Like Mother Like Daughter
pamelamyers | December 1, 2018
My little mini me. Let’s hope she still wants to be just like her mama when she grows up!
Doing our best Rockette kick!
Sam and Her Kitties
pamelamyers | November 18, 2018
I don’t post many random pictures of Sam with her cats, but boy, does she love them. And they love her. They really follow her around and let her do pretty much whatever she wants with them. I love this picture of Sam and Penny all curled up on the couch. Penny never misses a chance to snuggle up with her favorite human and a warm fuzzy blanket.
Zach is a typical cat who likes to get in the middle of whatever you are doing. Sam and I were trying to play a game and Zach just would not stop laying in the middle of everything. Sam finally gave in and gave him a piece of his own. We rolled all his rolls for him but alas, he did not win. 🙂 Having cats since they were kittens is the best thing that could have happened for Sam. They love her in a way that Zephyr never could and she eats up every minute of it.
Happy Halloween!
pamelamyers | November 1, 2018
Halloween was an insanely busy day this year! In addition to the regular trick or treating, Sam’s school party and her school costume parade were also on Halloween day. So, it was a lot of running, but it was fun. A Halloween party is not exactly my favorite party of the year, but as homeroom parent, you do what you have to do. It turned out to be super fun though, so I am not really complaining.
I was in charge of the craft (ok, so I am lead mom so I put myself in charge of the craft because to me that is the most fun part) and made all the kids goodie bags. The kids made witches out of paper cups and other materials…
And then had an absolute blast with their game of mummifying themselves! It was supposed to be a game where they would get in teams and have one minute to use the toilet paper to wrap up a teammate and whoever was the most wrapped won, but it turned into a total free for all because every kid wanted to be wrapped.
It really didn’t even matter because it was just supposed to be a fun activity, and they loved it.
They all march around the school in a parade so that the parents and anyone who cares to come and watch can see their costumes. Last year I stayed a while, but this year I sort of watched her, took some pics and then left. I really just wanted to see her and her classmates. After that, it’s not really my thing. Again, Halloween is not for me.
The big event of course is trick or treating! Sam wanted me to be a mouse go to with her cat costume. I told her I’d put something on for some pictures, but I was not walking around dressed in any way. Grandmom came over to hand out candy for us so we could take Sam out together.
Sam wanted to walk with Julia again like they always do, so as soon as Julia showed up, we were off to meet Lina and her family.
Goofy girls!
Here’s the crew ready to do some damage on the neighborhood houses!
I think it was a successful evening, don’t you? Sam sorted all her candy and Mark and I were lucky to get one piece each! She is already talking about next year and being a Hogwarts student. Geez! Can we eat this year’s candy before moving on to 2019?
Last but not least, Sam thought this was the most hysterical thing ever, and it kind of is!
Pumpkin Carving
pamelamyers | October 28, 2018
It’s almost Halloween and Sam wanted to carve a pumpkin. We don’t do one every year, mostly because Halloween is really not my thing, but she wanted to and we had the pumpkin already, so ok. Sam didn’t want to do just a face this year so we found some stencils and Sam picked a bat. I told her I would help her carve the hard parts, but mostly, she did it herself.
She looks a little too happy to be wielding the knife don’t you think? It is just a simple pumpkin carving tool, but still…I wonder about my little psycho. 🙂
She made me scoop out most of the guts because she finds it pretty disgusting. Well, yeah. We did save all the seeds for the backyard critters, which was nice I think.
Penny is ever so helpful…
When it was done, I think it turned out great!
Sam loves her pumpkin and was very proud of her efforts. I think she should be. We’re ready for Halloween!
Family Fun Day
pamelamyers | October 7, 2018
It was family fun day time in Springfield again and of course, Sam couldn’t wait to go. It’s pretty much the same every year, but I think that is the appeal of it for Sam. She knows what to expect and since she likes pretty much everything, it’s a hit with her. We started off with the horse ride and the zipline to avoid the crowds. Sam was much less nervous this year zooming down the street.
The one new thing this year was this sort of bungee bounce. The kids are strapped in and jump on this trampoline thing and boy do they soar high! Sam waned to do it but then once she got on seemed sort of nervous. Eventually she got the hang of it.
She bought more stuff for her dolls, we ate a little something, and then headed home. It was not such a long day, but it was a successful one. After we missed all the movies on the lawn this summer, she really wanted to do one of our community events. Free (other than what we buy from the vendors) and at the end of our street. Totally worth it.