A Day In Your Life Photo Blog

The Big 5!

My little Sammer, my oldest, turned 5 this past weekend! This birthday was different. Different in the sense that he "gets it". He knew it was his birthday. Was soooo excited! Was aware all day that it was his birthday..asking every question in the book.."when can I open my presents?...where are all the people?...when are we eating cake?..on and on. He is a  different child this year..more mature. If that's even possible for a five year old. His independence is definitely flourishing. He has to pick out his own clothes, wants to make his own decisions, pour the milk, make the bed, ride on two wheels. Ughhh! It's really a wonderful thing in one respect but in the other it is flying by way too quickly. Lately when I look at him I notice he has a quiet introverted side. Not in a bad way. Sort of like he is in his own head thinking about what he is experiencing for the first time. Analyzing, figuring it out. He is the sweetest thing and I love him more and more and more with each and every day as I do all my children of course. Anyway! We had an amazing day! Happy Birthday Sammer!! We Love You!

 

 

I just love this shot of Sam as everyone is singing Happy Birthday..true happiness in his face!

 

 

 

Bye Bye Training Wheels!

Just the other day we arrived home from visiting family..it was late in the day..Sam my oldest (4) decided that it was time. Time to take the training wheels off! Jeff and I ran..grabbed the tools..and proceeded to take the training wheels off his bike.

There was this quiet confidence about Sam when he told us. He just knew..a lightbulb went off and wallah! As a parent that is when I know. There are so many times when I beat myself up trying to help my kids achieve certain milestones..I get frustrated when it doesn't work. Then I let it go. Sure enough, this is when the magic happens. I always look back and say to myself ..they will do it when they are ready. And they always do!

So Sam proceeded to balance himself and within about 15 minutes he was on his way!

 

 

Max hanging by Sam's side for support!

 

 

 

The look on his face was priceless  after he realized he was riding on 2 wheels.

 

 

Now that was not the end of it. If you didn't notice Max in the photo above scooting next to Sam..well..he couldn't stand it. That child grabbed his bike and asked us to take his training wheels off! I couldn't believe my eyes. I asked Max if he needed help over and over. He politely told me " no thank you" every single time. Sure enough..he nailed it! I realized this was one of the pros of having 2 children within a years time. They are motivating each other without knowing it! Max totally learned how to ride two wheels after he saw his brother doing it. I am so proud of my little doodles!

 

 

 

Dollar Store Day!

Ok. So my neighbors came home from running errands with a huge bag of goodies for the kids. Seeing as it was so hot we had to bust out the pool. Well all the goodies came from the dollar store. I know, I have been suspect seeing as everything is made in China..and no offense to China  but we all are aware of the dangers of lead. So the decision was made to not buy anything from the dollar store that they had to put in their mouths directly. Even though now that I think about it you can ingest lead through the skin! Anyway. Who knew that we could provide an entire afternoon actually day of fun with items that cost a total of 22 dollars. Yep...twenty two items for twenty two dollars! But the best were these goggles! I just love how my children think they look so cool. They get that very serious look on their face, Kind of like that look we as adults make when we have a really cool pair of shades on .

 

 

This has to be one of my favorites...the best part of the whole thing  ..she was actually serious..that is where the goggles belonged..no adjusting needed!

 

Identical or Fraternal?

Tucker and Wyatt are 4 months now..yikes! They are huge! I took these pics last night and had to laugh. The first thing I said was..they are so not identical! It still amazes me that I can give birth to two babies at the same time and they can come out looking completely different. There should almost be a different name for fraternal twins. I always had this assumption that if one had twins then they would most definitely look alike. Well, through my naked eye these two little guys look like they just met on the street. It still baffles me that they are mine!

 

 

Love and Hate on a Sunny Day!

Ok...so we bought this game today...it's called Bulls-Eye Washers..super fun! Gorgeous, sunny beautiful day.  Sam (my Sam) and Devyn..his little friend next door are the first up to play. It was so perfect for those two to be the two to lead the way and figure out the game. Let me preface these pics by saying that Sam will be 5 in July and Devyn will be 6 in November. They are definitely the best of friends and the worst of enemies. I had to run and grab my camera because their interaction during this game totally represents their relationship . I didn't even include descriptions seeing as the pics sort of speak for themselves.

Sam at the start...sooo excited!

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Sam is so excited he made it in the box he was screaming like he was at a rock concert! By the way..that is how far away he was from the box...the one right in front of him..

 

Equally excited!

 

Then each one decided to exert a little bit of control....

 

 

Things definitely started to take a turn for the worst...I was loving every minute of it!

 

 

 

This was pretty much the end of it...they are too funny..they hug then hit, laugh then cry all day long. And at the end of the day still friends! I wish we were all that resilient!