Hauser Family Vacation 2009

(Everyone except Samantha and I at McDonald's in Jeffersonville.)

(Samantha all ready for the beach!)

(Our family at Lucky Snappers with the ocean in the background.)

Yesterday Jeff, Samantha and I left for Florida with all the Hauser family. In total, there are 12 of us, including Samantha. We all met at Jim and Libby's at 7:30 AM and were on the road by 8:10 AM. Jeff, Samantha and I rode in Jeff's car and also had Jessica and Joe with us. We stopped for breakfast at McDonald's in Jeffersonville. It basically down poured from Cincinnati to Montgomery. There were a ton of very bad accidents along our route and we frequently got stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. It was about 10:45 PM by the time we checked into our hotel. We unloaded all the stuff and attempted to put Samantha to bed...she was so out of whack from the car trip that she was up until almost 1:00 AM.

We slept in until about 7 AM this morning and ate breakfast at Waffle House in Montgomery,AL. It only took us about 4 hours to get to Ft. Walton Beach. It is so beautiful here! We are on the top floor of a condo building and our balcony looks right over the ocean. I cannot believe we are finally here! We all got into our bathing suits right away and went down to the beach. The waves were really big and we had a good time diving into them! Samantha was all decked out in her swim wear and sunscreen too! Then we went up to the condo pool and were able to get Samantha in the water. She loved it and was actually kicking her legs in the water! I think she is going to be a water baby just like her mommy;)

Tonight we went out to dinner at Lucky Snapper which is right on the ocean. Talk about a great start to our vacation!

Fall is FINALLY here!

(Me feeding Samantha while Maggie is posing for the picture!)

(Fall baby!)

Just yesterday I was telling my dad I was going to hold off on giving Samantha rice cereal but I couldn't resist the urge. So last night I tried, unsuccessfully, to give her some rice cereal on a spoon. I have learned my lesson and will wait a little while before I try it again!

It has been chilly here lately; Fall is officially here. I got Samantha some long sleeved onsies yesterday and am excited to start dressing her in warmer clothes. She looked super cute today so I had to take her picture!

~Lauren

Hauser Family Photo's!

(Daddy's Girl!)

(Mother and Daughter!)

(As sweet as a rose!)

(Smiling family.)

(Happy Girl!)

(Our beautiful family!)

(Grand-sons; Matt and Joe Carter.)

(Grand-daughters; Jessica, Katie, Jillian and Samantha.)

(All the Hauser Family grand-children.)

The Shack

I am HIGHLY recommending The Shack to everyone who is looking for a great book to read. This book really touched a deep place in me that I was not expecting. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I did!

~Lauren

Bumbo!

(Really enjoying her BUMBO!!!)

(Looking a little double-chin-ish!)

Here are a couple pictures of Samantha from the other night in her Bumbo! I cannot believe she is already big enough to be sitting in a seat like this. Since June 11th my life has just not been the same. I was telling someone at work today that I am just a much happier person. Being a mother is really the most amazing job in the world. Samantha brings so much joy to my life. I feel like it was just yesterday that Jeff and I were heading off to the hospital to have Samantha and now she is sitting in her Bumbo seat all by herself! She is talking on a very frequent basis now, I think it is a girl thing! And she LOVES to smile. I think her cheeks must hurt sometimes from all the smiling. And she is a thumb sucker...she loves to slurp away at her thumb! I try sometimes to give her a paci instead and she spits it right out...much preferring her thumb. I guess what I am trying to say is that I have an amazing daughter that makes me one happy mama!

Jimbo's 65th Birthday!

Today I took Samantha to Libby's work to show off to all her work friends! It was really neat seeing the pride in her face as she showed off my daughter. Then after show-and-tell we went to Logan's for lunch and Jimbo joined us! Today is his 65th birthday!!!

OSU Football Fever!

Here are a couple pictures from Jeff's work with the Buck-I-Guy!!!