Three Men, a Lady & a Baby!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Sam Graduates!

Last week Sam "graduated" from his 1st year of pre-school. This year was actually pre-pre-school to be exact :) He will go to pre-school for 2 years starting in September and then off to Kindergarten he goes! Ahhhhh, I can't even begin to think of that...how scary! Here are some snapshots of Sam's recent graduation...

A giant goodie bag from his teacher, Siobhan...I wish you could see the adorable t-shirt she made for all of the kids!

Sam & Kate enjoying their class rings :)

We are so proud of him - Sam had a great school year with Siobhan and all of his friends!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

My Sweet Sam

I have the sweetest little man!

I wish I could take credit for these adorable playground photos but our very talented babysitter snapped these shots for us...

Enjoy!

Such a happy 3 year old!

And silly!

My angel...

and my little monster :)

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Easter

I am waaaay behind with this post!!

I wanted to share just a few pictures from Easter this year. Sam loved coloring his Easter eggs, a very messy but fun activity for him! And on Easter morning Craig and I hosted a house Easter Egg Hung for all of the kids staying here - it was a blast watching the kids go wild looking for the candy filled eggs :)

Saturday, May 7, 2011

April Showers Bring May Flowers!

A few weeks ago we spent the afternoon planting seeds - flowers and herbs. Sam picked out the pots he wanted to use and had a blast playing in the dirt and water! The plants will live in the new greenhouse that was donated to the house last fall - it's beautiful! You can see it in some of the pictures...

Sam is telling me all about the supplies we need to plant our seeds.

The garden bed directly behind him will be full of delicious vegetables and flowers in a few weeks! It is our house garden :)

Practicing his digging skills...

His favorite part about our planting day was playing with the shovels!

I forgot to take pictures of our finished product - I'll post some at a later date when our plants are in full bloom :)

Sam turns 3!!!

Sam started his birthday morning with breakfast of his choice - homemade chocolate chip waffles and strawberries.

A blurry picture, but his birthday excitement is just so cute!

At lunch time uncles, aunts, and cousins came over for a cake celebration :) Sam picked a Toy Story theme this year.

Hannah helping Sam get his hat in place...

"I'm free years old!" (three years old)

Murphy, Hannah, and Sam waiting for cake...

Happy Birthday, Sam!

Sam said the "prosting" or frosting was the best part :)

Cousins :)

Oma enjoying some cake!

Auntie Sandra and Murphy

Present time! Mommy and Daddy gave Sam Buzz & Woody from Toy Story...he was thrilled!

Baking cupcakes with Oma for his school birthday party :)

He could not get enough cake batter!

Oma's little cupcake helper!

The Birthday King at preschool :)

Playing with friends at recess...

Tea Party with Kate

One last swing before it's time go home! Sam had a great birthday - at home AND at school :)

Sunday, March 20, 2011

The Manco/Cochran Family Cruise

Last weekend our family returned from a 7 day Caribbean cruise on board the Ruby Princess. It was truly an amazing vacation! We met my parents and brothers in Ft. Lauderdale to begin our first Manco/Cochran family vacation :) We stopped in Bermuda for a beach day on a private island, took a catamaran ride and snorkeled in St. Maarten, shopped in St. Thomas, and had another gorgeous beach day in Turks and Cacaos (my favorite port!) Sam had so much fun swimming, exploring the boat, eating delicious food, and most of all spending time with his uncles and grandparents :) It didn't take him long to get into vacation mode...he slept 11-12 hours every night which was definitely a highlight for his two very sleep deprived parents :) We came back feeling relaxed, refreshed, and ready for spring!

Below are just a few pictures from our fun family vacation in the Caribbean...