A Day at the Beach x2

Apparently it's feast or famine when it comes to this blog. We'll see how long this string of updates lasts.

The weather isn't quite spring-like here yet, but we did have a beautiful day of sunshine today. We decided to take advantage of it. We went to our favorite restaurant, Jake's, for lunch and then went to a waterfront park just down the road.

Heading to the playground.

The view from the playground. Not too bad.

Sammy running full-speed toward the water.

Waiting to see the train we could hear coming.

Chooooo choooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Sammy would have spent the entire day throwing rocks into the water if we would have let her.

We had to leave the Steilacoom park sooner than we wanted to because Sammy decided to wade right on into the water and we didn't have dry shoes/socks/pants/shirt/sweatshirt for her. It was still nice outside, so we took some bread to the lake by our house to feed the ducks and let Sammy splash in the water a little more. These two ducks got out of the water and followed us to get more bread.

For a Change of Pace

A video post today! The first one is just Sammy running around and playing in the backyard. The second one is a snippet of Sammy and Mimi's favorite game. Sammy runs around the house dragging a ribbon behind her, and Mimi chases it. You also get to hear Sammy's version of "kitty" as she's climbing the slide. Our sitter thinks it sounds like she's yodeling when she says it.

More Pictures!

Another picture post. Enjoy!

Playing with bubbles in the backyard.


Soccer, anyone?

Playing hide and seek around one of our trees. Hello!

Sammy loves sitting on the bench at the park like a big girl.

Wearing Niccole's (our awesome sitter's) Ugg boots.

Wearing Daddy's PT fleece cap.

Sammy can climb almost anything, and is constantly standing on things, trying to be just a little higher.

Sammy's rainy day "sand" box (dry oatmeal inside an under-the-bed storage box)

Picture Post

It's been a little bit since I've been able to post, so I'm going to catch-up on posting pictures. I'm afraid this will probably be a little short on narrative. Sammy hasn't been sleeping well lately, so I only have little snippets of time to get things done before she wakes up again.

Playing Guitar Hero with Daddy. We let Sammy have her own (broken) guitar.


We had a wonderful visit with Bill and Jo. Sammy was fascinated by their smart phones.


Climbing her slide.

It's not every girl who can pull off a hockey jersey, tutu, and Grandma's slippers.

We actually had some snow stick on the ground, so I took Sammy out to play in it.

I told Sammy to smile before I took this picture, and this is the face she made. :-)

Chatting on her cell phone.

I think she's plotting something. I just wanted to snap a picture of her pig tails before she inevitably pulled them out.

Sammy is showing some early signs of being ready to start using the potty, so I got her a froggy potty!

Checking out some heavy machinery with Daddy.