Duck, duck, goose...

We made it to UTAH!!! Our road trip across the country wasn't nearly as bad as we had imagined! Sam was such a good boy, considering he was strapped in his car seat for about 25 hours. It's been so much fun to be here this week and enjoy family! It will be fun to spend the WHOLE summer here. We're so lucky!

So, we have a duck and a goose living with us this summer...random, I know! You'll have to ask Kelsey for details about that.... Anyway, Sam played with them both out in the garden today with Grandma. He is so interested in them and loves to follow them around. He isn't at all afraid of them and even lets them nibble at his bare toes! You gotta love summer and bare feet, don't ya?!

Sweet Sam...

...here's a peek at his two bottom teeth FINALLY poppin' through! :)

TORNADO...well, almost!

Well, on Tuesday we experienced our first tornado warning since we've been here! Holy Cow!! I didn't like it one bit! It got pretty windy and stormy here...big hail and tons of rain. The city sounded the tornado sirens, which I learned mean "TAKE COVER NOW!" Eric was at school and called saying they were taking all of the students to the basement for cover and that he probably wouldn't get reception on his phone for awhile so he couldn't call me until after the warning was over. WHAT?! I was home alone with Sam and being a native Utahn I wasn't quite sure what to do. The news said that the bath tub was a safe place to be during a tornado, if you don't have a basement....so Sam and I grabbed some blankets and pillows and jumped in the tub with our 72-hour kit! Sam was loving it, since bath time is his favorite. He just couldn't quite figure out why I wouldn't turn the water on! :) Anyway, the tornadoes never touched down in Toledo, thank goodness!!!! And being the safety kid that I am, I can say that I definitely overreacted. But better safe than sorry, right?!?

Sunday Sunshine

We had to take advantage of the beautiful weather today by spending as much time outside as possible. We drove to Perrysberg, a cute little town just 15 minutes away, and enjoyed a walk by the Maumee River this morning. Then we relaxed out on the grass later today! It was marvelous!! We really love Sundays because we get to be with Eric all day long! Only 5 more tests, 12 days, and a 1600 mile drive until we are back in Utah!! We're hardly excited...

Books!

Sam thinks he is pretty cool now that he has figured out how to get his books out of his basket and onto the floor, where he can open them up and "read" them all by himself! He loves books and has become a pro at turning all the pages. Today I caught him climbing into the book basket, instead of throwing them all on the floor. He's so busy!!

A Day at the Zoo...

We spent a fun day at the 'world famous' Toledo Zoo today...thanks to Aaron and Emily! :) We had such a good time! It was so much fun to see Sam's reactions to all of the different animals. He seemed to especially love seeing the big aquarium with all of the fish. It was a gorgeous day here in Ohio and it seems that spring has FINALLY set in! Thanks again to our Spanish Fork Dockters for a fun day!!!!!!

The Spatula

Of all of his toys, Sam's favorite thing to play with is a broken spatula that I gave him to chew on one day. He LOVES this thing! He carries it around with him wherever he goes! Who would have thought?