Whew. It's been a busy past week and a half. As I wrote in a previous post, you and I went up to Oregon with your Nonni & Poppa to visit Grandma & Grandpa Pullen. You were super baby pretty much the whole trip (9 hours each way)--you slept while we drove and woke up only to eat and let us know of your presence. Seriously, girl, super baby. If they made a red onesie with an "S" on the front and a cape on the back, I'd buy it because you traveled like a champ.
While in Oregon, we hung out with your Great Grandma and Great Grandpa and let them hold you and cuddle all over you. That is, your great grandparents got to hold her when your Nonni & Poppa weren't hogging you. They loved their Sammie time, too, and Poppa took full advantage by taking care of your morning feeding and diaper change (he also boasted of the fact that he changed a *ahem* loaded diaper).
This was the last of the 'Four Generation' pictures that you took: the Pullen portrait!No trip to Oregon is complete without a trip to the Walmart Store (that's what your great grandpa calls it). So we went--twice in one day. Your Nonni & I had a good time checking out all of the (cheap, tax free) baby clothes. Because you needed more clothes, you know.
Grandma Patty cried with joy when she saw you the first time--she was so happy for us!While you slept in the swing on Grandpa Pullen's porch, your Nonni & I stepped to the side of their property to pick blackberries. I love picking these things. I know that most people out of California think I'm nuts for how much I love it because they're considered weeds just about anywhere, but I enjoy getting the berries. It reminds me of the summers spent up in Oregon picking berries when I was much (much) younger.
Here's your mommy picking berries(wearing Grandpa Pullen's shirt to avoid thorn pricks in the arm).
On our way back down, after Grandma had gotten her requisite Sammie loves and kisses in, we stopped and visited with my Uncle David & Arlene and my college friend Sarah and her family in a Starbucks by Sacramento. I hadn't seen Sarah since we had graduated college nine years (!) ago. We visited a bit and it was pretty cool to sit with another mom, each of us holding our babies. Sarah's daughter Zoe is a few months older than you are, and what a cutie she is (Zoe's brother Lincoln is a handsome little guy, too!).
Here we are with Sarah & her beautiful family.We didn't have much time to recuperate once we returned to Fresno because we were on the road less than 24 hours later, heading to Disneyland to meet up with Auntie EllenAnn and her daughters Acacia and Piper. I've always been somewhat of a Disney fan (ok, freak might be a better word--my freshman dorm room looked like a shrine to Mickey Mouse), so this was pretty cool for me to take you on your first trip to Disneyland.
With Auntie EllenAnn, Acacia & Piper with Mickey.
I gotta tell you, Sammie--it's fun going as a teenager and a single adult, but nothing compares to the joy I've had showing you around Disneyland. Granted, you're all of two months old and really don't grasp (at all) what's going on around you, but it does leave me room to imagine what it'll be like to take you when you're a few years older.
With Auntie EllenAnn, Acacia & Piper with Mickey.
I gotta tell you, Sammie--it's fun going as a teenager and a single adult, but nothing compares to the joy I've had showing you around Disneyland. Granted, you're all of two months old and really don't grasp (at all) what's going on around you, but it does leave me room to imagine what it'll be like to take you when you're a few years older.
On the Bugs' Life Ride.
I went to Disneyland pretty much expecting to sit out of all of the rides, waiting for Piper & Acacia to have their fun. This hasn't been the case. We've gone on a lot of rides here! Your first ride was Pirates of the Caribbean. You slept through the whole thing (shocking considering the noise and splashing that goes on in that ride). We also have done the Jungle Cruise, several Bugs' Life rides in California Adventures, and the Finding Nemo submarine ride. We've been busy in the park, but your favorite 'ride' remains the same: hanging out on the blanket in the hotel room.
Those light up bears say the darndest things!
We've also taken the time to meet several of the Disney characters. I appreciate the fact that you're too young to be terrified of them yet, and am taking full advantage by posing next to as many of them as we can. As I write this, we've taken pictures with Tigger, Pooh, and Mickey.
With Mickey
With Pooh
With Tigger
I'm hoping to snag a Minnie, Donald and Goofy picture tonight--we shall see if I am successful in getting these shots! I should sign off now--we're heading to the park for one last hurrah!
Love you,
your mommy
PS. Happy 9 weeks, kiddo!
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