Scott - Courtney - Samson - Hannah

Peek-a-Boo

2010-12-19T20:23:00.005-07:00

I thought Samson how to play peek-a-boo with Hannah. They both love it!! I kinda do, too!

Let it snow!!

2010-12-19T20:10:00.006-07:00

Scott took Samson out to play in the snow a little while ago. Let's just say, he loved it!!!

It's about dang time...

2010-12-19T18:44:00.007-07:00

Wow!! It has been a really long time since I've blogged!! A lot has been going on in the past three months or so since the last post. My kids are growing up way too fast, and they really need to stop!!! I can't believe that Samson is almost three, and Hannah will be five months next week!! So, here are some things that have happened...

Samson really likes to help me in the kitchen. Every time he sees me doing something, he'll get his stool and stand by me and want to help. I've also taught him well about snitching. :) He helped me make a cake one day, and he couldn't wait to lick the bowl.

Hannah really likes taking baths. While I was getting Sam ready for a bath, Hannah had a poopy diaper, so I changed her and put her in her robe. She sat in her Bumbo and waited so patiently for Sam to be done so she could have her turn! I can't wait until she's bigger and I can bathe them together - it will make things so much easier!! :)
Samson likes me to take pictures of him and Hannah together. Whenever they are sitting next to each other, Sam will point to the camera for me to take a picture.
Hannah's just so cute! Don't you just love that smile?!
Hannah is so funny when she sleeps. It seems like she's always posing. Silly girl.
Sam loves his baby sister. He likes to hold her, and he takes very good care of her. He is a wonderful big brother!
One of my good friends gave me her excersauser that her little girl had out grown. Hannah wasn't too sure about it at first; she wasn't quite sure what to do. One day, though I think it just clicked for her, and now she loves playing in it.

We have to put lotion on Hannah almost constantly!! Her poor little skin is so dry. :( Samson tries to help sometimes...
Too cute not to put on here!! Samson has become quite the little photographer. He loves to take pictures with our camera! As long as he remembers to keep his fingers out of the way, he's actually pretty good. This is one he took of Hannah!
Chillin' with Daddy!
Scott talked me into getting a real Christmas tree this year. It was kinda fun finding one. I think it'll be a tradition for us now! :) Sam likes sitting in the front seat of the car. I let him sit there while we waited for Scott to get to the tree lot with the truck.
He is his father's son! Sam LOVES to watch Scott play football on his X-box 360. He even knows how to turn the machine on and get the tv to where it needs to be for him to play. Now he's figured out how to use the controller, too - kind of. Scott will get a game started for him, and Sam just randomly pushes buttons (that part he gets from me) :) It's really cute to watch him try to play like daddy!
Santa came to our ward party last week, and I wasn't sure how Sam would do. He did pretty good last year about sitting on Santa's lap, but I didn't know if he would remember. As we were waiting in line, we were trying to hype it up as much as possible. As soon as it was his turn, Samson walked right up to Santa, and climbed up on his lap. He was such a champ!! He told Santa that he wanted a football for Christmas.
Hannah did great with Santa as well. She didn't fuss one bit while Santa was holding her. I'm so glad my kids like Santa!! We'll see how long it lasts, though!! :)
Samson's new favorite thing is to help lock and unlock the door. He's actually quite good at it. He knows which key it is, and know exactly what to do. What a smart little boy I have!!
Papa and Sha Sha bought Sam a cute little suit for Christmas. They gave it to him early so he could wear it, and get some good use out of it. He looks like such a stud when he wears it. Last week, he and Sha Sha matched!!
This is another picture that Samson took with our camera. I thought it turned out pretty good - if I do say so myself!!
Things are well in the Huish house. We just keep chugging along. Scott works really hard to provide for us so that I can stay home with the kids. I am so grateful to him for all he does. I love my kids to pieces!! I can't imagine my life without them!!

More Hannah

2010-09-09T11:26:00.006-06:00

Well, I have a few minutes to update my blog while Hannah is sleeping and Sam is going between playing in his room and watching Sesame Street. Things are going well in the Huish household. I've decided not to go back to work, and to stay home with the kiddos. It will be tough, but I just couldn't stand leaving my kids!! So here are more pictures of my cute little ones...

Ben and his girlfriend, Ashley with Hannah at the hospital.

Almost ready to go.

In her car seat ready to head home.

At home in her bouncy seat.

Just hangin' out on the cute quilt Aunt Jill made her.

We blessed Hannah this past Sunday, Sep. 5th. Scott gave her a wonderful blessing and we had lots of family there to support us. It was a great day.

My dad, my mom, Hannah, me and Scott

With my mom's parents.

Four generations: Hannah, me, my mom, and my grandma

Grandma Shanon got Hannah the cutest little booties for her blessing.

She also gave her a cute little bracelet. You can kind of see it, but this picture doesn't do it justice. She looked so adorable with it around her tiny wrist.

My beautiful baby girl. Thank you to my bff, Shauna for giving Hannah the beautiful dress, and thank you to my mom for making Hannah the cute blanket.

Scott's dad, Shannon, Hannah, Scott and me.

All of Scott's family that was there. We were lucky enough to have visitors from Arizona join us on our happy day. Annette's brother and his wife were driving through to take their daughter to BYU-Idaho, and the timing was perfect so they could come to the blessing.

My cute family with my parents.

Great picture of Abbie I couldn't resist posting. :)

Super cute picture of Sam. (Abbie was the photographer of this one)

I love my family!!!

Scott was holding Hannah, and she wrapped her arm around his tie and held on for dear life!! It was so cute!!

Hurray for Hannah!

2010-07-27T16:38:00.006-06:00

Our baby girl was born on 7-26-2010 at 4:35pm. She is 6lbs 13oz and 18 1/2 in long. Her name is Hannah Huish, and she is sooo cute!

Much needed update

2010-07-20T20:25:00.016-06:00

I decided I better do an update before the baby comes. Because then I really won't have time for blogging after that!! I can't believe that we're more than half way through July, and I haven't updated since May. I kinda suck! So, be prepared for a lot of pictures...

Our move went well, and we are loving our new place. Thank you so so much to our families for helping. We couldn't have done it without you! Samson's favorite part was the ramp on the moving truck. He run up and down that thing a ton!!

My family decided to have a little contest with graham cracker houses. We split into teams, and each had to make a house with graham crackers and a huge assortment of candy. Everything we used had to be edible. Here is our vast array of decoration choices.

This was mine and my mom's

The Walker family's (Snow White's castle - to Abbie's request)

Ben and Ashley's barn - complete with horses, and a pig in the mud!

Scott took Samson camping on a father's and son's outing with his dad. They had a lot of fun, and I'm glad I was able to stay home in my nice bed!

Playing with Grandpa!

Exploring nature

After they got home from camping, Sam discovered ants in Grandpa's back yard. He's loved them ever since. Every time he spots one, he has to bend down to look at it closely.

Nap time shenanigans.

I tried to upload a video, but my computer is being stupid, so the picture will have to do. When I went in to get Sam after his quiet time, I walked into him and his room covered with vasiline. It was everywhere!!

A few days later, I walked into this. He had climbed up onto his changing table, pulled his pillow up, and fell asleep on there. It was pretty funny.

We took a family trip to Bear Lake a few weeks ago. We crammed 15 people (10 adults, 5 kids) into a tiny, two bedroom condo for about 5 days!! Yes, we are crazy. Yes, we had a ton of fun!! Here are Sam, Abbie, and Lexi playing play-doh. Too cute!

We played a little Rock Band

The kids had a good time eating these HUGE marshmallows. Notice Samson's GQ poses, along with his orange fingers from his Cheeto's.

We played on the beach. Samson loved every minute of it. He had fun digging holes in the sand with daddy.

He also had fun wading in the water

Ben got a little too friendly with the little boat!! :)

What's a Bear Lake trip without getting ice cream from the store?!

We went to This is the Place State Park one day with my family, and we had a blast. Samson had so much fun, and was such a good boy. He loved the pony ride. I wasn't sure how he'd do, but he got right on, and was a champ!!

He also liked the little petting zoo

Andy caught a chicken, and the kids loved petting it.

We had an old-time photo taken with the whole family, which was so much fun. We all got to dress up in pioneer clothes, and I think Sam looked the cutest!! He was such a stud!

There was a mechanical bull there that day, and it was free to ride, so Abbie thought she'd give it a go. She did great, and had a lot of fun!! I'm so proud of her!

Then Arica went

Then Scott - show off with one hand!!

Then dad went

Even mom gave it a try!! (Don't I have the coolest parents ever?!)

Then Kevin went

Scott and Sam looked for gold - and found some!!

Scott's sister, Shelina, got married just a few days ago. It was a beautiful wedding, and she was a beautiful bride!! Congrats, Shelina and Kyle!!

Samson is our little swimmer. He LOVES to be in the pool. He puts on his floatie, and goes. He doesn't want anyone to hold on to him, he wants to do it himself. I must say, he's quite good at it!

Helping dad husk the corn for dinner. He loves to help whenever he can!

So, there's the update. Things with baby are going well. Nine days away from our due date. We'll have to see how things go. I went to the doctor today, and no progress so far. I'll see what I can do to get things going!! We'll keep you posted!

Big News

2010-05-04T11:12:00.002-06:00

The Huish family has some big news to share... We're pregnant!!! Oh, wait. We already shared that. Ok, well we do have some more big news. We are moving!! We are so excited. We found a nice condo to rent in Taylorsville. It had two large bedrooms that will work out perfectly for our family. We've started moving some things in already, but there is a lot of work to be done before we moving in for good. The people that lived there before us were quite violent, we think. There are a lot of holes in the walls and doors. We're assuming that someone locked themselves in the master bedroom, and someone else forced their way in. There's also a lot of cleaning to be done. The previous renters left behind a lot of junk.

