Samuel Bradyn Cruz

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I'm back!

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And cuter than ever...

Look how big I have gotten!

2007-11-13T22:30:00.000-08:00

Well... not literally. Sam's a little peanut (like me). He sure thinks he is a big boy though.

I have not posted for such a long time! Lots and lots of changes and big events,that's why. We've moved, Sam turned 2, we've been out and about plenty taking pictures, and we've been also fixing up the new place. But most importantly, an IKEA opened 45 minutes away from Miami. Sam already knows how to recognize the sign and says enthusiastically "furniture!!" when we've been there. He actually thinks that is what IKEA spells. He points to the big letters and says "I..K..E..A...furniture" as he makes a sweeping finger move. Very funny. Also, the meatballs were a big hit I guess, because that is what he answers when I ask him what he wants for dinner often. So much that I was inspired to make him some the other day from scratch. But they came out totally Cuban.

One of these days, I am going to catch up and post some important shots of the summer and early fall, like him in his lion costume. Until then, these are some teasers that I have readily on this computer, for those who asked me why I hadn't put up anything new for such a long time.

My favorite latest shot.

This was at Natty's 4th birthday party. It was a crafts party. I was amazed at how well Sam did. At 26 months, he was the youngest of the whole bunch and concentrated as well as the other 4 year olds! This was the day I discovered he really dug painting with a brush (we'd been sticking to crayons) Now he has this whole set up for the house and he loves it. We've yet to find these plastic aprons and we are in desperate need of those.

Titi helped me the whole time.

Yummy!

2007-07-11T21:56:00.000-07:00

Wednesday Date

2007-07-11T21:48:00.000-07:00

This may seem like no big deal to document, but Sam's been slow to experiment with foods. He has discovered ice cream, fruits, and chocolate lately.

2007-07-10T21:33:00.000-07:00

Sam does not like sand. So going to the beach with him is a pretty clean experience. Lots of laying around in the mat, looking at the water and cookie eating. Some reading of picture books and just looking cool. Here we are on the first half of our 4th of July. Our friend Katia is still missing her glasses, guess who still has them? That's what she gets for not coming around for almost one year.

And here we are on the second. He is one happy guy, I don't remember what he was laughing about here but he was a little hyper that night.

Here he is saying "cheeeeze" when you take a picture.

Computer time with Dad, then and now

2007-07-10T14:32:00.000-07:00

Sam loves to be on the computer. He asks to be picked up whenever we are on it which makes getting anything done harder. We open up an empty word document, put the caps on and a large font size and let him go to town. OK, bragging time...

Then (4 months)... sucking on hands, looking at screen.

Now (23 months)...if you ask him to write his name, he can. He can also sight read a number of words (family's names). He will press on a key for a long period of time until they come out of view in the screen and then says "bye, bye D" or "bye, bye Seven". He is such a cutie.

Isn't the human brain development just the most amazing thing?

Sam "hearts" Alice

2007-07-04T14:28:00.000-07:00

Meet Alice (aka "A-es" to Sam). Toddler extraordinaire and top notch high school senior to be.

She has been coming over to play with Sam since I took up a bit more work this summer. He grew fond of her (and her cell phone!) quickly. In the mornings when I ask "who are we going to go get?" he'll say her name. If the dog barks at the door, he thinks she's arrived and will run to the door saying her name. This may very well be his first crush. I will keep this post in mind when my future 18 year old son walks in with an Alice look-a-like for dinner one day.

When she comes in, he grabs her by her hand and takes her to his room and starts taking all of his toys out. He really likes for her to read to him. Alice has also taught Sam lots of new things.

We're really going to miss her when she goes back to school in the Fall.

Some Alice facts:

She is 16

She is second (yikes, that's hard to do) in her high school class

She belongs to numerous smart-people type clubs and takes AP classes

She is the fastest text messenger in Western Broward County, after it takes me about 10 minutes to text her one sentence, she replies in full paragraphs in less than one.

