Daddy and Sammi had a great time picking out pumpkins

The autumn sun casts a long shadow on Samantha as she exhibits her independent streak.

Lucy and Samantha begin what will be a mutually beneficial relationship at last.

Uh, oh! Samantha finally figured out how to pull out the outlet covers! See what happens when you disobey your mother?!

Okay, so we lied. This what was REALLY going on.

Samantha's hair is too long for a shampoo horn. We had to settle for a shampoo curl. :-)

We were very proud of Samantha for not being afraid of the tree that appeared in her living room after her nap. But as nice as it was, the beads were much more interesting.

Mmmm. . . yummy beads.

I don't know why parents ever think a baby is going to be fond of a huge man in a red suit and fluffy hat and gloves that they've never seen before. . .