Thanksgiving Feast

Thursday at school we had a Thanksgiving feast. My classmates and I sand songs and did a play for our parents. My line was "Let's give thanks" Mama thought we did a great job . I really liked my pilgrim hat Mrs. Morgan made for me so that we could pretend to be pilgrims on the Mayflower.

Quotes

Mama: "Samuel, are you going to be a pilgrim for your Thanksgiving Feast at school?"
Samuel: "Mama, we aren't going to be pilgrims, we are just going to pretend!!!"

Mama: "Samuel do you know what we celebrate on Christmas?"
Samuel:" um, um..."
Mama: "We celebrate Jesus' birthday."
Samuel: "No we don't because Jesus is in heaven with his Father God - we can't have a party for him here!"

While eating chicken -
Samuel: "Mama, who killed this chicken?"
Mama: laughs too much to respond

Samuel: "Mama, when I grow up can I have an automatic game (meaning a video game he saw at walmart) that has frogs in it?
Mama: "Sure, when you get bigger"
Samuel: "Mama, when I am one hundred years old can I have a game with frogs in it then?"
Mama: "When you are 100 you can have whatever you want!"
Samuel: "Yippee!"

Mama found some Thanksgiving tatoos - pilgrims, pumpkins, leaves, hay bales and we put them on -
Samuel: "Mama, can you get this BAMBOO off of me?"

We are thankful

Thanksgiving is Mama's favorite holiday. Simple, little commercialization, and a cozy time to remember all of the ways we have to be thankful to the LORD. At "school" I painted a turkey and told my teacher a few things I was thankful to God for - my friend Kenneth, my Papa and riding on his Ranger and my sister Lucy. I have been trying to remember a verse from the Bible "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, His Love endures forever." That is what we are trying to do at home - remember God's goodness and be thankful! Some other things I am thankful for are my family and my friends and my cars and my sword. AND I'm thankful for all of you!

She's growing up

Lucy is getting used to wearing a bow (her hair is starting to get a little longer and Mama is going to have to cut some of her little girl mullet)
Lucy wants to wear big boy underwear (she pee-peed in the potty last week!!! but is not consistent yet)

Lucy is so silly and likes to carry things in her purse and buckets - even herself!

My Mama

Mama has officially been accepted to the Nursing program at Clayton State University. She will begin her BSN program in January and have 2 more years until she is an RN. I'm glad she is going to be a nurse - maybe I can get some car bandaids or not have to get shots and still get one of those stickers! Mama hopes she gets to be a nurse in the jungle or a country where there aren't many nurses - maybe when she grows up!

My Daddy

I'm also thankful for my Daddy - he likes play basketball with me, sword fight, ride bikes and read to me. He likes to ask me lots of questions, he laughs with me and lets us have pizza for dinner. I love my Daddy. Here is a picture from our trip to see Daddy's family in New England - I love you Daddy.

Lucy's Girlie Escape

Last Thursday, Mrs. Jessica was so sweet and let Lucy come and play with Hannah while Mama worked on her paper. Lucy had so much fun with Hannah doing girlie things- dancing, playing with dolls, all dressed in pink! Lucy's other friend Ellie was there too. From what I hear they had a great time AND Mama was so grateful! Thanks Mrs. Jessica. If you want to see some of the pictures from the girlie, froo-froo time (and check out Mr. John's ten point) you can check out Hannah and Grant's blog at http://theharmanhood.blogspot.com/

Feeling better

Mama spent most of this weekend sick. On Friday she had a cheerleader as she threw-up multiple times - Lucy clapped for her every time she made it to the toilet (mama claps for Lucy when she makes it in the toilet- I guess Lucy was returning the favor). I'm not sure the cheering squad was a welcome comfort but Mama made it through and today was feeling better (Mama needs to write that paper that is due tomorrow!). Mama took us for a walk today while Daddy went for his Sunday afternoon bike ride. I had a great time riding my bike this afternoon and even stopped to pick some flowers for Lucy and Mama - here are our afternoon shots

Quotes - "Mama, if I get sick will I get the chicken SPOTS?"
Quote - "Mama, I'll close your door so you can be LONELY now."

One Pooped Princess!

Lucy was pooped by the end of the night and rode home with all the loot - and her favorite sucker still attached to her thumb.

More Halloween pics

We went to Publix with our friends Jordan and Connor and then went trick-or-treating with another Lucy "Lucy the ladybug" from down the street. It was fun, we got candy, I was VERY excited to see the costumes - "Wow Mama, can I go meet the Flash" "Mama, look there's Batman!"

Pumpkins and Parties

Here are a few pictures of Lucy and me with our pumpkin and at my school party yesterday...


This is my teacher Mrs. Morgan, she is great!

Here is my class

This is my good buddy Zayd

This is my fairy princess sister, she was suposed to be a firedog but kept wanting to put her tutu on over her outfit. Mama just let her be a princess - I told Mama "Lucy's so Toot!"

Quotes

During supper on Tuesday evening -
Samuel: "Mama what is this called?
Mama: "CHILI, it has beans and meat and tomatoes."
Later when mama went to the kitchen to get Lucy some water.
Samuel: "Mama, can I have some more COLD."
Mama: "Do you mean CHILI? Yes, you may have some more."
Samuel: "This is yummy."

What's your style?

Mama has been trying to figure out a way to describe our fashion "style". Some of my friends' families have the "southern" fashion sense, the outdoors-y camo style, the matching look (all members blend well together or match), some are edgy or artsy, some are boutique fashion. While we could be described as some of these (I wear my fair share of camo and John Deere outfits) Mama has decided that as a whole - we would be described as "German". For all of you who have traveled, you know the type - a jumble of prints and colors, not quite on cutting edge and totally comfortably being a little "off" when it comes to fashion. Mama says that's what we are most of the time and that's ok. We have lots of cute outfits but when left to our own vices we drift toward the German in us.

