Family!

My dad and Nancy came into town about a week before Jen's wedding. I love having company and Sam was never lonely! It was great to have instant babysitters, too. I got my hair cut and my teeth cleaned in one day! Talk about being productive! :)

Sam and Gramps

Sam and Grancy
(and our waiter from dinner--it was Disco night!)

Photo shoot with the tulips! I love how these cute flowers popped up this year.

My sister took the picture on the right and when I saw it, I felt like it looked so familiar. That night I thumbed through my baby book and found this picture of my mom and me on the left. I was six months old in that photo, the exact same age as Sam. It made me miss my mom so much, but it was a sweet reminder that she's near. I will forever love this picture!

The three amigos at Jim's cousin's wedding in Park City.

 Sam is learning some wicked dance moves. We often have dance parties here at home. I can't wait to put her into dance classes some day!

Jen's Wedding!

My sister Jenny got married on April 20th in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a beautiful day and I'm so happy for her and Nate. She put a lot of time and effort into planning this wedding and it was perfect! Here are just a few shots from the day:

Sisters!

The dress!

Matt, Dad, Sam, Jim, Meg, Steph

Nancy, Dad, Jen, Nate, Teri (Nate's mom), Kip (Nate's dad)

Bride and Sam!

Jen had a ring ceremony just before her reception. It was really beautiful.

Daddy/Daughter Dance

First dance

Cute Sam!

Easter!

I'll be honest--most days we stay in our jammies. It's just easier and it cuts down on laundry. Yes, I'm THAT lazy. However, I kind of love dressing this little doll up. Below are a few family pictures from Easter this year.

Long Overdue...

Due to some kind nudging (ahem..Adri, Jane...), I'm updating the good ol' blog. Here are some random iPhone photos from the past few months, and then I'll do separate posts on our latest happenings.

Sam on Valentine's Day. Don't you just love her outfit?!

We started solid foods about 6 weeks ago. Sam makes the best faces as soon as she takes her first bite, ("This is the most repulsive food ever!") and then proceeds to eat the entire bowl. She loves everything--even prunes! She's just like her mommy in that respect. :)

Spending some time with Daddy.

She is really starting to love bath time. Yes, we still bathe her in the kitchen sink (it's just so much easier!).
One day we will move up to the tub.

This is Sam's toothbrush. She HATES it. Sam has both her front bottom and top teeth (the bottoms came around 4.5 months, the tops around 6.5 months). Can't believe how early she was!

We were trying to envision what she'd look like with hair. Looks a little like George Washington's wig!

Sam is sitting up on her own now--for at least a  minute or two.

We take a lot of walks in the park with our friends, Taylor and Eleanor. Here we have two cool cats!