A few of Samantha's favorite things at 19 and 20 months

pull ups with Daddy

Her best friend Hadley

Skirts with boots

peek a boo in the bathroom cupboard

emptying her basket to pose for pictures

playing the piano. And her binky

Pioneer Day

Our stake goes all out to celebrate pioneer day. We had no idea how big the event is until we got there. We had so much fun! Samantha especially loved all of the treats she got!

Labor Day in Utah

We had such a fun time with Jay, Linda, and Cami in Utah! Thanks for a great trip!

Samantha had a blast playing with Noni at the park:

Samantha's first camping trip. She liked sitting on the ground, filling her cup with water, and the stream we tried to keep her away from. It was a successful and short camping trip.

Samantha's Eighteen Month Photo Shoot

My wonderful friend Debbie took some pictures of Samantha. She is an amazing photographer and we are so lucky to live close! Samantha was being a little naughty during the pictures but you wouldn't even know it! We tried lots of things to distract her and get her to smile. We sang "If you're happy and you know it" and "Open, Shut them." We got some cute poses of that!

"Open, shut them"

"If you're happy and you know it"

Reading her favorite book while she held "Addie"

In the middle of the photo shoot when Samantha was being a stinker, Debbie took some pictures with me and my mom and I'm so glad she did! I feel so grateful for such an amazing mom and I love having a nice picture of us together!

Happy Birthday Lindsey!

We feel so lucky that we got to celebrate with this little girl.

And Samantha thought it was her party too!