Sunday I got the best treat – a carwash!  Daddy and Sam went to town and cleaned the entire car, top to bottom and inside and out.  Nothing looks better than a freshly washed Meri-mobile :)

Into my pregnancy!  I hadn’t realized that I took a picture at this stage while I was pregnant with Sam too.  Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the differences (and boy, are there some!).

Left: September 4, 2007 / right:  July 6, 2009

We saw an ambulance today go by with lights et al.  Sam asked what it was so I was trying to tell her it was for people with boo-boos.  Then she started whining and tearing up, whilst holding her leg going, "oooh boo boo *sniffle*."  I tried to say it was for BIG boo-boos, but no dice.

Luckily she saw a cat and was done with the ambulance.  :)

And Samantha will turn 2 years old.  Many of her friends have long passed that milestone – it’s pretty neat to see what is coming around the bend.  Here are some recent pictures of her “being Sam and doing Sam things!”

Sam is really enjoying coloring now and asks to do it everyday!

She is also learning to dress herself (yes, both her shirt and shorts are around her neck OVER her pjs).

We found a “Dora the Explorer” tent on sale at Babies R Us – huge hit!  With Daddy, not so much, ha ha.

Story time with Daddy :)

Coloring some more and watching “Dora!”

But there is always time for popcorn, miss you Gampa!