A Celebration Party for Sam's 3rd Birthday!

Mickey Mouse Cake! Sam went with Anna to pick out his cake @ Sam's Club!

Sam was just a little shy when we were singing him "Happy Birthday"!

Giselle waiting to get her hands on the cake! Oops, she already has!

Giselle hitting the pinata!

Sam enjoying the treat bags!

Ella hitting the pinata!

Sammy hitting the pinata!

Singing Happy Birthday to Aunt Jessie!

Happy Birthday, Aunt Jessie!

As you can see, we all came together to celebrate Jessie's 25th Birthday! All of us, except for Mike who was at home fixing the floors in the basement after Sam had pulled one of the AC pipes out of the floor and water ended up under the laminate wood floors! So as you can imagine, Mike had to tear the entire area out and lay down Slate instead. He wasn't happy, Sam was playing around with the piping while I was going through my de-hoarding stage and I wasn't paying close attention on what he was doing. But back to Aunt Jessie, we had a great time and even got some ice cream cake! YUM!

Our Vacation @ Dyers Lake!

Sammy getting the wood ready for the night!

The Myers-Gonzalez Family on the kayaks!

Michelle, Anna & Giselle on the paddle boat!

Sam next to the wood that Kurt cut down!

Getting the fire ready!

Our last meal at the cottage! Dada wanted to go out with a BANG!

Sammy & Giselle!

The "Cushman"!

Papa taking a Siesta!

Dada & Giselle on the Moto!

Michelle & Sammy!

Watching Kurt in the water, he is crazy!

Anna & Giselle! The kids loved this little Fischer Price horse!

Catching fish from the Floating Dock!

Dada on the Kayak!

Dada & Sam trying to catch minnows or turtles!

Sam checks to see how many fish Dada, Michelle, Kurt & Mama caught. Then he would fill the bucket with sand! Sorry to all the minnows killed, Sam didn't mean it!

We were fortunate enough to be able to get away from our everyday chaos for 8 days, and can I say it was blissful! There was no cable, we only got reception on our cell phones if we stood in certain spots, and no air conditioning ! But we truly enjoyed ourselves! It was a getaway from reality, something that was much overdue!

Having Fun with Dada!

Giselle a walkin'!

It all started a few days after her 1st birthday! Once she got the hang of it, no more crawling for her! Giselle is growing by the minute. We went to see Dr. App for her one year physical, she is 19.5 pounds and is 28.5 inches long. She falls in the 9th percentile for weight and the 13th percentile for height! Like I said before, we have a peanut! A passionate peanut to say the least. Even though she is the second child, she does not allow anyone or anything to get in her way. Mike and I are constantly amazed with her "passion within". If she wants a toy that Sam has, she will find a way to get that toy! It is amazing to see her at play. She is talking like it is no one business. She can say numerous words, for example Mama, Dada, Mami(Sammy), Rara (Rockne), Papa (Grandpa Myers), Nana (Grandma Myers), and Uelo (Abuelo) to name a few! Also, watermelon, popcorn, waffles, Jake, shoes, no, yes, and the list goes on. She loves to dance and even sings every once in awhile. She does her infamous "come on"! I will have to video tape it, It is Priceless! We are all adjusting well, who knew our little "chunky monkey" would Rock our world the way she does! We truely blessed to have two children that are full of life!