Candice asked for pictures of Sam's room. I guess you couldn't really tell the walls were green in the other pictures. Here are two I took before the battery died.

When you're looking at the curtains, there's a wardrobe to the left that you can't see. To the right, beside the crib, is the toy chest Dan made.

For a few random days, Sam decided he wanted to wear his bike helmet around the house.

Here's a picture from last Sunday - 16.5 weeks.

Today our community had a "Spring Eggstravaganza." We missed the big egg hunt, but made it in time to see the Easter Bunny. Sam loved it about as much as last year.

Flashback to last year:

This year:

I set Sam down on the bunny's lap, but by the time I took the picture, he looked like this - all sliding down and everything. Poor kid. I don't know why he hates giant animal costumes. Sam perked up when we rode the mini-train and he played in the moonbounce.

Sewing Project #1

We had these brown curtains from our old apartment. We hung them up in Sam's room, but I wasn't feeling the brown with the green walls and blue ceiling we've got in Sam's room. I bought some fabric that brought out the other colors in the room and my mom helped me sew the big panels of fabric on the curtains. Well, my mom sewed the big panels on them. After that, I still felt like they needed something more, so I sewed the ties at the top and tied them to the loops. Dan thinks it's girly, but I like it.

Sam saw me taking a picture and ran up and yelled, "CHEESE!"

Second overtime? I can't handle this!

GO COUGARS!

Sam is napping. Perfect timing because BYU is playing Florida right now. It just went into overtime. My blood pressure is rising. We were ahead by 13 at one point. It ended tied at 75. I can't handle the stress. C'mon, cougars! They said that BYU has lost in the first round the last 7 times they've played in the tournament. So I guess I can't get my hopes up, but still...

My Parents Came to Visit

Last weekend, my parents made a quick trip down to Houston. It was SO much fun to have them here and I only wish they would have stayed longer!


They got in Thursday night and we just had dinner/hung out/played a game. Friday, I took my parents to Mercer Arboretum. It was really pretty but a lot of the plants weren't in bloom, so we basically walked around. Sam found a swing that he refused to get off of, so my mom and dad sat with him for a while.

We also discovered a nice park and picnic area. We're definitely going back!

We had lunch at a local hot spot called the "Potatoe Patch" where a man walks around with a tray of hot rolls and throws them at you if you want one. They call them "throw'd rolls." It was good. We finished off the afternoon with a stroll around our neighborhood.

Saturday we ran errands in the morning and then headed to the world's largest rodeo: the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The actual rodeo and performance afterwards were sold out so we walked around the exhibits and carnival. Sam got to experience his first petting zoo. He wasn't the least bit scared, even though the animals were basically at eye-level. He just walked around touching them. He kept pulling the goats' tails and lifting them up. (GROSS!) We're glad he didn't get kicked or pooped on.

After the petting zoo, we saw the biggest cow I'd ever seen in my life. It was gigantic. And it almost rolled over onto Dan. Hence his face in this picture.

Sam and Dan rode the carousel (on a bear, of course).

It was tons of fun and the weather was BEAUTIFUL!

Sunday my dad headed back to VA while my mom stayed and spoiled me until Wednesday. I'm so glad they came! Mom also helped me figure out my sewing machine and start my first project. I just have to add a few things and then I'll post pictures. Thank you so much for coming! We love you!