Happy 25th Birthday Daddy!

Man, my Dad sure is getting old! This morning we woke him up (actually, I woke everyone up around 4 a.m.) with a fun card and then I got to help Mom make him breakfast.
Luckily, my Grammie and Pappy were able to watch me tonight so Mom and Dad could go on a big date to celebrate!
Here is a picture of this morning and a sneak preview of my Halloween costume!

Angela's Wedding

We had an eventful weekend with my best friend Angela's wedding taking place on Saturday. I stayed pretty busy with the wedding party and Sam didn't get to make it to the reception because it was his bedtime, but here are a few shots of the beautiful bride and some of Jon and I. We don't get dressed up much these days so we felt the need to take a few pictures!

6 month pictures!

Our pictures are up and let me tell ya...they are CUTE!!! Of course, we are his parents and think everything Sam does is cute because we are just a little biased! To view them just go to:

http://www.photobiz.com/portfolio/layouts/1/welcomepage.cfm?eventID=86465&galleryID=124320

Hope you enjoy!

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Samuel Jonathan Akins has slept through the night! Hooray! It has only taken him 6 months to do it, but on Sunday and Monday evening Sam slept for 10 hours straight without waking up to feed! Not only is Sam a new man, but his Mom is a whole new woman! Sam has been in the best mood, laughing and talking non-stop, and he has been having so much fun playing with Mom and Dad.
We are hoping this is a new start to our evenings...but I don't want to cross my fingers just yet! We also took our 6 month pictures yesterday and he was such a cheeseball! The link for those will be up soon...
Here are some pictures of Sam mastering sitting up!



Okay...so maybe we haven't "mastered" it yet, but we are getting very close!

My Personal Shopper

Dear Personal Shopper/Great Aunt Cindy-

I would like to thank you for all the clothes from the outlet stores. You have fabulous taste and I can't wait to wear them for the upcoming fall season. My Mom is very excited about all the new outfits she gets to put me in!

P.S. Please don't tell my Dad just how excited I am about all my new clothes...he might not like it : )

Love,
Sam

Smiling for the camera...

It has taken me sometime now to figure out how to get Samuel to smile for the camera. What will happen is that he will be in a great mood, smiling and laughing, then when the camera starts to flash a daze with go over his face and he just stares at the shiny silver thing that is in his face all day long.
I have been trying numerous tricks to get his mind off the camera and some seemed to work this week.
Here are a few of the shoots I captured:



Yes, we have taught him how to say his nighttime prayers...

Jesse James Parade

This morning our guests started arriving around 8:30 for a fun-filled day packed with a wonderful breakfast, Jesse James Parade, BBQ, and horseshoe tournament! We had so much fun and want to thank everyone for taking the time to come visit us and make this a special day!

Here are a few pictures that were captured during our festivities:

Jon, Sam, Granny, Grammie, David and Abby

Jamie, Sam, Mandy ,and Jackson


Poppy and Grandma Akins with Haley, Jaden, and Brennon


Tanner, Ben, Jon, and Dennis partaking in the horseshoe tournament

Daddy and Sam at his first parade

Thanks again for coming...we had a blast!