The County Fair

This year we went to the Fort Bend County Fair for the first time.

It was just right for our kids. It wasn't too crowded or too big, and the weather was gorgeous.

Minnie's favorite things were the pink cotton candy, the giant slides, and the big obstacle course for kids.

Sammy's favorite things were the giant cows, the bumper cars, and the bubble guns. He could have run around chasing bubbles the whole time.

Amy's favorite thing was watching her kids have such a good time and this little exchange:

Amy: Wow, look at that goat Minnie. Isn't he pretty?

Minnie: Yeah! And look at all of his chocolate chips!

The highlight for Brett was taking Sammy through the mirror maze in the Fun House. Watch this video to the very end. The sound goes out for a minute, but it comes back. The part that cracks us up the most is how Sammy dives for his car when he drops it. The child loves his cars!!

Good times!

Sleepy Head

Sammy calls Goldfish "Hishshshies," and he knows that I always have them in my bag. At home if he wants a snack I'll often see him digging through my diaper bag looking for them. And when we're out on an errand and he gets peckish he says, "Hishshsh, hishshsh...mo', mo,'" and reaches out with his soft pudgy little hand. Oh, I just love everything he does!

Couldn't you just eat him up!!!!!

Beep Beep

My little Sammy boy really really REALLY loves cars--or 'eee-ee' as he calls them.

That's Sammy Speak for "beep beep."

He thinks and talks about them all day long.

It can be tough to pry his little cars from his fingers.

The other night when I was putting him down for bed,

he was driving his car back and forth across the pages as we read his favorite book.

And his first uttered phrase (that I caught on to at least) was inspired by one of his favorite movies, and of course, a car. Minnie and Sammy really love The Iron Giant. There's a part where the giant throws a car over a forest.

Sammy loves this part, and here's how he retells it:

Sammy's own words:"Bobot, eee-eee, WHOAH!"

Translated by Mom: "Robot, beep beep, Whoah!"

And further translated, "That robot threw the car into the sky! It was amazing!"

He'll bring it up sometimes randomly, like at the dinner table. It is so fun to see his personality, tastes, and enthusiasm developing! And I just find it thrilling to see him start to understand how language works, and to hear him making his own phrases. So fun!

Curly Head

Here's my beautiful Sammy on a hot, humid, sweaty, chalky, sandy, summer afternoon.

Most people hate the humidity in Houston, but I LOVE it! It feels nourishing and comforting to me. But the thing that I love the most about it right now is, what it does to Sammy's hair.

Isn't it just adorable!!