Easter!

On Saturday we went to an Easter Egg hunt with some friends from church. I was so excited to find eggs, play soccer, play with sticks and enjoy the beautiful day!


We went to church Easter Sunday and then went with Aunt Amanda and Grandpa Noonan to a park to enjoy the beautiful spring day. We ate lunch, flew a kite, saw a waterfall and got our pictures taken - aren't we spiffy?

Teaching Lucy

Lucy and I have had runny noses since we moved in January. I remember my winter in Indiana and thought I would teach Lucy a trick I learned that helps store away a little snack for later. First, let the snot run as far as possible (more surface area) 2. Apply cheerios to all wet surfaces -

Quotes

"I'm not selfish. I'm just thinking about me!!" - Samuel
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Daddy: "Mama doesn't have to go to school this week because her school said she doesn't have class."
Samuel: "But Daddy, schools don't talk - people talk."
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"Mama can we read my hop-up book?" - Samuel
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While playing in the backyard, my firetruck got stuck in the "fire hose"/ garden hose and it needed help -

"Mama, my firetruck is caught - We need a hero!"

Looking forward to Spring

Mama took some pictures of Lucy - she realized she had quite a few of Lucy in her high chair but she hasn't grabbed her camera when we are both down and playing. For some reasom mama says she gets too busy! Here is our precious girl.





This is Lucy's scrunchy nose look. She often scrunches her nose, sniffs loudly and then ends up giggling.

vivid imagination

I love to play pretend. My favorite thing to pretend to be is a fireman but lately I've been expanding my creative mind and having grand adventures with different characters. One night I told mama that the next day "I will be a beaver, you can be a beaver, Lucy can be a snow bunny and Daddy can be the owl." The next day was full of snow caves and dam building.
Our latest adventure went a little something like this -
"Otay Mama, I'm gonna be the cowboy, your gonna be the princess and Lucy is gonna be the giant." Well - I won't share all of the details but it ended with me rescuing the princess and giving her a motorcycle and me riding off in my "cowboy car" while the giant was left to eat all of our other cowboy cars. Mama often tries to figure out what book we've read or story I've heard that would give me the idea for these adventures but sometimes she has no idea.

The cowboy


The Giant

But WHY?

Words mama has used to describe me - Sweet, polite, sensitive, LOUD, energetic, "all boy", Curious, imaginative, HARD HEADED, INDEPENDENT and inquisitive - and now I'm asking why?

MAMA: "Samuel, come blow your nose."

SAMUEL: "But, why, Mama? I don't need to. Why do I need to blow my nose?"

Sweetie Girl

Mama calls her "sweetie girl"


Lucy is beginning to have a little hair in the back when her shirt ruffles it up!

my family

All four of us at Christmas

Lucy

Lucy is so "toot!" - I still can't say my 'c' sound but I am getting more and more verbal! Mema sent an ebay package recently and when I saw mommy pull out some of the dresses for Lucy I said "Oh mommy it is so toot!". Lucy has 7 teeth now and is crawling fast. Mama says she will be walking soon and from the sounds of it she is going to be a talker too. She is 11 months old this week and is attched to her thumb now more than ever - wow!

"Mama, Ocy's under the table"

Yummy!

Snacks!

Lucy likes books as much as I do.


I love that smile and Lucy loves her veggies.

update

So much has happened since Christmas - I started going to school several mornings a week and Mama goes to school too while Lucy stays with our friends. We live in a new house near where Daddy teaches school and go to a new church. We have made new friends and every afternoon I ask mama "Mama, can we go meet new neighbors?". I like meeting new people and I love school and wish I could go everyday. The teachers told mama I am very polite and love to ask "WHY?, but Why?" I started asking Mama and Daddy "why?" recently and they started saying sometimes "because I said so". I had to ask "but what is a 'so'? Here are some pictures to catch you up on us -

Here I am leaving home for school in the morning with my breakfast in my lunch box. Daddy takes me to school and we leave early in the morning -

Here is where I sit at school. Mama came to my Valentines Day party and met my friends and some of their parents.

More fun at school playing.


I recently took my first trip to the dentist. Mama was very pleased that Lucy and I were able to stay there and be good for 3 whole hours. I liked the dentist and they even let me help hold "Mr. Thirsty" - the spit sucker.

Mornings

Some days are just bad hair days!

Pictures

Whew! Picture taking is hard work and I need to change my contract so that all future pictures with mama are exclusively with me - Lucy is edging in on my "cute factor".

Advent season and Christmas wonder

Lucy brought wonder (especially her fascination with lights) and the precious reminder of all things cute and cuddly this Christmas!

'Tismas tuptakes!!!! (I don't pronounce my hard C and G sounds yet but mama is a good interpreter). We had so much fun baking during the advent season. I really liked eating the gooey stuff, playing in the sink and cracking the eggs for our goodies.

Grandma (AKA Dandah) had so much fun with us this Christmas season. Lucy and I like it when Dandah makes it home from work and can play with us. Dandah gives us kisses ('tisses) and hugs (huds) and SUGAR!!!! I LOVE MY DANDAH!!!!!!

Mama and I made a gingerbread house and gingerbread men. I liked putting on the candy but was more interested in learning how to open a hersey's kiss and eating the skittles - yummy.

Gingerbread wonderland.

Each night Mama and I read Christmas stories and an advent book about a little bear following a star to meet a little Child. I liked hearing stories about baby Jesus and singing songs (I only have one volume that jungle bells sounds good in - LOUDER!!!). I liked the idea that I would be getting presents for Baby Jesus' birthday. I also liked making presents to give to other people. I got to make a mess and got to bring smiles to other people. Here is one of our present projects - Lucy's foot, my hand, some paper, paint and a green bean can. I let mama know it was "hard work" being an artist but I perservered for the cause.

'Tismas Vocabulary

Mama says I have my own Christmas vocabulary (pronounced Tis-mas) and I thought I should share a little of it with you

Santa Socks

Frosties or Snowmens are my favorite (I also like snowdeer)

Christmas Tree Topper (Mama asked me if I new what goes on the top of our Christmas tree. I said "a hat". I found out later that angels or stars usually go on the top of a tree but I thought our tree might be cold so it needed a snow hat)

Baby Jesus! - He was born in a barn but he likes to play in the back of the tow truck, the trailer to my semi and he likes to go outside with me. Mama told me Jesus is with me wherever I go - I'm a little confused by this because I know when I go to bed Jesus is on the coffee table in the living room.

Brotherly Love!!

Lucy

Bubbles and fun!

Lucy likes to recine in the stroller even when mama sits her up straight.

Bedtime

Where's Samuel?

Here I am!

Happy Jack-o-Lantern Day!

I really wanted to be a lawnmower yesterday for halloween at church but mama said she couldn't swing that on such short notice but I did use the doggy/cow outfit from my cousin Thomas. I thought the frog boots completed the costume and mama didn't protest. I really enjoyed the jack-o-lantern we carved and the seeds were yummy! I wasn't so crazy about the gooey inside but I liked the final product.

In the last week I've had some time to practice dressing up = at Daddy's school a girl let me wear her wig from the Homecoming celebration and at Firehouse subs I wore a fireman hat while enjoying cheetos!