Samantha's first blog

To the Moon!

pamelamyers | May 9, 2016

On Mother’s Day night, Sam wanted to swing for a bit and it was cool, but sunny, so why not. Sam’s big thing is always that she wants to swing as high as the moon, or at least up into the trees. My mom was swinging her really high and for the first time she actually touched the tree with her foot!

That was one excited and proud little girl! She was screaming all over the place, “I did it! I touched the tree! I touched the tree!” She wanted to swing a million times after that to do it again and again.

It’s funny, it’s the little moments like this that I think she will always remember. We, as parents, tend to focus on the big stuff, but to a little girl, the day she swung so high she reached the tree is one of the biggest.

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Mother’s Day for the Luckiest Mom in the World

pamelamyers | May 9, 2016

Another Mother’s Day has gone by and for another year, I got to be the luckiest mom in the world. It is so hard to remember how lucky I am sometimes. The day to day craziness of motherhood, and life in general, overwhelms you and you forget. This year, I wanted to make a real effort to enjoy my day and to take the time to savor every second with my little one.

The day started out nicely (actually, it started the day before when Mark brought me flowers from Sam and the kittens!)

On Mother’s Day morning, that started early, of course (Sam’s is not one for sleeping in), we immediately had to open presents! I did manage to make Samantha wait until Mark woke up so that we could have some pictures. Sam’s first gift was one she made at school. I love it!

Me and all my babies. 🙂

Sam also made me a card at school. She was very proud of how it was decorated.

The “interview” that her teacher did cracks me up. She did ok in some respects (although I do NOT have blue eyes) and well, I would guess you can figure out some of the other issues with her answers. 🙂 My favorite answers are that I like to watch the weather (I am always shushing her on days I am home so I can hear the forecast) and that I am always saying, “You have to eat!” She does know me well.

My mom and Mark’s dad came over for dinner and we had more presents after. She and Mark had picked out some cool cake molds in the shape of kitty paws and Lego people. I also got a whole bunch of nice clothes. I made out ok, believe me.