Magoo Mobile and the Outdoors

Two weeks ago I went to Omaha to visit some friends and throw one of our good friends a baby shower. Samuel and dad decided to have guys weekend in Kansas City and they had tons of fun. But when I got home there was a cozy coupe in its box not assembled. Ben quickly told me it was going to take an engineering degree to get this thing together. So of course I put it together (not simple, but no engineering degree needed.) Putting it together before it was warm enough to take outside was one of our biggest mistakes. Samuel loves his cozy coupe, which we have renamed the Magoo Mobile and always wanted to be inside, but when he petaled he would go backwards so was constantly running into the walls. If we took him out of the car he would just get back in and whimper at us to push him around. Ben and I then took turns of doing 10 laps a piece around our house and then forced him to petal backwards. But regardless of what we did he never would get out of his car, so we eventually had to hide it in our bedroom so that we could relax.

We have been really fortunate since that weekend, with the weather in KC and have been able to take the Magoo Mobile outside. Samuel loves the outdoors, and falls to the ground like the world has ended each time we bring him inside. So most days we spend from the minute we get home until dinner and then until he goes to bed. Samuel loves to play in the grass with his football, ride in his Magoo Mobile but most of all he loves playing with all of the kids (they are everywhere) and looking at all of the trucks. Our subdivision is still under construction, and they have broken ground on 4 new homes right by us so Samuel gets to see trucks all the time. He loves cement trucks and trucks with crane's. It is so fun to see how excited he gets when they come or when we go and look at them. We are thrilled that Sam loves to be outside so much, but can't imagine what we will do when next winter comes.

I promised Ben I would share this picture with everyone. This is Ben's favorite picture of our little man.

Thank Goodness for Technology

This weekend Samuel was able to meet his great grandmother via Skype. We all wish that Skype was an added visit in between face to face visits, but with us living so far apart we haven't been able to get together but we hope to make it to France soon. I have tried to get my family there to start using Skype but wasn't very successful until my dad got there this past week. So today Samuel was able to meet his great grandmother. In the past we have had to hold the computer away from him, or he will quickly disconnect the call, but today it was as if he knew this was someone new, and he sat and just babbled, smiled and looked at the screen. Samuel waved and walked to the camera too. This was a great moment for me to see, but was wonderful to see the smile on my grandmothers face. We hope this is just the start of many Skype sessions to come.

We had a fun weekend here, Samuel was able to play with his friend Ella on Saturday and they went to the pool and had a great time. My friend Sarah and I were watching the kids shivering and purple lips but they were determined to swim as long as we would let them. Samuel learned how to jump into the pool from the side, he would stand on the edge and get to excited/nervous and then finally jump off the side.Then Sam got to try pizza for the 1st time and I think he wondered why Ben and I had held out for so long. Ella pitched in and feed him the pizza and it was really cute to watch her feed him, he loved it.

Then today he was able to get to go and see Lauren and Sophia the twin girls down the block. Samuel was excited that they smiled for the 1st time when he arrived, he thinks they are remembering him so it was a great play date. Samuel used to love brushing his teeth, but these days we can try everything and he is like a steel trap. Here's a picture of me trying to get the toothbrush in for even a second.

Samuel also wants to wish his Jiji a Happy Birthday!!

The men of my life that I love more each day!