So, that's our news. We are so stoked about it!! I will be taking plenty of pictures, so stayed tuned. I meant to take pictures while were were there working yesterday, but I left my camera home. I was so bummed, because Samson was being so cute helping daddy fix things. I'll try really hard to remember my camera next time we go!!

HELP!!!

2010-04-22T21:06:00.003-06:00

Here's the deal... I am in desperate need of a long-term babysitter. I've have a few in the last little while, and they've all been great, but they've only been able to help short-term. (Which we knew from the beginning.) We need someone that is flexible with the hours because Scott's schedule changes from week to week. My schedule is the same: I work M-F 7:30-12:30. There are times that Scott's shifts overlap with mine. So, it would only be in the mornings, and I would pick Sam up everyday no later than 1:00. (The drop off times would change according to Scott's schedule.) The days would vary as well. Scott gets two days off a week, and sometimes it's the weekend, and sometimes it's not.

Now, I'm not a fan of the day care thing - even if it's out of someone's home. I use to work in a day care, so I know how it is, and frankly, I don't think I could afford it. That's the other thing... we can't pay a lot. We've been paying our past babysitters between 2-3 dollars an hour. I know it's not much, but if you know of anyone that is looking to earn a little extra money, PLEASE let me know.

Sam is a great kid. I haven't had any complaints about him from our other sitters. He plays well with other kids, but is also content to play by himself sometimes. He is very well behaved. Granted he has his moments - he is 2 after all!! :)

If anyone knows of anyone that can help, please let me know ASAP. We need someone fast! Thank you all for your help!! :)

Easter and Potty Training

2010-04-22T20:24:00.006-06:00

This is a little late, but better than never, right?! :) We had a pretty good Easter. The only bummer part was that Scott had to work all day. So, that kinda sucked. Luckily, he didn't have to work too early, so he was able to see Samson hunt for eggs. Sam did so good. He had a lot of fun with it. He is such a funny boy, though. He did a total of five egg hunts, and some he did great, but others he couldn't care less!! It was pretty funny. I didn't have the camera with me for the first two hunts, but I did for the last three. This is Easter Morning at our house.

He loved his Elmo gardening kit. He likes to pull out the rake and rake everything. Then he discovered that there were things inside the bag, too. He was thrilled!! :) This egg hunt was at my Grandma's house. He did great at this one, too. He does pretty good about finding the eggs before getting the candy in them. Although, once he saw one of those chocolate eggs, he was done for. He LOVES those!!

By the way... Isn't his Easter outfit super cute?!?! He was such a stud in it!! The last egg hunt was the day after Easter and Grandma and Grandpa Huish's house. He was not too interested in this one. I guess he was excited to be outside and play with the toys. He would go running to what we thought was to get an egg, but he was just running to a toy! He was able to get a few eggs, though with dad's help!

On another note... We've been working on potty training a little bit. Holy Cow, it is a lot more work than I thought it would be. Sometimes I think Sam is ready, but sometimes, I'm not quite sure. He gets really excited when he goes pee pee in the toilet, but he doesn't understand that he needs to let us know when he needs to go. I think part of the problem there is that he doesn't really talk. Oh well, we'll just keep working at it. I have to say that he looks really cute in his big boy underwear!! :) He also knows how to keep himself from getting bored while waiting!!

The results are in...

2010-03-03T14:02:00.002-07:00

I had my ultra sound today. Everything went well. I have to go back in four to six week for another one, though. They couldn't get a good enough look, so we'll have to wait.

Just kidding!!! I do have to go back, but only so they can get a better look at the spine. They couldn't get a good enough look at the bottom of it, so I'll go back so they can check that. So, everything they were able to look at, they said it looked good. This baby is stubborn, though. (I don't know where that came from!) :) I didn't think we would be able to tell what we were having at first because the legs were crossed. But, in time we were able to get a good look. And............

We are having a GIRL!! We are so super excited! But Scott better watch out, he's gonna have a lot to handle if this is going to be a daddy's girl! (Which I hope she is!!)

New bed for Samson?

2010-03-01T22:30:00.004-07:00

This is what we found Samson doing tonight. He plays with the door to Nabisco's kennel all the time, but this is what I saw when I went in to check on him tonight.

What a silly boy!! We had a pretty good laugh over this. I don't know when or how he figured out that he would be able to fit in there, but it doesn't surprise me that he did figure it out. He is such a smart little guy! He makes me laugh all the time, too. He sure knows how to work a crowd. (Or his mom.) :) Speaking of new beds, though. We are thinking about moving Samson into a big boy bed soon. I don't know if I'm ready for it, but I think Sam is getting close to be. He's growing up too fast!! We'll keep you posted when it happens!

Happy, Happy Birthday Samson dear

2010-03-01T21:42:00.006-07:00

I can not believe the my "little" Samson is TWO!!! Where is the time going? Sam had a pretty good birthday, considering he didn't really know that it was any different than any other day!! :) His actually birthday was on Thursday, the 25th. But we celebrated with family with a party on Saturday. He had a good time, and got spoiled by everyone!!

Here is Samson on his birthday. My big two-year-old!!

Before people came over for the party, Sam was a good helper to get things ready.

He helped with the cupcakes...

And he helped Daddy mop the floor.

We started the party with cupcakes and ice cream. Sam wasn't too sure about the candles, which is kinda funny, because Scott has started teaching him that fire is cool. He knows how to blow out matches, but he wasn't sure about the candles.

Once the candles were blown out, and removed from the cupcake, Samson dove right in! He sure loves his cupcakes!! He seriously devoured that thing. I walked into the kitchen for a minute, and when I came back, it was GONE!!

Then he opened his presents. Like I said, he was spoiled. His family sure loves him, and I don't blame them one bit!! :)

He got a fridge phonics toy. It's way cool! They are magnets that go on the fridge, and you can put each letter in and it sings a little song to tell you what sound that letter makes. Samson has been having so much fun with it! The only bad thing is that I have the Alphabet song in my head all day!! :) Thanks Papa and Sha Sha! (The little red Mickey outfit in the back ground was from Grandma and Grandpa Huish. Thanks, guys. He looks so cute in his jacket!!)

I think there was a pair of pants in this bag, but I don't remember for sure!! :) This present was from Scott and I, so it's ok that I forgot!

Sam also got a stuffed Lightning McQueen car with a book that has the buttons you push to make the sounds during the story. Thanks Shelina and the Smith family!

Mommy gave him a big alphabet floor puzzle. He's has some fun with that. He likes to push all the letters out.

This one's from Daddy...

It's a fun little steering wheel toy thingy. Sam played with this for a long time in the store, so I knew he would like getting it for his birthday!! :)

All the other kids seemed to like it too! I think this picture is too cute!

Last, but not least, I think his favorite toy was the sit 'n spin he got from my sister and her family. Arica's girls have one of these at their house, and Sam had so much fun with it when he was over there last time. (It was a good experience to teach Sam and Lexi to share!) :) So, good call on this one, Walkers!! Thanks!!

He can really get going on this thing!

So, those were the festivities for Samson's second birthday. I think he had a good time. Thanks to our families for coming over and sharing in the fun with us! I know Samson loves and appreciates you all. Here's to another great year for our cute little red-head. I love you, Goofy Gut!!

P.S. I have my ultra sound on Wednesday. Make sure to get your votes it!! :)

What do you think?

2010-02-22T16:12:00.002-07:00

So, I've made my appointment for my ultrasound. We will find out the flavor of our baby on Wednesday, March 3rd. I've put a poll on the side bar, so feel free to cast your vote! I will try really hard to update our results that day. My appointment is at 10:40 am so I'll have the rest of the day to let y'all know!! Don't forget to vote!!!

Vent Session

2010-02-09T13:10:00.002-07:00

I have a few things that I need to get off my chest. And, since Scott is tired of listening to me, I turn to you, my faithful readers!! :)

Here goes:

I really HATE the new layout on Facebook. Now, I know this isn't something to get bothered about, but it drives me crazy! Every time I log in, I get so irritated! Why can't they just keep it the way it was? I'm so sick of them changing it. As soon as I get use to the last change, they change it again!! What the crap?! Moving on..

I'm really tired of working. I like my job, so I know that sounds weird. I just wish it wasn't every day. I'm really lucky that I work part-time, so that helps, but I still get tired of going every morning. I guess I'm just tired, and want more sleep. I just like to take it out on work! :)

Our dishwasher is broken. It has been for some time. Need I say more?!

I'm having "Glee" withdraws. I can't wait for the new season to start this Spring. I have the CD, and I listen to it pretty much constantly. No, really I listen to it ALL the time!! I'm not sure if it's helping or making it worse, though! :) I just want to watch more episodes. Thank goodness for Hulu, though. At least I can watch some of the episodes from last season.

I'm going through this phase where I don't feel like eating anything. Or nothing sounds good for me to eat. This is bad when pregnant. I know I need to eat, I just don't have the desire to sometimes. It gets a little frustrating. I get frustrated with myself often, but that's another post for another time... Maybe.

With that being said, I also have to motivation to do anything. I don't know if the fact that the dishwasher is broken or what. I don't want to do the dishes. I don't want to clean the kitchen. I don't want to fold the laundry. (At least it gets washed, though.) I don't want to clean up Sam's toys in the living room or in his bedroom. Like I said, no motivation to do anything. Maybe this is why I'm tired of working, too. Hmm? I'm not sure how to get my motivation back, though. I've tried a few things, but nothing seems to work. Guess I keep trying, right?

Well, I guess that's all for now. To end on a happy note: I love my family so much. I have been sick for the past couple of weeks, and Scott has been so good to take care of Samson while I sleep. And while Scott was working, I'd head over to my mom and dad's house, and they'd help with Sam and let me crash on their living room floor. I'm feeling much better now, but still need a lot of rest. So, off I go to put both Samson and me down for naps!! :)

Where to start...

