Here is Samuel 'dancing' with the Easter Rabbit that Grandpa Brown sent a few months ago. I keep it on the top shelf out of his reach as I'm pretty sure he'd destroy it if he had unfettered access to it. So when I do let him play with it he thinks it absolutely marvelous!

'more' Daddy

Here is Sam playing with Daddy and quite clearly signing 'more' (http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/m/more.htm) He is doing so well with his signing and can make signs for 'more', 'byebye', 'please' 'food' and we are working on 'drink'. If you listen carefully he can also say 'more' (he can also say: 'uh oh' 'Daddy' 'Hello' 'bye' 'cat' 'meow' and 'woof')

What can I say? My child is weird (he takes after his father in that respect) Here he is with a back massager in his mouth!?

Today Daddy looked after Sam for the afternoon while I went bowling with the girls, I came home to find Daddy in his boxers and Sam in the bath and toys all over the floor. Sam was as high as a kite and after his bath decided to spin around in circles (while Daddy danced-should have caught this sight on video really!!) I was also informed by Bryan that Sam had eaten 6, yes...6 fishfingers (fishsticks for the USA family ;)) and peas ....thats more than an adult portion!!

We've gone 'cloth'

Here is Samuel today, minus clothes (its is 94 F!) although he IS in his wonderful, new-ish cloth nappy. I decided to make a concerted effort to cloth nappy Sam after I read about the hideous chemicals found in 'normal' nappies, and of course, to save some $$ and the environment! I have worked out that it will only take 4 months of using these cloth nappies to end up saving money. That is taking into account the cost of the new cloth ones AND the detergent etc used to clean them! I wish we would have made the decision to cloth nappy Sam much earlier, it really is SOOOO easy and they are so soft and look so sweet!! The next 'Brown baby' will be cloth nappied from birth :) Sam has all different colours! We LOVE them :)

Sam wants to dance!!

So me and sophie go to a 50's joint and sam absolutly loved the music so much that he just could not stop his version of dancing it was a blast.

England

Here is the update: we got back late on Thursday night, I was totally exhausted Sam on the other hand was not. The flight hadn't been as easy on the way back as it was a daytime flight and so Sam didn't sleep much at all. I cant complain too much though as he was still generally a good boy, even through our 4 our layover in Dallas. I have tried to add pictures here that are not on Facebook as I know people look at that too. The top one is of Sam and Nana at Great Grannies house. The whole family was so pleased to see us.
Grass!!! I never thought, as we broke through the clouds above London that I would be so, so grateful to see green fields and grass. I felt like I should kiss the ground or something as we got off the plane. Here is Grandad and Sam busily getting the bird food ready.

Sam actually got to wear a coat! Here is Az its shorts and t-shirts for 98% of the year, but in England we got to wrap up warm...it was lovely!

Sam and Grandad 'woof' during one of their many playing sessions.

At a play centre ....(yes centre spelt properly!!!) where Sam got to play on tractors and scoot around in cars. They also had a really good indoor soft play area that Sam loved, they were closing just after we took this picture and Sam wouldnt get out! He didn't want to leave at all!!

As everyone that reads this probably knows, Sam and I have been in England since the 23rd of April (hence the lack of posts) we are still here and have another 10 days left (yipee!!) We are having a wonderful and it's SO good to be home and not be suffering from the insane temperatures of Arizona. We have been so busy. Sam and I have been to 2 zoos, the seaside, out for meals, to Saffron Walden and Cambridge, to see various friends and family and next week we are hopefully going to London to the zoo and the aquarium! Sam was only 4 and a half months old when we were last here, so for everyone that hasn't seen him since then the change is amazing-he is no longer a baby but a running around VERY naughty toddler!

The picture above is one my mum took of Samuel and I in the Bluebells in the wood up near Littlebury-very beautiful! I will be posting a giant update with many, many pictures when we return to the US of A :)