Samuel Goes to Texas for Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year, we went to Texas to visit Marc's parents, brother and grandparents. It was Samuel's first trip out there, but he handled the long 12 hour drive better than we expected. We arrived late on Sunday afternoon, rested and recovered on Monday, then went to the zoo in Tyler on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Marc's cousins and Uncle Daniel from MO joined us.

Samuel is on the run at the zoo
(and everywhere else these days)!
Grandpapa tries to have a talk with him, but.......
off he goes again!
Samuel pauses to watch the fish at the aquarium....
and an alligator...
then he finds a friend!
Of course, we had to take some family pics.....
Later that night, we had dinner at
Grandma & Grandpa's house and played cards.....
Notice the tractor in this picture -
this was Marc's when he was little.
On Thanksgiving Day, Samuel really
enjoyed watching the boys play ball!
Here's a funny video.......

Samuel loves to wear hats that are too big for him.
This one belongs to Grandpapa.
Here is a video of Marc and Adam
doing some target practice.....

Samuel Goes to the Playground

And here's a video.............

Samuel the Train Engineer

Samuel the (grumpy and sleepy) Train Conductor...

Now he has had a nap and we are off to get some candy from Publix!

Samuel's first Tootsie Roll Pop.......

Samuel watching Marc ride...

Samuel Goes to the Rock Ranch

First, a visit to the Pumpkin Patch..........

A family pic while riding the "trolley".....
Marc and Rodney racing big tricycles....
Now it's mine and Melody's turn..............notice who wins! :0)

Another (cute) family pic -
this time in a covered wagon on the side of a hill........

Samuel doesn't know what to think about this goat in the petting zoo!

Now, here's what we were all waiting for.............

2008 Fall Camping Trip

This year we went to Suches, Georgia (which is halfway between Dahlonega and Blairsville) for our camping trip. This is Samuel's first true camping experience and he loved it! We camped at Lake Winfield Scott in the Chattahoochee National Forest. The mountains and trees were so beautiful - it took our breath away! The mountain air did us a lot of good and we are all well again from our colds.

Our shelter for four days and three nights.
(It kept us nice and dry when it rained on our last night!)

Wow - a picture of Samuel and I together! Here we are just riding around the park picking up sticks for our campfire.

This is Samuel's designated play area.
He loved to play with the pea gravel and leaves, too!

This is Samuel sporting his new shoes...
we finally found some to fit his fat feet!

Here's another pic of Samuel and I at the Georgia Mountain Fair on Saturday. The Maya Wrap came in so handy when he was sick of the stroller (and hungry)!

We got to see Tracy Byrd in concert at the fair. I'm not really into country anymore, but it was pretty good for free.

Samuel enjoyed the concert (and the lights), too.

A really old school bus at the fair.

Some family pics......man, my arms are tired!
This fair was a lot of fun - one of the best we have ever been to!

My husband...the pyro!

Samuel's first driving lesson - don't worry, we are still in the park!

"Woody Gap"
Suches, GA
Elevation: 3000 feet