Father's Day, Early and Late

David went to Jordan/Israel for about 10 days this month, I've been suffering from school-brain and so for some reason I thought Father's Day fell on the 13th, while he was gone. Sam and I even packed our cards in his suitcase. Oops. But I'm happy we ended up having Daddy home for the occasion.

I meant to post these pictures on Father's Day, for Father's Day, but naturally it's only just now getting done.

It's hard to think that it's already the second Father's Day we've celebrated, Sam has grown SO much. Here are the boys dozing together 2 years ago:
And here they are now:
David, you really are an amazing Dad. You always have energy to "Co-Co Duck" with Sam, even when I know you're tired. You clean the kitchen, take out the trash, walk Caspian, play trains, build with Lego's, change diapers and SO much more without my even asking (or often saying please or thank you :S). You go to work for us, play with us, take care of us, serve us, support us, are patient with us (err, me...) and love us so unconditionally. I can't imagine a better father for Sam (or a better husband!) WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!

A little behind...

I can't believe it's been nearly two months since I posted anything. The Reader's Digest version of the last 2 months goes something like this:

Between May and June David will have spent ~4 weeks overseas.

The spring semester of school ended, I made the Dean's List again but my grades weren't totally what I wanted although I do feel I got the grade I earned. I'm getting school burn-out. Bad. The summer semester is already started so things are pretty much the same there.

And now the update on the one people check the blog for :)

Sam had another growth spurt and is now 35.5". He wears a 9 for shoes and has nearly outgrown his 4-5T socks. We're half-heartedly working on potty training but that will get serious when he and I get back from a visit to my in-laws this week. His language is very much improving and so is our comprehension of what he is saying. Lots of multiple word phrases are starting to come as well as unprompted "Please"s and "Thank You"s. Yay! He loves being outdoors and at the pool but doesn't understand why he doesn't get to go in the deep end alone. I converted his crib to a toddler bed tonight and then realized after I finished and was looking at the instructions that they say the bed isn't for kids over 35". Great. Yet another thing outgrown.

He still loves his trains, planes and cars most. Sam also LOVES puzzles and can do 24 piece puzzles with ease, they're actually getting too simple for him. I got a lenticular Cars puzzle the other day thinking the shifting image might make for more of a challenge...nope. He can recognize pretty much every capital letter and say it aloud properly. K, Q, X & W are the holdouts. He knows how to count 1 & 2 but won't count higher if there are more than two things he's counting he says "One Two One Two..."

It's late so that'll do for now, right? I'll try and get pictures/video up soon!