She likes Dulce de Leche ice cream

She is the founder of the Pembroke Pines Harry Potter Fan Club (not a confirmed fact)

She lies and tells me it's yummy when I throw sorry lunches together for her

She likes Mexican food, actually make that ALL food

Toddler shenanigans don't scare her one bit

She will be Sam's future pediatrician

She says Sam's smile "is the bessssst"

She's a runner

She plays a mean Marimba

This is pretty much all we know so far... she's kinda quiet but super sweet.

What a difference a year makes!

2007-06-28T14:48:00.000-07:00

From a June 28, 2006 post.

Out and about in the city

2007-06-26T11:45:00.001-07:00

Sam likes to mention the buses he sees while we drive..."mama... bus". That, and trucks, ambulances, fire trucks, taxis, diggers at construction sites, all the typical boy stuff. I just got him a vehicles book with huge clear real-life pictures of all that stuff and he LOVES it. He wants me to tell him what each one is. So now I am learning the difference between a digger and a front loader. I thought it was time he rode a bus again. Last time he was on one was almost a year ago in New York City. He was so excited about it today, every time one passed (not the one we needed) he held out his toy bus up to it. Here we are waiting while he eats his "pips".

He LOVED the ride. Had a permanent smile the whole time and couldn't sit down.

At our destination, before lunch.

Museum Day

2007-06-26T11:36:00.000-07:00

Sure the exhibits were good, but the ramp was the best part.

Yikes, it's hot.

No, really.

Let's go!

at the Starbucks Music

2007-05-26T13:11:00.000-07:00

Sam and Dad enjoy a little music time with the Foo-Fighters soft album.

Sam thinks these machines are like the pay machines at the supermarket check out, and that the Starbucks cards are the credit cards. He was looking for the slot to slide it.

Mother's day (recap)

2007-05-26T12:57:00.000-07:00

Just a little behind on posts. Even on Mother's day, I am still the photographer! I think I'll use these for a father's day post too and no one would know the difference. Now that Brandon is working more, weekends are all about Daddy for Sam. I can't even put him down at night when he knows Daddy's home.

On Lincoln Road, searching for just the right Eggs Benedict (mommy's favorite).

Sam and Brandon decide what to get in advance. If I had to guess, Sam eyeing the home fries.

Still waiting, now at the bar. Mom's day is a busy brunch day.

We got a table right under these huge skylight, good for pictures.

Sam does his "panting puppy" sound at this part of the book.

Starbucks Sam

2007-05-26T12:52:00.000-07:00

Sam and I go to Starbucks a lot during the week, it's one of our outings. Toddlers go crazy if kept within walls for more than 4 hours at a time, in our experience, so we try to escape once a day and do something or nothing at all. You'll see lots of pictures here of that nature now that summer has come.

Natty and Sam

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Dinner with friends when Brandon's away... is always nice

Last weekend

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Easter

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We walked to get some lunch.

Sam with his cousin Isabella (same age), who apparently
does not know what to make of this big thing either.

Ok, so I put them in here, and then what? I don't get it. Don't worry cutey, neither do we.

If you're happy and you know it...

2007-03-29T11:52:00.000-07:00

Touch your hair

Pull your ears

Touch your nose
This is a little song game we play with all sorts of different words and actions

Snack time at Starbucks

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Months ago, I couldn't imagine Sam being able to just sit in a normal size chair, just hanging out.

Cookie faces

Sunday

2007-03-27T12:34:00.000-07:00

Sunday mornings are nice. Even walking Zoey becomes extended. Sam now insists on holding the leash. He has gotten really good at doing this and now wants to walk her several times a day.

Catching planes

2007-03-27T12:26:00.000-07:00

On the days I get to be with Sam, we go outside quite often for errands or just to take a walk. As Sam grows it seems it's easier for him to get cabin fever. I let him pick up all sorts of things we find in our yard, like this frisbee left by some neighboring kids. Sam loves to find planes after he hears them, as they come into view from behinds the clouds. Whenever he catches one, he puts out a big smile, that's how I know he found it. Here he is showing me one after I asked him.

