Is that a smile?!?

Here is our little Samuel at exactly 2 weeks of age. That smile is Julio, 100%. Too funny.

Luke is TWO!

Well, we weren't able to celebrate Luke's birthday right on the day, but a week later we had a little birthday celebration with some cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, a great uncle and even a great gramma. And it turned out to be a great day. Luke had such a blast just playing outside with his cousins, getting a few new gifts and diving in to his birthday cookie. And of course the helium balloons have been a huge hit. Daily fun and excitement as long as the helium lasts. It was 25 cents more for the 5 day helium as opposed to the 1 day helium and worth every penny.

Here are some highlights of the birthday party:

Fun with cousins in the sandbox Luke's birthday cookieYum yum!
His new drill...he had one once upon a time but it broke and he's never fully recovered. He looks rather awestruck here. The early morning drilling I could do without, but at least he's happy.

Cousin Jake trying out the drill and goggles.So there's a glimpse into his birthday party day. I must say, Luke continually amuses us with his crazy way of saying things. For example, he got a Mr. Potato Head for his birthday which he affectionately calls "Table Head". So of course now so do I. I heard a speech therapist say once how you should never imitate your child's bad pronunciation of a word but rather continually say the correct version of it. Yeah right. And today we got a homemade loaf of bread for supper from a friend of mine and he looked at it and said "Big buffin, hey mom?!?" (buffin = muffin, by the way). And then there's candles which, in Luke language are "happy birthday yous". I really love this age and can't believe how grown up he is already.

And for those of you needing a new Samuel pic, here you go. Sadly this is the only one from the week...second child, birthday party, what can I say?!? I think I'll make tomorrow Samuel photo-shoot day...

Samuel Elijah

After 14 days of waiting, the little one showed up, fast and furious and has blessed us with his sweetness ever since. I didn't know how much I could love another little one, but he has definitely wiggled his way into my heart. Here are a few pictures. And if this isn't enough for you, check out www.kevingrant.ca/sammy for some more baby greatness.

And for those of you who like numbers, here are the Sammy Stats:

Born: August 9th, 12:58 am

Weight: 8lbs, 8oz

Length: 21.5 inches

We couldn't be happier. Thanks for all your love and support as we waited, and waited, and waited, and finally got to meet our newest little man.

And the wait goes on...

11 days overdue and counting...I've heard this can't go on forever but I'm starting to have my doubts. The next post will surely be what you're all hoping this one was...

Here's a few pictures of our post-due-date life.

Tinkertown...

My shadow at 41 weeks. The second one was modified with photoshop by my crazy sister.