Random early summer pics (out of order)

Samuel and Aaron love the pool.

Aaron now has a big boy bed.

Aaron at St. Louis Zoo in June.

Stories with Grandma Irene.

At Lake Michigan on Memorial Day weekend.

At the beach.

Emma Jane during our St. Louis trip.

Samuel can come and go at will now, but prefers to ring the doorbell first.  Aaron and him cut a flower for Mama just about every day and deliver it here.

Aaron ran his first big race.

Samuel ran in his second race.  Not sure what up with the face.

Aaron does enjoy a good show.

Some catchup videos

Try again

A better photo.  Happy Easter! (it was)

Happy Birthday Aaron!

A year ago, slightly bruised.

Present day, still slightly bruised.

A little dancing for you.

Choo choo

Aaron found the train whistle hilarious at Grandma Irene's house last week.

Grandma Irene and Aaron

Posing for a picture.

Birthday party

Small party for Samuel in anticipation of his birthday tomorrow. Fun
had by all.

Xmas 2008

Instead of posting each picture individually, I've opted for a simpler solution. These pics are from the past couple weeks.

Uncle Ryan & Samuel

Learning letters with Uncle Ryan.

Aaron & Aunt Karina

A visit from Uncle Ryan and Aunt Karina this past weekend.

A couple good pics from the weekend.

With Grandma Irene

With Daddy.

Babysitter

Samuel had a babysitter last weekend - Grandma Irene. Good times were had by all.

Happy Birthday!

Although Friday was the official day, we celebrated this past Sunday, letting Samuel indulge in chocolate cake for the first time. I must say he wasn't that interested, but did pose for a couple pictures before deciding that it just wasn't worth it if his hands had to be covered in all that sticky stuff.

He has been walking more so here's a video of that. He can actually go a lot farther than what's on the video, it just kinda depends on his mood. And what he's trying to get to.

Christmas

Merry Christmas - here are some pictures.


Sitting in his Christmas (Eve) Church clothes.


Opening a gift with Mama and Grandma.

After opening a gift from Grandma and Grandpa, he enjoyed playing on the box with Grandpa.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving for us was at our house this year, with Grandparents on the Bira side, Grandma Irene, Aunt Karina, and Uncle Ryan in attendance. We had a gourmet turkey prepared by Hannah, which was wonderful. Samuel had pureed turkey with yams and cranberry sauce.

Drummin'

Playing drums with Uncle Chad.

St. Louis Trip 6 of 5 - Samuel around the house

Some random Samuel shots.

Samuel enjoyed playing with one of Uncle Chad's drum stools. The hardwood floors took some getting used to, but he did pretty well.

Another Great-Grandparent shot.

Samuel poses with some mums. Good autumn picture.

St. Louis Trip 5 of 5 - VanNoords, Hudsonville

On Friday we left St. Louis and spent the night just south of Chicago with the VanNoord's. Jared and Seth are above. Seth is the shorter of the two.

Saturday evening found us back in Michigan, back in Hudsonville. Uncle Ryan and Aunt Karina posed for this picture. We headed for home on Sunday afternoon.

St. Louis Trip 4 of 5 - Magic House, Family

Thursday morning we went to the Magic House, a children's museum in St. Louis. It made for some cute pictures and Samuel had a ball. Literally. They had a bin for recently slobbered-on toys (to be cleaned). We filled it.

That afternoon Hannah's parents arrived and we were all treated to a BBQ dinner by her grandparents. Satisfying.

St. Louis Trip 3 of 5 - Grants farm, GGrandparents

Wednesday was a rainy day spent at Grant's Farm. Samuel didn't mind though. He was all smiles during the tram ride.

Uncle Chad came along as well.

That afternoon some of Samuel's Great Grandparents arrived. Hidden there behind Samuel is Hartley. Samuel was very excited.