Sam is now 4 years old!
His birthday was on Monday, but we practically celebrated all weekend.
The celebration started at the homeschool conference....
Luke's holding a cow heart, Sam's holding a sheep heart.
Luke grabbing Sam's leg with a robot.
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| This is the 13 year old who built the robot. Smart boy. |
Swimming at the hotel pool...

Grandma
took
us
out
for
dinner.
Hunting in the hotel lobby....
* The Birthday Party *
Luke takes a turn blowing out the candles.
He's having a ball!
Let's play ball!
Tired birthday boy
Sam taking a drive...
Zoe does this weird thing when Sam drives around in his car.
She gets in front of or bites at the front tire, like she's trying to stop the car.
Not sure if she's playing or trying to protect Sam from his wild driving.
Our little ball player.
(Blog post coming soon)
~ Brothers ~
Sam was the given the opportunity to plan his actual birthday day. We started the day with a trip to the YMCA; he and Luke went to their gym class, I hit the treadmill. Then we journeyed to Target and Sam spent some of his birthday money. He bought a snorkel set and a plastic yellow duck. He chose a McDonald's cheeseburger happy meal for lunch and an afternoon at the pool. We went out to dinner at "Glory Days" and he ate yet another cheeseburger and topped it off with a birthday sundae! (I forgot my camera to capture some of the moments, but so enjoyed soaking them in with my momma-memory.)
Sam swimming at the pool
(on his actual birthday day.)
Mail from Nonny!
"Yay, I'm four!"
Remembering last year...
Got a special message from my little sister, Shelly. Lydia's marker has been placed at her spot. We plan to go soon to see it.
(This is the template design, not the stone marker itself.)












