Hasta luego...

I think this will be the end of my blog for awhile. When my brother made fun of me for blogging while in Guatemala, I promised him I wouldn't become a blogger who posts about my son's poop schedule or things like that (not to make fun of any of you all who do, because Samuel just started pooping in the potty and it is life-changing!). As a stay-at-home mama right now, I can feel my blog posts headed in that direction, so I figure I better stop! On top of which I have heard a couple of stories of people "stealing" pics off of blogs and using them which pretty much weirds me out. I do post pics pretty regularly to Facebook, so if you can't get enough of Samuelito, you can find us there, too! :)

I'll probably blog again when we go to Guatemala this fall or if we embark in another adoption adventure (although I've had to swear to Jimmy that under no circumstances will I go to another country for an unknown amount of time for any reasons, so I'm sure if we adopt again it will be a much more "normal" story!). All that to say, if you Google Reader people out there leave me be, I'll pop in again in October with some good stories from Guatemala- I promise! Thanks- have a great weekend!

A few closing pics of summer fun!




This is Samuel with his great-grandfather, Papa Jack. Samuel was pretty insistent that his 85-year-old Papa play cars with him!

Finishing, Fathers, Friends and the Farm

Our weekend started out with a Father's Day BBQ at my brother's- yum! Then Saturday I ran a half marathon. All I can say is that I finished. It was HOT, HUMID, SHADELESS and in the country with no spectators. If you're a runner, you understand this is a brutal combination. Probably TMI, but I pulled over and puked on the way home- pretty sure I was dehydrated. If you know me well, you know that puking is one of my special hidden talents (just take a road trip with me!).

Anyways- with that behind me, we headed home and hung out with our friends, Bethany and Robert, who are in town visiting while in the States (they do Young Life in Germany). Then a few hours later, we packed up and headed out to Nickerson, Kansas to visit the Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm. It was planned as a fun Father's Day road trip. We stayed in the B&B on the farm in the "zebra suite". I think the room had every room decor item possible in zebra print... impressive. The drive was a bit longer than I'd thought, but the farm was great! Good breakfast, tons of animals and lots of time to interact with zebras, camels, giraffes, kangaroos, ostriches, emus and lots of other exotic animals that I couldn't name. Samuel LOVED it! Jimmy was enthralled by the kangaroos and the "pouch". Just ask him about it...

Sunday night we got to hang out with Bethany and Robert again, along with another Trumanite (college friend!), Courtney! It was sooo good to catch up and have adult conversation about things other than toddlers!

Below are a few pics from the weekend. Don't give Jimmy a hard time about the matching Cardinal's shirts- I bought him one to match Samuel for Father's Day... cheesy, I know, but I couldn't resist. This was our first Father's Day all together, so it was special! Another milestone for us as a family!

G-rated Naked Bliss :)

Samuel loves to play outside. He loves water. And he loves being naked. So this was the perfect trifecta moment- playing outside, in the hose, nakey! Don't you just love a good streaker in your yard?