Rockefeller Early Childhood Center

Samuel goes to Rockefeller Early Childhood Center for daycare.  We LOVE it.  I have so many friends who are on the waiting list to get their kids in.  God blessed us so much in allowing us to get the spot we did. 

This is his classroom.  Isn't it colorful and fun?  There are only 8 kiddos in his class, so they all have so much room to run and play. Every day, they do circle time and learn colors, numbers, shapes, animals, etc...

I love it. Did I say that already?  I'll probably say it again in a minute. 

These are Samuel's two teachers.  You can't tell much about them because of the hoods, but they are pretty special ladies.  They aren't the most snuggly ladies, but they love Samuel so much. They are teaching him so much.  Not just school stuff, but life skills, too.  After lunch, they brush their teeth, they also all wipe their own spots down with baby wipes and then stack their own chairs. At home, Samuel likes to clean stuff up.  Yeah!!



Here's his playground. The only kiddos on it are either in Samuel's class o the 2 yr old room. There are 6 adults out there with 20 kids.  They play with them and make sure they are safe. 



What a Wonderful Sunday!

Today has been such a wonderful day! 

We started the day at church.  Our church had David Brickner from Jews for Jesus.  He presented the Jewish Passover feast and explained the symbolism and the undeniability of Jesus as Lord and Savior.  It was truly amazing and so educational. 

Isn't Samuel's outfit cute?



This looks like he's screaming, but he's really laughing.  He had just been caught flushing Daddy's toilet.  He cracks himself up.

Casey came to church this morning, so after the service we headed to Shorty Small's for brunch.  Samuel finished pretty early, so he decided to watch Caillou.  Under the table.  Again, he thinks he's hilarious!

Samuel took a really good nap, then went out to Casey's man room to play. 

And play.

And play.

And play.

This isn't a great picture, but look at those blue eyes and long eye lashes.  He gets the blue from his Daddy and the lashes from me. 

After bathtime, he and Casey did some snuggling in our bed. 

Bok Bok

Wednesday afternoon, when I picked Samuel up from daycare, he said he wanted Bok Bok aka Chicken. 

He's never made a special request for any sort of food, so I decided to give it a whirl. We headed to Chik Fil A to play and eat some Bok Bok. 

These sweet girls were playing in the playroom when we got there.  They helped Samuel up through the tunnel and down the slide. 

He had sooooooo much fun. 

This has a horrible picture quality, but I tried to lighten it to show you the expression on his face.  Is that pure joy or what? 



Right before we left, this sweet girl came in and slid with Samuel, too. He's quite a charmer!

Such a Silly Boy

Samuel has had a tough few days. He's been testing his boundaries...Was that a nice enough way of saying acting up?  I tried.  I really did. 

Anyway, even with all of the discipline he's been learning from(good again, huh?) he's really started saying lots of little phrases and new words. 

He still has some funny labels for things: bock bock(chicken,) woof woof(dog), bood'n(car/truck/tractor), woo woo(fire engine or police car.)

Some of his new phrases are: Thanks Mommy, Thanks Daddy, I Be Back, Ready(set) Go, I Get It, I Love You-this is my new favorite, Where Mommy, Where Daddy, Lets Go Home, Daddy's Home, We Home, Go to House.

His speech is definitely getting better.  I used to think the toothless grin was the sweetest thing in the world, but now I might change my vote to hearing him say, "I Love you"

Is it Spring? and Thursday? Then there must be a tornado coming....

A few years ago, my friend Julie and I decided that if a tornado is going to come, it'll happen on a Thursday night and mess up our TV enjoyment.  :)

And true to our theory, the first came through Arkansas this Thursday night. 

We hang out in our pantry-no windows and it's in the middle of the house. 

Before Samuel this was no big deal. Samuel's first year-still no big deal.  Even the 2nd.  But this year...

Oh man! Is it ever hard to keep a little guy entertained while locked in a pantry.  We brought some of the fridge magnets in, made a little snack "table," read LOTS of books and acted downright silly. 

We never thought we'd have to put a child proof doorknob on the inside of the panty, but we're pretty sure we'll do that this tornado season. 



I'm a Big Boy

Tonight, Samuel decided he wanted to eat in his chair-like Mommy and Daddy.  Don't judge, but we don't eat at the table.  We're the bad family that eats in our living room and watches TV. 

Awful.  I know.

Get over it.  I did. 

Well, on this particular night, we were having Manicotti(a friend's recipe) that was VERY saucy.  His little chair isn't sauce colored.  :) So I covered it with one of our black throw blankets and then sat beside him to make sure we didn't get tomato sauce EVERYwhere. 

Great Grandpa's Birthday

 Saturday evening, we went to Greers Ferry to celebrate my Grandpa's birthday.  He'll be 80.  He's my only living grandparent.  My two Grandmothers passed away in '08 and '09.  Samuel loves his PawPaw. 

And his Pop(my dad.)

I wasn't able to get many good pictures of my cousins, it was so crazy and we had kids running everywhere.  But here are a few. 

This is Toby messing with his wife, Jennifer. 

These are their kids, Tanner and Logan.  And my Aunt Sharon-their grandmother.

This is Valerie and Chris.

Little Uriah--he's 3 months older than Samuel.  Such a cutie! He belongs to Flan and Delite.

Titus-Uriah's little brother. 

Grandpa blowing out his candles. 

This picture cracks me up. Sandra and Stephanie were put in charge of cutting the cake. When we were little, they were in charge of passing out Christmas presents.  

Grandpa had lots of helpers with his gifts.

Titus got to really enjoy some yummy icing from Grandpa's cake. 

It's sort of hard to tell, but Samuel is wearing Uncle Mike's hat. 

On the way home, I sat with Samuel in the back seat.  He held my hand the entire way home.  I felt so special.