So we barbecued burgers, ate cake, played games and I went around hugging all the people that came! I was so happy to find all those people came to make me happy. There were friends from my ward there, my family from San Jose and Jared's family from Ventura county--I was flattered that so many would drive so far to wish me a happy birthday. And a little bit shocked that my husband could pull it all off without me finding out! So here are some pictures from the party.
Thanks Amy for taking pictures and for decorating those incredible cakes. I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family! And I know that there were others who wanted to be there but couldn't. Thank you all for thinking of me. I LOVE YOU!!!

Sammy's new look

The before shot. (What a sweet face!)



The after shots.
It was time to cut Sammy's hair again. We know it's time when we start getting compliments on how cute our daughter is. So Sunday was the day. It was a team effort. Jared held Sammy on his lap while I cut. Sam was a little scared, I think--more scared this time that the first time. But, I'm glad we did it and that it's over. I NEED PRACTICE though! Now that several days have gone by I am seeing so many flaws in my work, but I'm afraid I'll just make it worse by trying to fix it. The uneven hair cut makes Sam look a little goofy, but really it just adds to his cuteness.

Sammy being Sammy

We got out the camera because Sammy was looking at the magazine and talking his little Sam language (my neighbor calls it "Sam-iese"), but as soon as he was on camera he stopped doing that and started screaming at the magazine. We got a little of his "jibber-jabber" on film, at least.

Sam the deep sea diver

Sam has a toy drum that he likes to empty out and put over his head. He thinks it's the funniest thing. AND when he has it on he'll give us kisses through the clear plastic and try to put things in his mouth. It is so funny and sweet. Me and Jared think he looks like one of those old divers or an astronaut.

Wildflowers of SLO County-the movies

We had such a fun day!

The Wildflowers of SLO County '10

A couple of weekends ago we all drove to eastern San Luis county to check out all the wildflowers. This winter was especially wet so we saw quite a show! These pictures really don't do it justice! The flowers were so beautiful! The last stop we made had a creek and Sam LOVED getting his feet wet and splashing around. So eventually he got all of himself wet! We got some cute video of him in the creek. I'll try to post them later.

Another beautiful hike!

Here are a couple of pictures of yet another beautiful hike that we took. This one is literally in our own backyard--our house is just down that hill behind us.
This is the same hilltop, different view. We are very lucky to live in such a beautiful area, but this has been a particularly lucky, beautiful year because we've gotten a lot of rain.
Samuel got the best view though from way up there!