It's so warm outside!

Since the last time I posted, we have experienced our first earthquake. Well, the first that I remember. In the early hours of April 18 (around 5:40am), the earthquake shook our house. Will was already up and he immediately ran into the bedroom and said, "was that an earthquake?" I said, "I think so." Then he dashed into Sam's room and scooped him up. Sam was laying in bed awake listening to his crib toy (in an attempt to go back to sleep). After seeing Daddy, Sam decided it was time to be up! So we began our day at 5:40am. Fun times.

This week we have spent a lot of time outside. We went to the zoo on Tuesday. We got there early and enjoyed taking our time. Sam loves the giraffes, bears, and lions (roar!). He watched the Walrus for quite some time. I think he wanted to be in the water with him. Yesterday we spent some time at the park- swinging, sliding, running. Lots of fun.

Today we brought Daddy lunch at work and Sam showed off for Daddy's office. Sam and I are both fighting seasonal allergies so we may need to stay inside this afternoon. We'll see.

I'll add one picture. This is in the morning when Sam decided he needed to brush his teeth like mom and dad. He also likes to take drinks of water from the bathroom cups. The small things in life that Sam enjoys.

Here are a couple more videos displaying Sam's language development.

In this video, Sam uses his word for yes ("um da" means yes in Sam language). Then he politely says, thank you.

In this video, Sam is reading to himself. He loves to read!