Samantha, Kristi and I had a wonderful weekend and a wonderful Easter surrounded by great friends (bummer we didn't have any family, but maybe next year). The weather could not have been better this weekend. With temps well into the 80s...the three of us ended up spending a lot of time outside soaking up the sun.
Saturday afternoon started with a visit from our friend Jeanne who drove up to the country to see Samantha. We ended up grabbing lunch out at our favorite restaurant, Taco Mac. For dinner, we met up with our friend Robbie & Daphne and went to our second favorite restaurant, The Iron Horse Bar & Grill. At both restaurants, Samantha was so well behaved! She slept for most of the time and woke up towards the end as we getting ready to leave. The trick to a successful dining out experience is to take advantage of the car ride. In both instances, Samantha would fall asleep as soon as we left our neighborhood and then would sleep through dinner. We've really lucked out through 3 months as Samantha has been such a sweet baby.
For Easter, we went over to our friends Bill, Natalie & Billy's house. Mark, Lynn, Claire and Laura joined us for a brunch (you can see an Easter weekend theme of eating going on here). We were able to get some family photos below (also available on our Picasa page link):
I've got to say that Samantha and Kristi take some great pictures!
Here is a picture of Samantha (13 weeks) and Laura (7 weeks). Samantha has a head start, but Laura isn't too far behind. They are already close friends and it appears that they are inseparable...as indicated by them grabbing each other's clothes:
Finally...we got to take some candids around the house this weekend. Samantha loves to laugh and giggle. Whether it be playing in the bathtub, getting changed or just lounging around...she's always smiling and making us laugh.
At the same time, she can be pretty serious and attentive. We've been working on putting her on her stomach and spending a little bit of time in her bumbo seat to work her neck muscles. Below...we caught her staring at me (and no...i don't have gray hair...its just the flash from the camera). Samantha is so precious and I love to stare back at her. She has the prettiest blue-gray eyes, which we hope stay that color (even though both Kristi and I have brown eyes)...
Happy Easter everyone! Welcome spring!
Great family shots!! Glad it was a good holiday!
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