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Oh Dora, I love you...

And your yummy cereal too.

A little window shopping with Mom

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Lunch at Coconut Grove

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I met some friends over for a Sunday brunch and took Sam with me. He was the only boy that was allowed to attend. The days are getting pretty hot already.

Sam likes to pick up tiny things from the ground.

This giraffe gets to go out quite often now.

Some old pictures

2007-03-21T20:54:00.000-07:00

The best thing about real film is finding an old roll in the camera, finishing it up and getting it developed (and in my case since I have a really cheap digital camera is getting these beautiful colors too!) Here are some old pictures of our Disney trip and some new ones of just a few days ago.... you can tell in the hair that Sam has done lots of growing.

Play date with Julian

2007-03-20T21:26:00.000-07:00

The guys went from being cautiously interested to suddenly soaked. And we all loved it. Good thing it was our last stop and that I had a change of clothes. I can't say I would have been this carelessly spontaneous otherwise.

"I'm not going back in there"

Julian with his pretty Mommy, Giselle.

Drum Lesson

2007-03-20T21:13:00.000-07:00

Sam starts his day with 8-on-a-hand

Oh no, Brandon is starting already!

Sam loves this new toy from the abuelos

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Riding in the cart like a big boy

Sam visits Matthew

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Hmm... where could Sam be?

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Beach day 2

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Why does Mommy make me do things I don't like? Sam walked on sand! it took him standing there for quite some time but he finally came to me.

Oh, don't come kiss me now.

Sand

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Sam doesn't like sand, he doesn't like getting too dirty in general. So it's really hard to get him to smile or even look at the camera in these situation. I got him to grin on this one because I was singing a song and he just couldn't resist.

I liked it better over at the concrete slab.

Beach day

2007-03-11T13:41:00.000-07:00

Big time catch up

2007-03-11T00:15:00.000-08:00

I think I had the same thing happen last year. Maybe it is the holidays and the new semester starting but I got very behind on my posts. Sam has done so much growing in the last 3 months, it's time to catch up.

Sam's hair

2007-03-11T00:05:00.000-08:00

Sam's hair is the most beautiful color in the world to me. I love to look at it in the sun. Babies just don't know how much their parents love them, piece by piece, and all around the same.

Sam loves books...

2007-03-10T23:54:00.000-08:00

...puzzle books, counting books, lift the flap books, alphabet books...

b-day/v-day

2007-03-10T23:43:00.000-08:00

We usually do this combo celebration because my birthday falls a week before the holiday. Brandon and I have really made it a point lately to go out alone, although we find ourselves talking about Sam quite a bit anyway. But, darn camera flash, why didn't we think of giving the camera to the waiter? The telling signs of rusty daters.

Glasses

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Playing 'round Abuelos' House

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Sam has been seeing much more of his grandparents lately. He even has enough of your usual baby provisions at each house to last a couple of days. Essentials such as toys and DVDs. Brandon and I are seeing more movies in theaters hence!

He likes to spread these everywhere...

Touch my old dog "Snowflake"... which was already around for a while when I was in high school... that makes him ancient this year. Luckily Sam is gentle. He usually just likes to touch a little of his fur, that makes him laugh a lot for some reason.

And relocate all of my parent's knick knacks. All in a day's work.

Letters

2007-03-10T21:28:00.000-08:00

Sam likes letters, numbers, and colors. He knows them all when asked which one is which. He even knows purple! He loves to be read to over and over again. Sometimes in the car he will just call out letters out as he sees them in road signs. He says almost all of the alphabet correctly and handles the hard letters like S and H very cutely by hissing and haaaing. He doesn't even get thrown off by funny fonts or anything! Sam's memory really surprises us sometimes. He'll turn letters around to make the sounds of other letters, like an H to an I, and a Z to an N. He even held up a 3 prong toy rake the other day, turned it on it's side and said "EEEEEE"! Did I mention he really likes letters.

February days

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Sam loves to go to Guitar Center and touch all the instruments. He always smiles when he goes into the room with all of the acoustic guitars.

