I love Halloween this year. Sam is so excited and that makes me excited.

I think that the holidays are going to be wonderful this year.

Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

Sam and Ruby as Winnie the Pooh.

Sam enjoying cheese dip.

Missing are pictures from Saturday. We went to a winery

for Becky's birthday and I didn't have my camera.

Everyone had a great time.

Then we went to pick out a pumpkin.

Boo!

The weekend ended with a bubble bath.

Why do people stand so close to you at the check out lane?
I was trying to check out at Wally world yesterday and I had Sam with me and she was a little crabby (she was hungry) and this women got behind me and pushed her cart right up to me. I was trying to pay and my debit card was not working (I found out today that is was still blocked from Shane's missing debit cards). Her cart was all up in my business and it was driving me crazy. After the cashier handed me my receipt this women was trying to use the debit machine that I was still standing by. And please forgive me because I like to put my receipt in my wallet and then put my wallet away. You think her hair was on fire and she was trying to buy an extinguisher.

Sam's new trick

Little Gym watch out.

Bunker Hill Ranch Resort

September 2008

A good time was had by all.

We will pretend Sam had a lifevest on.

It wasn't deep.

Sam loves a pumpkin.

Sam playing with Crawdads.

The Weatherholts

Sep 2008

To be so young and so happy.

Good news. Drink More Coffee.

A study that looked at 88,000 nurses, the risk of diabetes was 13% lower for those who drank one cup of coffee a day, 42% lower for those who drank two to three cups a day, and 47% lower for those who drank at least four cups a day than those who drank none. (losers)1.


More good news! Drink a beer.
Moderate, alcohol consumption (2 for boys and 1 for girls) is linked to lower risk of diabetes.

A study that looked at 20,000 male physicians (I hope they were off duty), the risk of diabetes was about 25% lower in those who had two to four drinks per week than those who had none. 2. The risk was 33% lower in those who had five to six drinks per week and 43% lower in those who had at least one drink a day. 2.

This weekend I am going to Bunker Hill Ranch Resort with Shane, Sam, mom and dad. I am going to work on lowering my risk of diabetes.

Sam's September

It has been awhile since I posted pictures of Sam. She is getting to know her potty chair.

She likes to give kisses. (and she loves Pooh Bear)

She LOVES her daddy and spending time helping.

Sam has started to climb and get into and on top of things in the house.

Sam Laughing

Pooh Bear loves Pooh Bear

Damn you Tae Bo.
I still don't have a treadmill to run on in the morning, but I don't want to get lazy. This morning I popped in a VCR tape of Tae Bo. Run time 57 minutes and I did all but the cool down. I had to get in the shower. I can run 10 plus miles but that tape kicks my butt everytime I do it. Maybe I will contiue to mix it up with the tapes even after I get a treadmill.
Anyone have a treadmill for sale or know someone that does?

I took Sam to the dentist today to have her chipped tooth looked at. Everything is okay medically but the tooth might turn brown. She did great that the office. They gave her a toothbrush and she loved it, she wanted to brush her teeth right there.

I will keep you posted on tooth color.

Holy Shit! I am on the internet at home and it is fast!
My friend Erin works for Cricket and they have wireless internet. She let me take one home to see if it works at our house and it does.
How fun is this!!!!!!!!!!

Sam loves her new salad spinner.

Girls weekend 2008

Why was Mike Seaver's friend on Growing Pains called "Boner"
I know their is a reason, I just can't remember.
Isn't that a weird nickname for a family show?

At Work.

Grant's Farm

Sam and Cows

Samantha at my Aunt Vera's Farm

My new favorite thing

Samantha is now into giving hugs and kisses. There is nothing better than having her little hand wrap around you shoulders and pat your back.

This is a picture of my Grandfather Ray Allen. (on left)

I don't think my dad looks like him, but a few of his brother did look like there father.

Born March 7, 1998

Sam at 17 months

Check out this story. I wish we could have this in STL.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25464987/from/ET/

Sammie eating

A mother and a dietitian check out the colors on my daughter's plate. Ground turkey Sloppy Joes, green beans (which she LOVES) and sweet potatoe.

This is my old view from my desk.

This is my new view. Nice!!!

Sammie loves her Zucchini

What a crazy weekend. Thursday Sammie was getting over a viral infection. This is her eating green beans after almost no food for two days.

The 4th of July was great.
Sam played with J-dog
Sam got to spend a little time with her GG (Great Grandma)

Watch Fireworks with her cousin B-dog.

Play in her club house.

Find a wild mushroom in her club house, maybe eat it....

And go to the hospital for treatment.

Sam chillen' watchen the Street on Father's day.

So Fashionable. Thanks Emac

We went to the Zoo.

Sam like the fish more than the hippo.

But, she loved the penguins.


So, we got her one.

I got this desk for free! She loves it.

Lets hope this means she will like school.

Stupid Calories

Okay so I stopped nursing Sam 7 weeks and I am truly missing the calorie burn of nursing a baby. Before I quite I could pretty much eat and drink anything I wanted and my weight was great. Now it is slowly but surely catching up with me. I don’t like it at all. I guess I will have to adjust, but I do miss eating and drinking any and everything.

Sammie Steps

Sam did this about 50 times on Saturday. Yes, she is wearing a cheerleader outfit. Why Not.....

Carrie