2010-01-28T14:57:00.013-07:00

I don't even know where to begin it's been so long since I've blogged. :) I guess I'll start with a baby update. Things are going well. I am now 14 week and in my second trimester! (Yippy!) Second trimester is the best. I've been feeling so much better, and I think I'm slowly getting my energy back. (We'll see how long it lasts!) I went to the doctor last week, and things look good. I heard the heartbeat, and the was super exciting. It took her a while to find it, so I was a little nervous, but she found it, and it was so cool! I love hearing the heartbeat for the first time! We'll probably find out what we're having the first week of March. We'll be sure to let you know. I'll most likely post it on Facebook before I get the blog updated, so check there, too!! :)

Well, what have we been doing for the last little while? Not too much, actually. Scott rearranged out living room a while ago so we could have a place to put our Christmas tree. Samson thought he was being a good helper!!

He was also a good helper while we decorated the tree!

Above: Family photo op!

We took Samson to see Santa a few times:

Needless to say, he was not too fond of him!!

Abbie was so excited for Santa to come to her ward Christmas party. All night, she kept telling me, "Courtney, Santa is coming tonight! I'm so excited to see him!" It was so cute. She kept asking her dad when Santa would be there. She told him that she wanted the game, Don't Spill the Beans.

Lexi was more interested in the candy than anything else!!

And again, Sam's not a fan. Even though this Santa was very "grandfatherly" to him!! ;)

Samson was not too interested in Santa this time. I think he was just a little too tired to really care!

For Lexi's birthday, we went to Jungle Jim's to play and ride the rides. Samson had a good time. I couldn't ride any of the rides since I'm preggers, so I was in charge of the camera while Scott did some rides with Sam.

Here we are at Christmas. These were taken Christmas Eve before we went to bed.

Christmas morning: Sam was more interested in eating breakfast than the presents.

This drill was his FAVORITE present. He played with it all day. I must admit, it is pretty cool. It has a few different bits to put on it, and you can even put it in reverse mode. Pretty awesome! Sam is such a boy, though. Why wouldn't his favorite toy be a power tool?!

He finally got the hang of taking the wrapping paper off to see what was inside.

Scott made the picture frame for me. He had given me the picture a few years ago for Christmas, but it's such an odd size that we've never been able to find a frame for it. So, he made one for me! It turned out great!! Thanks, babe, you're the best!!

A couple weeks ago, Samson had his first hair cut. Whenever I told people that I was going to cut his hair, they would get mad at me. They didn't want me to cut his cute curls off. I didn't want to cut them off, either, but he needed a trip and a clean up! He did SO GOOD!!! He was a little unsure at first, but he just ate his sucker, and took it like a man!! :)

He thought the trimmers tickled!! He thought it was so funny!

His reward for being so good while getting his hair cut. (He ate most of that bowl of ice cream)

So, there is the Huish update!! I'll try to be better about blogging. It just seems to take me so long to do it!! Hope all is going well for everyone!!

It's True...

2009-12-08T15:22:00.002-07:00

Yup, I'm pregnant!! We are expecting baby #2 on July 29th. We are so stinkin' excited! I've had a really hard time keeping this pregnancy a secret. I don't know why, I've just been so excited to tell people. Samson is excited, too. Whenever we ask him where mommy's baby is, he'll point to my belly. It's so cute!! Well, I had my first appointment on Friday and so far so good. I'm only six weeks along, though. My doctor did an ultra sound that day, but I wasn't far enough along to see anything. I go back on Dec. 28th. We should be able to see something then! I can't wait!! :) I will keep everyone updated!

Cute Picture of Samson

2009-12-05T22:59:00.000-07:00

Lady Madonna

2009-10-24T23:51:00.003-06:00

This is one of Abbie's favorite songs. She knows almost every word. It is hilarious!! Just thought I'd share with all of you! Enjoy!

This and That

2009-10-24T20:28:00.017-06:00

WARNING: VERY LONG POST!!!!

So, I realize that it has been forever since I've updated, so expect a ton of pictures. We've done a lot since the last time I posted. During the summer, we went to Lagoon for my mom and dad's stake Lagoon day. We had a lot of fun. It was the first time Samson had ever been, and he was a champ!!

One day, Samson and I went to Wheeler Farm with my mom, Arica and her girls, and my cousin. They had a lot of fun feeding the ducks and looking at the animals.

This duck was so funny! We called him the poof-head duck. There was quite a few of them like this.

Too stinkin' cute!!

Hilarious!!

We also went to a Family Reunion for my mom's mom's side of the family. They had a playground that the kids were having fun at. Sam was just chillin' in the swing, but it took him a while to find a good way to go down the slide.

We spent a few days a Bear Lake with my whole family (except Andy, Jill and Eden. We missed you guys.) Samson fell in the lake. The grown-ups did a little boating and wake boarding even though it was a rainy, cold day. It was a blast and a much needed vacation.

Samson tried to play a little ping pong. Side note: I have a picture of me when I was about 18 months old standing on a ping pong table with a paddle in my hand. We just couldn't resist getting a similar one of Sam.

We spent one morning at the park with Arica and her girls. Since the slide at the family reunion, Samson now LOVES them. He will pretty much go down any slide you put him on.

I decided to let Samson have his own little bowl of ice cream in the car one day. We were in a rush to pick Scott up from work, and I knew the ice cream would melt if I waited, so I just gave Sam the bowl and a spoon and let him go at it. You can't really tell in this picture, but he was a MESS!!! So was the car seat.

I think this was on Labor Day. We spent the day at my mom and dad's. I'm pretty sure this is home made ice cream, but I can't remember for sure! Sam had fun with it, though.

While the Utah State Fair was in town, we decided to go. We had a lot of fun, and I think Samson had a good time, too.

Jill and Eden we able to come into town for a few days, and we had lots of fun with them. The kids were all so good together, and it was very entertaining to watch them.

The other day, we took Samson to a pumpkin patch. It was so much fun. I don't ever remember going to one as a kid, so it was fun to take Sam. He loved all the space he had to run around. He loved pointing to all the pumpkins. We ended up getting a nice big one to carve, and Samson picked some small ones all by himself.

And this is Samson's latest favorite toy. Yup, the silverware drawer. He will scoot a chair over to the drawer, open it, then climb onto the chair. He the takes out the silverware and puts in on the counter. Then he will put it back in. He will keep himself entertained with this forever! He's so funny!

Called to Serve

2009-09-17T09:29:00.004-06:00

Scott's brother, Brett received his mission call yesterday. It's crazy for me to think that he's going on a mission. When Scotty and I started dating, Brett was in elementary school!! Time goes way too fast sometimes! So, after I got off of work yesterday, we went on over to my in-laws for the big opening!! I think Brett was pretty anxious to find out what it said.

Elder Brett Huish has been called to serve in the...

Philippeans Quezon City Mission

He will be reporting to the Provo MTC on Jan. 27, 2010. We are so excited for Brett and his call. I still can't believe that he's old enough to go on a mission! Good luck, Brett!! We love you!!

Arizona trip 2009

2009-07-29T20:34:00.015-06:00

I know these are super late, but here are the pictures from our trip to Arizona a few months ago. Be prepared for A LOT of pictures! I'll try to keep the words down to a minimum!!

This was in the hotel room we stayed at in Page on our way down. We got there at about 1:00 am. Sam was pretty good considering it was so late. He had slept for a while in the car, but wasn't happy to be woken up. It took him a while to fall back asleep, but he did ok until he got too cold. We all did... I think we forgot to turn the heat on. Oops!!

Samson slept more in the car the next morning. If you look closely, you can tell he was eating graham crackers!

At one point, I looked back to check on Sam, and this is what I saw. I thought it was so cute, I just had to take a picture! What a cute little boy!!

Samson wanted to drive for a little while... We just let him sit there for a bit!

The main reason we went to Arizona was to go to a reception for my uncle John that had gotten married a month earlier. The reception was at a really cool cowboyish restaurant. Right outside the front door, there was this bull. Kinda funny!

Us with the great view behind us.
Side note: Scott picked out my whole outfit for the reception. Dress, shirt, and shoes!! What a great husband I have!!

My mom, Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Bob and Uncle John (the groom)

My cute little family with my uncle John.

Samson at Great Grandma and Grandpa Farnsworth's.

We went to the cemetery to visit Scott's brother's grave. When Scott went into the office to find out where we needed to go, there was this limo golf cart. We thought it was hilarious!

Samson at his Uncle Jon's grave. He was so cute while we were there!!

We went to the park one day. I think it was one of the first times that Sam had been to a park. I don't think he knew what to think. We've since taken him to other parks, and he LOVES them!!

We also went to the zoo. Scott loves the Phoenix Zoo, so we had to take Samson while we were there. I think he had a lot of fun, and we did too.

In the kangaroo pouch.

This is one of my favorite pictures!! He is such a ham!

There was a little petting zoo with goats. Sam had a good time with it.

One of my favorite things at the zoo is that they have a place that you walk through, and there are monkeys just in the open. They are just running around and playing around you. It was awesome!!

This baboon was so funny. He came right over to us and just looked at us for a while. Then he stuck his finger in his nose, pulled it out and wiped it on the glass right in front of us!! We started laughing, and then he wiped it off again, and put it in his mouth. It was hilarious!!

We saw lions...

and a tiger...

but we weren't able to see the bear... Oh, my!!

At the zoo, they have a little fountain place that the kids can play in. We thought Samson would have fun with it. He was a little hesitant at first...

Then he got curious about all the holes in the ground...

Then water started coming out of said holes, and that freaked him out!! It looks like he's enjoying himself in this picture, but he was actually screaming!!

So he wanted my to hold him again.

When I tried to put him down, he didn't want to go near the water again.

Once the water turned off, he was fine. Silly boy!
Side note: Sam's still not a big fan of cold water. When we go swimming at my mom's house in the little kiddie pool, Sam won't get in it. He loves to play in the water from outside of the pool, but he hates to be put in the pool. Again, silly boy!!

We went to visit Scott's aunt Kathleen and had dinner with her and her son, Sean. She made yummy, yummy tacos. Huish tacos are THE BEST!!!
Sean, Scott, Me and Samson

Samson and Scott with Aunt Kathleen. (I think Sam looks really fat in this picture!)

