Spring has sprung!

Finally spring is here and we can do Sam's favorite thing - play outside! As he says, "because it's nice out" :) We've been having lots of fun playing in the sandbox, swinging on the swingset and going for walks in the stroller to the park. He's really into baseball (or any kind of ball) this year. He loves to sing the Twins song, or Take Me Out to the Ballgame, and everytime he sees a baseball game he yells "Play Ball!" His favorite players are Michael "Addyer", Kirby Puckett and Joe Mauer. We have Cuddyer and Puckett bobbleheads and he loves to play with them.

Sam had a chance to do some fishing for crappies opening weekend at Grandma and Grandpa Erickson's house and was so excited to use his new fishing pole.Even though he only caught the minnows in the bucket - he loved it and thought it was fun to fish like mommy and daddy.

He likes to continuously tell us that "I a big kid now" and that "I do it by myself" so he is really asserting his independence and has become quite the chatterbox. Somehow overnight, my little baby has become a big kid who says the funniest things and is just the sweetest kid ever.

There's nothing that beats the "Hi, Mommy" and smile you get when you see him - unless it's his BIG-G-G hugs and kisses that he loves to give!

The B&W photo was from a local community photo shoot my Rotary club sponsored talking about what we love in the Brainerd Lakes area. Over 1500 photos will be displayed throughout the area all summer - should be great!

This past month Sam got a chance to see his first circus and got to see elephants, lions, tigers and camels. He was so excited to see all the animals, but not too thrilled with cotton candy yet!