Samuel's Dedication

Pastor Randy showing Samuel off to the church

Pastor Randy asking the family to live a life that will encourage Samuel to love God

Today is catch up day on the blog!! It's been over a month since I posted -with good reason...
Our sweet one year old is going to be a big brother!! I think I'm slowly making my way out of the queasiness and have a little more energy. We are due May 23, 2010.

First and foremost - here are the pictures of Samuel's dedication at church. We were blessed to have Mimi and Papa (my parents) Mojo and Papaw (Jolly's parents) Aunt Key, Uncle Rudy, Uncle Nate and Grandmama there to celebrate. We placed Samuel at God's alter on his birthday September 6.

Happy 1st Birthday Samuel!

I really can't believe we brought home such a tiny, precious but helpless baby boy just one year ago! He keeps us moving and laughing and smiling now :O) We had a wonderful celebration with Mimi and Papa, Mojo and Papaw, Grandmamama (his great-grandmother) and Aunt Katie, Uncle Ryan and Uncle Nate. Several friends and neighbors joined the festivities too! Samuel was dedicated at our church on his birthday - it was special to us that his whole immediate family could be there. My prayer for Samuel since before he was born is that he would be a blessing and a joy to everyone he comes across, so far its been granted :O) For more pictures, check out Aunt Katie's blog http://ryanandkatiejenkins.blogspot.com/

In to Everything!

New favorite place to play - INSIDE the dishwasher.

New ride on Hippo - converts into a stand up walker

Very intrigued by the USB cord and all the wires under the computer desk!

So proud of himself for hanging out where he should not be!!

The blog has been neglected because we have been BUSY, especially Samuel!! I will update on our recent adventures soon! In the meantime, here are some pictures of Samuel's recent discoveries.

Feeling better and back in the pool

My little boy LOVES to swim. Our friend Brittany snapped these yesterday during our pool date. So glad Samuel is over his bug and back to himself :O)

BTW - as of yesterday he is 10 MONTHS OLD!! Where does the time go? He is crawling on all fours and pulling up everywhere. He loves to push off of whatever he is holding himself up on, stand for a few seconds, and fall on his bottom. This activity entertains him for a good ten minutes or so. He babbles constantly, and I'm pretty sure he refers to me as ma-ma. Usually only when he's tired or grouchy and in a somewhat whiny voice - I'll take it! I'm still proud to be his first word.

I'm already thinking about 1st birthday party themes. If anyone has a good idea send it my way!!

Swimming once a day . . .

keeps the doctor away? Samuel started running a pretty good fever early this afternoon, so I thought what better way to get it down than a dose of tylenol and some swimming? I remember my mom and aunts bathing us in a cool bathtub, it seemed so wrong for bathwater to be cold. Swimming in a cold pool seems way more natural. Samuel seemed to enjoy it. His spirits lifted for several minutes, I'll take what I can get. His fever was down from 102.2 to 101 after his nap and swim, I'm keeping an eye on him though.

Mountain Men

Ryan, Katie, Jolly, Samuel and I went camping along the Larimer River Road last Monday. Jolly built a huge fire in the morning - here you see he and Samuel enjoying the heat. We were about 10,000 feet up, still gets pretty chilly in the early morning. The festivities included fireside fajitas for dinner and breakfast as well as prime wildlife viewing. We saw bighorn sheep, several moose and a few marmots. Awesome trip!

Happy Father's Day!

Samuel painted pictures for Daddy, Mac, Papa and Paw-Paw. The real masterpiece was his face!! Hope everyone enjoys celebrating the great men in their lives today! We are so thankful for the great men in ours.