Let's play a little game of catch-up. Sam turned 9 months old, almost 2 months ago. To keep things in order here, I thought I'd post it first.
Sam is such a joy to have in our home. He has so much personality and just loves to laugh with me at anything.
I feel so lucky that I get to spend all day, every day with him. (hopefully he feels the same about me!)
Introducing the Rubbermaid Reveal. Yes, its so awesome I had to blog about it! I hate those yucky sponge mops that just collect gross germs. I don't like to get down on all fours and clean my floor on a daily basis and I really don't like the amount of waste that the Swiffer creates and the money that continually has to be put into it to buy new solution and wipes and batteries, so I never bought one. When I saw the commercial for this new baby, I was pretty sure this little guy would contribute to a long lasting relationship! So far he has not let me down!
Speaking of baby boy. I'm going to go love on him some right now. - I really have lots of fun pictures and things to tell you about. Maybe this afternoon.We went hiking with some friends on Labor day. We hiked for SEVEN hours...with a baby...in the hot sun. It was fun. No really, it was.
Sam was a champ. He slept for a good portion of the trek.
Here we are, some of us, up at the plane crash site eating lunch...bottom left hand corner is a piece of some of the wreckage
Basically Sam liked to eat whatever we are eating and he's smart. He knows when we try to sneak and just feed him some pears instead of what we're eating. In this case, he wanted the whole apple.
Making sure Sam stays hydrated. It was hot!
Another picture of Sam because, didn't you know this is Sam's blog now? I'm so entirely in love with this child.
After we finished our hike, we were dirty, tired, hot, sweaty, etc. and so we decided to go swimming! Sam loves swimming and so do it, when the water isn't FREEZING cold! I had just gone swimming a few days earlier at this very same pool and it was perfectly warm but they seriously must have refilled it with ice water since then. So, I just soaked my sore feet while Sam and Gary swam.
Sam is such a climber. He is constantly climbing up on me to hang over the back of the couch or whatever he can climb on. So these chair/beds were PERFECT for his climbing practice.
We also hit up a UNM Lobo Men's soccer game with some other friends. Fun stuff! I think I'd like to attend another game.
And here he is, ready for the BYU game
We even ate blue waffles out on the back deck while dressed in blue to celebrate. But even THAT couldn't get them a win.
And this because it's cute. Check out his little feet (that I adore). That bar on his stroller is to hold his car seat, but he's big enough to not sit in the car seat now, so I need to put the little snack tray thingy. But he loves to just prop his feet up on that bar and 'chilax'
We're just finishing up Green Chile season. Oh, it's my FAVORITE time of year (I have lots of favorites). My friend Lindsey and I bought a 30 pound bag of Green Chiles, yes, you read that right 30 pounds indeed. Below is a picture of the roasting. They put the green chiles in that big black round thingy and then light the torches and it roatates for about 10-15 minutes cooking those bad guys andmaking the best smell ever! It smells SO SO SO yummy. I LOVE just driving around during this time of year becuase the whole city smells like green chiles roasting (on an open fire). Every grocery store is out roasting green chiles.
After they've been roasted you let them sit in the sealed plastic bag for a couple hours to let them cool off and make peeling them easier.
Here we are, going to town. Watching a SAD SAD BYU Football game while we did it.
I decided to attempt a few different ways of freezing them as a bit of an experiment. I cut some up before I froze them and then froze them in 4 oz. portions (just like the canned ones, but WAY WAY tastier). It's SO handy to just pull one out and toss it in whatever I'm making.
And here is the precious loot. Seriously, you might want to come visit next September just to get your hands on some of that delicious green chile. Once you try this fresh stuff, you'll NEVER go back the canned goods.
