Greek Food Festival

We went to the Greek Food Festival last weekend. Yiayia and Papou had just sent Sam a Greek soccer outfit, so that was the obvious choice for what to wear. I was thinking we could sit and have some nice Greek food, but sitting down was not in Sam's plan. He wanted to explore everything!



Sam hanging out with Daddy on the shuttle bus.



Chris had souvlaki, and Melanie and I had gyros. We also shared an appetizer plate. Sam was only interested in the pita bread and dolmas.



We looked around the church, but didn't actually take a tour.



It is very beautiful. I would have loved to have had the DSLR, but the point-and-shoot camera was more practical.



Sam loved walking up and down the altar steps.



We stopped for a baklava ice cream sundae while we watched some high school students do some Greek dances. I think the music and dancing was a close second to climbing the steps. Sam was mesmerized! After that, we called it a day and headed home. Sam ended up staying up past his bedtime and loved every minute of it.

As you know, I've been letting Sam walk into day care on his own for the last week or so because it's made the drop off a little easier. Today when I dropped Sam off his class was walking down the hall. Sam stood there and watched them for a while. Then as they turned the corner to go to the gym, he fell in line and started walking with them. It was so cute. After a few more steps, Sam realized that I wasn't with him any more and stopped and turned around, but the kids behind him kept walking, and two or three of them all fell down in a big pile together. Poor babies!

Melanie and I took Sam to the ENT today. He's had a runny nose and a cough for about a week now and we noticed some drainage from one of his ears yesterday. He was more fussy than normal this morning, so I knew a visit to the doctor was on the agenda. The doctor confirmed a double ear infection. She had to suction the stuff out of one ear and unplug the other tube. It appears that Sam will probably eventually need to have his adenoids removed, but she's not ready to do it yet, so she sent us home with prescriptions for oral antibiotics and ear drops. We'll go back next week to follow up. We were supposed to have his hearing test this Friday, but that will have to be rescheduled too.

While we were waiting for Sam's prescriptions to be filled, we went to Braum's for some ice cream. Melanie and I got chocolate malts, and I got Sam a small cup of vanilla ice cream. Once Sam got a taste of the chocolate malt, we had to trade. Melanie has been trying to teach him how to take turns, and it must have sunk in. He was holding the cup himself and drinking out of the straw, but he would offer it to me every now and then for a sip. He didn't actually let me hold the cup until he was done though. I wish I would have had my camera with me!



Sam made his Daddy and Aunt Melly very happy today. First Sam brought two books to Melanie and held his arms out for her to pick him up. Then when Chris got home from work, Sam gave him a big hug and laid his head on his shoulder for a long time. Then again when Chris had Sam all soaped up in the tub, Sam gave him another big hug. Chris was grinning from ear to ear telling us about it. Remember, that Sam had been all about Mommy lately, so it's nice that he's sharing the love.



Melanie showing Sam his pictures on the blog.



Mommy and Sam playing "Superman"