"Funny" Sam

Sam has gotten funny. Not sure if he means to be but he says the funniest things. A favorite lately has been to say others are funny. "Gaga funny." "Mommy funny." "Jordan funny." Well a couple of days ago Gabby went next door to play and I had just folded a load of laundry that was sitting in the basket. I came in the den and he had dumped the clothes out onto the floor. When I started fussing at him, he said, "Gaga funny." Yeah, Gabby wasn't even here.

He has learned how to tattle on his sisters, too. I never know exactly what he is saying but he comes a-runnin' after the squeal from whatever torture is happening and says, "Gaga" followed by lots of serious words. Once he even told on Jordan.

The funniest was today. He has started saying "Mommy help me!" when he can't quite get something or gets stuck somewhere or just wants me to come do. So at naptime today I gathered him up to take him upstairs. On the third or fourth stair he leans away from me and says, "Gaga, help me!" Silly boy!

Miss California

I can't let it go. I love how all the stories take the slant that her answer cost her the title. I have to admit I didn't see the show but it seems from the stories she was the only one asked this. Could that have been because she goes to a Christian college and not because she is from California? She feels the way a majority of Californians feel according to the last election. Other states have voted on this matter with the same result as well. So why is that so scandalous? Would she really have won if she said she agreed with same sex marriage? So much for the pageant trying to keep it's image above the shallow. Seems pretty shallow to me.

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First T-ball Game

Gabby had her first T-ball game on Saturday. It was a beautiful day and she had a great time in case you can't see all the smiles.

Robert's Birthday and Cake

Robert's birthday was April 9. Since Gabby was so worried about having a party, I told her we could get a cake. We mailed him some cookies and other goodies. I was kind of tired that day and we were in Costco so I just let her pick out a cake there instead of making another stop at Wal-Mart. This is the cake she picked out. Of course it was huge since it came from Costco. Really too much for the three of us, but sometimes you just do what you have to do.
This is the first cake I have ever bought from Costco and I have to say it was good. This was a white cake with a whipped chocolate layer in the middle. Yummy. My big complaint is the box they sell it in has no reusable option. No top that opens and then closes back over it. Just wrapped in plastic, which you have to pull off. Then you are stuck with no way to store the cake. This was complicated by my irritating side-by-side fridge. I had to cut the cake in half and put one half in my Tupperware cake taker. The other half I wrapped the box around and enclosed in foil. So now this cake took up two whole shelves of my fridge. Every time I opened the door, something fell out on me. We worked on that cake lunch and dinner for a long time! Now we get another cake for Sam's birthday on the 1st! We'll be caked out.

Easter Bunny

Last Friday we went to the Tacoma Mall to see the Easter Bunny. Pretty had to go back to Build-A-Bear for a bath before we saw the Easter Bunny. She also got a new Tinkerbell outfit.
My kids and the Easter Bunny. Sam did way better than with Santa last year. He wasn't sure at first but then was ok.
After shopping and eating, the kids played in the play area for a while. Sam figured out how to stand on the piggy.

Praisin' Sam

There was no Sunday School this week but we had an hour between the Sunrise Service/breakfast/Egg Hunt goings on. So we were hanging out in the sanctuary (which is also the fellowship hall in this small chapel). The praise team started practicing and Sam just couldn't stand it! He had to get up and move! Yes, I had to go after him once he stepped up on the stage.

Easter

No, I did not manage to get cute pictures of my angelic children on Easter like everyone else. It just never worked out. These were the best I could do. Maybe they'll do better another Sunday when there is not so much excitement.


The pictures of hunting eggs were better. Sam was way more into it than I thought he would be. Gabby was really sweet and they worked together well, finding all the eggs the Easter Bunny hid pretty quickly. Sam had to see what was inside.