I am Thankful for Family

It was a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. My cousin Cam came to Wichita to help me celebrate my first Thanksgiving holiday at Red Robin. Check out the matching baby blues in this pic... I think that the "cousin" thing could look like a "brother" thing.

As with any special outfit, I had a sock to celebrate this momentous occasion.

My cousin Aaron also celebrated his first Thanksgiving this year. We were both told about Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, but both agreed Food, Naps, and Diapers are more important.

We definitely put the "fun" in dysfunction. Here I am with my Papa Larry, Cousins Nicholas, Aaron and Paitynn, and Grammy Donetta

Did I forget to tell you how cute I looked on Thanksgiving?

Family Photo Session

For a sneak peek of my last professional photo shoot, please visit http://www.teresareedphotography.blogspot.com/ and be amazed. Teresa is a great photographer and I loved working with her.

Things that make you "OOO" (yep, another zoo trip)

It was a nice little Saturday at the Sedgewick County Zoo. In fact, getting pictures for Mom was kind of challenging since I'd rather look at the animals than the camera.

Blonde hair, blue eyes, corn...AHHH!

I'm going to get you. Just when you least expect it

Here's Dad and I in the jungle. I was quite mesmerized by this.

Wait! Did I change outfits? Hmmm. . . What could I have done?

Name---------------- Humbolt Penguin ------------------Sammy
Height ---------------25.5-27.5 in. -----------------------28.5-29 in.
Weight --------------10-11 lbs. --------------------------22.8 lbs.
Range--------------- Costal Peru & Chili -----------------Kansas

Goin' to the Lodge

This year for Howl-O-Ween, me and the cousins visited The Great Wolf Lodge! What you can't see in this picture is that my new cousin Aaron is riding right behind me in this very large and awkward stroller that Aunt Emily used to push the twins in.

One of our first stops was the Critter Cafe inside the Lodge to get some grub. I'm usually assigned to eat by Aaron, but he's always sleeping. Oh well, I guess I'll play with my bink.

I did have a pretty good view of Nicholas, Paitynn and Grammy under a tree. They're always entertaining to watch!

At night time they had trick-or-treating in themed rooms. You can see here that I'm wearing Halloween P.J.'s because I have a habit of ruining my Halloween outfit that Mom always is putting me in. I don't really like it, so I just do a little trick that sends the outfit

to the wash. He he.

The rooms were dark lit with black lights. Scooby Doo got a little to close for comfort.

What did you say Mom? It's just a guy in a dog suit, ok. Sorry about the face earlier Scooby.

There was a really cool Finding Nemo room, only if I had my costume on. Oh Drats!

Harry Potter is a phenomenon that I don't quite understand. I chose to refrain from having my picture with this weirdo.

I'm not sure how King Kong got such a hot babe. Either way it was nice to rest in her lovely arms while Mom snapped a pic. Ooh la la.

The Pirates were an active and entertaining bunch. I couldn't even look at Mom for a picture because that Davy Jones guy was looking at me all funny like.

Did I mention how we got to KC? This travelling side show of Mom, Me, Grammy, Aunt Emily, Baby Aaron, Paitynn and Nicholas all fit in the Yukon, Clampitt style. For Mom, Paitynn and Nicholas to get out of the car they had to climb through the front seat. It was pretty interesting and I had quite a view. Not more than 10 minutes away from the lodge on the way home it was clear that we all had a good time.

Paitynn and Nicholas

Aaron and me.

Poo at the Zoo

Apparently I got the wrong message. Mom said we were going to "Boo at the Zoo" and put me in a really cute orange and black outfit. That particular outfit did not make it to the zoo because I could swear Mom said "Poo at the Zoo" and my Halloween duds were no longer appropriate for wear. My cousins the ref and cheerleader obviously have better hearing, it must come with age.

I guess I didn't smell that bad. The ladies wanted to kiss me, like usual.

I made my debut on the red carpet and more people than just my Mummy were snapping photos at me. I wonder how much they'll make when they sell these shots to People magazine?

Since I couldn't have any of the candy that they were handing out, Mummy spent $1 on this plastic cup and I LOVED IT!

Landon, McKenna, Nicholas, Paitynn and I surely had fun at Poo, I mean Boo at the Zoo.

Finding Nemo

For all of you that have been wondering about my Halloween costume, your curiosity can now be relieved. I might add that this is actually a Nemo costume, not a smiling pumpkin!

Growing like a weed

It's a fact, I am 9 months old now. Whew, I've been breathing air just as long as I was cooking in Mom's belly. I went to the Dr. and weighed 20.8lbs and was 28 in long. That puts me in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. Just about perfect. Believe it or not this huge head was only in the 45th percentile. 55 percent of all other 9 month old boys have a head bigger than mine. Yikes!

Mia

So, I guess I will have to apologize for the my absence. My camera got left in KC, and I've been pretty busy on top of that. The good news is that while in KC, I got to see my betrothed, Mia. I hadn't seen her in about 4 mo (that's about 1/2 my life). We were able to get reacquainted over brightly colored blocks.

And before you know it, Mia plopped her diaper down in what some might say is a questionable position and grabbed my leg. Older women -Wow!

Oh well, she's H-O-T! I'm not complaining!

By two minutes into the trip, we were like peas and carrots.

Cloned?

Sometimes when Mommy steps out of the house for a mere 15 minutes and tells Dad to get me ready to go....bad things can happen...

Hawaiian shirts will come out!

My Dad is pretty smart in the sciences, but do not be fooled, I am not a clone. If you look closely you will notice that my Dad has a marmot (that's right, I said marmot) on his shirt while I have a monkey on mine and his Hawaiian print is way off!

Hooray for my new cousin!

Ever since I can remember, my aunt Emily has had this belly on her. She tells me that she is growing a new cousin for me...

and finally he is here, Aaron Wayne Foley, my future partner in crime. "Hey Dad, move over, I've got to talk to this guy."

That silly Mommy of mine sure likes to get her fill of Baby Aaron.

Aaron is already giving me competition. His toes are just about as long as mine and his fingers too!

Last, but not least...Here is the whole crew of cousins on the Foley side. Aaron was a solo act,

but he is welcomed by his brother and sister that came as a duet act almost 5 years ago. Good thing Aaron has me to scheme and get into all kinds of trouble with.

Olympics

I was just thinking today, if I joined the Olympics, then people wouldn't have to wait until my Mom updated my blog to see me. I'm considering either entering the baby olympics or joining th Chinese team and entering the adult olympics because as long as my passport says I'm 16 I'm good. Now, I just have to have to think of a talent, Hmmm.......

If I borrowed my Daddy's ears, I could be a swimmer just like Michael Phelps.

Is swinging an Olympic sport? I'm really good at that!

Maybe a doubles sport? I asked my new baby friend Elli if she would be interested, but being her partner is limiting since she can't hold her up.

I got it! Doubles block chewing. Thanks Dad, for helping me become the Olympian that I am!

Zoo Trip

Last week, my cousin Cameron, came down to "The 'Ta" to hang out. Cam had on a bear shirt, while I had donned a giraffe shirt that morn. The only logical destination was the Sedgewick County Zoo.

If at any point in the day you feel like a four year old might let you slide off a rock while your Mom tries to get you to smile, just hang out with my Aunt Ali. She loves to hold little guys and I'm kind of fond of her too!