Our BIG Day Out!

We've been stuck around the house for a few weeks now and we finally had a chance to get out of the house yesterday and enjoy the beautiful weather. But before we show you those pictures, here's an update on Sam - he's doing better, still a little weak, and still coughing a nasty cough. But overall he's definitely doing better. He's been losing too much weight though over the winter so he has to go in to the hospital for some tests this week. Keep thinking good thoughts for him!

Before the weekend finally rolled around we tried to have some fun around the house - here we are coloring. We both have learned to enjoy our artsy side!Daddy treated us to one of his favorite snacks one afternoon - chips and clam dip. Go chips!Here we are enjoying a good game of Chutes & Ladders. Darn those chutes - they got me right at the end and I came in second!We also took care of a few jobs around the house. Sam and I both have our own sets of tools - good thing too cause we both know how to use them!And of course there's always the household chores to take care of - here we are doing the dishes. The rule in our house is . . . . she who cooks doesn't have to do the dishes!

And now to our BIG day out . . . Aunt Jen Jen & Uncle Michael gave us each a gift card to Build-A-Bear Workshop for Christmas. We hadn't had a chance to use them yet so we started our Saturday with a trip downtown to the workshop. It was incredibly fun! We picked our animals and then had them stuffed. Then we went over to the fluffing area and cleaned them up. My monkey has never looked better!Here we are after we picked out their clothes and got them dressed. Then we named them and printed their birth certificates. My monkey is named "Soured" and Sam's frog is named "Hoppy". I picked out my monkey's name all on my own. We LOVE our animals - thank you!!!

Daddy treated us to ice cream after we were done at the workshop. Sam and I both picked chocolate - yummy!Then we headed for Faultline Park up by where mommy used to live when she was first in college. We had so much fun out in the sun! I climbed the rocks . . . .Sam played on the slide . . .I LOVED the swings . . .And we stretched our legs out climbing up the slide.
After mom and dad tore us away from the park we drove over to the Garden Park ward to play at the duck pond. Sam fell asleep on the drive over so it was just me and daddy. Take a close look at this picture - - - do you think I had a GREAT day out?Finally here's a picture of me and Sam after church today. Note Sam's Cheerio necklace from nursery. The weatherman said there were some more "Sun days" coming this week so maybe we get to go to church again this week. Hum?Sam Alert: Hey everybody - - - mom said my shoes were on the wrong sides? Maybe that's why they were so hard to walk in?And here is yet another darn cute picture of me! Could I get any cuter? Have a great week!