Chores for Sam?

So, it goes like this....I'm in the living room, folding laundry. Sam is playing. He wanders into the kitchen, which he does often, though he usually comes back because there's not much cool to play with in there. But this time, he doesn't come back. Instead, I hear a familar sound. I rush into the kitchen to find that Sam has gone into the laundry room (I guess I left the door open), scooped out a scoop of dog food from Oscar's bag, and then put it into Oscar's dish without dropping a single morsel. Oscar was happily enjoying an extra meal. Sam was proudly standing there, watching Oscar eat, and still holding the measuring scoop. Maybe it's time to assign this to Sam as his daily chore:-)

LOST

There are few shows that Peter and I make an effort to watch. LOST gets this privilege. The season premiere is on TONIGHT! At the end of each season, out of frustration that it will be another eight to nine months before we will see another episode, we claim to not care any more about what might happen to Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Locke, etc. But then the previews for the season premiere begin, and we realize that we do care, and we WILL watch.

LOST - Tonight - 7 pm Central.

Our 44th President

What an historical event to witness today!

Haircut Complete

Doesn't he look so grown up?!

Two Things

1. Can the air get any drier? This happens all day long.
2. Ok, ok, he needs a haircut.

Wedding Pictures!

Amy and Luke's wedding pictures are now available online. If you want to take a look, click here.

-17 degrees

Sam and I were going to run some errands this morning. But after waking up to a temperature of -17 degrees (that's without taking the wind chill into account), I think we'll instead find a nice indoor activity to keep us busy here at home. Brrr!

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In case anyone is wondering... the afternoon has warmed up to a balmy -4 degrees:-)

Karine's Shower

Karine is due to have her baby in just a couple of weeks! While she and Tom were home for the holidays (from Honduras!), we were able to see her and have a little baby shower. We look forward to the arrival of "Baby Lew"!

One Happy Kid

Apparently, Sam really enjoys reading this cookbook he pulled off the table!

Yet another Christmas celebration

The day we got home from Christmas up north, my family came over for pizza and Sam got, of course, more gifts. He definitely can't complain about being bored for at least the next two years!

Safari Animal World from Grandpa and Grandma D.

His toy car, pronounced by Sam as "caa" with a Boston accent, from Grandpa and Grandma L.

This toy box was built by my dad for me when I was young. As a Christmas surprise, he repainted it and my mom made a brand new cushion for it, and they gave it to Sam. This made Sam learn the word "open" very fast. He goes to it every morning and says "opee, opee".

Oscar likes it too:-)

Our Christmas in the North Woods

Since we are already a week into January, I'm a little behind, but here are some pictures from our time up north over the holidays. Sam LOVED spending time with his cousins Will and Wyatt. We are excited that they will be moving back to Minnesota this summer.

Sam and Wyatt (only three weeks apart!)

Giving Splash a kiss. Unlike Oscar, this dog will actually let Sam get close!
A family hug:-)

Opening stockings from that guy called Santa

Playing with cousin Will

Can I open this one?!

Sam with Dad (pretending to know some Christmas Carols)
On the way home - tired from all the fun...