Happy Fourth of July!


Sam had an All-American Fourth of July. Gram, Pops and Uncle Andrew met Sam, Daddy and I in downtown McKinney for a picnic and a parade on the square.

Sam did great during the parade - he waved to the floats and even waved the flag Pops got for him. The motorcycles were a little loud and scary, so it was a good thing Gram was there. He shared an ice cream with Daddy and met a puppy named Zack.

The weather was a little warm and humid, but not bad for Texas in July. We had some cloud cover and a breeze and no rain!

Last year Sam was too little to enjoy the 4th, but he definitely had a good time today. Happy Birthday America!
Had to take his shirt off to eat strawberries...       Playing with the ball Uncle Andrew brought him



Dad bought Sam some ice cream to help him cool off, and we all know how Sam loves "sssk-eam"
                     The motorcycles were sooo loud!
This is how all our family photos would look if I were 6'3", but I'm up on a curb today!

Khaki, gray and black??  You guys!!

Zack the "bow-wow-wow-wow"

Happy Fourth of July 2010 from Sara Straka on Vimeo.






Something to Do



Sam and I were looking for something to do. Even though it was a SUPER HOT day, we didn't want to just be inside, walking around a mall or grocery store. So we headed to Mama's old neighborhood where she lived back in the day when Sophie was her only baby! We enjoyed a (hot) walk, the pond, two fountains, some birds, an impromptu photo shoot, and then, of course, some yogurt. We also hopped on over to the bookstore and had a great time running amuck through the children's section. Sam even waddled smack-dab into a rack of books - the Klutz brand of books, no less! We were exhausted and sweaty by the time we got home, but we'd accomplished our goal - we'd found something to do!