Budding photographer...

Sam loves to take pictures with my camera here are a few masterpieces...

Apologize

We were driving to work/school the other morning and this guy pulled right out in front of me so I said loudly you IDIOT! And Sam from the back said said Mommy that is a bad word. He is right it was a bad word. So I said I was sorry for saying a bad word. The guy pulled in front of me and I was worried and frustrated. But I should not say bad words. Sam said very haughtily, "I do NOT accept your apology." The way he said it was so funny. I said, ok when you are ready to accept my apology let me know. I don't know where he got that... I always accept his apologies. It was pretty funny.

He is such a stellar kid. His teacher told me today that they have a new student and Sam has been extra special nice to him and very helpful making him feel welcome. Sam has a great heart. Just don't call him Samuel. He doesn't' like it. Which is sad because I love to call him Samuel. But he is Sam. He will look at you and say, "My name is Sam!" If you call him anything other than that ... not Sammy, no Sam-o-rama ... Sam. Period. I like that he will tell me what he thinks. Makes things a lot easier in my perspective.

Heaven

So Sam and I were driving home from school the other day and Sam says, "I don't want to go to heaven." I thought that was a strange statement so I asked him why and he said very seriously, "Well I might be walking along and then fall through a cloud!" I was trying not to laugh because he was very serious. So we talked about it for a few minutes and then he said well maybe in heaven I will be able to fly and then I won't fall. There you go. No falling through the clouds in heaven. Where does he get this stuff? I love his imagination.

Merry Christmas

This year has gone by so fast. So many happy memories. We just want to wish our family and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Love,

Liz and Sam

Christmas Program

Sam did awesome at his Christmas program at his school. It was very nice as it was in the Sanctuary of the 1st Presbyterian Church. Here are some pics ...

And here is the after party... it was a lot of fun to be with the families from his class. What a great bunch of kids!

Christmas Get to Know Me

Christmas Get to Know me

1. wrapping paper or gift bags? I love wrapping paper so much fun to tear off ...

2. real or fake tree? Fake, fake and more fake. I love the ones that come pre-light how nice and easy to clean up is that?

3. when do you put up the tree? The day after Thanksgiving. It is a tradition that I love... turn in the christmas music eat leftovers and decorate

4. when do you take the tree down? January 1st (or 2nd depending on how tired I am from the night before festivities)

5. do you like eggnog? Not really but this woman at work puts 1/2 eggnog 1/2 sprite and I could at least stomach it...

6. favorite gift received as a child? There are so many favorites but probably one of my favorites was a giant teddy bear. That was awesome.

7. do you have a nativity scene? I have three actually, two breakables that Sam is not to touch and one little people one that Sam can play with all he wants

8. hardest person to buy for? PRobably my dad. I wish I could get him all the cool electronics and gadgets that men like but those are expesive, it is hard to find a cool man present that is cheap.

9. easiest person to buy for? Sam - kids are always easy

10. worst christmas gift you ever got? I can't actually think of the worst present, I don't think I have received a worst present ... lucky me.

11. mail or email christmas cards? both, I love to mail cards and receive them but I want to send to many that I email as well...

12. favorite christmas movie? Probably Christmas Story ... it is funny.

13. when do you start shopping for christmas? I like to start early last year I was completely done by December 1st, this year I haven't bought a thing... when am I going to do it!!! AHHHHH

14. have you ever recycled a christmas present? Nope

15. favorite thing to eat at christmas? fudge. I am not really a fudge person but this guy at work mades the best fudge ever. Honest, he should sell the stuff because it is GOOD.

16. clear lights or colored on the tree? I currently have clear lights but next year we are making the jump to colored

17. favorite christmas song? in the bleak midwinter. My good friend Mike Vance game me a cd with that song it many years ago and I still love it. Second (and the one I love to sing the most) Silent Night

18. travel at christmas or stay home? I hate to travel period so we are lucky that our family is mostly in Utah

19. can you name all of santa's reindeers? I just tried and I can't ... oh well...

20. angel on the tree top or a star? Star

21. open the presents christmas eve or morning? We usually open one present on Christmas Eve and then the rest in the morning.

22. most annoying thing about this time of year? Cold. Wish I was visiting my friends in Australia about now...

23. what i love most about christmas? Everything, the lights, the love, the family, the joy, just the feeling in the air.

First real snow...

December 1st and we had our first real snow of the season. I am sure the ski resorts were excited, Sam was excited and I was just like really couldn't it just know in the mountains? But I ended up having a great day mostly because Sam was so full of joy at playing in the snow I almost didn't mind that I was freezing cold ... almost. Sam loves his camouflage coat and snow pants. He thinks he is pretty cool so I do too. Hope you are having a wonderful winter season. Looks like we are getting more snow today. Sam will be happy. The ski resorts will be happy. So I will force myself to be happy about it too. :)

Loves to you all...