Happy Thanksgiving!

Samantha's first Thanksgiving was spent with Chad's family in East Texas, and then with my family on Sunday. She got to eat turkey and sweet potato's ... baby food of course! We had a wonderful time with all our family eating, shopping, and decorating for Christmas. I can't wait to see her at Christmas.. it should be fun!

Our Sports Girl!

Samantha can finally wear her Astros outfit... now that baseball is over! Sounds about par right! We still had to put it on take some pictures and play with Daddy's glove.

8 Months Old

Wow.. Samantha is 8 months old already. It seems like just yesterday we were bringing our tiny angel home. She is becoming a lot more vocal and mobile. She is crawling but only in reverse... It's really funny to watch her. She has a tooth that finally broken through the skin! We don't like getting teeth... it hurts:( I'm also thankful that God blessed us with great news this month. Samantha's ct- scan was incorrect and she is going to be just fine. God is so Good, I know that what ever challenges we face as a family the Lord will always be there to hold our hands and walk us through it! Here are a few pictures from our Photo shoot!

She had to fix her hair! She is her mother's child! hee hee

I said Daddy.....

I said DADDY... Wow I'm getting so big! Samantha had been babbling and da da had come out, but on Friday the 14th I asked her who Chad was and she said da ti! It was so awesome. She hasn't said it as clear as she did that day but we are putting in the record book!

Sporting my Camo gear I got from my aunt Chelsea this past weekend.

Thanks Chels!

Pumpkin Fairy

Sunday we got to test out Samantha's Halloween outfit, she is a Pumpkin Fairy! Which only seemed fitting because her nickname is Punkin'. I was proud because this is the first thing I have made her and I thought it turned out cute. She loves to sit in the grass, and dig her toes in! And yes she tried to eat her shirt and her skirt.

Maybe this will work!

Hello all,

After seeing some blogs I have decided to try this Blog thing out. I love sharing little bits of our lives and adventures with our family and friends and I hope this will be a great way to do it! I went back and posted some from the past and will try to stay on top of things. Wish me luck!

Picking a Pumpkin for Punkin'

October 19, 2008: Chad and I along with our friends Rob and Lorena took Samantha to the Farm Patch to pick out her very first pumpkin. As always I had the camera ready, and she knows what to do when she sees it! Her personality is blooming more and more each day. We still don't know if she will be laid back like her Daddy or sassy like her Momma! I think she will fit somewhere inbetween.

On 9/23/08 Samantha started daycare. This was a happy and sad day for me. I was able to take her with me to work since she was 3 weeks old. Now at 6 months old she is going to experience all different things. She is going to St. Joe's Eagles Nest and her teacher miss Tiffanee is great!

Pretty Smiles

Go Cowboys!
Samantha had her 6 month pictures taken at specialties photography and Marci did a great job. Nana and Aunt Cheryl came along to help with the smiles. We surprised Daddy with Cowboys pictures... he was happy!

such a big girl!

6 Months Old

Going to see Dr. Parr for Samantha's six month check up!

On September 7, 2008 Chad and I dedicated Samantha to Christ at Central Baptist Church in Bryan, TX. After the dedication we had a BBQ at our house to celebrate with all our family.

Bathing Beauty

On August 2, 2008 Samantha and I went to Mason's B-day party at Aerofit. She loved the water, and I couldn't resit putting her shades on!

Happy 4th of July!

Punkin is almost 4 months old now. This is her with her two cousins, Kaitlyn and Hailey. We spent the day at home with friends and family. Sat the 5th we all went to Rick and Ginger's famous July 4th Party!

My First Road Trip

On Memorial Day weekend (10 weeks old) we took our first road trip to Chad's parents (Mona and Dadad Herman) house. Samantha was so good in the car, she sleep the whole way there and most of the way back. It's a three hour trip so I was pretty proud.

Sleeping with Daddy

Aww how sweet they are when they are sleeping. Both of them... hee hee

On March 17, 2008 (St. Patty's Day) God blessed us with a princess, Samantha Grace. God is Good! This picture was taken when she was 17 days old. Mona (Chad's mom) and I took her to Sears, and I thought it was going to be a disaster! I had miscalculated my timing and she got hungry. Lucky the photographer was so sweet and gave us a few extra minutes and they turned out great.