Yay Sammy!!!

Last night Sam slept in her bed all night!!  She's never done that before!!  I'm so proud of her!!!

Happy fourth of July!!

Fort hood had a freedom fest for independence day!  We went and had a lot of fun, except it was really, really hot.  There were a lot of people and a lot of food and games and rides.  We saw the fireworks, too! They were great but Sam didn't pay much attention to them.  It was a great day! Happy birthday America!

Birthday week

Well this week has been very eventful!! Yesterday, we went to uncle mike and Connie's for a family gathering.  We went swimming, and played in the back yard.  She met a bunch of cousins, and played with baby Xavier! He is such a sweetie, but he was kind if violent with me! Sammy had her second birthday cake, and once again, instead of digging into it, she went for her spoon.  My girl is so big!  Today my parents drove us down to Cincinnati to spend time with the mills family.  I love them to death, but I miss my mom.  I really hope we can get some one year pictures taken this week. I'll post them when we do!

Sammy is 1!

Well everyone, we are here in Michigan.  Yesterday was my baby girl's first birthday! I can't believe I'm the mom of a one year old! Oh, how time flies so fast.  She did so good, she met the entire Mills family in the morning and early afternoon, then there were TONS of people in my mom's house for her birthday party.   When we put her in the high chair and put the cake in front of her, she didn't do what everyone expected, instead, she actually took the spoon and tried to eat the cake with the spoon!!! My lil girl is so stinking smart!!!  Then she had her first sippy cup filled with whole milk.  She had a cute little milk mustache.  Poor girl was so tired by this point though, she hardly had any energy to open all her presents.  She got lots of fun stuff! There were so many people there!
-Kara Ramos and Anthony Farley
-Sarah Heinrich
-Heather Steinberg
-Brian Purchis
-Joy Taylor
-Sally and David Reed
-Terry and Sarah Bishop
-Lori, Matt, Abbi, Evan, and Maria Mills
-Ezra Mills
-Cindi Reed (+3)
-Sue and Jerry Reed
Thank you so much to everyone that came and made my daughter's first birthday so memorable.  I will never forget it, even though she will.  She will always know that everyone was there for her on her special, first birthday!

Fathers Day

Today we celebrated fathers day!  Sammy had her own bowl of macaroni and cheese and a side of broccoli.  I think she actually liked the broccoli more than the mac and cheese.  Anyway, whether the food was good, or bad, we spent the day together, as a family.  Samantha, you have the goofiest, most loving daddy a girl could ask for.  We are both so blessed to have him in our lives.  We love you Ezra Mills.

Little birdie

Today we all went for a walk around our neighborhood because it was such a beautiful (but insanely hot) day.  We had just gotten around the block when ez saw a little baby bird.  He decided to help it so it wouldnt get stuck in the road, because he was too little too fly.  His feathers were still fluffy! So ez caught him and tool him to safety! I love my hubby.

Uncle Evie

Today uncle Evan came for his last visit to our house, probably ever.  He leaves for Germany in a few weeks, and by the time he gets home, we won't be at Fort Hood anymore.   He brought Sammy a keyboard for her birthday, and she was very excited, she likes to bang on the keys!  I think she's going to be a computer nerd like her daddy and her uncle Evie.  We are going to miss Evan so much while he's in Germany, but we know he's going to have a great time, and God is going to do great things through him while he's there.  I know when he comes home, Sammy is going to run to him and say "Uncle Evie, I missed you!!" She really loves him, I think she's going to miss him too.  We love you Evan!