Sam loves water!

Kristi and I had a blast taking Samuel to the pool the first weekend in July. We weren't sure if he would enjoy the cold water - he loves his baths but we didn't know until we put him in the water that he would love it.

First food - Mmm brown rice!

It was supposed to be a very special occasion but Nate (that's me) had the brilliant idea to quickly introduce food before dinner one night and we almost didn't record it. So we are just glad to have this footage.

Nate feeding:


Kristi feeding:

Videoes that haven't been seen!

Wow, I've been posting videos to YouTube but forgetting to post them on the Blog so I'm going to catch up today.

Sam loves the Johnny Jump Up

Matt, Beth and Nate have loaned us a favorite play item - the Johnny Jump Up. And Samuel has just started playing in it and he Loves it!

It has been fun to see him try to use his legs and see how well he's holding his head up.

More photos from Memorial Day

Some favorites from today:

Memorial Day with Noni & Papa

Now that Noni & Papa (Sue & Phil) are close enough to drive to visit we have seen them for several holidays. Today we caught up in Hagerstown, MD, the halfway point between our homes.

Samuel is getting a kick (literally and figuratively) out of spending time with his grandparents so here are some great scenes into his day with them (video and 3 photos follow).

Glimpses of graduation

This is a way to give our family and friends a taste of Kristi's graduation from Regent University where she earned her Ph.D in Counselor Education & Supervision.

The day was beautiful and the processional was exciting to see.

Her graduating class was a combination of graduates from students in her cohort and in the cohorts before and after hers (she was in the 05 cohort).

As she crossed the stage we became Dr. and Mr. Mouttet. Nearly 4 years ago she was preparing for her first residency at Regent and this day seemed so far away.

It was a memorable day and Phil & Sue were with us to celebrate. Phil took some wonderful photos of Kristi to commemorate the day.

I'm very proud of her.