The most wonderful time of the year!

Sleighbells, snow, silent night? What are they talking about? I have never seen any of these things! Maybe they are pretend, you know- like Santa. All I know is Mommy is playing fun Christmas music all the time, and there is this tree thing with lights all over it, which I am NOT allowed to touch. Wha? WHy would you do that to a wonderful 11 month old boy who is learning to walk? I must explore! I did hear her say there would be one at Grammas house, and I am SURE gramma will let me touch it. She doesn't care what Mommy says. Today I got a new carseat- it is super luxury! Soft velvety fabric, soft and cozy, and oh so big! I don't know who Mommy and Daddy put in that other carseat before but it couldn't have been me! I really find it hard to believe I ever fit in that thing, it's tiny! Well Merry Christmas too all. May you get many fun presents with paper and bows and boxes! May your Mommies let you try some new treats and may your tumbles be few. See you in the new Year!

Ho ho ho!

Samuel

Look - there he is!

Hay is for horses! Don't eat it- trust me.

One big happy family!

My Monolouge

This is it! My big moment. Gramma videoed me giving one of my greatest speeches to date. I would like to thank Grampa for his support throughout this speech and all the little people out there- like me! I really hope you enjoy watching it as much as I do. It comes from the heart.

Yours truly,

Samuel

Thankfully

I am always so amazed when I stop to blog that another month has flown by! Where did it go? In two more months I will be one year old! I just cannot believe how big I am. It seems like only yesterday I couldn't roll over and now lookat me I can stand independently for like 5 seconds. I mean I am thinking about trying to walk sometime in the future. They grow up so fast folks. So recently I "celebrated" my first Halloween. I felt like a movie star. I wore this cool costume and everyone was taking my picture. Well thats not too different from every other day, except I was wearing a costume! I got to go in a firetruck. Not every baby gets to do that. We'll catch up more later- I gotta split. C-ya later Alligator Samuel "Gee I am awfully cute aren't I? " Here I am in my new blue sweater. Here I am in my costume with Mommy and Daddy

Just doin' my job ma'am. To the rescue!! Look at meeee!

dancin' fool

Yo! My name is Samuel and I'm here to say... I love to dance in a different way! I move to the beat. but not with my feet. I bounce up and down like a little Chris Brown! Yeeeeah Boyee! Also I went to the pumpkin patch- this place is crazy. They have pumpkins that are so big you could carve it out and I could play inside! I liked it and I got dressed so cute to have my picture taken. This is me is my fancy duds. Here I am with the Biiig pumpkins- whoa! So many pumpkins! I hope they can't come to life! Must go, feel the beat comin on, gotta groove! Check ya later - Samuel

Already????

Wow! October is half over already! Yeeash! This year is going by so fast- the other day I was sitting at the table eating my breakfast- pancake yummy- and Daddy says to me, "Are you going to be ready for a cake in three months?". Three months? Wha? no! I better get busy, no more liquid food for me. Only chunky. Goodbye Pureed carrots. Hello beef stew! So in case you didn't recieve the bulletin- I am standing now. I pull myself up all over the place and I throw all the stuff off the coffee table, that is so fun! I don't know why. I also wave Bye Bye and Hi. And I can say Mamama and Da da da. But my favorite thing to say is Duh! It is the hip thing to do now- you just leave off the end consonant sound. Instead of Mom- Ma Dad- Da What- Wha Duck- Duh Get it? I am really looking forward to the fall season- I heard it gets cold, like 60 degrees! Well I better go practice my eating and standing~ Smooch! Samuel

This is me and Daddy in the front yard.

This is me standing. I think I surprised myself.

Me and my golf ball.

This is me and Mommy!

This is my family with my friends the Teodoros! My big friend Gavin is on the left and my new little friend Coco is in the middle - I love her. She's so cute. I'm gonna marry her.

Here is a video of me eating- I don't know what it was but apparently it is really yummy.

vmlvuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuv o;/x23q`edWSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS6 - By Samuel

I am such a big boy now! Let me tell you. I am into everything. I can push myself into sitting positon from my tummy; I can close the cupboard doors (although mommy says thankfully I can't open them); I eat and sleep on a lovely schedule; I wear size 12 months; and what else... oh yeah I got 5 new teeth last week!!! That was rough. Pretty soon I will have a really grin and not just gums showing. So I am including some photos and vidoes of moi! I really hope you enjoy them. Please give them your consideration for the up coming award season! Ciao! Samuel.

Laguuuuna!!

