happy at home

ahhh for the love of hanging out at home with family and friends......

this past weekend as we took care of our doggy patient, samantha found herself the center of attention....and man did she love it. first, she played and laughed and loved being with her three girlfriends...gracie, ellie and baylee....all entertaining each other with lots of laughter and smiles. i loved the living room...completely taken over by toys and books and dollies and bows....a real girly playdate. grace and ellie will make wonderful babysitters one day as i could tell they were already practicing. oh and the way baylee smooches on samantha and wants to just SQUEEZE her...its just lovely. what wonderful friends we have!

as the weekend continued samantha's aunt connie and uncle phil who are visiting from michigan came to play with her, along with her favorite grandpa tom. and that night add in her mimi and pop pop's return from vacation along with sammy's aunt pam, uncle joe and friend tei who were in town for a night, i would have to say she was the most popular baby on the block. she sure did miss her mimi and pop pop! it is always wonderful and such a blessing to see how much samantha is loved by so many people.

here are a few pictures from the weekend....

the girls...all piled on top of anna ruth for a photo op....
dr. ellie was always checking up on cole, rubbing his tummy and bringing him fresh water...they sure do love each other
hanging out with her aunt connie and ready to play peekaboo with her uncle phil 
just relaxing after a long day with her daddy....
nothing like a good, cold drink of apple juice...ps. does she look too grown up in this pic or what, just chillin on the couch...hehee!