Christmas Decorations



I always get the Christmas decorations out the Friday after Thanksgiving... this year was definitely different as Sam was very interested in everything. she loved the snowglobes and nutcrackers especially.

 

 

Hanging with Papa

The weekend after Thanksgiving my dad and Kaye came over to spend some time with Sam after being in Arizona for the holiday. It's rare to see Sam sitting with my dad (or anyone for a long period of time) so I instantly grabbed my camera as they read The Night Before Christmas

 

Thanksgiving Weekend

This year we spent Thanksgiving at Josh's mom's house. My mom and Tim were in Phoenix with her brother Jim and his family, while ironically my dad and Kaye went to Phoenix to hang with his cousin and her boyfriend. We only had 6 people, plus Sam at Pat's house, but the food and company was great as always. 

 

After Sam's nap on Thanksgiving she woke up with her arm out of her sleeve somehow...

Carol's birthday celebration during the holiday

4 Generations - Bogue/Bergers

Getting all the Christmas decorations out, she loves them!

Reading to herself in her favorite chair

Gotta love the leg warmers

Photos with Mom

After photographing a 7 month old yesterday (I work with his dad, and they wanted some Christmas photos), I was inspired to do a photo shoot with Sam for the first time in forever. I had yet to set anything up at this house, and we moved in last May. Plus, the last time I did photos with Sam she wanted nothing to do with it, and just walked away or cried. Today that was not the case. She was so cooperative. She wanted to get in different clothes, she wanted to stand in the right spot, she even moved one direction or the other when I asked her to. She's way too good at that. Of course the whole thing was short lived, but hey, she's a toddler, I'll take what I can get!

This is her telling me only 1 more, then all done.

Then I got this smile.

One last shot, hugging her duck

Oregon Zoo

We made plans a week ago to hit up the Oregon zoo on Sunday, and we just happened to get great weather. It was warm enough to walk around with a short sleeved shirt on and no jacket... Granted Kevin & Mer were still in jackets, but they're not accustomed to Oregon weather yet after living in San Antonio for the last 2 years.

Sam is finally at the age where she knows the animals and can communicate with us about them. She loves elephants, the fish, penguins, and the lions. She was excited to see all the water. Every exhibit that had water she pointed it out. Funny girl. She even woke up the next morning and the first thing she said was zoo. She gets it now. She mentioned the elephants and lions over and over again. Love that girl!

 

 

Sleepy Polar Bear