I had my first trip to Laguna and I loved it! I was such a good boy- hoping that maybe we could stay forever, but we came home- boo! I swam and slept and played. It was so nice and cool there. And all my friends were there- everyone loved me. I hope I get to go back soon.

SO much is going on!

Well as much as goes on for a baby anyway. I just turned 7 months old on wednesday! I am getting so big- at my last Dr's appt. I was 50th% for weight, 75th% for head circumference (more room for my big brain) and 94% for length! NBA here I come! I have three teeth, so my smile is a little lopsided, and I went on my first family vacation to Laguna. When I say family I mean most of Burbank. Now I just scoot around the floor and eat a lot. I am so interested in everything but my favorite thing to play with is PAPER! I just cannot get enough of this stuff- it crinkles it rips it turns mushy when you lick it and it tastes decent; better than Mommy 's homemade babyfood, gag me with a spoon! Soon I will be crawling, I'll let you know when I go for it. And I am so loud- I just sqeak, squeal, squawk, grunt, groan, howl, and babble on and on. Take care stay real-

Samuel

Here is me making noises:

July! Deedle I deedle I.

Hi there! Samuel here. So you know how I was telling you about that sharp thing in my mouth? Well another one was there three days later! Youch! I am such a big boy! Theres this new thing I tried where I sit up all by myself, and then I play this game. I lean a little to the side or the back and Mommy jumps to try to catch me but I already have it under control- silly Mommy. She's quick but sometimes we both miss and I end up on my face or back. It sure is hot lately, I guess this is what summer is all about. Lately I have been swimming a little. I don't know if I like it yet. Also I saw my first fireworks! Wowee! They were loud but it didn't bother me, I liked the lights. Well I gotta go eat- later skaters.

Samuel

What's a China?

I have a question? What is a China? Mommy says that is where Daddy is, but he has been gone for a long time so I was just wondering what that is? Is it like a crib or like a carseat? I hope not- those are horrible. So anyway I turned 5 months old the other day and the next day this sharp thing was in my mouth! Yikes- where did that come from? What a stinker. I hope that never happens again! Well here is a new video I made a message for Daddy. Come home soon Daddy!- That is what I am saying in it. Talk to you all in July- catch you on the flipside! Samuel

June Gloom

Wow June is here- time flies! I am growing up so fast. I will be 5 months old this month. I haven't gotten a tooth yet but I sure am a droolin fool. Lately I went on a few little getaways. Mommy, Gramma and Aunt Anna and I went to Laguna Hills to watch Aunt Anna run a half marathon. Well we visited all the malls within a 10 mile radius, that was fun ( sarcasm intended, I pretty much slept through the malls). Then Mommy, Daddy, Gramma. Grampa and me went to San Diego. I liked it there and Grampa played golf and Daddy visited Todd.

These days I can nearly eat my weight in food. I have had things shoved in my mouth like rice cereal, oatmeal, carrots, peas, sweet potatoes and apples all in liquid form. I think I will pass on the peas- not my favorite, although I will put up with them if thats all she has. I also visited great granddad on his 89th birthday- he's getting a little old, I think I saw a wrinkle.

SO here are some photos from my latest excursions and fun times.

Samuel

Hooray! May is here! I have a good feeling about May, this month I plan to rollover many times, sleep through the night, get a tooth, laugh my head off and turn four months old. Mommy and Daddy have their birthdays in May too! Mommy also had her first Mother's day- So Exciting! So here is the first item checked off my list- laughing. Mommy is seriously so funny, I think she has learned from watching Ellen on TV everyday.

hippo regulator

Remember that conspicuous hippo? Well I taught him a thing or two!

tres mesas!

For those of you unilingualists that means three months- which means me! Wowee- Mom was quite sure she would never make it three days let alone three months, but we did. Here is the proof----

This is me holding up my head-please don't look at my bum.

This is my serious face

This is my funny face

This is me cheering for Daddy playing wii soccer, or was it golf... or guitar heros... maybe it was boxing?

Me reading to Daddy

Me and Uncle Paul

Hello world!!!

I have been trying to show the world that I am a genius for two months now and finally Mom and Dad got me on camera. So here's the proof. I am sure there will be many more such examples in my life.

Just me...

Here are some of my early hobbies. I am slightly limited so please don't judge. I am sure more usefull skills will soon develop...

Here I am practicing my opera.

Here I am staring at the lamp- a favorite activity because, "hey isn't there always a lamp around"? you can do this one anywhere.

This is me blowing bubbles; still developing this talent to see where it will take me.

I was just sitting there enjoying the nearby lamp when I spotted this hippo character... and I figured I better keep an eye on him. We don't want a wild hippo running around the house.