Rainy Day Crafty Day

I finally had the time/energy to bring back the craft in me. Of course I usually end up getting more involved and excited than Sam, figures. On the plus side, he is more helpful and careful now.
See "Cork Stamping" compliments of Pinterest. A happy medium for children who are resistant to messy hands, and parents resistant to messy furniture.

A little uncertain

Just a little dab

Final product

Helping hands

With a backyard comes leaves in the fall ( a slightly new concept for Sam). Lucky for us he has decided to "help" in cleaning up the leaves. Now all we need is a slightly smaller broom and a better concept of the word "pile". He means well.

Our littlest helper

"Daddy fast..."

Yes, this picture was taken from behind these two "fast" gentlemen. Yes, I was stuck with the backpack of snacks and the leaf collection bag. Yes, Sam is in fact beating daddy by some distance. Did I mention that Sam's new favorite game is "racing"?

Flavored tongue depressors?! Really??

Yes, they really do exist. Yes, that helped distract Sam for about 50% of his doctor's visit. ( I am secretly stashing the extra one from the doctor for an emergency situation...shhhh )

In other news, our 2+ year old string bean is doing just fine according to all tests/observations. Still not a fan of getting weighed and measured, but took his shots like a champ. No flu for us this season!

It occurred to me while we were sitting in the office answering "No" to allergies, illness, sleep problems, other misc concerns just how truly LUCKY we have been. Wow, I guess sometimes we all need a reality check on how blessed we are to have healthy and happy kids in our lives.(conclusion of sappy moment)

* I promise to insert picture of absolutely adorable aforementioned toddler soon, or else Patrick will get mad at me ;)

Watch what you say!

I believe we are now entering the toddler repeat phase of language development. This has the ability to be both incredibly cute and dangerous depending on the conversations he mimics. Sam is always finding a way to keep us on our toes. Happy thoughts and happy words from here on out...

Stealing back summer

We were lucky enough to sneak in one more trip to the beach with some old Belt St. Baltimore buds.

Seeing as it was nearly October, mom didn't expect much swim time, hence the impromptu suit.

No swimsuit, no problem!

                  Nothing like a walk on the beach with your best gal.