In April, Gary and I ran the Albuquerque Half Marathon. My third...Gary's FIRST! We had a lot of fun. Gary did great and even though we were both sore the next day, was talking about running a FULL Marathon...yikes. You're on your own for that one hunnie! I just like my 13.1 races. And yes, look at that beard!!! He calls it his training beard and couldn't shave it until he ran the race.
Here we are with our friends that also ran the race. I'm already excited for next year!
And, an after shot...just for fun.
Then Easter came. Sam's first, well second technically. But last year we didn't do anything. Once he figured it out, he had a blast looking for those eggs.
May came and is almost gone, but the beginning of May took us to Utah for my sister's wedding which was really nice.
Sam and I at the wedding dinner. Bad picture, cute kid! (Even with food in his mouth)
Some other family in attendance.
While in Utah, we hiked the Y. Have to do that every once in a while.
And, Sam got some great play time with his cousins. Here Brynlee and Mckinley are fighting over who got to push Sam around in this little play stroller. Sam didn't get what they were fighting about...he just wanted them to get over it and PUSH HIM AROUND!
Sam and I at the wedding dinner. Bad picture, cute kid! (Even with food in his mouth)Some other family in attendance.While in Utah, we hiked the Y. Have to do that every once in a while.
And, Sam got some great play time with his cousins. Here Brynlee and Mckinley are fighting over who got to push Sam around in this little play stroller. Sam didn't get what they were fighting about...he just wanted them to get over it and PUSH HIM AROUND!
Sam also had his first motorcycle ride with Uncle Brad. Up the street and back was about as far as I was willing to let him go. He loved it and didn't want to get off.
I've been swimming lately, which I so love! And Sam loves to dig around in my swim bag and find my goggles, swim cap and anything else he can play with and wear. Notice the 'bracelets' as well. He is obsessed with anything that he can wear on his wrists. The other day he was getting frustrated at something so I went to see what it was and he was trying really really hard (and getting really really mad) to put the little milk jug ring on his wrist. Obviously it was way too small, but he was trying hard!
And another one of Sam's favorite things...don't mind the dirty face. He loves the bath. Loves bouncy balls, cups, and bracelets IN the bath and I can't ever get him out. Even if I drain all the water, he lays down and tries to splash and refuses to let me get him out.
Clean folded laundry...makes the perfect bed. Usually he likes to dump anything and everything OUT, but I had already folded this laundry a couple times, and wouldn't let him dump anymore. So he decided to just lay on it.
He found his Dad's hat and refused to take it off! Yes he is eating those Cheetos off the ground, no I didn't do anything about it. And yes, he is wearing bracelets still....should I start to worry?
Sam and Gary went on the Fathers and Sons camp out a couple weeks ago. I was excited for them, a little sad that I'd miss a camping trip with Sam, and maybe a little worried that something terrible would happen to him. I was telling my friend this and she said, "Well, they can't have a fire, so that's good. The place is flat so that is safe, the only thing really that COULD possibly happen is he could step on a cactus." Well, with no shoes on, Saturday morning, my little baby stepped on a cactus with BOTH feet! It was SO sad! He still has some little quills in his feet. At least he came home alive, right?
Two reasons for including this picture: #1) Sam's precious face! We were running all around on the grass and he was loving every second of it. #2) Gary's precious grass. He keeps asking me when I'm going to blog about his nice, green grass. So, here it is! :) I have to admit, it is pretty darn nice. He has spent a lot of time getting it to where it is. He loves it so much, I often catch him staring at it out the window or sitting on the back deck just looking at it. It's pretty funny
More bracelets...see? I'm not even lying to you. He.loves.them!
All ready for church. Once Gary put one of Sam's ties on for church, he went and came back with the others and wanted them all on!
Last night Gary was out checking out his grass (of course) and Sam took a blanket out to Gary, and then came back in and got some graham crackers out of the cupboard and went back outside and shared with his Dad. It was cute! Oh, I love this little man! I love both of these men!
I've been swimming lately, which I so love! And Sam loves to dig around in my swim bag and find my goggles, swim cap and anything else he can play with and wear. Notice the 'bracelets' as well. He is obsessed with anything that he can wear on his wrists. The other day he was getting frustrated at something so I went to see what it was and he was trying really really hard (and getting really really mad) to put the little milk jug ring on his wrist. Obviously it was way too small, but he was trying hard!
And another one of Sam's favorite things...don't mind the dirty face. He loves the bath. Loves bouncy balls, cups, and bracelets IN the bath and I can't ever get him out. Even if I drain all the water, he lays down and tries to splash and refuses to let me get him out.
Clean folded laundry...makes the perfect bed. Usually he likes to dump anything and everything OUT, but I had already folded this laundry a couple times, and wouldn't let him dump anymore. So he decided to just lay on it.
He found his Dad's hat and refused to take it off! Yes he is eating those Cheetos off the ground, no I didn't do anything about it. And yes, he is wearing bracelets still....should I start to worry?
Sam and Gary went on the Fathers and Sons camp out a couple weeks ago. I was excited for them, a little sad that I'd miss a camping trip with Sam, and maybe a little worried that something terrible would happen to him. I was telling my friend this and she said, "Well, they can't have a fire, so that's good. The place is flat so that is safe, the only thing really that COULD possibly happen is he could step on a cactus." Well, with no shoes on, Saturday morning, my little baby stepped on a cactus with BOTH feet! It was SO sad! He still has some little quills in his feet. At least he came home alive, right?
Two reasons for including this picture: #1) Sam's precious face! We were running all around on the grass and he was loving every second of it. #2) Gary's precious grass. He keeps asking me when I'm going to blog about his nice, green grass. So, here it is! :) I have to admit, it is pretty darn nice. He has spent a lot of time getting it to where it is. He loves it so much, I often catch him staring at it out the window or sitting on the back deck just looking at it. It's pretty funny
More bracelets...see? I'm not even lying to you. He.loves.them!
All ready for church. Once Gary put one of Sam's ties on for church, he went and came back with the others and wanted them all on!
Last night Gary was out checking out his grass (of course) and Sam took a blanket out to Gary, and then came back in and got some graham crackers out of the cupboard and went back outside and shared with his Dad. It was cute! Oh, I love this little man! I love both of these men!
All Sam wanted to do all night was crawl over to this big blow-up pumpkin.
One of Sam's FAVORITE things to play with...if he even hears me unscrewing my lid he comes running!
Ok, he #1 favorite thing is his blankie. He loves it on his head, around his neck, over his arm...anyway he can get it to hang on him. 
We had lots of fun visitors for Thanksgiving. Gary's sister Liz and her family came and visited from Arizona. We also had some other local friends as well. We're just glad everyone fit!! And the food was amazing. Oh, I love Thanksgiving!
These two little cousins had lots of fun together. I bet now that they are even older they would have a blast!
We showed the Hall family Old Town. And did some dancing on the stage while we were there.
Also, visited Explora. Love that place!
Yes, I finished taking these for Sam's first year. They obviously got much harder to take as he got older and more mobile. But here he is at 11 months. 
This was on his birthday! We had some friends over for cake.
Getting ready for Christmas.
