Sammy's New Jeans

Here's my happy little boy in his new jeans. I can't believe they are so hard to find! We've been having a good time this morning talking and smiling and playing :)

O Frabjous Day! Callooh! Callay! I Chortle in my Joy!

Today is one of great celebrating and joy in the Skousen household. I have graduated with my Bachelor's in Nursing and have finished school completely, or at least for the time being!!! For the first time in my life, I have no more school to look forward to. It is a great and wonderful feeling, I must say. This last semester was quite difficult with managing the storage units and having a baby while still taking 18 credits online. But thanks to a wonderful husband, a very loving and available Oma and some very considerate teachers, I have made it through mostly unscathed! :) Just thought I would share my joy with all of you today, especially since I won't be walking I had to do something to make it feel a little more real.

I Hate to Go

Sammy really liked being held and cuddled by an expert Mommy!
Here Robert is enjoying the perks of having beautiful little nieces that adore him! It was so hard to say goodbye to these sweet little girls today, but hopefully we can go visit them this summer when the new baby comes and the house gets done!!!?

Playing at Auntie Christine's

The girls came over to visit Auntie Christine so Mommy could go tour the nursery Uncle Robert works at. Here Karalie is showing me how you purse your lips to put chapstick on!
Lucy loves Karalie SOOO much!
The girls really liked getting Sammy's stroller out and pushing each other around the kitchen in it. It was so much fun having them around!

A Few More...

Natalie and Robert enjoying each other. The girls absolutely love their Uncle Robert.
Oma and Natty
Oma and Lu-Lu (don't you love nicknames?!)

Neices Over to Visit

This Lucy and my little brother, Matt sitting at the "little kids table" for dinner.
This is my older sister, Corinne, (who is expecting her fourth girl, yay!!) and her youngest little angel, Karalie. It has been so fun having my sister and nieces here visiting from Washington for a little while.
These are all the little kids at the little kids table waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for their brownies. Clockwise are Natalie, Karalie, Lucy and Matty.

Conference Weekend

This is Sammy's new favorite way to be held by Daddy. This weekend he started liking being on his tummy alot more. Now he likes being laid on the quilt on the floor, he even fell asleep once!
This is my gorgeous little sister, April and her boy-toy, John. The picture is a little dark, but they have cool whip on their faces because April pulled the classic joke on John where you open a new thing of cool whip and ask them if it smells funny. When they lean down to smell it, you shove it in their face. Believe it or not, Robert did this to me the night he proposed, and yes before he popped the question. Pretty sure of himself, huh? :)

Hiccups

This morning Sammy had the hiccups, it was so cute! A customer came in to the office and Sammy was hiccuping away and thought he was so adorable (it was a little old man)! I couldn't resist, so here's what Sammy sounds like when he's got the hiccups.

Some Random Photos

These are some I wanted to share, but didn't know what to put them under, so here they are! The first is a pic of one of Samy's new outfits that I absolutely love on him. The other is Sammy in what we have dubbed "The Burrito Wrap". I had to get him up to take Daddy to work one day so I could have the car. As you can see, he doesn't really mind too much. :)

Talkin' with Daddy

This video we took over the weekend. Sammy sure loves his Daddy! We have really enjoyed getting Sammy to smile, talk and even laugh a few times. It's so much fun each time he learns a new trick, I just can't believe how much he has grown! They definitely grow too fast!