Captive audience

Dinner with Natty

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It's hard to get these 2 to take a decent picture together these days

Christmas Break Fun

2007-03-10T20:41:00.000-08:00

The guys having fun, Sam looks huge in this picture considering he was only 16 months old

Click here for video of Sam going down a slide on his own for the first time.

Brandon reads Sam's new favorite book

At the Miami Children's Museum with Ana and Matthew

Sam's first Disney trip

2007-03-10T20:39:00.000-08:00

We swore we wouldn't do it for a LONG time but the marching band that Brandon works with was scheduled to participate in a parade at Magic Kingdom in late December so we got to come along for free for 3 days. We went to Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom. He was still too little to do most things but overall he did really great. He was happy the whole time and just napped in the stroller when it was time to. He got to go on one ride, the Dumbo spin off at Animal Kingdom, and had a cautious smile throughout. He wasn't scared of the characters at all , like I thought he would definitely be. However, I don't recommend anybody with a toddler staying around for the 9 pm firework extravaganza that is Epcot's end of the the day show. Oh that did not go well. Just imagine two crazy parents running with a hysterical baby to the nearest closed in space in fake Canada. A Dad on our way there said as he laughed "oh it doesn't get much better with time" as his 4 year old clenched his leg and buried his face in it.

He was a hit with all the students like usual and he was actually less shy that time around. We were really happy we took him after all, I guess a lot of your opinions about what you are and are not going to do with your kids really change once they are actually here. Yeah Disney is a pain, and we had to take along lots of stuff because Sam is young, but he was so happy, it was totally worth it. See for yourself in all these smiley shots.

First night at Epcot

Day of the parade at Magic Kingdom

This was around the time that Sam began doing "mommy checks" when out and about. He had just started walking alone so we never got to see this before. Here's what they look like from my perspective.

Pooh messed up his hair

Wow

Sam's not sure about Animal Kingdom just yet

Poor Brandon had him like this for most of the 3 days. Sam loved it though.

With Brandon's students

More Christmas!!

2007-03-10T19:31:00.000-08:00

We have a large family, so Christmas is often a 3 day event for us.

Christmas night

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I guess sometimes the grandparents dream up that Sam is much older. I know they definitely do when they shop for him.

More books : )

Sam's favorite gift

2007-03-10T13:09:00.000-08:00

We noticed that Sam had a great attention span for books since he was tiny (even more tiny than he is tiny now), so he got a couple as gifts. This one caught his interest right away and he couldn't put it down. And he has good reason for it. It is a engaging tale of a monkey, named Jane, that flies a plane throughout different regions of the world looking for the climate in which elephants roam. Or maybe it was the lift-the-flap action used to "find" the other animals. Either way, it became his favorite for quite some time. We would read it many many times a day. He would pretend he was reading too by following along with his little finger. He knew it so well, he always knew when to turn the page at the right time. We learned it by memory after saying it so much and when we would just recite one of the pages out of order, Sam would quickly flip through it and made sure to have the right page on! We thought it would be good for him (and for us too, we were tired of it!) to have others from the same series and he loves them all the same. It must be something about the rhyming of the stories and the type of graphics that he really likes.

Christmas 2006

2007-03-10T12:59:00.000-08:00

Here's the rest of the Christmas pictures I never got around to posting on time. We went real light Christmas morning because we knew of the decadence that would soon follow from all of the grandparents (first and only grandson!).

Christmas booty

Christmas morning

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This is why stuffed animals have been temporarily banned.

How can Mommy be in 2 places at once?!

He only has 6 teeth but we thought he could at least get used to the feeling. Being such a "mouthy" baby, I didn't think he would have trouble with this... although he does seem to stay off things which ARE supposed to go in the mouth!

Shopping with us

2007-01-04T04:30:00.000-08:00

This is always funny, but funnier when the book is upside down.

Christmas shopping

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Sam was a good shopping buddy.

