Sweethearts on the Hill

Here is the last picture I was able to capture of my handsome Sam's gorgeous little baby face smiling with all his precious perfect teeth… It was inevitable that this day would come sooner than I'd like… After at least a half dozen major falls over the past 3 or so years, hitting face first on whatever hard surface fell in his path, Sam's top right tooth has been hanging by a thread. It was quite clear last night that its time with us was coming to an end… I'm still not ready for this time to be here. I know it's silly (or as Sam would now say "sthilly") but this marks the ending of an era for my baby boy. There is a short time in our lives that we have those precious, adorable, perfectly placed baby teeth that somehow signify the innocence and simplicity of our early childhood. I'm not ready for him to move past this time... BUT… I have to admit, Sam is so very excited about the whole thing, which makes me happy too. He is proud of it. He says i

Since my last post was all about the creepy, crawly things we've discovered this week, I wanted to share the sweeter, softer side of our time together...   Pure Love My big boys Handsome Sam (with our little 'fro peeking around the corner) What a lucky girl I am Sweetness I wonder at what age giant baby bellies stop being cute? He was checking out the minnows he just caught  (notice the twinkles to his left!) So proud… he became a master at catching them! Sam taking a giant leap into the water! Here he goes… … way up in the air... Splash! Bye bye mountain adventure Thanks for wearing us out! And… just for good measure… . . . It's not right to have an entire post of ONLY sweetness… Just keepin' it real :) (He is literally peeing off the top of the fire tower on the Foothills Parkway!) (I'm truly envious of boys for this ability and privilege)