stubborn

As a last minute idea today I decided to take Sam and Hunter to the Springs Preserve.  We ran into a couple school field trips and Sam just jumped right in with the groups.  She is soooo ready to start school.  Unfortunately she has another year before kindergarten.  In this picture they were sitting on this spinning rock and Sam kept turning her back to me so I couldn’t get a picture.  But I am more stubborn than her and when she thought I had given up she turned around and SNAP, I got a picture of her face.  Silly Sam!

princess stickers

This morning I walked in Sam’s room and found princess stickers everywhere.  She had been very busy.  They were all over the blinds, walls, Hunter’s crib and her bunk bed.  Sam’s loves stickers, but we had to have a little chat about where we can and cannot put stickers.

lost

I have never lost a child in a store…until today!  I took all the kids to Wal-Mart and as we were walking to the cash registers Sam ran ahead to the water fountain.  As I was checking out I look over at the water fountain and don’t see Sam.  So I tell Max and Kye to go look for her.   When they said they couldn’t find her I assumed she went into the bathroom, which is next to the water fountains.  So I finish paying and getting our stuff and walk into the bathroom to find Sam, but she wasn’t there.  Now I am beginning to panic.  Where would she have gone?  So I find an employee and tell them I can’t find my 4 year old.  They get on the radio and announce a Code Adam.  The only problem is I couldn’t remember what she was wearing.  I thought she had blue shorts and pink shirt, but Max thought it was pink shorts.  Finally an employee came on the radio saying they had a little girl in the dressing rooms.  We go back to the fitting rooms and there was Sam.  She was crying and scared.  She said she didn’t know where we were.  We have never talked about it before, but she did the right thing.  She told the employees at the dressing rooms that she couldn’t find her mom.  It all happened in about a 5 minute time period, but it was the longest 5 minutes ever!  It turned out Max was right…she was wearing pink shorts with a blue shirt.

picnic time

Sam loves having picnics outside.  I really wanted Hunter to sit down and eat.  Last time we all ate outside Hunter just ran around not eating his lunch.  So Hunter and I ate inside at the table, but Sam really wanted to eat outside.  I got her a blanket and made her a lunch. She had a ball having a picnic all by herself. 

new hair accessory

On the bottom of the Kung Zhu toys there is a warning that reads:

CAUTION: To prevent entanglement, keep hair away from wheels.

I always thought this was referring to hair on the carpet.  Implying the toy would work better on tile than on carpet. DUH!!!  Well today Sam comes up to me with the hamster stuck in her hair.  She said she put it on her head and pushed the button.  Sure enough her hair wound around the wheels.  I had to cut her hair to get it out.  I never thought I would have to cut a hamster out of my daughter’s hair!

name badges

Sam loves to draw, color and doodle.  She made everyone name badges today.  She told me they are “just like dad’s” work badge. 

hustling

Sam is having a good time playing soccer this season. Today was a hot day on the soccer fields. Sam told me, “I got tired, but I just kept on running.” She can keep up with all the kids, she just hasn’t figured out how to get the ball from them.

homemade clothes

Sam loves to color and decided to make her Barbie some new clothes.  She colored every square inch of her paper and then wrapped it around her Barbie.  I helped with the arm holes, those can be very tricky.   It is a very stylish dress, good job Sam!

friends

Sam has a good friend, Andelyn, from her dance class.  These two play really well together.  I am not sure what they are doing in the picture, they wouldn’t tell me.

my baby girl

This morning Sam buckled herself in Hunter’s highchair.  I had to laugh because she couldn’t get herself out.  Silly girl!  It wasn’t too long ago that the chair used to be hers.  My kids are growing up way too fast. 

these two...

Sam and Hunter have a love/hate relationship.  They can be the best of friends and then in the next moment they are driving each other crazy. It starts so young!  I usually get Hunter in the tub first and then Sam will join him.  He doesn’t speak words, but he lets out a scream/grunt that lets me know he doesn’t agree with Sam invading his tub time.  But once she is in they play together and neither wants to get out.

picnic in the car

Today when Sam got home from school she wanted to have a picnic at the park.  It was cool outside, but I thought it was a good idea to get out.  So I packed us a lunch and drove to the park.  We unloaded and found us a table, but I only lasted 5 minutes.  I was freezing!!!  The wind was like ice.  I told Sam I was going to the car.  So we sat in the car and ate our lunch.  Sam and Hunter crawled all over and had a great time. 

she finally gets to play

Sam has wanted to play soccer for over a year now.  I kept putting her off because of one excuse or another.  But now that she is 4 I signed her up.  Tonight was her first practice, she was sooooo excited!  She had so much fun running around with all the kids and making new friends.

big teeth

We found this old binkie today.  Aunt Pam gave it to Max when he was a baby.  I think Hunter was excited when he saw it was a binkie.  Sam thought it was so funny she wanted a turn to use it.

stickers

Sam loves stickers!  She likes to take the stickers and put them all together on another sheet of paper.  She went a little crazy on this sheet.  She covered the front and back completely.  I remember doing the same thing with stickers when I was little, only I remember none of mine could touch each other.

picnic time

Sam asked if we could have a picnic today.  The weather was really nice today.  Hunter thought it was so fun to eat outside.  He would take a bite then run off and play.  Then he would come back and take another bite than run off and play.  Sam loves being outside.

sleeping beauty

I went in to get Hunter out of bed this morning and Sam is still dead asleep.  I don't know how she sleeps with a blanket across her face and no covers, but she does.  She has done this since she was really little.  I always think she is just hiding from me, but she is asleep.  I asked her why she covers her face and she told me, "so my face doesn't get cold."  How can you argue with that?

you decide

Today, like every other morning, I asked Sam what she wanted done with her hair.  This morning she wanted "Kai-lan hair."  Ni Hao Kai-lan is a cartoon on tv.  I told her I didn't know what her hair looks like.  Sam was very specific.  "She has two messy buns on top and some little hairs hanging down in her face."  When I finished she said, "Exactly!"  Then when I went to take a picture she would not open her eyes, I have no idea why.

well visits

I took Hunter and Sam to get there checkups.  They both had to get shots and were so brave.  Sam didn't even cry.  She just said, "Ouch!"  They are both growing like weeds.

FHE Lesson

Tonight for FHE we were talking about the Wise man who built his house upon the rock and the foolish man who built his house upon the sand. We read the story and had the pictures laid out on the floor so the kids could get a visual.


As a review I asked, "Sam, where did the wise man build his house?"
Sam: "China."
Me: "No, try again."
Sam: "Las Vegas."
Me: "No."
Sam: "I have no idea."

I guess I am not a very good teacher!