Sam is Five!

Happy Birthday Samuel! This boy is such a great kid.  He is so helpful with his younger siblings and especially loves to cuddle Simon.  He often  surprises me by doing helpful things without being asked.  One evening he put away his brother's scooter and brought in everyone's shoes from by the trampoline with out being asked (this is pretty big for a kid his age to observe then help, without any prompting). He is my little chef in training, and is the first to volunteer to help me cook something in the kitchen, and is always putting new "combos" together.  He LOVES to build blanket forts and create projects by cutting, gluing and taping anything he can find in the recycling bin.  If he's not inside, I can usually find him barefoot outside digging in the dirt,even in the middle of winter. Sam looks up to his big brother and seems to be enthusiastic about whatever Dennison is into at the moment, be it Angry Birds, Harry Potter, Star Wars, or Lego.   He is a deep thinker and frequently stumps us with his questions and philosophical observations, on the downside he likes to argue and often gets the response "because I said so" when he backs us into a corner.  Every night Sam likes to listen to primary songs to help him fall asleep. 

This year we spent the day up in Fort Collins cutting a Christmas tree then celebrating at DeNae's house.

The velcro darts were a hit, until they got stuck in Ada's hair.

This years request was an angry bird cupcake pull apart cake.  

We Love you Sammy Bear, you are growing up way to fast!