Clapping and turning pages

As Samuel get close to turning 11 months old next week, it's been a delight to see him follow some commands like "clap" and "turn the page." Sometimes at night when I am rocking him in my arms and singing him a lullaby, instead of falling asleep, he starts clapping.

Samuel laughing 10 months old

Samuel was the unofficial mascot at our camp: Toah Nipi. He was constantly passed around from person to person. I discovered how he is a true extrovert. At gatherings, he would become super hyper, smiling, shouting, waving at everyone. But as soon as we left the party, he would calm down and be silent.

Samuel's first day at the beach

It was a glorious end to the 4th of July, with the first real days of summer we've seen this year. We celebrated by going to one of our favorites: Crane Beach, in Ipswich, MA. I was a little worried how our little crawler would do on the sand, but he did great.