"Santa Came?!"

We went to my cousin, Elissa's, wedding shower on Monday. When it came time to open her presents, Samuel's eyes got really big and he said "Santa came?!" It was so funny I am still laughing about it!

"Penguins" by Allison

Here is Allison's masterpiece titled "Penguins." I have no doubt this will one day sit in a museum next to Van Gogh's "Sunflowers."

What can I say?! I love my kids' artwork!

When we were camping, my dad got a little bow and arrow for Samuel to shoot. My mom got a paper plate for the target, and drew a picture of a squirrel on it. Samuel said "Samuel draw!" and took the pen from her. He drew something on the squirrel, showed it to us and said "Look at his teeth! It's the big bad wolf!" He added some sharp teeth, and changed the squirrel into the big bad wolf! He shot it with his bow and arrow, and was so excited when he hit the plate!

Camping!

We had a GREAT time camping this weekend with my family! We went to Current Creek Campground. These are the pictures I took with my camera phone. My parents took a ton, and I'll post those when I get copies, but for now, here's these ones. Geddy stayed with us for a few days, and it was so good to visit with him! The first one is the kids waiting in the parking lot of Russ' work. They couldn't wait, they were so excited! Geddy and Russ are now pros at setting up and taking down our new tent. Samuel had a great time playing with the firewood Uncle Zach brought up: he didn't want to burn it, he wanted to build it! Samuel also had a blast peeing on the trees, and didn't pee in his pullup even once while camping! He never missed an opportunity to pee on a tree. Allison and Kenzie had fun searching for flowers, and they too had fun peeing on the trees! We took the "over the mountain scenic route" on the way home, and even saw some snow! Geddy wished he would have brought his snowboard, haha! It was a little creepy seeing "Ted Bundy 1969" carved in a tree in our exact camping spot! My brother noticed it, and pointed it out to us. It was also a little scary seeing "Bear Spotted in Campground" signs from a week before posted by the bathrooms. We kept all our food out of our tents, so we were safe. It was really cool hearing coyotes howling at the moon during the night!

Coke in "Thai"

Yesterday Russ and I were drinking a Coke that had "Coke" written in Thai on the can. Russ was telling the kids that Aunt Stephanie brought him back a T-Shirt that was Coke written in Thai a few years ago when she went to Thailand. He went and got the T-Shirt, showed them the shirt and the Coke can, and said "See kids! That's Coke in Thai!" Samuel laughed, ran over to me, and said "Daddy said Coke in Tie! I have tie! See!" and pointed to the cute little necktie that he had worn to church that day. We laughed and laughed. Samuel found it so amusing that there was Coke in daddy's tie! :)

Chick Fil A Cow Appreciation Day

Today Chick Fil A had their "Cow Appreciation Day". If you came in to any Chick Fil A dressed like the Chick Fil A Cow, then you got a free combo meal. Allison and Kenzie didn't really have any cow costumes, but Samuel did, so we dressed him up. The kids got to see the big cow, have lunch, jump in the Bounce House, and throw bean bags. They loved it!

Coolest Guy EVER!

This is THE coolest guy ever! Check him out! Click on the title "Cooest Guy EVER" to take you to the video. It's VERY entertaining!

WIPEOUT!

Russ put the kids' Little Tikes slide over the little pool they have, and put the hose on top of the Little Tikes so that water was streaming down the slide. Boy, did it make it slippery! The kids were flying down that thing so fast all they could think was "Dad's the coolest!"

Our House

For those of you that have never been to our house, here is a picture of it. Allison drew it and wrote her name. It's Russ, Me, Allison, and Samuel "in the attic", then Kisses our Dog at the front door, and Grandma and Grandpa standing by the door coming to our house.

Samuel's Fireworks

Samuel was SO excited about seeing the fireworks at Grandpa and Grandma's house last night, that the first thing he did this morning when he woke up was to draw a picture of them. Here's his masterpiece:

The Bus At Hollywood Connection

At Hollywood Connection they have a really fun pink bus that goes up and around. The kids LOVE riding it! Samuel is such a thrill-seeker that he gets kind of bored on it, but Allison screams and laughs and says it tickles her tummy.