Samson riding on the pony at Gma and Gpa Farnsworth's.

Samson with Great Aunt Tammy.

We had so much fun on our trip. Samson did get sick for about a day and a half. We were dealing with him vomiting, and lots and lots of diareah, but he was still a happy boy.

On the drive home, we got a later start than we thought we were going to, so we ended up staying the night in Kanab. We got there about midnight, and Sam DID NOT want to go back to sleep. He was just as happy as could be, though.

We stopped in Beaver for a bathroom break. Every time my family would stop here on family trips when I was younger, we'd always take pictures on the huge rocking chair. Sam was a little grumpy, so we didn't get a lot of good ones, but we tried!!

Samson was all tuckered out from out fun-filled vacation. He slept most of the way home the last day. He was such a trooper, though.

Hmm...

2009-07-22T01:22:00.003-06:00

So it's 1:30 in the morning and I can't sleep. I don't know why. I'm super tired, but I can't seem to fall asleep. So I decided to just dink around on the computer until I felt like I could sleep. Obviously it's not working so well. I've been sitting here for almost two hours. I think one reason why I can't sleep is because my mind won't shut up. I don't really have anything really important on my mind, I just can't turn it off... So it's hard for me to sleep. I'm also a little peeved about this because last night, I slept like crap. I think I woke up about three times just to go to the bathroom!! Now, I know that I have a super small bladder, but I can usually make it through the night! Seriously!! I also think I'm having trouble sleeping because I have a feeling that something is bothering me, but I'm not sure what it is. I know that sounds really stupid, but I just can't put my finger on it. Maybe my mind is racing to figure that out.

Anyways, as I've been sitting here trying to keep myself entertained, I've been looking at peoples pictures on Face Book. I've come to realize that I don't take very many pictures of events in our lives. (And the ones I do take, I never post anyways!!) I know that I suck at blogging, I just can't get the motivation to get the pictures on here, and then try to come up with what to say about them. Maybe some day I'll actually do a post about our Arizona trip we took 4 1/2 months ago. Why I'm not doing that now, I don't know. I've come to the conclusion that I'm a lazy blogger. I love to read other peoples blogs, but I suck at updating my own. Even though I know I should. I think I'm just lazy all around sometimes!

Well, I guess I'll finish my rant now. I'm sure I've bored you all to sleep. (At least some of you are getting it!) Sorry about the randomness and boringness. I'll try to do better next time!! :) Until then, I hope you all sleep well!

SEUSS!!

2009-06-20T15:23:00.003-06:00

Scott and I are doing Seussical the Musical in Midvale Park. We opened last night, and had a great show! We would LOVE to have all of you come and see this awesomely fun show. Our cast is amazing, I know everyone will just love it! I am playing a Bird Girl, and Scott is a Wickersham Monkey!! We have had so much fun getting this show ready, and we are so excited to be performing it now! We have a show tonight, and every night next week through Saturday. The show starts at 7:30 pm (it only runs for 2 hours including intermission) and it's showing at the outdoor stage at the Midvale Park. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for kids (3-12 I think) with some group rates available. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you all there!!

Home Sweet Home

2009-04-06T12:38:00.002-06:00

We have made it back safely from out trip to Arizona. We got home yesterday around 1:30. We started the drive home Saturday, but weren't able to make it the whole way, so we stayed the night in Kanab. We had a wonderful vacation and enjoyed the nice 80 degree weather while it was snowing back at home!! :) I'm so glad we missed it. Samson did very well, and he had a good time. (Except for when he got sick. More to come on that.) I did take quite a few pictures, and will post them when I have a little more time. I am home on my lunch break right now. I sure enjoyed my vacation, but it's kinda nice to be back home getting back into the grind! I just wanted to let everyone know that we made it back home safe, and we had a fun trip!

I can't wait!!

2009-03-25T22:55:00.002-06:00

I should be sleeping right now. It's 11:00, and I have to be to work at 7:30 in the morning! You may be asking yourself, "why is Courtney sitting up and blogging when she should be sleeping?" Well lucky for you, I'm going to answer that question!! :) We are taking a trip to Arizona, and we are leaving TOMORROW!!! I am so stinkin' excited that I can't seem to fall asleep! We are driving down after I get off of work tomorrow, and we are driving about half way to Page, AZ. We will be staying in a hotel to crash and catch some zzz's for a little bit. Then, we are going to be up and on the road again! I'm really hoping that Samson will do well. He is pretty good in his car seat, and he's been on long car rides before, but not one THIS long! We decided to drive mostly at night so that he can sleep, since he's a great sleeper in his car seat. We are very excited to visit family and have a vacation that we all deserve! So, to sum up my answer: I am lying awake in bed trying to make sure I remember everything for the trip. I'm running though my daily routine in my head over and over to make sure I have everything ready to pack. Thus, I sit here on my bed, in the dark, blogging, waiting for sleep to overcome me while Scott watches the Jazz game in the next room. I shall now sign off, and hope to fall asleep very soon, as I am exhasted! I am planning on taking lots and lots of pictures to post when we get back! See you all next week!!

Birthday Fun

2009-03-14T16:56:00.022-06:00

Finally!! Pictures from Samson's birthday. He had a great day, and got lots of fun things! We bought him this cute little chair for him that has Lightning McQueen on in. He wasn't quite sure about it at first, but he's starting to understand that he sits in it. He still likes to play with it, too though. It took us a while to get a good picture of him in the chair. These were the best we got!!

Grandpa Bruce and ShaSha came over the night of his birthday to bring him his birthday present. I love this picture of his just standing next to the box and trying to figure out how to open it!
Still trying... With help from Daddy!
After getting the paper off, he discovered an awesome little car garage thing with a heliport. He was having so much fun with it! He loves to play with cars and drive them around while making "car noises."
Showing Grandpa Bruce the car he got.
Just having fun playing with his new toy!

We had a birthday party for Samson a couple days after his birthday. My family and Scott's family came over to celebrate and have cake and ice cream. Scott made some delicious homemade raspberry ice cream, and both our parents' brought yummy cup cakes. Sam was a little unsure of what to do when I first gave him the cupcake. But, once I gave him a taste, he loved it!!

After cake and ice cream, Samson opened his presents.
Help from Mommy. He's still getting the hang of how presents work.
He got a few trucks for his birthday, and he LOVES them. He will spend so much time just driving his trucks and cars around. It is so cute. I love to sit and watch this boy find entertainment! He is such a sweetie!
Fun in his big boy chair. (Right before bed.)

Videos of Sam opening a present and eating a yummy cupcake!

I suck!

2009-03-05T21:39:00.002-07:00

I know I said last week that I'd post the pictures of Samson's birthday over the weekend. Alas, here we are almost to another weekend, and still no pictures. I apologize over and over. (Scott is telling me it's too late to apologize, it's too late, ah ah ah) Anyway... I will try to get the pictures transferred over in the next day or two and get them posted! I'm sorry again! :(

On another note...
We are sad to say that Scott's grandma passed away this week. She went to the hospital Monday night with abdominal pain. She was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and passed away yesterday morning due to kidney failure. We will miss her dearly, but we are glad that she is now reunited with her sweet husband. We love you Grandma Huish!!

A year ago today

2009-02-25T20:32:00.006-07:00

Our little Samson Bruce turned ONE YEAR OLD today!! I can't believe that it's been a whole year since we were blessed with this little guy in our family and into our lives. He has been such a wonderful addition to our family. We love him so much, and we couldn't ask for a better son. He just grows up too fast!! :) As I was looking though our old pictures to put some onto the blog, I was amazed at how tiny Sam was. I still find myself looking at him sometimes and thinking, "I can't believe that came out of me!" Sorry the pictures are so blurry, they were taken with our old, crappy camera. These were some of the best ones I could find. We are having a birthday party for Samson on Friday. I will take lots of pictures and post them this weekend! Until then, enjoy these really fuzzy ones of baby Sam!

My husband ROCKS!!!

2009-02-22T13:48:00.002-07:00

I have the best husband IN THE WORLD!!! I have been sick all weekend. (Thanks to some stupid people that I work with that brought germs to work. Another story.) Anyways, we had planned to do some good cleaning yesterday and we decided to rearrange our living room. When I woke up yesterday morning, I felt like CRAP!! Scott was awesome. He let me sleep in, he got up, took care of Samson, and started cleaning and moving things around. I spent the whole day either in bed, or resting on the couch while my dear, sweet, amazing husband took care of ALL the cleaning and rearranging of the living room. How crazy awesome is he?!?! I kept telling him that I felt bad that I wasn't helping much, but he just made me rest and take care of myself. In addition to the cleaning, rearranging, and taking care of Sam, he also found time to take care of me. He'd make me soup, get me medicine, and just let me rest. This morning, I stayed home from church, while Scott went and took Sam with him so I could, once again, just rest and get better. Thank goodness, I feel much better today. My temperature is normal today, compared to the 101.8 one I had last night. I HATE BEING SICK!!! It makes it a little better when I have an awesome husband to take care of me, though. Thanks for all you do, babe!! I LOVE YOU!!!

Christmas 2008

2009-02-10T17:06:00.002-07:00

Yes, I do realize that we are now almost half way through February, and I'm only now doing a post about Christmas. I'm such a slacker!! Actually, I tried to work on a Christmas post last week, and it was taking WAY TOO LONG to load the pictures. Well, yesterday I was playing around on my facebook account, and decided to try to create a photo album on my page. It was SO MUCH FASTER than waiting for them to load on the blog. So, I just decided that if you want to see some pictures of the Huish Family Christmas 2008, feel free to look at my facebook. I plan on putting more pictures on my facebook as well. I will still update my blog with pictures, I just didn't feel like waiting forever for the Christmas ones to load. So, until next time...

