Fun times

Sam, you have something on your head.

 No you do!

Charlie comes over every morning for an hour or so before Jack goes to school so we can all head off to preschool together. The boys just love hanging out together. That is, when Sam isn't pushing Charlie. He's tough for such a little guy. I think he was only 10th percentile for height and 6th for weight at his 18 month check up, but what he lacks in size he makes up for in 'tude.

Sam is getting so big!

Every day, Sam just seems so much older and more mature. Here he is after his first painting experience with Jack. He had a blast and didn't even get too much paint in his mouth.

One of his favorite things to do is get on daddy's skateboard. We often walk into the room to find him like this...

Somehow he's gotten the notion that when someone takes your picture you should smile like this. It's his "cheese!" face.

cheese!

Pure Sam

This pic is blurry and has a yucky pic of my knee in it (or something.. can't quite figure it out), but I wanted to post it because it's just pure Sam-- smiling, cheesy, and happy. This is the face he always gives me when he knows I'm taking his picture. You can also see the nice spot where he's missing his bottom tooth...

Cupcakes!

Jack and Sam went to a birthday party last weekend and enjoyed some very yummy cupcakes.

 Look how big he's getting!

An Oldie but a Goodie

I found this pic that some friends took one day we were down by the lake by our house... It's probably 3-4 months old, but I just love it.

The bro's go skateboarding

Jack and Sam both love to play with dad's skateboards. Lately, they've been getting on them together. Jack holds Sam's feet so we can push them easier.

Here's Sam after he was rolling around and playing with one of dad's skateboards downstairs and the one Heather and Kyle gave us for the Wii. They LOVE it, though we've never turned it on for them with the game.

And finally, here's a pic of Jack when he's at work. We've put him to work, of course, to start earning back all that freaking money we had to spend on diapers. Here he is at his "store" selling things... you know, like dad's sunglasses. It's a racket. 

Enjoying the ride

Sam and Jack have a wonderful nanny, Jessica, who hangs out with them while I go to work. This car/bus/box is one of her great creations for the kids made from the box that one of Jack's birthday presents came in. It's one of the first times they've really played together. As you can tell, Sam was having a blast.

 

These pics were taken at Lakeside, a great, old amusement park a few blocks from us. There is a whole "kiddie park" Jack can ride. Three of the rides, along with this car below, are great for Sam too! It is truly a Denver treasure.

Sam's favorite ride is the cars.

He also loves to hold the tires as the cars go around, which results in this...