May she rest in peace ;)
She worked hard before clicking herself out, but to be honest, I wasn't really
that
sad to see her go. Sorry Rebel-Girl.
Who's replaced her? Why, the big-ol' Mark Daddy, of course - the new man in my life. I have a feeling he and I are going to get along
very
well. And thank-you to the other man in my life for being as excited about the Mark Daddy as me. :)
Who needs the Arboretum.... when you've got WalMart Garden Center? Ha-ha!
A football shirt and pretty beaded necklace for our trip to Kroger? Why not.
Look who's out of the baby swing.
He's even pumping his legs, trying to swing all by himself. Such a big boy!
Just a few of the seeds we picked up after the dentist the other day
. They're going to give us some parsley and basil!
Turns out this brave boy really knows how to wow a dentist's office!
I'd been dreading this first trip to the dentist for at least a year, but Sam did awesome! Going to the pediatrician is always a different story, but he really impressed the dentist and all her staff. They thought he was hilarious, sweet and a great talker! They couldn't believe he made it through the full exam. The dentist told me they usually do lap-exams for first-timers this young, but he had no problem sitting in the chair, leaning back in it, wearing the bib and the special glasses.
He let them brush his teeth with the buzzing toothbrush tool, rinse his mouth with the sucker-thing, and take x-rays of all his teeth. And when they asked him how many teeth he thought he had, he guessed twenty, which was correct! They went crazy when he said that, but I promised them it was just a lucky guess! Best of all, he has perfect teeth with perfect spacing (likely to be a $$ saver for Mommy and Daddy) and no "sugar bugs". He even got his picture taken for the No Cavity Club board.
Everything was perfect until it was time to paint on the varnish. Then he kind of lost his cool. There was nothing scary about it - in fact, it should have been the least frightening part of the visit. They just paint some colorless wax stuff on with what looks like a kid's Crayola paintbrush. But at that point he'd just had enough. Mommy had to hold him down while they quickly painted his teeth with the "yucky stuff". Ask him how his dentist's visit was and this will be the first thing he tells you about, but overall he did great.
I'd promised him I'd take him out to get some seeds for his part of the garden if he made it through the visit, so off to Lowes we went for some flower seeds. Yea Sam! Hopefully we'll have the same success again in six months!
The many faces of Candy Land...
This was our first game - he got it from Gram and Pops for his birthday. He lost both times we played but he had no clue what that meant! These first few games were all about learning how to take turns, draw cards, and count hops along the candy path.
He woke up still in a rock-n-roll mood. So, we turned on his new Fresh Beat Band CD and he rocked it out - in his jammies!
What a party! Sam's sooo into music, especially "wock-n-woll", that we decided to have a rock-n-roll party for his third birthday. We had a great time decorating and opening presents, but the party wouldn't been as fun as it was if it hadn't been for Sam's performance. I'm so happy he decided to sing some of his favorites for his guests. He's a real rock-n-roll star!
Granny Nell and Aunt Dell arrive with lots of presents
A special book from Granny
Micky Mouse Sing-Along from Gram and Pops
Pennies from Aunt Dell - always!
Sam thought it was hilarious that we were singing just to him!
Some record decorations with Sam's favorite songs A sprinkle cake - sprinkles inside and out!
Yummy pasta salad, veggies and chips and dips!
I found these questionnaires online to use with kids each year on their birthday.
Here's Sam's Third Birthday Interview!