List of 100

2009-02-02T17:22:00.003-07:00

Bold the items you have done:

1. Started your own blog.
2. Slept under the stars.
3. Played in a band.
4. Visited Hawaii.
5. Watched a meteor shower.
6. Given more than you can afford to charity.
7. Been to Disneyland.
8. Climbed a mountain.
9. Held a praying mantis.
10. Sang a solo.
11. Bungee jumped.
12. Visited Paris.
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea.
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch.
15. Adopted a child.
16. Had food poisoning.
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty.
18. Grown your own vegetables.
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France.
20. Slept on an overnight train.
21. Had a pillow fight.
22. Hitch hiked.
23. Taken a sick day when you're not sick.
24. Built a snow fort.
25. Held a lamb.
26. Gone skinny dipping.
27. Run a marathon.
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice.
29. Seen a total eclipse.
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset.
31. Hit a home run.
32. Been on a cruise.
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person.
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors. (not all, but some)
35. Seen an Amish community.
36. Taught yourself a new language.
37. Had enough money to truly be satisfied.
38. Seen the leaning tower of Pisa in person.
39. Gone rock climbing.
40. Seen Michelangelo's David.
41. Sung karaoke.
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt.
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant.
44. Visited Africa.
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight.
46. Been transported in an ambulance.
47. Had your portrait painted.
48. Gone deep sea fishing.
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person.
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling.
52. Kissed in the rain.
53. Played in the mud.
54. Gone to a drive-in theater.
55. Been in a movie.
56. Visited the Great Wall of China.
57. Started a business.
58. Taken a martial arts class.
59. Visited Russia.
60. Served in a soup kitchen.
61. Sold Girl Scout cookies.
62. Gone whale watching.
63. Gotten flowers for no reason.
64. Donated blood, platelets, or plasma.
65. Gone sky diving.
66. Visited a Nazi concentration camp.
67. Bounced a check.
68. Flown in a helicopter.
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy.
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial.
71. Eaten caviar.
72. Pieced a quilt.
73. Stood in Times Square.
74. Toured the Everglades.
75. Been fired from a job.
76. Seen the changing of the guards in London.
77. Broken a bone.
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle.
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person.
80. Published a book.
81. Been to the Vatican.
82. Bought a brand new car.
83. Walked in Jerusalem.
84. Had your picture in the paper.
85. Read the entire Bible.
86. Visited the White House. (the outside)
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.
88. Had Chicken pox.
89. Saved someone's life.
90. Sat on a jury.
91. Met someone famous.
92. Joined a book club.
93. Lost a loved one.
94. Had a baby.
95. Seen the Alamo in person. (I don't really remember though. I was little)
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake.
97. Been involved in a lawsuit.
98. Owned a cell phone.
99. Been stung by a bee.
100. Read an entire book in one day

49 ain't bad, eh? Almost half of them! I wish I could cross off a few more by going to New York and Italy, but maybe someday!! (insert daydream music)

Sometimes

2009-01-16T23:13:00.001-07:00

Life just sucks...........................

Then you die.

Daddy's little helper

2008-12-29T19:06:00.008-07:00

A little while ago, while Scott was unloading the dishwasher, Samson decided that he wanted to be daddy's helper. He LOVES to sit and play with the dishwasher when it's open. He likes to pull the rack in and out. He also like to help load the silverware. (If you can call pulling them out and trying to put them back in "loading") He is such a cute little boy!! I just can't believe how fast he is growing. He turned ten moths old on Christmas, and he is developing such a personality!! He loves to play, and he laughs so much, and that just makes us smile! What a joy to have Samson in our home. We are so grateful for him, and love him so, so much! Please enjoy the pictures (sorry so many - it was hard to choose!!) and little video of daddy's little helper!!

P.S. Christmas photos will be coming soon!!

Just in case anyone was wondering...

2008-12-12T20:42:00.005-07:00

I HAVE THE BEST PARENTS IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!!!!!

They are also the best grandparents... They have the cutest grandkids ever!

And have I ever mentioned how much of a grandpa's boy Samson is?!?!

I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone interested?

2008-11-19T17:18:00.005-07:00

I am part of a book club reading young adult books. We have been meeting for about three or four months now. It has been so much fun, and I love reading young adult and children's lit. The only problem is that our group is so SMALL!!! We need more people to participate. Please let me know if you would like to be part of a wonderful book club. The book we are reading right now is "How Mrs. Claus Saved Christmas" by Jeff Guinn.

I have only read the first two chapters, but I have really liked it so far. If you are interested in joining our group, let me know and I will give you more information. You can either comment on my blog or you can email me at courtneyhuish@hotmail.com. We just started reading this book, so you wouldn't be far behind. Please, please, please help our group get bigger. ALL ARE WELCOME!!!

Skeletons in the closet

2008-11-14T17:20:00.005-07:00

Here are a few pictures from Halloween. Sam was so cute!! His Grandma Huish got him a cute little skeleton costume to wear, and he looked so cute!! We weren't out for too long that night, because Samson wasn't feeling very well. He had a pretty nasty cold, and he had a horrible diaper rash on his bum that night. I felt so bad for him, but he did fairly well for the pictures. Scott and I dressed up as well. I was supposed to be a nurse or something from a crazy house, and Scott was my patient. Nothing too clever, but it was fun to rat out my hair!! I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween.

Oh, so cute!!

2008-11-11T19:18:00.009-07:00

Here are some super cute pictures of the last little while. Samson is getting so big... I can't believe it! He is now 8 1/2 months old. Where has the time gone?! He has such a little personality that is so fun to watch. Sam is the sweetest little boy, we love him so much! Enjoy the pics!!

Samson's newest trick is standing himself up. He figured out how to do it so quickly. When we were putting him to bed one night, it took him so long to fall asleep because he kept pulling himself up. Sam is very good at it now, and does it ALL THE TIME!!!

This one is my favorite!!!

Here Sam and I are with my brother, Andy and his daughter, Eden. They came over to see our apartment before they went back to Omaha. Eden was upset right before taking this picture because she didn't want to go. Jill (her mom) got her to get the cute smile by telling her that she wanted her to frown for the picture. Eden thought it was funny, so we were able to get her happy face!

Samson had a bucket in his room from Easter... (Yes, it still had candy in it) While we weren't looking, Sam went into his room, and tipped the bucket over. He was having a lot of fun plying with the "grass" when we found him. We just couldn't resist taking pictures. What a funny little boy we have!

This is my friend, Toni's son, Benjamin. Samson and I were over at their house one day, and Ben wanted to play with Sam. They were so cute together. Toni's kids get so excited when I come over with Sam! Toni and I are friends from work, and we are so much alike, it's scary!! We have so much fun hanging out, though. We are hilarious!!

Pictures... Finally

2008-11-09T22:01:00.008-07:00

So, I finally got around to posting pictures of when Ben got home!! I know, I'm such a slacker!! Anyways...

Here we are waiting anxiously for Ben and my parent's to come down the escalator.

Abbie (with the help of Arica) made signs for all of the kids to wear. This is the one they made for Samson.

Here is Abbie with her sign. She would only let Scott take the picture if Sam and I were in it with her. I wanted to get one of just her wearing the sign, but I'll take what I can get! :)
FYI: the tickets on the signs are from NickelCade, but Abbie told us that they all said "Uncle Ben gets home today" so they had to be put on the signs!!

And here's Ben! I had forgotten how tall he actually was. I'm pretty sure he grew a little bit more while he was in Germany, but I'm not entirely positive! It was great to see him, and fun to have him hold Sam... He sure loves his Uncle Ben!!

I took this picture two day after they got home. The jet lag was still taking it's toll. Ben said that his first two nights home, he slept a total of about 5 hours of something like that. He caught up on the rest during the day, on the couch with the pillow!

Well, those are all of the pictures I have for that adventure. It had been great to have Ben home. My older brother, Andy, and his family flew in the day after Ben got home, and they were here for a week. It was a blast having my whole family together again. It had been a long time! I have a lot more things to blog about, so I hope I'll get some more posts up in the next week. I just don't want to do it tonight because it's getting late, and my computer is being a little slow! Until next time...

Welcome Home!!

2008-10-17T22:22:00.003-06:00

My little brother, Ben got home from his mission tonight. My parents left about a week and a half ago to Germany to pick him up. They toured for awhile, and all three of them returned home today. It was so good to see Ben again... He looks pretty much the same! We were able to go pick him up at the airport, and that was as lot of fun. I took some pictures, but I haven't uploaded them yet. I'll have to post them in the next couple of days. I just had to blog about how excited I am to have my baby brother home! Welcome home, Ben!! We love you!!

I'm a bag lady!

2008-10-09T17:35:00.002-06:00

Handbag Planet is giving away a free handbag every hour in preparation for their premier. Just go to their website and enter your first name and email. It's just that easy! They have some really cute ones to choose from, so go ahead and enter. You know you want to...!

October?!?!

2008-10-06T08:46:00.012-06:00

Where the CRAP did September go?! I can't believe that we're already into October! Last month just seemed to fly by. Samson had his six month check up last month, and everything looked good. He is gaining weight, and he's slowly getting some height. I just can't believe how big he is getting. He is now seven months old, and is learning new things everyday! He is starting to get into EVERYTHING!! He's so darn cute, though.

The biggest change in our family the last month has been that I've started working full time. I work at a drug testing company called Intermountain MRO doing data entry. My office is in my neighborhood, just around the corner from where we live. It's nice and close so that I'm able to walk everyday! I am really enjoying my job, though. The people I work with are awesome, and I get along with them well. Scott is staying home two days a week with Sam while I'm at work. The other three days Samson is with either Scott's brother, Brett or with my dad. It's been working quite well. Well, here are some pictures from the last month of our lives!!

We borrowed my sister's johnny jumper to let Sam try it out. The first time we put him in it, he wasn't too sure, but he got the idea after a few times. He has a pretty good time in it now!

Samson likes to try and help with the laundry sometimes. Scott was sitting folding the clothes one day, and Sam just grabbed the basket, and tipped it over and started playing with the clothes. He is so cute!!