Christmas photo: second attempt

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Too much christmas decoration distractions

Christmas photo: first attempt

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Gave up on that...
We were still holding Sam for his bottle in our laps. Now that he is getting bigger, he likes to drink it here.

Sunday out

2006-11-19T12:49:00.000-08:00

Ready to go

Cookie mouth

Sam is walking!

2006-11-19T12:27:00.000-08:00

Well just one week short of his 15 month birthday, and in honor of his late-walking daddy, Sam took his firsts steps. I was alone with him at the moment at Starbucks (what a surprise). I decided to put him down, let him go, and move away. Since he doesn't like getting his hands dirty I figured he would fight very hard the urge to crawl. Well instead of the usual instant whining to hold on to my hand he just started launching forward in a panic-ridden yet giggly fast stride. He knew what I was trying to do and looked right at me the whole time. So we tried it many times and I kept acting more and more excited to encourage him to come to me. It was a game, and the reward was a big hug at the end. I must have looked pretty silly. But it finally worked. That night I showed Brandon that he wasn't scared anymore and that he understood that if you held your arms out that you wanted him to walk. My suspicion that Sam was just pretty scared was confirmed with the fact that ever since that day he has been walking really great, he even stops, picks up stuff and keeps going. So I didn't capture those first moments that week, but here he is today at the park. Just click the links...

Sam walking

Sam throwing a ball

Pumpkin Patch

2006-10-25T17:29:00.000-07:00

This one is just my size, Daddy!

Wow, these are huge!

Water break

2006-10-25T17:19:00.000-07:00

Back in time 2

2006-10-25T16:50:00.000-07:00

We quickly realize that "ages 3 and up" should be adhered to. After several attempts at eating the cymbal, this one is going back in the closet for some time. (Thanks for the gift anyway, Tia Michele) I was actually surprised we went a whole year without getting a toy drumset from somebody.

Hot day, diaper butt.

This happens every several months at lunch time, it must be so tiring to be a baby.

Sam's walking is getting much better, but no letting go please.

Back in time

2006-10-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

Here are some old pictures from around the time after Sam turned one.

At Lauryn's 15th birthday at the beach,playing dj to the teens.

Sometimes Sam "helps" me with his laundry by taking it all out and throwing it everywhere.

Big Boy Sam

2006-10-07T09:40:00.000-07:00

He can actually keep a hat on now (as long as he is in the sun)

At the park

2006-10-07T09:13:00.000-07:00

Tuesdays and Thursdays are my favorite days of the week. I get to be with Sam all day long. On Thursdays I take him out for lunch and after, we visit his Grandma Dori and his Abuelos. He is a very good date and is starting to recognize the bakery we always go to. He also gets to see Xonia and his possible future girlfriend, Sophie while at Dori's (some pictures of them together to follow). He used to be afraid of Sophie because she is very outgoing but he is getting used to her now. He has dinner there, gets a bath, and falls asleep on the way home until the next day (wiped out). Lately we have been hitting this park on our way out to lunch. I have been lagging behind with postings since I have had some camera issues. It's been several rolls of film now that the pictures are a bit grainy, it's definitely no fluke and it's time to get the thing checked out. Even with that, Sam makes these beautiful. He is really starting to look like a little boy these days, but contrary to what these pictures may suggest he is actually still not walking!

At Granpa Ernie's house

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Before heading out.

There are always goodies for me here.

Date with Sam

2006-08-29T14:49:00.000-07:00

Sam is such a great baby to take out on a date! Yeah, it's nice to have Grandma Dori watch him for a couple of hours so that Brandon and I can catch a movie and have some dinner, but if it can't happen we can have as good of a time with Sam in tow. First of all the little guy likes to be out, and the sights, some bread, and a spoon keeps him pretty happy throughout a meal (asterisk: this only works in an outside table). Also, we time this so that he is the most full and rested. It seems like the stars have to be aligned just right for babies, but you learn these tricks. Sam has been going out with us since he was about 2 weeks old. And he has accompanied me on many dates with my girlfriends as well. Maybe he is used to it, maybe it is just his personality, but he gets cabin fever easily. The season hasn't kicked in for Brandon yet, so we took the chance to have a date this last Saturday night. We went to Rosinella on Lincoln Road and then just walked around and checked out the Music Starbucks they opened up a while back.

