Sam with the Pack

Caught this in the cul-de-sac today.
Thought it was very cool...

Ben is an AWESOME READER!

Ben has now finished Diary of a Wimpy Kid Books #2 and #3! Over 200 pages each. He sometimes sits and reads for an hour at a time. Only a few books left in the series.
What will we read next?

Sam ROCKS the Responsibility Chart!

Here is Sam completing his Morning Responsibility Chart.

The chart helped us get each task done in less than five minutes (except breakfast), and has made our mornings MUCH nicer. It took us about two weeks to fill. He does ALL of these tasks independently, and they are all new skills since the beginning of the year.
Time for a treat little man!

Ice cream or Silly Bands?
He says he wants both.

POOF-TASTE

Sam said tonight while brushing teeth, "New POOF-TASTE!" I got them new toothpaste yesterday. I asked him to say it several times because I thought it was so funny. He gets letters mixed around sometimes. He could tell it was wrong, but thought it was funny too and didn't know how to fix it. I showed him how to say it correctly, but it was cute.

Crush

Sam got off the bus today...

Sam: I LOVE that house (pointing across the street)
Mom: Across the street?
Sam: Yes. The girl.
Mom: You love the girl at that house?
Sam: She has... in her hair (motioning to show a bow). And a green shirt... at recess!
Mom: Oh! You see her at recess? Is she pretty?
Sam: Yeah.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid...

HOORAY for Ben! Ben just finished reading the first "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book last night. 224 pages he read all by himself in less than two weeks. This is the first time he's ever read a book like that. I told him we would order the next book when he finished the first. Book 2 is on it's way! GREAT JOB BEN!

Missing My Sweetheart

Yes. I miss him. A lot. So this post is dedicated to him.

These are a few of my favorite pictures.

This makes me smile. Saw him surf in person for the first time a
couple of weeks ago. Very cool.

At Sea World in January. Beluga Whales behind.

No caption needed... except that I LOVE this picture, and this moment.

Helping Sam-O.

Helping Ben.

Thanks for being everything I need, babe.
I LOVE YOU!