Hanging out at Staten Island Children's Museum

Sam is really into fire trucks these days. He also loves police cars, buses, boats, and other types of transportation, especially the emergency vehicles that flash bright lights and make a lot of noise.

Let's Count!

Sam is really into counting these days. He loves counting his toys, food, books, everything, even letters. In school he's being taught to count to 31 (the number of days in a month), so let's see if Sammy can count!

Skating Videos

Sammy getting on the ice



Skating

Sam on ice

Sam decided to try ice skating for the first time. We went to an ice skating rink here in Jersey City. It was a tough balancing act for Sam! At least if he fell, he was not far from the ground (eh... ice).





He ended up walking along the rink edge and crawling on ice, but he had a great time. When it was time to leave, he didn't want to go.

Sam is showing off his achievement - he put together a 30-piece puzzle by himself, without looking at the picture.

Sam's favorite part of the children's museum - the fireman's stuff!

Sam running errands

Taking plastics to a recycling bin...















Taking out trash...














Picking up packages from the doorman...













Checking out the gym

Grandmaster Sammy

"All these fancy strategies-smategies.... Chewing on the chess pieces and dumping them on the floor is much more fun!"

Is Sam preparing for post-Thanksgiving cyber black Monday?



Or checking out Black Friday specials?

Watching his favorite cartoon - Leap Frog's "Letter Factory".

Sammy and the Turkey Leg - Thanksgiving 2010

Our family (Sam's parents, both grandmas Vera and Gala, cousins Nikki and Jake, and aunt Julia) came over to Sam's for Thanksgiving.




"Yummm. Does it taste better from the other end of the turkey leg?"

Sam's first time trick-or-treating - October 31st

For Halloween, our building had organized trick-or-treating. People would post orange signs on their doors if they welcomed trick-or-treaters. Sam could not miss such an opportunity...

Sammy seized this opportunity to practice his negotiating skills. I told him he could only take ONE treat from each person who offers it to him. Sam considred and said "TWO!" Who can refuse that smile? So Mom gave in. Sensing his victory, Sam proclaimed "THREE!"


Sammy got the concept pretty quicky: "knock on door = get candy!". Sammy got really excited and wanted to then knock on every door. So it took a little while for him to figure out "knock only if there's a sign" concept, but he got it (some knocks later).


Knock-knock!


By now, the bucket is already overflowing


At home, totalling up his conquests.
Yum!

First Halloween Parade

For Sammy's school's halloween parade, Sam was a busy bee!

First order of business - look exceptionally cute, to maximize the number of treats!

Sammy's school parade - he is marching with his classmates and his teachers.




Sammy is very proud of his bee consume.


















Sam can't resist sampling that candy on the spot!

Deep Cut Gardens, Middletown, NJ - October 17th

On a warm Sunday, we decided to visit this beautiful garden in central New Jersey. Sam enjoys these types of places as there is a lot of room for him to run around, touch and smell new things. This is us in front of the nature center, and around the garden. Sam especially liked climbing on the tree trunks and and running around loose. He also loved counting pine cones with his grandma. He loved the fish pond too.

















The roses are still in bloom. Sam is just learning his colors and recently learned to say "pi" for "pink" (or "pig"). A bit confusing sometimes :)

Bergen County Zoo - September 25th

Sam is into animals these days. So we decided to check out another zoo.

Bergen County Zoo - September 19th

Sam took a ride on the zoo train. He's really into trains these days.




"The pigs have a nice gig!"


Getting goose bumps...


Checking out the shady walk (the day was very hot)




"What is THAT animal?"


Sam's favorite animals in the zoo were the monkeys. He like saying, "o-o-o-a-a-a!"