Puzzle

So we all know how much Samuel loves puzzles. He seems to be a genius at them. When we generally give him a new puzzle he requires assistance the first time he does it and from there he wants to do it on his own. The other day I was cleaning out his closet and found this one. We put it up awhile ago because it did not have the pictures to match like all the others. Long story short...he saw it and wanted to do it. I sat down with him and showed him the numbers and pieces. We did it together twice before he pushed my hands away and wanted to do it on his own. By the time Mike was home he had it mastered. I know I am very visual and remember things pretty photographically, but it is amazing to see him do this. He doesn't hesitate on where the pieces go...half the time I wonder if he even looks at them. Maybe I am a bit biased, but I am pretty amazed at him being able to do this already!

Broken Bug

Enjoying the Sun

The weather has been great the past couple of days and we have been living it up! Samuel loves playing out on the deck in his sandbox. He is getting better about not throwing the sand and toys over the edge, but does need to be reminded each time we allow him to go out. I have also rearranged the deck so that I have room for a chair. I am actually able to sit and read a book while he is playing. I know...an amazing concept!

This past weekend Samuel found his sunglasses again and actually kept them on his face for more then a few seconds. Given we were inside and daddy was making a big deal about how cool he looked! He does look pretty darn cute!

Yesterday, daddy had a six hour class. Since we didn't want to have to pay the steep price for parking Samuel and I dropped him off at 1:00. Samuel then napped for awhile in the car before we headed to the zoo. It was so nice to walk around and see all the animals and actually have Samuel care. He did say "ohhhh wow" to about everything, but really loved the birds (crows to be exact). Each time he saw one he screamed and signed "BIRD!" Oh well!

We then went downtown and walked through Pikes Place where I bought myself some beautiful flowers. We had a quick dinner together and headed back to daddy's school to pick him up. It was an exhausting day, but both Samuel and I slept better last night than we have in a long time!