Late Night Gig

Our bedtime routine is the same most nights - Bath, pj's, snack and drink, song time, reading time and prayer. The routine is tweaked some nights but Lucy and I really like the new addition to songtime - INSTRUMENTS. Grandma and Papa gave me instruments for my birthday this summer and we love them. Sometimes we have a marching band down the hallway - Lucy on maracas and me on the triangle - or we play the tambourine and jingle bells while Daddy backs us up on guitar. I've even added drums recently using the plastic container mama uses to hold our instruments. We love these instruments and recommend them for anyone trying to think of a good Christmas/Easter gift for their kiddos.

Bubbles

As you know Lucy likes to blow bubbles and even has a "dry" bubble wand for inside. She also loves little pom poms and busied herself the other day blowing bubbles with the pompoms.

Ready for winter

Thanks Grandma for the new vests!

Thanks Gr

Off to Papa and grandma's

Lucy and I are with Grandma and Papa for a couple of days so that we can go with Papa to the Ag EXPO in Moultrie, GA. This is my 2nd annual trip and Papa loves for me to go with him. Mama says it's kindof like Disney World for farm boys! I'll send pictures.

Boys vs Girls

It's just a simple set of colored stacking blocks BUT it can be anything

Lucy likes to use them to "cook" with and carry in her purse...
I like to use is as a gun!

Quick pit stop

This morning we got ready for school and headed out the door. Mama had all of our bags and cups and the last few bites of breakfast in her hand. Mama strapped Lucy into her seat and left me in the van to put my seatbelt on by myself while she ran inside to get her coffee. When she came back out this is what she saw....
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She was a little surprised that I had hopped out of the car and decided to go to the bathroom on the tree in the front yard. I don't know why it is such a big deal - it is much more convenient than running back inside and peeing. Mama says I need to be careful where I pee...we had a good laugh.

Singing in the Rain

When we got home from school today Mama let us play in the rain. Lots of mud, lots of splashing, lots of singing, and boots - what's not to love?

Rainy Day!

sword fighting - cowboy style

On Tuesday's my neighbor friends - Connor and Jordan - come and play with us after mommy gets home from school. I love to play with them and last Tuesday Jordan and I had a sword fight. My scabbard works well as a sword when two are needed and my sword also doubles well as a horse! Jordan was quite skillful in his sword fighting but I made better sound effects. OH - and Mr. Potato head was a casualty of battle - you can see him lying oh so very still in the midst of the fight. (FYI - no potatoes were harmed in the course of fighting - it is all pretend.)

A bunch of characters

Everyday is an adventure around here. Lucy and I love to pretend and dress up - my cowboy hat (or cowgirl hat) is well loved (thanks again Uncle Pat and Aunt Ann) and I love to hop on my trusty ride and head off into the sunset...Lucy loves any outfit that includes hats and boots - she is a great fire fighter woman and often helps me in my cowboy adventures too...

Verbal expedition

Quote from this morning before we went to Publix -
"Mama, you were on the phone with Mrs. Tutti for a long, long, long, long time. You were on the phone with her for about 100 miles!"

Quote in Publix -
Samuel -"Mama do they put those doors on the milk so that bad robbers don't take it?"
Mama - "No, that is so the milk stays cold."
Samuel - "But why does it have to stay cold? Will it decay?"
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Today I was home sick because I had a fever. I was fine after my fever broke this morning and we headed on an adventure to Publix. I like going to Publix because they have car carts and they give Lucy and me free cookies. I even met a friend. Here is a conversation I had with the little boy (he was in his cart with his daddy and I was in my car cart with Lucy and Mama. We kept running into each other - I think Mama was trying not to)

in the deli section - to the little boy in the bakery section
"MAMA - THERE IS ANOTHER LITTLE BOY!!!!!!!"
Hey boy, what is your name?" (no response)

-Mama said, "Samuel, not so loud, buddy."

Later in the produce section getting bananas-
"Hey little boy, what is our name?" (no response)
"My name is Samuel, this is my little sister Lucy." (only a muffled response came)
"Can you talk louder? Does your throat hurt?"
"What are you going to be for Halloween? I am going to be a fire fighter man and my little sister is going to be a fire dog."

- mama told me not to talk so loud but i can't hear her, my ears are as clogged as can be-

a little later on the cereal aisle (Mama finally let me get the sunshine cereal I've been wanting - Raisin Bran)-
"Hey boy, what is your name?" (no response)
"What are you going to be for Halloween? ("I'm going to be Thomas", said the not so loquacious little boy)
"OH! you aren't shy! you can talk! SO, what is your name?" (no response)

On the dairy aisle -
"Hey Mommy, he likes cheese too - see, he has cheese!"
"Little boy, do you like cheese?"
Can you speak up, I think your shy?

Mama was gently reminding me to talk softly and be kind. It is so hard! Mama says it's because I'm locquacious - I told her it was because I am Samuel.

Camping! WHAAHOOO!

We did it! We went on our first family camping trip. We had so much fun outside. I got to eat lots of marshmellows, play in the dirt AND there were so many great sticks to find and play with. Lucy really liked eating hotdogs and playing with the ducks at the pond and the turtle a lady showed us. We had a wonderful time and I can't wait to go back - neither can mama! Mama was all ready talking about taking us to Yellowstone National park when we get a little older - she loves being outside as much as we do. All in all it was a great trip!