As I was taking the pictures of Sam, I decided I needed one of Scott, too. So I got him to smile the same way I do Sam!! :)

This is on one of the Ute game days! We got Samson all dressed in his red and white. The hat didn't last too long, but he sure looked good in it!

Samson practices for the day that he gets the priesthood!!

I LOVE to sit and watch Samson sleep sometimes. He is such a sweet little guy!

Samson is getting so big everyday. One thing about me working is that Scott usually gets Sam dressed. I was a little worried at first, but I think he did an awesome job this day. Doesn't Sam look so studly?!

Samson hanging out on daddy's shoulder!

And last, but not least... A super cute video of Sam in the bathtub. He loves to bathe in the "big boy" tub! He's learned how to splash, and boy does he SPLASH!!!! Our bathroom is pretty soaked by the time he's done. Not to mention my clothes!! What a fun boy. I love him so much!!!

Mama Mia!!

2008-09-06T11:43:00.003-06:00

Last week, my parents took us to see Mama Mia! It was SO good!! I had seen the play twice before, so I knew the story, and I absolutely LOVE the music!! So, when I heard they were making a movie of it, I was so excited, I now I've seen it. I really, really enjoyed it. I thought that it was cast very well. I love the girl that played Sophie, and I thought Meryl Streep did amazing!! The critics kind of bashed on Pierce Brosnan a little, bit I thought he did well. If you get a chance to see this movie, do - I highly recommend it!! They have now come out with a sing-a-long version, and I'm thinking I'd really enjoy going to that, too. I love this music. Scott gave me the soundtrack for my birthday, and I listened to it about five times in a row in my car!! It is so addicting, and so fun to sing along to!! So, go see Mama Mia! It's great!!!

One word

2008-09-02T14:15:00.002-06:00

Only 1 rule: use one word that comes to mind to answer the question.

1. Where is your cell phone? .................... gone

2. Your significant other?....................... Scott

3. Your hair?.................................... dirty

4. Your mother? ................................. funny

5. Your father?.................................. awesome

6. Your favorite thing?..........................sleep

7. Your dream last night?........................lots

8. Your favorite drink...........................liquid

9. Your dream/goal?..............................money

10. The room you're in?..........................living

11. Friends?.....................................few

12. Your fear?...................................death

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years...........house

14. Where were you last night?................... home

15. What you're not?............................. tall

16. Muffins.....................................poppyseed

17. One of your wish list items?.................clothes

18. Where you grew up?...........................Midvale

20. What are you wearing?........................ jeans

21. Your TV?.....................................off

22. Your pets?...................................Nabisco

23. Your computer? .............................laptop

24. Your life?...................................boring

25. Your mood?...................................whatever

26. Missing someone?.............................always

27. Your car?....................................Focus

28. Something you're not wearing?...............make-up

29. Favorite Store?..............................none

30. Your summer?.................................fun

31. Like someone?................................ yup

32. Your favorite color?.........................all

33. Last time you laughed........................yesterday

34. Last time you cried?......................umm...?

If you want to do this, I tag you!! :)

Smiles and Laughs

2008-08-26T15:59:00.006-06:00

I can not believe that Samson is SIX MONTHS OLD now!!! Time is going so fast. He has learned how to roll and scoot, and he is everywhere!! I have a feeling that he is going to be one of the kids that gets into everything. I think I'm going to have my hands full when he's a toddler! (Which is going to come too quickly, I'm afraid.)

Samson managed to roll and scoot himself under our little coffee table, but once he realized he was under there, he wasn't too happy about it!

This is one of our FAVORITE pictures. Sam has the cutest smile, and it is so contagious!! Scott put him in the laundry basket the other day, and Sam just loved it. He would not stop smiling. What a funny boy we have!

Samson has discovered a new toy.

We happened to leave an empty Dr. Pepper can on the floor one day, Sam found it, and had so much fun with it. He would try to grab it, and it would roll away so he'd have to scoot after it. Then, when he's finally catch it, he would but it straight up to his mouth like he's seen mom and dad do. He found that it would make a neat noise when he's "talk" into the can, and he loved that. I've since decided that it's not the best thing for him to play with, I don't want him to get cut on the sharp edges, so we have to get rid of our cans right away so Sam doesn't even see them. Once he sees one, he wants it!

I love, Love, LOVE this picture!! Sam has such a bright smile!

No one can get Samson to laugh like my mom. I will try the exact same things that she does, and I never get the same reaction from him that he gives to ShaSha!! He also laughs pretty good for his daddy. Here are some videos of Sam laughing.

Horray for the internet!!

2008-08-25T21:33:00.007-06:00

Yay!! I have the internet again!! So, everything went smoothly last week getting our phone and internet hooked up, and now we are good to go! You may be asking: "So why has it taken Courtney a week to post pictures?" Well, I have a good reason - not really, I'm just lazy. So, moving on...

Samson helped daddy get our wireless network set up.

And I was obviously getting in the way of the "guy territory" and was told (by Sam) to go away.

Here are some things that happened while we didn't have the internet. Scott's first attempt at feeding Samson rice cereal by himself. Need I say more?!

Note: that was only the half of it. It was EVERYWHERE!! Sam's bouncy seat still has cereal crusties on it!!

Abbie trying to hold Sam's hand. He wasn't too thrilled about the situation.

Swimming in the kiddie pool at Grandpa Bruce and ShaSha's. (Don't mind the fact that I looked horrible. I had been cleaning and scrubbing my old apartment all day.)

ARRRRGG!!!!!

2008-08-14T15:42:00.002-06:00

I know that you are all missing my posts, and so am I. I have a good reason for not blogging lately, though. Since we've moved, we don't have the internet. We got all set up to get a home phone and the internet last week, and we were suppose to be getting everything done yesterday. Well, the people at Qwest are stupid, and made a mistake. They added a second phone line for the people upstairs. So we didn't get our phone OR our internet set up. How dumb is that?! What's worse is that we won't be getting the internet until Monday!! I am not a happy camper about this, becuase I've been looking forward to updating my blog. So, here I am at my parents explaining my sticky situation. I hope you all understand, and that you'll forgive me! I hope to post some pictures soon!! Everyone keep your fingers crossed that everything will work out this time!! :)

Here is what Samson has to say:
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I have to say - I agree!!!!

Quick update

2008-07-27T20:23:00.002-06:00

Hi all! Sorry I've been so bad at blogging lately. Things have been really busy with our move. I just uploaded some pictures, so I thought I'd do a quick post. I don't have too much time because I've got to get Samson to bed - he's a bit fussy!! So, here are the latest pictures:

CAMPING!!!

Sleeping in mommy and daddy's bed!

Sam's first experience swimming. He did pretty good once he got use to the super cold water!

Singing with mom

Hanging out with dad

Grandpa Bruce and ShaSha with all four grandkids!

A walk down Memory Lane

2008-07-12T22:25:00.002-06:00

I found this post on one of my friend's blogs, and I thought it would be fun. It's really simple, and just takes a few minutes. Just follow the directions, and have fun...

The Memory Post

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember! If we're only blogging friends, write about a post that is most memorable.

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll be sure to write one about you... either on your blog, in my comment box, or I will email you back!

3. If the memory happens to involve my husband, please include them!

4. If you can't say something nice, don't say nothin' at all ☺

And please do this on your page too, so we can all share in the fun times together. :)

Happy belated 4th of July

2008-07-05T20:37:00.003-06:00

Happy 4th of July!! We had a very good day yesterday. I think Samson enjoyed his first Fourth of July very much!! In the morning, we went and had breakfast with Scott's family. Then we watched the WJ parade. It temperature was very nice at first, we had some good cloud cover, then it started to get really hot. We survived, though. In the afternoon, we came home, and took naps, and just relaxed. Then, in the evening, we went with my mom and dad to Murray park for a concert and fireworks. I wasn't quite sure how Sam would do with either of these things, but he did awesome!! He slept through most of the concert, and was awake for the fire works, which he thought were the coolest things ever. He was so mesmerized by them. I think he had a really good time. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of Sam in his cute outfit yesterday, but we did get some pictures of the awesome fire work show. These pictures don't really do it justice, but it was a really good show!! I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday!!

Family pictures

2008-07-05T20:08:00.004-06:00

Here are some of the family pictures we took a little while ago. We still haven't decided which one we're going to print off and frame yet, so any input would be great!! :)

This one is just a cute picture of Samson sitting on Scott's shoulders.

Choice A

Choice B

Choice C

Choice D

Choice E

Choice F

Random pictures and videos

2008-07-05T19:34:00.004-06:00

So it's been a while since I've transfered pictures from my camera to the computer, so here are some pictures and videos from the latest transfer.

Last Saturday, my cousin, Beth was in town with her family. We all had a get together at her sister, Meri's house. It was nice to get together again. I haven't seen Beth for a really long time. Since the last time I saw her, she's gotten married and had a little boy that is now five. He was so cute, and he loved Samson. My grandpa wanted to get a picture with the four generations that were there. It was pretty neat to have that many there.

While we were cleaning one day, Scott found these Tigger ears, so we thought we'd put them on Samson. He looked so cute, and he didn't even mind having them on.

I thought this picture was so cute. Samson was just chillin' with daddy one day, and I had to get the camera out and take a picture. What a cute little boy he is!!

I LOVE this picture!! Sam was so tired one day, he fell asleep in my arms, and just drooped over my arm like this. He was almost bent in half, but he slept like that for over thirty minutes! He must have been super tired!

Here's a picture of Eden, Samson, and Abbie. It's not a great picture, but those two little girls sure do love their little cousin. They both just love to sit next to him, and play with him, and give him hugs and kisses. They are so fun to watch.

