A month of FIRSTS!

We know it's already mid-November, but we haven't made a blog post since early October! Since that time, Sam has had more than a month full of FIRSTS!

We started out October not with a first, but with a third...Sam's 3-month birthday! Nana and Papa came down from Greenville to celebrate with him :)

Then it was time for Sam's first day of daycare! Mom sure misses him during weekdays, but he LOVES daycare!

Then, Sam's first family vacation! We went to Palm Beach for a very relaxing weekend. Sam enjoyed dressing up and seeing the beach!

On the drive home from Palm Beach, Mom had a first, too -- the first time she's actually completed the WHOLE Sunday New York Times crossword!

About two weeks into daycare, Sam experienced another first...his first cold. BUMMER! Eating and sleeping became pretty tough for a couple weeks, but Sam rolled with the punches pretty well for such a little guy. Since then, he's had a string of coughs and colds...the pediatrician calls it "daycare-itis." Fun, fun :)

Finally, Sam's first HALLOWEEN! He really seemed to have a great time with all of it. He LOVED the pumpkin patch, with all the bright orange pumpkins and lots of people everywhere...

...and he wore fun bibs, socks, and outfits all week long!...

...he seemed to be especially fascinated by those candy corn socks!...

...and he got all dressed up for his first Halloween party - as a Sweet Pea!

Mom and Dad dressed up like babies, in honor of the fact that last year's Ferrelle Halloween Party baby count = 0, and this year's count = 6. Holy moly!

And then it was on to Sam's first Florida/Georgia weekend. Mom and Dad enjoyed the tailgate while Sam hung out with Aunt Meredith and Uncle Mike!

We stayed at the beach with Chip and Phy for FL/GA weekend.

Three generations of Touseys!

Then, Sam took his first plane ride to Boston to see Aunt Kati and Uncle David. Sam was a real trooper - he did a great job on the plane AND being wheeled around in the stroller in that cold Boston wind all weekend. We had a really fun time seeing the sights (including Kati's favorites, the Public Library and the Seals at the Aquarium, and David's favorite sites on the Freedom Trail...note the pic of Sam posing by the tomb of a fellow Samuel - Sam Adams!).

We also made a stop in Cambridge, where Sam and Dad posed with the statue of John Harvard in Harvard Square! It was a really fun weekend, and we miss Kati, David, Nana, and Papa already!

Then on November 9th, we celebrated a 4th!

4 months old already? Makes Sam sleepy just thinking about it :)

Just hanging out with Mom & Dad!

And finally, here are a few adorable pictures from Sam's teacher of him & his friends at daycare!