Thumbs Up

Samuel gives his first 7 

months home a solid 

THUMBS UP..."Good"!

(as of 8/13/14)

Name that Person (cue game show tunes)
Samuel likes to look around the car and point to each of us and then say our names, dogs included.  He still enjoys looking at pictures around the house or photo albums.  Sometimes he gets stumped by baby pictures, but hey don't we all?  At night he points at everything...everything in his room, whispering in his cute little voice "that?".  After about 10 words, I have to remind him that our purpose is night-night.  He gets carried away...or he's just really good at stalling!

Say What?
Samuel's vocabulary is making strides.  Especially considering that he has only heard the English language spoken for 7 months, we should be floored.  This is immersion to the fullest.   Not sure the following vocabulary would get us far if we were to be dropped in a foreign country, but this kiddo is making the best of it.  
New Words/Phrases:
Da-E work (Daddy's at work)
Batman
Spiderman
Scooby Doo
Monster

How are the boys doing?
We took our first family vacation, which was fun and tiring and packed full of memories.  With Russ' recent job change, we took advantage of the free time to spend in San Antonio before the new job.  According to Joey, his favorite part of the trip was the slide at the hotel.  Had we known that, we could've saved some wear and tear on the car and just driven 2 miles down the road to the water park.  Staying in a hotel is always exciting, even for me.  We spent minimal time away from the pools at the hotel and that worked well for us.  Worthy of mentioning...no one walked away with a sunburn!

The infamous waterside that made the trip complete

The boys spent ample time in the water.

Dinner on the river walk

The Alamo sparked his interest.

Joey completed his 2nd summer at zoo camp in late July.  Despite not being able to attend the same week as a dear friend, he didn't seem too hesitant to meet new friends and teachers.  I barely got any information out of him, apart from the huge smile plastered on his face each afternoon.  In fact, the only information I gathered after the first day was that his teacher told him he smelled good.  Joey's explanation..."I bet it was my mouth wash".  That guy is thrilled to be using mouth wash these days!  A few days later, Joey gave me a necklace he had made with a real live shark's tooth.  Upon further discussion, it was revealed that he made it all by himself with the same dough used to make pizza.  Hmmm, real live and made out of dough?  Ok.  It is lovely.

This is life at the Webb home these days.  Daddy has introduced the newest Webb to the Xbox.  And now it's a weekly ritual with Samuel reminding him almost daily "Da-Wha"...commonly known as "Star Wars".

Two controllers are cordless and the one with 

the cord is simply not plugged in.  Somehow it 

works...at least for the youngest gamer.

We celebrated Russ' birthday July 30.  Joey gave Daddy the dinner options of: 
A) Sea World
B) Chuck E. Cheese
C) the place where they cook on the table with fire
Despite that tough decision, we had fun celebrating Daddy with a nice Hibachi dinner.  The little guys helped me make a cake for later.  No surprise, they also helped devour the cake.  I'll admit, it was delicious!  

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If you've ever wondered what 7 months 

home looks like, this is it!

Brotherly Love