Swings

Sam has discovered a new love for swings.  He'll swing for 20-30 minutes, and every time we ask him if he wants to get out, he emphatically states, "No!"  We're trying to get as much playground time in as we can before the weather gets too cold.  This was taken on 11/11.

Driving

Sam loves to hang out and play in the car.  Often when I get home from work he insists on getting in, and I've even found him halfway down the garage steps before I realized where he was.  He especially loves to turn the hazards on and off.

Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa came to see the new house, and Sammy showed them his new playground.

Halloween

Baking Brownies

In search of a good indoor activity, we decided to have Sam help us bake brownies.

Sam loved washing his hands.  He screamed when we tried to get him to stop to move on to the main event.

Pouring the batter with Daddy

Stirring with Mommy

Licking the spatula, the best part.

Blackout

Eating dinner (cooked on our still-working gas stove, luckily) by candlelight, flashlight, and firelight.

Pumpkin Decorating

In the early hours of a hurricane-related power outage, we decorate pumpkins by the sliding glass door in the kitchen, the brightest place in the house.

Sam carefully places Guitar Hero stickers (the only stickers I could find in the house, and a much better decorating option than Sharpies, which were the only other available decorating medium) on the pumpkin he chose himself at the pumpkin patch earlier this month.

Mommy and Daddy carved a traditional jack-o-lantern.

Fascinated by stickers