The Adventures of the Halstead Fam!

A couple weeks ago Samuel turned 5 months old.  As a way to celebrate we decided it was time for a family camping trip!  Stead loaded up the car with our mega tent, camp stove, sleeping bags, extra blankets, firewood,…

Samuel is officially 4 months into life and he is rocking it!  In addition to his new skill of rolling (still primarily to the left but the right has made it’s way into his daily entertainment set list), he is…

Don’t put fluid on lump. We’ll try it! One chimney full of lump. 6# chicken breasts 2 cheap hot dogs(!) Chimney lit at 6:58pm Dumped at 7:15 Did a better job spreading the coals Chicken on high side at 7:18…

6 years ago today Stead and I stood with our family and friends and promised to walk through life together.  We did not know what was ahead, but we knew we wouldn’t have to do any of it alone.  It’s only…

1 chimney full of simple truth 5 seconds of Kroger fluid 1 minute for waiting Lit @ 6:20pm Waiting! I think I was skipping this part before. Dumped at 6:35pm 6:40 – chicken on!  6:45 – lid closed to hopefully…

For his latest trick at 3-months, Samuel has decided to start rolling over!  He favors his left side, so I often make Zoolander jokes once he has accomplished the task.  It takes him a bit, and he hasn’t mastered rolling…

Samuel rocked his 2-month wellness check-up this morning!  He rung in at 9lb 9oz on the scale and measured 23.25″ long.  We are hoping to get some more weight on his bones but our doctor said the good news is…

That’s been our pattern in life over the past 8 wks – eat, sleep, poop, repeat.  Well, Samuel’s schedule anyway.  We are on the verge of 2 months with our little adventure buddy and he is doing great!  Last week…

The past 3 weeks have been a blur.  Our little Samuel is slowly but surely growing (8lbs 2oz & 22″ long as of his 3-week appointment this morning!)  and we are slowly but surely figuring out what it is to…