Here are a few videos that I liked. Last week, we went to a cast party for the show that my dad and Scott were in a little while ago. The house we went to had a trampoline, and my dad decided he was going to jump on it. He said he couldn't even remember the last time he had been on one, so it was quite entertaining. I think he had a good time. My mom and I gave it a go, too, but I don't have a movie of that. The other video is Abbie and Eden playing Ring Around the Rosies. Eden is so funny. She knew that I had the camera, so every time she came around and saw me, she'd have a big smile on her face. My favorite part is the end when she starts walking towards me, then realized she hadn't fallen down yet. I love these little girls, they are so much fun!!

On the move

2008-06-26T12:59:00.002-06:00

I am so excited because Scott and I finally found a good apartment for us to move into. We've been looking for about a month, and we finally found it!! We've enjoyed our apartment we're in now, but we've outgrown it a little. It was great for when we were newlyweds, but with Samson, it feels a little small. We've needed a place that we could afford, had two bedrooms, and allowed dogs. I also hoped to find one with washer and dryer hookups, and a dishwasher. Thank goodness we found something with all of the above!! And one of the best things is that we'll be in the same neighborhood and the same ward!! We are so excited. We will be moving in the next few weeks. I'll try to take pictures and report updates. I'm sure we'll get at least one funny story from the experience!! Stay tuned...

Me from A to Z

2008-06-23T21:24:00.002-06:00

All about me from A to Z.....

A)AttAcHeD Or SiNgLe? Attached

B)BeSt FrIeNd? my family, Shelley, Shauna

C)CaKe Or PiE? Cake!! Mmmm!

D)DaY Of ChOiCe? Saturday

E)EssEnTiAl ItEmS? Chap stick, camera, gum

F)FaVoRiTe CoLoRs? Pink and purple

G) GuMMy BeArS Or WoRmS? Worms

H)HoMeToWn? Born in Midvale, moved to West Jordan 12 years later, now back in Midvale

I)InDuLgEncE? Oreos and milk, string cheese, Dr. Pepper

J)JaNuArY Or JuLy? January

K)KiDs? Samson - almost four months

L) LiFe IsN't CoMpLeTe WiThOuT? Love and Family

M)MaRRiAge DaTe? November 3, 2006

N)NuMbEr Of BrOtHeR aNd SisTeRs? 2 brothers, 1 sister

O)OrAnGeS Or AppLeS? Apples

P)PhoBiAs Or FeArS? I HATE spiders and bugs

Q)QoUtE? "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get."

R)ReAsOn To SmILe? Scott, Samson, my nieces, the rest of my family, most of the time my dog if he's being good.

S) SuPeRMan Or WoNdEr WoMaN? Superman

T)TaG 5 PeOpLe I Tag? Jill, Nichole, Meredith, Kayleen, and Trudi

U)UnKnOwN FaCt aBoUt Me? My secret passion is to be on tv.

V)VeGGiEs? Potatoes and broccoli

W)WoRsT HaBBiT? Not cleaning up the kitchen after I eat and leaving the leftover food out to get yucky. (I did this with bean soup last week... It was NASTY!!!)

X)X-RaY Or UlTraSoUnd? Ultrasound

Y)YoUr FaVoRiTe FooD? Potatoes and gravy

Z)ZoDiaC SiGn? Leo

Splashing, Giggles, Graduation, and more

2008-06-10T20:54:00.007-06:00

Wow! I've been a bad blogger lately. Things have just been so crazy the last couple of weeks. I can't believe that it's already June!! That means that Sam is almost four months old. He is getting so big every day. He's really starting to get quite the personality. I love to watch him as he discovers things. Every time we go somewhere new, he tries to take everything in as fast as he can. His big eyes are going crazy! I love it!! Well, here are some pictures and videos of what we've been up to in that last couple of weeks!!

Samson likes to play "airplane" on our legs. We lay on our backs, and put Sam on our shins, and fly him around. He loves it!! He smiles every time!!

When Samson was first born, he hated bath time. Now that he's a little older, and it's warmer, he loves to take baths. Sometimes, he will be really fussy, and nothing can get him to stop crying except a bath. He will be screaming and crying, and then the second he feels that water, he's quiet. He's such a funny little boy. Here is a video of him splashing in the tub. The first one we tried to take, he started to pee right after Scott hit the button. I thought it was hilarious, but Scott erased it before I could stop him. But this is still pretty darn cute if I do say so myself!

We were getting ready to go somewhere one day, and neither one of us could hold Samson, so we put him on the couch. He got upset, and started crying. After a few minutes, he stopped, and when we checked on him, this is what we saw...

Last week, my brother and his family came into town, and as my sister-in-law, Jill, was holding Samson, she got him to giggle. This was the first time I'd heard him laugh like this, and I haven't been able to get him to do it since. I can get a few giggles here and there, but not nearly as much as in the video. He is so ticklish on his neck, but he loves to get kisses there from daddy!! What a sweet boy he is!!

I don't even remember what we were doing to get this picture. (That must mean we took it quite a while ago. Oops!!) I just think it's super cute!!

Grandpa and all of his grandkids. L-R: Abbie, Alexis, Grandpa Bruce, Samson, and Eden.

Last week, Scott's little brother, Brett, graduated from high school. It seems so crazy to me that he's that old! When Scott and I first started dating, Brett was in elementary school, now he's all graduated!! It was nice to be able to go and support Brett in this accomplishment. (Once we got in - we forgot our tickets, and had to run home to get them, so we were a little late.) Here is the graduate, and his proud older brother.

Well, that's the happenings of the Huish family in that last couple of weeks. I will try to be better at updating my blog more often. We tried to get a family picture yesterday, but Sam wasn't cooperating too well. I'll have to post some of our failed attempts when I transfer them to the computer. They're pretty funny!! Until then...

Super cute Abbie video

2008-05-29T18:07:00.003-06:00

Hello to all!! I took this video of Abbie about a week and a half ago while we were at my parents for dinner. I tried to put it on my last post, but it took way too long, and I got impatient. So, I decided to try again today, and it worked!! While were we at my parents, we all went outside to enjoy the nice spring evening. Scott was showing Abbie the bugs that were on the sidewalk. She got a blade a of grass - yes, one blade - and was pushing the potato bugs back into the lawn with her blade of grass, telling them to go home. It was so cute, I just had to share it with everyone. I love that little girl!!! :)

Ahhh...Springtime

2008-05-22T13:55:00.020-06:00

I guess I should add 'or lack there of' to my title. We had a few days of nice spring weather, then we had a few days that felt like summer, now it feels like we're getting ready for winter again! It's been pretty crazy. Last week on one of the nice days, I packed a picnic, and picked up Scott from work and we went to the park for his lunch break. We found a nice shady spot under some trees, and spread out our blanket. Well, once we sat down, we realized that the lawn was pretty wet. We didn't think it was that bad, but it soaked right trough the blanket, and got our butts soaking wet!! It was pretty funny! It was nice to enjoy the nice day, though.

Things have been pretty normal around the Huish household. Scott's been working, and Samson and I hold the fort down at home. Here are some pictures from the past couple of weeks.

My parents have a little wicker rocking chair for the grandkids at their house, and they have pictures of all the grandkids sitting in it. Sam is finally able to sit up in it long enough to get his picture taken. He even managed to smile for me!!

When we were at dinner at my parents on Sunday, Abbie put on Scott's "fip fops" and was walking around the house in them. Scott asked if he could wear her flip fops too, and this is how it turned out.

Grandma and her two youngest grandkids. What a wonderful Grandma she is!!

Samson was being cool and wearing mommy's sunglasses. They were huge on him, but he looked so darn cute!!

We got a toy bar at one of our showers (thanks mom and Arica) and Sam loves to lie under it and hit the toys. I added some link-a-doos so he could reach them better. When he was playing the other day, he had pulled a few of the link-a-doos off, and they happened to fall onto his wrist. He was so proud of himself. He looked so cute!!

While we were putting Sam to bed the other night, we were giving him some of his stuffed animals to play with. He just thought they were all to put in his mouth, but he looked so cute holding them, that we couldn't resist taking pictures.

Samson was so tired yesterday, and he fell asleep in his swing. It was a good thing we had him buckled in, otherwise I think he would have turned himself sideways and rolled right out!! I tried to move his head so that it was upright, but he was so relaxed that it would fall down to the side again.

Yesterday was Scott's brother, Brett's birthday. He turned 18 years old. Samson went to the party to wish him a happy birthday. Sam loves his uncle Brett!

Well, I hope you all enjoyed the new pictures. (I love my new camera!!) Until next time...

Marriage Tag

2008-05-17T17:08:00.003-06:00

How long have you been married? Just over 18 months

How old is your spouse? 23

Who eats more? Usually Scott - unless it's potatoes and gravy!!!

Who said I love you first? Scott wrote me a poem that had I love you in it, but I think I actually said it first

Who is taller? Scott

Who sings better? We both sing pretty well, but I think Scott is better

Who is smarter? I would have to say that Scott is

Who controls the T.V. remote? I think we're pretty equal on this one. But if I had to choose, I'd have to say me.

Whose temper is worse? Mine for sure

Who does the laundry? I do most of it, but Scott does his work clothes.

Who does the dishes? We both do, but Scott probably does it more often. I HATE doing dishes!!

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If you're standing at the bottom, looking at the bed, Scott does.

Who cooks dinner? If we're not at one of our parents' house, I usually do, but Scott does sometimes.

Who is more stubborn? I'm not sure on this one - we both can be pretty stubborn depending on the situation.

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Scott - only because I'm never wrong!! j/k I don't know, we both do I guess.

Whose parents do you see the most? Probably mine, but we try to keep it equal.

Who has more friends? We pretty much have the same friends.

Who has more siblings? I do.

Who wears the pants in the family? I think we're pretty equal.

I tag Jill, Rebecca, Meredith, and Nina

Congrats, Andy!!

