HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM!

Our friend Lisa and her two boys, Austin and Hunter joined us on a trip to Fairytale Town and The Sacramento Zoo. We started at Fairytale Town, where the kids played on lots of equipment, saw lots of animals and had an absolutely wonderful time!

After lunch, we went across the street to The Zoo. Sam got to see his favorite animals - giraffes and turtles (or tortoises in this case). He calls them "jaffs" and "tuttles."

We went to the gift shop after we'd seen all the animals. Sydney and Sam got to pick out a toy for Sam's birthday (and for being good during our outing). Sydney picked a big, long stuffed snake. Sam picked...yep, you guessed it...a giraffe and a turtle. He already has stuffed giraffes and turtles, but there was no changing his mind. Sydney kept kissing her snake and commenting on how pretty it was...yes, that's my girl...anything to do with dirt, bugs and/or reptiles. Sam kept showing me his new animals and then he would make them "kiss" by putting their faces together and making kissing noises.

Daddy brought home pizza for dinner, which is one of Sam's favorite foods.
After dinner, Sam got to open his birthday present from Mommy, Daddy and Sydney.A Sesame Street flip open sofa! He was so excited...he plopped his little bottom right down on the sofa, a big grin plastered on his face. Then he looked over at Sydney and patted the spot next to him, asking her to join him. It was very cute.Then, he folded out the sofa to make a bed. He didn't stay down long...he had too much fun switching it from a sofa into a bed and back again! Next, we sang "Happy Birthday" to Sam and he (with Daddy's help) blew out his candle. Sam didn't want a fork...he decided to eat caveman style!

Happy Birthday Sam! We love you so much! You are such a sweet little boy!

One day old.

One year old.