Thursday, September 24, 2009

B-Boy Sam

Ben and I were feeling tired and lazy tonight and NOT like making dinner, so we got out the TV trays and watched tv while we ate dinner. We watched a recorded "So You Think You Can Dance" episode. Sam was so inspired by a break dancer on the show that he decided to try to copy his moves:

Clapping along....very interested....

And he starts breakdancing!
Breakdancing fool

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Happy Birthday Jackson!

Jackson turned 4 years old on September 15! It's hard to believe he's already 4 and makes me realize how fast Sam is growing, too. We went down to Louisville to go to his birthday party at this great place called My Gym. Mr. Bill runs the place, and is awesome with the kids. Sam had a blast on all the gym equipment. Mr. Bill even adapted the zip line with a seat for Sam and a couple other little ones. Jackson and his friends were balls of energy - it was the perfect place for a party for a bunch of 4 year olds.



Mr. Bill was leading group time. Sam decided he was having none of it.

Jackson climbing up the ladder to jump into the ball pit.

Sam actually climbed onto this beam by himself! Over and over and over....

Ready to jump! Or kind of step down.

The ball pit was Sam's favorite

Friday, September 11, 2009

The Cooshee

The Cooshee is the name of a booster seat we got in the mail the other day for Sam. He started giving us subtle hints that he's outgrowing his high chair by pushing really hard on the tray, pounding on the tray, arching his back, and grunting really loudly whenever we put the tray on the chair. Our dining room table has a big ledge on the underside, so most boosters don't fit without squeezing poor Sam's legs. We found one online. Sam LOVED it. He sat in it on the chair and got a real kick out of it. But the real fun began when he got down from his chair and started moving it around the house. Here Sam's demonstrating ways to use the Cooshee:

You can carry it around easily!

You don't even need a chair to be able to sit on it!

If you don't like one spot, just move it to another!

And sitting again.

You can crouch down on it!

And the best use of all: you can take flying leaps off of it. In Sam's case, that means big build-ups to jumps, but in actuality just quick steps off of it with a little spring.

Monday, September 7, 2009

Workout Time

Sam decided he needs to strengthen his core muscles so he's taken up pilates. Ben's his coach. Here they are doing the move on the front of the video.

Day Trip

Saturday we traveled up to a winery, Raven's Glen, about 3 hours away to celebrate Ben's uncle's and aunt's 50th wedding anniversary. Jane and Susan were even able to make it in for the trip (Marj - we missed you!). We had a nice time and then a bunch of us stopped in Columbus at Easton for dinner before we made the rest of the trip back.

Jane and Ben

Susan and Sam

Luke, Sue, Paul, and Carrie

Sam trying to figure out a way to get to the train display that was inside the fence

Jane and Susan swinging Sam while we walked around