Reminiscing...

Sam just turned 6 the other day.  A couple days before his birthday we were talking and I told him I remembered the day he was born, how little he was and all that good stuff.  I asked if he wanted to see a picture and I took him online to our blog.  We looked through pretty much the past 6 years of his life and I realized that I've neglected this poor little blog for too long.  I figured nobody cared or read it so why bother but I care and my kids care and that's why I need to keep it up.  I am not a writer but Sam loved hearing all the stories so I need to write down the stories that go along with the pictures because I know all too well that I will forget.  I'll forget names, places, and things we've done so I need to actually write it.  I will apologize now for my terrible writing.  I usually start half-way through a story and use way too many pronouns and I never remember any grammar rules, run-on sentences, commas in all the wrong places and who knows when to really use a semi-colon.  Anyways, the point is, if anyone ever looks at this blog, feel free to skip the stories and just look at the pictures.  All of my english teachers would be rolling in their graves if they were dead and read this. 

I've got a lot to catch up on since my last post about last Christmas.  Sam graduated from preschool, we went to Colorado, Utah, Lake Powell, Disneyworld, the beach, Sam started kindergarten, Caleb turned 3 and Sam turned 6.  It's going to take me a while to go through all of pictures and adventures from the last nine months so I'll start with some things from this month.

Caleb, Jared and Sam had birthdays.  Caleb's was first.  I think he had a pretty fun day.  He had blueberry muffins for breakfast and we went to Wendy's for lunch.  He had chicken nuggets and chocolate milk and got some pretty cool "Where's Waldo" glasses.  He seemed a little confused throughout the day when people would sing or say happy birthday but by the end of the day when he had cupcakes and opened presents he realized that it was a special day just for him.  

He sure is cute.  

Jared's birthday was next.  We brought him breakfast in bed but he was already ready for the day.  I did find some pretty awesome celebration glasses for all of us. 

Sam's birthday was last.  I think he had a pretty great day too.  He had french toast for breakfast and then Caleb and I surprised him at school and had lunch there with him.  That night he used his birthday money from family to buy a Jake and the Neverland Pirates game for his leapster and we went to Chucky Cheese for dinner (one of his favorite places to go).  

We had a combined birthday party for Sam and Caleb last week.  It was pirate themed and the kids had a blast.

The cake.  I saw the idea on pinterest.  Mine didn't turn out as well but oh well.  The kids mostly ate cupcakes so reminder to myself just to make cupcakes next year or a really small cake with cupcakes.  We told the kids that Davy Jones was recruiting them to join his crew but in order to join they had to find the pirate swords he had hidden in a special treasure chest.  The kids loved it.  We had fun playing pin the treasure chest on the map, in a pirate treasure island bounce house, and with the pinata.  

 Table decor

Cute birthday pirate captain!

The birthday boys and mom

Kids eating and cute little twin pirates.

Sam is playing soccer again this season.  This is his third season and he's got one friend, Landon, who has been on his team all three seasons.  (He's also in his kindergarten class.)  He enjoys soccer and we love watching him and cheering him on.

 I love this kid too.  I got some pretty good shots of him even though he was making faces in a lot of them.

 Sam also had a fieldtrip to the pumpkin patch this week and I got to chaperone.  I was so excited I got to go with him.  He was pretty excited too.

 Sam's kindergarten class and Mrs. White (his teacher).

 This is Sam talking to his "girlfriend" according to some of the little girls in his class.  I've been dying to meet this girl since the first day of school.  Sam has talked nonstop about this little girl since that first day of school.  She is pretty cute.

 "King of the World"

I had to take this picture of Sam today.  We came home from soccer and he went straight to painting.  He loves art and can stay focused for hours when doing it.