Sam's Laughable Game

Sam started this new game with Grandma awhile back and we finally got it on video this time. As you watch he'll do a big clap and after that Grandma will jump back and be scared and Sam thinks it's the most hilarious thing. Sam sure knows how to scare Grandma and doesn't seem to tire of it.

I Guess I Really Was Tired Take #2!

So as I posted earlier Sam will fall asleep in the most random places. Well this time he was in his bedroom, but again as I've said earlier he likes to take all his clothes out of his drawers before going to bed. And every once and awhile he'll put shirt upon shirt on. That's what happened this time and I guess as he was putting his shirts on he realized how tired he was and passed out in front of his dresser. :)

ACDA Performance

Here is the performance of my piece, "Crossing the Bar" from the ACDA National Conference. The choir is the Millikin University Choir under the direction of Brad Holmes.

Since I can't just add the audio, I had to make it into a movie, so I added pictures from my trip to Israel. Enjoy!

I Guess I Really Was Tired!

Sam likes to think he doesn't need a nap, but from this picture you can tell that he is quite wrong.

We were pretty busy today cleaning up the house. So his nap time just kind of came and went, so I guess you could say it was partly my fault as well. :) I went in his room to rearrange his blankets so I could see which ones I can use for our little girl while he was reading his books. I could hear him reading them, but all of a sudden it got really quiet. I thought nothing of it until I was all done and walked into the living room to find a passed out Sam. I couldn't help but laugh and take pictures.

The best part is that he brought the rug from the front door over to lay on.

Now I just wonder if he fell asleep reading or just decided to lay down and fall asleep. :)

Lovable Sam

Saturday night was really bumpy for Sam. I think he was finally to the point of wanting daddy home. He woke up about 3 different times during the night and the first thing that would come out of his mouth was, "Papa." I would then have to calm him down and assure him that we would see him tomorrow. He didn't really like that answer, but he would eventually fall back asleep. I felt so bad for him. He was done with not seeing him. He wanted his daddy home.

It finally comes time to where we can wake up and get ready for church. I was able to keep him busy enough to not think about daddy too much. Mike was to arrive during Stake Conference so I took my phone with me so he could text me when he got there. The moment I received the text I ran out the door with Sam. The second Sam saw his daddy he ran as fast as he could while smiling and laughing to him. Once there, he gave him this huge hug and it lasted literally 5 minutes! He was smiling and laughing and just held on tight. He would not let go!! (I think someone was a little excited?) Once we finally sat back down and after the hug he just sat on his lap for about 15 minutes just staring at him with an occasional hug and kiss and laugh. It was absolutely adorable! My favorite part was when I asked if I could have a hug and he said no. He did not want to leave his daddy for one minute. Daddy was all his and that was that.

To say the least Sam loves his "papa" and missed him quite a lot!

Poop!

Sam has actually been really good about taking naps this week. Hallelujah! I just hope it lasts. He still takes about 30 minutes to go down and during that time will usually pull out a lot of the clothes from the dresser. I used to hate it and now I just figure oh well. Cause at least he helps me put them away and I've noticed it's a stress reliever for me to fold clothes. Odd, but definitely a plus. :)

Today during nap time he progressed to pull out almost all of his jammies, but then he must have gotten sidetracked in the middle. When I went in to check on him I thought to myself, "Man! This room smells just like poop!!" I look over at our diaper genie, which holds all the diapers, and sure enough one of the diapers is out and undone and poopy. Now anyone that knows what a diaper genie is, knows that once the diaper goes in, you really can't get it out unless you are taking the bag out. Sam can only open the lid and I guess somehow he reached his hand in there, grabbed a diaper and pulled it out all the while not getting caught on anything! How can kids be so smart. And also what do you want to play with a dirty diaper for, especially one with poop in it? When I was folding it back up, I noticed that he had ripped the velcro off and so I just had to throw it in there half folded.... Ewww! My next thought, "Please, I hope you didn't touch or eat any of it!" He was fast asleep and as most mothers know when they're finally asleep you just don't bother them.

Luckily when he woke up there were no traces of poo on him or his bed or even around his room. I think when he finally achieved success in opening the diaper, he ran away from the stench. ;) Cause I know I sure wanted to when walking in and checking on him. It's just too funny what kids do and through it all you just have to laugh and have fun.

I love you Sam!

March!

It's the first day of March and now we can finally say next month she'll be here! :)