Careful! That Chicken is Fragile!

After Theodore was born, I got this notion that we needed to have pictures done.  A friend from back in the days of Shaw school (boy did that just date me) and her hubby have started their own photography studio, Ressler Photography, and do great work so I contacted her and we arranged for them to come to us (yes, come to us!  how cool is that?!) on a Saturday afternoon in October.  (If you are looking to get some high quality photos done for whatever occasion, I highly recommend checking these guys out!)

When Jake and Tricia arrived, Sam didn't even waste a minute pretending to be shy.  He had Tricia by the hand and was dragging her up the stairs to show her his bedroom.  We spent the next 1 to 2 hours busy trying to catch the perfect shots of Theo with mom, with Dad and on his own.  And, WOW, did they ever capture some amazing ones!

Sam spent a good portion of that same time trying to catch the attention of any one.  Jake and Tricia had come prepared with a tote of various items for the photo shoot and amongst those things, Sam happened upon a rubber chicken.  The rubber chicken was not only funny looking, it also make a "wonderful" loud squawky sound.  Sam and Rob spent their fair share of time running with, running from, tossing, catching, and squeezing the chicken.  One more than 1 occasion, we asked them to stop, cool it, etc.  It sometimes had short-lasting impact, but generally resulted in them finding a different way to play with the chicken.

As we finished up with Theo and got ready to transition into family picture mode, Jake told Sam to be careful with the chicken.  I believe he said something to the effect of, "Be careful, that chicken is fragile."

Sam who had just run across the room, flung himself and the chicken into the recliner head down, feet up, looked inquisitively at Jake and asked, "Your chicken's name is fragile???"

We all bust out laughing and Jake replied, "It is now!"

So I'm not sure why the chicken crossed the road, though I suspect it was to get away from Sam, I do know how he got his name.