Happy Easter!

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die."

John 11:25-26

The Day Before Easter

Before Church on Saturday, we went to a neighborhood Easter Egg hunt with GranRita and PapaSteve (Hubby's parents). Sam took off like a pro & held his own with the older kids.

Here are some pics....

Easter Sunday

Sam was all set to wear khaki's and little black loafers but he is BIG TIME into his boots right now. So in efforts to go with the flow, I gave into his jeans and boots. As it turns out, I think he looked cuter in his choice than mine :)

On Sunday, we went to Nene & Din Din's (my parent's) house. We had lunch with the family and then an Easter Egg Hunt. Once again, Sam didn't skip a beat. As you will see below, he quickly realized that these new shaped "ball balls" were filled with chocolatey goodness. He calls them A-ggs.

Sam waited patiently for the egg hunt....

...for about 10 seconds and then couldn't wait any longer.After the egg hunt, Sam and Cousin Luke (and Cousin Brooks) played a little "T-Ball Ball".
When Matt and Sam play in the backyard, Sam hits the ball and then Matt naturally grabs it, chases Sam and tags him with it which always turns into some sort of tickle torture. Sam loves it. Now, Sam just hits the ball and immediately falls to the ground and waits for Matt. That was when I captured my new favorite picture.....

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter with your families as we celebrated our Christ's Resurrection.

One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four...

Thanks to Sam's little friend Luke, one of his favorite new toys is his Mr. Potato Head.

I just love it when....

I just love it when I come in after putting Sam down for a nap and find a little reminder of him. For example, I just put him down and came in the kitchen and found this sweet little train on the window sill from when he had been playing just a few minutes before. I guess it's a mom thing but it's one of my favorite things nonetheless.

A Day Out With Thomas

Sam in now fully, 100% into trains. Just add it to his ongoing list of stereotypical boy obsessions...dirt, grass, cars, animals, rough-housing, balls, tractors, little stuffed cats (wait, scratch that last one). Anyway, Sam and I and a few friends went to see Thomas the Tank Engine at the Grapevine Station. He had a BLAST! We rode a little "choo choo", saw a huge train set in action, jumped on a Thomas bounce house, got a Thomas tattoo, and rode on the real Thomas train! On the train ride, he sat in my lap, looked out the window and had a constant "pleasant smile" as I call it. I had so much fun watching him. We will definitely be going back next year.

Here are a few pics......

After we got home, I just had to take a picture of his sweet little hand while of course, playing with his "choo choo". He was so proud of his tattoo. He kept saying, "Choo Choo Tattoo" and "Gween Choo Choo". Also, if you notice, he is wearing a Thomas the Tank Engine shirt. It was a gift from his 2Dad and KC. It's one of the 1st pieces of clothing that he really shows a preference for wearing (the other is a "ball ball" shirt from his cousin Brooks)

Play Date at the Zoo

We recently had our Play Date at the zoo. Sam had a blast. His 2 favorite parts were of course, the elephants & the little train. When he got to the elephants he said, "Hi Elf! I Sam (pointing to himself) I Mama (pointing to me)". It was so sweet. I just wanted to squeeze that little finger off that he was pointing with and eat it up.

Here are a few pics....

(Most of the pictures are of animals and not Sam for 2 reasons...#1 Being the mean mama that I am I wasn't about to let his little freakishly quick 2 year old feet touch the ground and catch a whiff of sweet freedom and #2 I am making a little book/album of animals for us to read at bedtime)

The train was our last stop. He kept waving and waving while saying "Dye Dye Choo Choo" all the way home.

Mama Clay Quote of the Day

(faint sound of a door shutting, which promps me to ask...)

"Sam, where is your ice cream?

(.....long pause.....)

Sam NO!...you can't put your ice cream in the dryer!"

*Side note, Sam is on a major kick of Jell-o Pudding Pops.

He calls them I-Cwane.