2008-05-16T09:13:00.002-06:00

Today my brother, Andy graduates from The Medical Collage of Wisconsin. He will officially become Dr. Ian Andrew Craven, M.D. today. We are so excited for him, and very proud of his accomplishments. This weekend, he and his girls, Jill and Eden will be moving to Omaha, Nebraska where Andy will be doing his residency in Emergency Medicine. They will be in Omaha for the next three years (I think, I don't remember for sure) and then they are planning on moving back to Utah. I hope that everything goes well for Andy on his graduation day. I wish I could be there, but alas, here I sit in Utah cheering him on from a distance. Great job, Andy - I mean Dr. Craven!! :)

Happy Mother's Day and other random things

2008-05-11T23:44:00.016-06:00

Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there!! I'm very excited to have celebrated my first Mother's Day as a mom today. Scott and Samson gave me a new digital camera for Mother's Day. Yippy!!! No more blurry pictures! :) So, I hope you're ready for lots of pictures. There are quite a few on this posting, and I'm sure there will be lots more to come!! I hope that all the moms had a great day, and I hope they know how much they are loved and appreciated!! Now for the pictures:

Some pictures of mommy's little guy. He's getting so big!!

Our little family at Grandma Annette's grave. It was the first time Sam had been, and it won't be the last!!

Me and my mom. Happy Mother's Day, mom. I love you!!!

Here are some random things that I wanted to share.

Scott and Samson fell asleep on the couch, and this is what they looked like. I love that Sam is copying daddy, and he doesn't even know it.

Here's a close up. I promise we didn't position him like that, he did it on his own. He looked so cute!!

This is a picture of us at our friends wedding. The lighting was not great, so I think that's why it's a little fuzzy. I hope you get the jist, though. Congrats, Jayden and Shelley!!

Our new camera has a feature on it so you can have good looking self portraits. This is what we got......

You be the judge!! I love you babe!! :)

I thought this picture of Abbie is so cute!! We wanted to get a picture of her in her pretty dress. She's been going through this stage where she pulls faces for pictures. She was trying to frown for the picture, but Scott got her to laugh, and he got a real smile out of her. What a pretty little girl she is!

Here is our cute little dog, Nabisco.

I don't know how well this video will come through on your computer. I was told that the last videos I posted didn't work very well. So, this is the first video we took on our new camera. We were watching a movie last night, and Nabisco fell asleep next to us, and started snoring quite loudly. I hope you can here it, you might have to turn up the sound a lot, but that is him snoring. We tried really hard not to laugh while we were recording, but we couldn't help it!!

Any ideas...?

2008-05-06T15:22:00.002-06:00

I absolutely love being a mom, and I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. When we found out that I was pregnant, we decided that I would quit my job after the baby was born. I've wanted nothing more in life than to be a mom. We thought after a couple of months, after I was into a good routine of taking care of Sam that I would get a job that I could do from home. As I've started looking into it, I've become very hesitant. All I keep hearing about are all the scams out there. A lot of the sites I've looked at swears that they're not a scam, but I'm still not sure. Does anyone know of a good work from home job that I could look into? I just don't know where to look. If anyone has any information or knows of anyone that works from home, please let me know!!! I need something that doesn't really have a set schedule that I can do whenever I get a chance. Please let me know if anyone has any info. Thanks!!!

Cousins

2008-04-30T16:23:00.006-06:00

While we were at my parents on Sunday, I got some really cute pictures of Sam and his cousins. Abbie wanted to hold Samson in her lap, and while she was holding him, she asked if I had my camera and if I'd take her picture with Sam. This was very surprising to us because Abbie usually doesn't like to have her picture taken. So, I got out my camera, and was taking pictures of her. Then my mom took her camera out, and Abbie wouldn't let her take any pictures. She said that only I could take her picture. It was pretty cute. So here are some of the pictures I got.

Abbie holding Samson's hand. Doesn't Sam looked so thrilled to be doing this?!

This one isn't a very good picture because as I've said before, my digital camera sucks, but I still thought it was cute - even if it is a little fuzzy.

This is the best picture I got of Abbie smiling. Unfortunately, I think she is getting some hair out of her face, and Sam if yawning. I like it, though.

Here is Samson and his cousin Alexis that is two months older than him. They are so cute together. We love to lay them next to each other, and compare their sizes. Lexi is usually much bigger than Sam. Which reminds me - Sam went to the doctor yesterday, and he weighs 10 lbs 2.8 oz and he's 21 3/4 in long. He's just a little guy, but he's so darn cute!! Anyway, Lexi and Sam like to hold hands when their next to each other.

I LOVE this picture of Sam!!! My mom actually took this one with her phone, and I had her send it to my phone right away. I just had to have it!! I love the little outfit he was in that day, too. He is wearing navy blue pants, and white collar shirt, and a snazzy yellow sweater vest. He looked so grown up! I just love the look on his face and the way he's holding his hands. What a handsome little guy!

This is a video I took a little while ago. We were at my parents house watching the Jazz game, and we were eating some Twizzlers. My mom gave one to Sam, and he was putting it in his mouth to taste it. It was really cute. We took it away from him before he tried to swallow anything, but I think he liked the taste!!

More Samson pictures

2008-04-27T23:17:00.006-06:00

I know it's been a while since I've posted anything, so I thought I'd put a few more pictures on. I love that my phone can take pictures and video, and that we have a memory card for my phone so I can transfer them to the computer. It's a good thing because our digital camera kind of sucks. So, anyways, here are more pictures!! I also found a hilarious video on my phone, so I thought I'd share it with you.

I was trying to get Samson to smile again, and this is what I got!! I love the funny faces that he's always pulling. He just makes me laugh all the time!

This was me trying to get a picture of Sam smiling - again - and Scott said, "tell me when you're going to take it." So when I said "now" he moved in front of the camera and smiled. I think it's funny that you can kind of see Sam in the background looking a little offended that daddy was stealing his lime light!

Okay, so this is the video that I took almost a year ago of my niece, Abbie in my mom's backyard. She loves to play in the little kiddie pool that they have. One day while I was over there, my mom and I taught Abbie what a wedgie was. She kept pulling at her swimming suit, so we told her that she had a wedgie. If you listen closely, you can hear my mom asking Abbie what she's doing. I think it's hilarious!!!!

Look what Sam can do!!

2008-04-21T22:55:00.006-06:00

So, I just have to tell everyone what a talented son I have. But first, I have to show you some super cute pictures I got of him today. The one on the right is his "give me a hug" picture. Isn't he so cute? He is smiling a little bit in this one, but he does a much bigger and better smile most of the time, I promise. I just can't believe how big he is getting. He is eight weeks old today (two months on Fri.) and he is doing so much! He smiles a lot - especially for mommy - and he pulls some pretty funny faces, too. As seen in the picture below. This was me trying to get him to smile, but it looks like he's giving me more of a "what's going on" face. I thought it was super cute, so I thought I'd post it!!
Now, on to the more important stuff... Sam is only eight weeks old, and - yes, folks - he rolls over all by himself!! He did it about four times in a row tonight. We put him down for some tummy time, and he rolled over about three seconds after we put him down! So, I decided to take a little video of it, and show it to all of you Samson fans out there!! I hope you enjoy!!

Ode to Madison

2008-04-20T13:07:00.007-06:00

I was looking through some of our old pictures the other day, and saw some of my old dog, Madison. Then a few nights ago, I had a dream about her. So, I took it as a sign to dedicate a post to her. She was such a good dog. She was about 17 years old when we had to put her down last June. I remember my dad bringing her home one day, and how excited I was. He decided to name her Madison after the mermaid in "Splash." Madi didn't really like me much for the first several years. I would try so hard to play with her the way the others did, but she always ended up biting me. Most of the time, she'd draw blood. But, I kept trying, and eventually, she liked me. Near the end of her life, I like to say that she loved me the most. She would sleep with me, and would always come to me and cuddle with me. However, because she spent most of her time in my room, it smelled pretty bad. That was the worst part! She was such a sweet little dog, and it was really hard to take her to have her put down because of her old age. She was blind and deaf, and just wasn't enjoying life. I know we did the right thing for her, but it was still hard, and I miss her a lot! So, Madison - where ever you are - this one's for you!! :)

Blessing Day

2008-04-15T12:45:00.005-06:00

Sunday was Samson's blessing day, and it turned out really nice. It was so awesome to listen and see Scott give the blessing. He was pretty excited to do it! Sam was really good during the blessing, too. He was awake during it, and he didn't even need his binki!! Scott said that Sam cried a little bit near the end, but I didn't hear it. It was such a neat day. I hope Sam was able to feel of the love that his daddy and everyone else in the circle had for him!

After the meeting everyone went over to my mom and dad's house for a luncheon. We had a really good time. Everyone thought Sam was so cute, and I have to say that I agree with them!! He did look super cute in his little blessing outfit - a white baby tux, complete with bow tie! I think everyone had a good time, and I want to thank everyone that was able to participate in Samson's special day. Here is one more picture of Sam, his parents, and his happy grandparents!!

Go Jazz!!

2008-04-12T22:49:00.003-06:00

We just finished watching the Jazz game a little while ago. They started off really strong, and then they made us a little nervous in the middle. They were able to pull it together again, and beat the Denver Nuggets 124-97. It was a pretty good game. I love to watch the Jazz play a good game. They will be playing the Houston Rockets on Monday which might determine the home court advantage. (I'm not totally sure, but I like to sound like I know what I'm talking about!!) Sam really enjoys watching the Jazz play, too. He's a big fan. He might just be enjoying the lights and sounds that come from the tv, but he's still a fan!! We're raising him right - at least as far as the NBA goes!! So, everyone keep their fingers crossed that the Jazz will win on Monday. GO JAZZ!!!

My first post

2008-04-10T20:46:00.004-06:00

Since I don't really have anything to blog about right now other than the cutest little boy ever, I'll post Scott's favorite picture that we have. I guess I kinda like it, too. I usually don't like pictures of me, but this one isn't bad. Samson sure looks cute, though. We sure do love this little guy. He just keeps us smiling all the time. He's been a good baby so far. He's had a couple of rough nights, but most of the time he does pretty well. We absolutely love being parents, and from what I've heard, it only gets better!