Big Shoes to Fill

No seriously, I have huge feet!  Sam loves putting on Shaun and my shoes and walking around the house.  He'll come out of the shoe closet and say "Da's goos", which is hilarious when the shoe he is holding is a zebra print flat of mine and saying it belongs to his daddy!!!


Too cute not to post!

BIG foot!

Sam headed for the door and said "Byeee"

Two days later... different pair of runners...

Tough to get up to standing in these things! 

CRASH!

Halloween - Finale!

For our last Halloween adventure, we took Sam to Boo at the Zoo.  Super fun event where tons of little people come to the zoo in their costumes during the day on Halloween to look at the animals and get some treats.  Sam LOVED it this year.  So many things to look at, music to dance to and kids to play with.  I think it's officially our Halloween tradition.

Our first stop... the lion den!  Sam roared his very best roar at this mommy and daddy lion.  I think they were really impressed with his roar-ability!

My little monkey checks out the big 'monkeys' while waiting for the Farrell girls to show up.

One of Sam's best girls, Payton, met up with us and instantly these two were holding hands.  Probably one of the cutest things ever!

Sam follows Payton into the tunnel.

My little monkey FLIES down this crazy slide and loves every second of it!

A bunny having a great time in the playground.

Parker joins in the fun... I know this photo doesn't really emphasize the word FUN but it really was a great day.

Cookie break!

Bunny HOP!  (Cute little Elmo in the background)

Some of my very favorite mommies with their girls.  Love them!

Taking a rest and goofin' around.

Baby bums

Three buddies having a Halloween treat... I can't even wait until they are a few years older to see the antics they come up with.  Or when they are 18 and we can show these photos to Sam's girl friend!

Cutest ever.

Good bye hug!  Thanks for the wonderful time!

A cookie for the stroll through the zoo and back to the car.  All in all, a perfect morning.  Did I mention my mom sewed this costume for him?!?!  Love it.

Halloween - Part Two!

Apparently Halloween has become a multiple day event for us!  Today we did some pumpkin gutting (carving is still to come, hopefully tomorrow!) and Halloween Eve trick or treating. 

Scooping out pumpkin guts... he takes this job very seriously!

HAPPY Halloween!

Lid still fits... phewf!

Sam wanted to put the insides back into the pumpkin when we were finished... trying to clean up!

Pre Halloween trick or treating... costume that Sam's Gramma Bee made him.    He was a very good monkey!

First time getting Halloween treats and Auntie Lindsay is more excited than Sam!

Everyone thought it would be a great idea if Shaun borrowed Bill's toque for the rest of our Halloweening...  except Sam, he thought it was a terrible idea!

Hungry monkey

Who does this little duck think she is!?!?!  

Probably only the sweetest little ducky EVER!

We hopped in the car with three more stops (Farrell's, Fradette's and Ross') but our monkey was NOT into anymore trick or treating.  There's always next year...

Halloween - take 1!!!

It was a Halloween celebration at my school today.  A friend and I decided to go at Mario and Luigi... then another brilliant idea struck us to bring our kids in and have them part of our theme!!  I found a last minute dragon costume (our version of Yoshi) and Parker was the Princess!  Lots of fun!


Sam is a very lucky little guy and has a second costume to wear for Trick or Treating... his Gramma Bee sewed him one, but you are going to have to stay tuned to see it!

Sam and some of the other CMac babies (there are at least 5 more missing!)

Mario, Princess, Luigi and Yoshi

Yoshi on the loose!!!!

Come on P, let's go find some kids!!!

Snack break!!!

The wonderful and amazing staff that I get to spend my (every other) days with.

I'm a Big Kid Now!

 No, Sam is not potty trained (the I'm a big kid now theme song is pull ups... I think), but he sure can feed himself cheerios and milk!!!  Ate the WHOLE bowl and stayed relatively clean!!!

SCOOP!

Down  the hatch!

I had to add this photo too... this is Sam after a slice of toast with nutella on it.  I also enjoy nutella A LOT but I just wish I could love it as freely and openly as Sam does!!!  Needless to say, he's tidier with cereal than toast.

Day at the Spa... errr Beaners

Though we've shaved Sam's head a few times, I'm counting today as Sam's first haircut.  His little buddy Smith was home with a cold today so we had a Mom and Sam day.  He woke up with the CRAZIEST hair style, and I thought it was the perfect excuse to get him a real haircut.

I like his face in the 'before' shot... it matches his wacky hair do!!!

Cool digger high chair he got to sit in for the haircut just wasn't enough to distract him.  He never cried or tried to get away, but he was definitely unimpressed!  The stylist was super sweet and worked hard to entertain him.  He didn't crack a smile for her until the whole experience was over.

He takes his hair appointments very seriously.  I think this might be the face I make during a haircut too...

Happy little boy with a new haircut and silly baby fauxhawk...  I think he really like the look of it because he was watching himself play in the mirror.  

A Weekend of Reasons to be Thankful

This weekend we headed home to be with family for the long weekend.  We made a short stop to see Sam's great Gram and have an ice cream party while visiting.  Though I didn't get a picture of the generations, I thought it was so special to see them all together.  Life is a precious thing, that sometimes we forget to appreciate.


We spent two days at Shaun's parents' acreage.  There is something about that part of the country that is good for the soul.  The air is a little cleaner, the sky is a little brighter and life is a little slower... I love it.  Makes me happy, makes Sam happy.  There are no words to explain it why but it just feels like home.


We had an AMAZING brunch at my Auntie's this morning.  I love time with my family.  They make me smile and laugh.  Never a dull moment, lots of crazy facial hair and genuinely good people.


I have so much to be thankful for in this life that I live.  I'm lucky and blessed and truly happy.

A walk with Grandpa

Undeniably one of the most beautiful skies I've seen in a very
long time... breath taking.

Best ride in town! 

Tried quadding and LOVED it!

Sound checked Uncle Chris's baby sized drum set... I have a feeling this is going to end up in my basement soon!

Probably the funniest thing ever... Sam started to toss the dirt clumps into the air and Roxy (Uncle Chris's 100lb dog) started to jump up and snatch them.  Sam thought it was AWESOME.  Full on belly laugh and had all of us laughing too.  So cute and good to see that Sam hasn't inherited my fear of big dogs!

Nothing better in the world than the sound of his voice...