Poofs Poofs Poofs!!!!

I don't know why I call them poofs. They look like poofs. Sam loves poofs! He loves them so much he glued them to his face.....

We record this in the archives of history as poofs are his first self feeding.

A comfortable life vest

We took Sam to see the Cahaba Lillies. For those that don't know, the Cahaba River is the only place in the Western Hemisphere where this flower grows.

The first time he put on his PFD, he wanted new parents. This time, he fell asleep in the kayak. So either he can tolerate the vest now, or paddling with his parents in a kayak to see one of a kind lillies bored him to sleep.

Below are some pics of the trip. Enjoy the Sammers and the Lillies.....

Who made this kid?

Some pics from this past weekend. He's almost 9 months and the time has flown. He's got new tricks:

1) Standing up and pushing his toys by himself...which looks like walking to parents. If he could just stand up on his own, we'd find him in the street.

2) Whizzing on my shirt before I go to work.....which I did not change.

3) Dumping over objects twice his size and forthwith laughing as he crawls away. ( WhewHoo!!! I found a way to use the word "forthwith")

4) Another tooth!!! An imprint of which is forever tatooed to Jen's stomach.

Sam at the beach

Jamey took me out on the skiff to fish. Sam didn't have a license so we left him on the island beach to play. He slept and played by himself until we got back. He's a trooper.




After he was awoken abruptly by the sea just months earlier, he seems to have gotten over his beach issues.





Here Sam is trying to unearth and consume a large clump of seaweed....YUM!!!

Orange Beach Fishing Trip

Last time I went deep sea fishing, I learned that even though you've puked so much that you dry heave, it doesn't mean the nausea will stop. This time, I did much better. Sam did the best of all of us though.....probably brought back old memories for him.

Here is me catching a spanish mackeral. There is also a shot of Beth and Clay Dos Equis (it's cinco de mayo).

And of course, a courtesy shot of our banshee.

Only 500 days left.

Sam has planned a trip to the Quetico. It's 500 days away the kid has already bought a sleeping bag, backpack, infant PFD, 3 bottles of JetBoil fuel and an ultralight hammock (adult size). He has lost his mind. Here he is below playing with his new toys...

Outside at dusk.

Jen has a birthday coming up so she got her present early. It's a new camera and it should be a bit better than our old point and shoot. These pics were taken at 6:45 today so the light wasn't great. Still, I think they turned out pretty good. Once we figure the thing out we should have some really nice pics.