Sam and Brandon do some people watching. There are plenty of characters on Lincoln Road.

Sam listening to the Foofighters, which we have played since he was born and seems to like quite a bit by now.

Playing 'round the house

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Maybe his favorite of the birthday presents

Lunch at Dogma

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Dogma, the best hot dog stand.

Like the spanish ladies at the supermarket say..."Ay, que lindo!"

Some old photos...

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... of Sam's First Birthday.

Some old photos...

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...of our Northeastern Trip.

Sam meets Brandon's friend, Shourin.

In New Jersey

Sam turns 1

2006-08-19T20:45:00.000-07:00

I have yet to develop the pictures from Sam's first birthday. Until then, these are some by friends.

At the backyard bash, Sam contemplates life at one now.

Paper for me? thanks, I love it!

Before going to bed, Brandon, Sam and I got to have a much more intimate celebration of this very special day for us.

Nap

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Doesn't even wait to be put down to nap

At Melissa and JJ's going away party

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Sam looks like such a little boy in this one, I can't believe he is going to turn one soon.

Jersey Day

2006-07-27T23:26:00.000-07:00

No trip to the Northeast is complete without an Ikea outing

Later that day... finally, the reason why we came up here.

Taking a break from the party

New York City Day

2006-07-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

At the Children's Museum of Manhattan

Sam and Brandon at the quintessential New York shot

Waiting for the bus

Boston Day 2

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This is at a park in front of the place we used to live in...

...with the often visited Bluestone Bistro in the back...

...I never imagined ourselves with a baby here. To see this picture in action click here.

Boston Day 1

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Breakfast at Copley

They have flowers here Mom, flowers!

On the train

The New England Aquarium

Sam and the penguins

Real life penguins right next to him and it's the lighted displays that catch his eye.

Nap in the North End (and lunch for us)

Back at Quincy Market/ Faneuil Hall

Northeastern Trip

2006-07-27T22:15:00.000-07:00

Brandon, Sam, and I went to the Northeast to meet the newest member of our family, Daniella, born about 2 weeks ago. Since we were already flying up there, we made a trip out of it. Here are some pictures... more to come when I develop the film from the real camera.

Hanging out with dad

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Wow, dad's good.

Play date with Julian and Julian's cousin Paulina

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Matthew and Sam

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Matthew and Sam show off their new haircuts

So here's a new one: whenever he sees the camera he feels the need to bend 90 degrees.

Sam on the move, like always.

First haircut

2006-07-27T21:39:00.000-07:00

A big "thank you" to my friend Ana for taking these great pictures of Sam while getting his first haircut.

Getting used to the car chair

Here we go

All done.

Before his haircut

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Sandy Sam

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Wendy and Sam

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Fourth of July Weekend

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Sandy toes

What the hec is this stuff?...

... and why do I keep putting it in my mouth?

Sam playing

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Sam's new set up

Sam and Matthew

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Sam and his friend Matthew

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My friend Ana and her cute little boy, Matthew

Sam, Sam's belly, and Matthew hard at play

A little ride before heading home

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My new favorite picture

If I didn't have these big sneakers slowing me down, I would be inside that fountain by now.

Cheeky Sam

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Brandon and Sam

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Father's Day Brunch

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NBA Finals

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Lunch

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We love this new chair because he gets to be part of our meals

No kisses on film please

Not impressed

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uh... maybe it's time for a new "baby einstein" dvd.

Andrew and Sam

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Andrew and I take a break from work to squeeze Sam

Bedtime

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Sam playing before bedtime

Biltmore views

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The small aviaries in the lobby

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All cleaned up after the pool

The tower facing the golf course

The courtyard

At the pool

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Breakfast before the pool

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Good morning!!

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Ready for a day at the pool