I am not your friend

As a child we think our parents are doing everything to ruin our lives.

As an adult we realize they did everything they could to give us the best life possible!

This pretty much sums it all up and I hope my kids can read this one day and know that I want the best for them and will do everything I can to help them achieve it!

Sam

Sam

Sammers

Sammy

Sam Wham Bam Jam

Bacon Boy

Chocolate Kid

Whatever you call him I just love wrapping my arms around this kid and giving him a huge hug. He always laughs –so I hug harder – and he laughs harder. Then I kiss him and he wipes them all away. Subsequently he taught Hannah to do this so now she wipes all my kisses away too! Boo!

Mark says he is a lot like me – not sure if I should be offended or flattered??

He is a smart kid – and already at 4.5 yrs old is very knowledgeable of his little world around him.

I need to start watching what I say around him.

Sam: Can I have xxx (I cant remember what he was asking for)

Me: I don’t care

Sam: What does I don’t care mean

Me: It means yes, fine, have it, I don’t care

Sam: ok

----A few weeks later---

Sam: Can I have xxx (cant remember what he asked for this time either - ha!)
Me: I don’t care

Sam: oh that means yes

Me: Oh wait. I do care

Sam: Nope you said you don’t care and that means yes!

Me: I changed my mind – I care – I really do

Sam: nope too late!

Me: lol

I can only get him to smile when its HIS idea to take a pic. For example I wanted to get a pic of Hannah wearing my shoes but then Sam decided I should take a pic of him and her – ok that’s great!

After I still want a pic of just Hannah but Sam likes to be the center of attention as you can see here

I got this smile when the kids had popcorn and kit-kats for dinner one night

Don’t worry – they had chicken for their “snack” before bed.

I love you buddy - even if you are just like your mom =)
xoxox

Lady and the Tramp

Sam decided he wanted to share a fruit roll up with Hananh where they each start at one end and eat it to the middle - he told me "thats what dogs do right?"  The only thing that came to mind was the scene in Lady and the Tramp where they did this with spaghetti but Sam hasnt seen that movie so no clue where he got the idea from - anyway I said sure

The kids thought this was the best thing ever!



Smores

Sam loves smores and would eat them everyday if I let him.  Hannah on the other hand is a fruit snack girl - she will eat chocolate but prefers chewy things.

She pretended to take a bite - got her hands dirty with chocolate and immediately handed it back to me! haha



The neighbors are out of town!

We got free use of the pool all weekend - it was awesome!



Random

As you can see I just posted tons of posts!  I am so behind!  Anyway here are more random pics that I will just lump in here ☺

Sam would do sparklers every night if I let him!

my kids LOVE to sit on this table upside down!

blowing milk bubbles

Me and my Girl

ok so she wasnt too happy about having her pic taken - ha!

I did it!

Hannah got her glasses on all by herself and she was so proud!!!

Hannah's 1st trip to the dentist!

I love the kid's dentist!  The wait room is a blast as is the cleaning area!

Sam and Hannah playing games while we wait!

I was SURE Hannah would do great but she didnt.  She cried and cried and cried until the very end!! 

Sam however, did awesome!  He has been 6 times and this was the 1st time he didnt cry!  Way to go Sam!!

Both kids are cavity free!

Summer Camp!!

School is out and Summer Camp is in full swing!  Now that Sam is 4 he gets to go on field trips 1x a week and take swimming lessons 1x a week!

I volunteered to be a chaperone on the 1st trip - to the zoo.

It was also Sam's 1st time on a bus!

He was nervous but at the end of the day said he liked it =)



Visit from Grandma

My MIL stayed with us for a few days before she heads out west for the summer.  The kids loved having her here - so did Piper!



Just Like Daddy

Sam has been asking to get his hair cut like Daddy's forever but I have been putting it off.  Sam has such nice hair so I didnt want to cut it.  Mark however has been dying to get his head shaved!

Sam was home sick today so after we left work:

We headed to the hair cuttery!

At 1st the woman cut it shorter and spiked the top but Sam wanted it shorter. So then she cut more off.  I asked Sam if that is what he wanted and he said no - he wanted it all short like his sides - so then she buzzed the whole head!!!

I must admit I love it!!!!  He looks adorable but grown up too!!





Happy Fathers Day

Sam wanted to sneak into the room where Daddy was sleeping and leave his gifts there

What the kids made him at school

And a very Happy Fathers Day to my Dad too - I love you!