Thursday, January 27, 2011

These are a few of Sam's favorite things....







Every child has their favorites! These are a few of Sam's favorites. A dear friend passed on some of her sons favorite toddler toys and Sam has found such delight in this Elmo! He dances with him and talks to him. Jacob ran into the dollar store to get a balloon for Sam's birthday and it brought so much pleasure to him! Books are something he looks at often or ask us to read to him. We always joke that it is unlikely he will be able to escape our love for books and it will rub off on him! The electronics.....not something we want him to like but most toddlers are memorized by them. We don't let him handle ours but sometimes he gets a chance at using one and is so taken with it. One day Trae gave him his Ipad box and he even enjoyed playing with that! Seeing his love for electronics we helped pick out a little laptop toddler laptop for his birthday and he loves it. We don't leave it out all the time but save it for those moments that we need him to be focused and quiet. :) Sam loves Sesame Street and Elmo his probably his favorite. He could have cared less about his cake but enjoyed looking at it. Maybe someday he will take a bite but for now the only sweet thing (outside of fruit) that he enjoys is a very thin wafer gingersnap cookie. We all ate his cake and enjoyed it!

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

This and that.....

Sam was blessed with this dancing Elmo and he loves to dance with him!

Andrew and Shelby (Sam calls her Shel visiting for Sams birthday)

Trae and I celebrating a dear friend turning 40!

My friend Tamara and I at her birthday party.

Jacob playing with Sam and doing things that big brothers do so well. Fun!

Sam spending time playing electronics with his brothers and OH so happy!

Andrew and Shelby showing us the dance they were doing for a school event! Shelby has taken dance for like 15 years and teaches classes currently and still takes dance.

I haven't posted pictures in a while! Sorry! I had a computer issue and so I waited. Lots of pictures have been taken so I thought I would throw in a variety since it has been a while.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Sweet moments.....

This week Trae was out of town for his annual sales conference in DC. We missed him horribly! God was faithful and our week went well overall! 2 house showings so that was extra busy. I always believe a few trips here and there (SO grateful it isn't more than 3-4 a year) are a good thing and help everyone appreciate one another at a greater level. I am still not supposed to be doing heavy lifting for another couple of weeks so we trained Sam how to use step stools to climb in and out of things. He has assistance but the stools bears the weight of him so it helps hugely! If Jacob was here and Sam needed to be changed or put in his crib I would ask Jacob to help. He was happy to do so. Every night when I would tuck Sam in and Jacob would lift Sam into bed he would hold him close and start praying for him. It was a precious gift to this mama because it was never asked of him. Such a sweet gift Jacob is to our family.