Samantha's first blog

pamelamyers | December 16, 2017

The cats so love going outside, but when the weather gets cold, we just don’t feel like it’s a smart move to expose them to the frigid temperatures. Weirdly, even though we had snow on the ground, it wasn’t too cold out and so Mark decided to try to see if Zach and Penny wanted to go. Zach wanted no part of it when Mark opened the door, but crazy Penny went running right out! Sam was more than happy to go out and play with her Snow Kitten.

I love the look on Penny’s face, like, it’s cold, but I am NOT going in!

Sam found little kitten prints in the snow. That made her day. Crazy cat. Who knew Penny, little tiny Penny, would be the more adventurous one? She always makes Sam smile, that’s for sure.

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pamelamyers | December 14, 2017

Sam had what they call the Holiday Tea at school today. Basically, it’s the holiday concert, with some light refreshments afterward. Sam said she doesn’t know why it’s called a “tea” and her music teacher, Mrs. Matteo, doesn’t either, but hey, we’ll roll with it. The entire second grade has their concert at the same time, and it is in the cafetorium. The space is not big. The school kept reminding everyone that seating and parking is limited. The concert started at 9:30 so I decided I would just drop her at school at 8:30 like usual and then stay. I am so glad I did! I got us front row seats! I was so proud of Sam – she always sings, but usually she won’t do many of the motions that accompany the songs, even though she knows them because she does them at home. This year, she was participating right along with everyone else, and had a great time!

The kids sang about a dozen holiday songs and they all looked so cute and festive. Their little voices were adorable.

Our beautiful girl! She loves to sing. I really hope she sticks with it. I’d love to go to all her concerts! Maybe one day, she’ll be a star! 🙂

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pamelamyers | December 12, 2017

Last night, Sam and I whipped together our chocolate chip cookies. She could not wait to help me. Making chocolate chip cookies is one of her favorite things to bake. She really has gotten to be such a big help. It’s fun baking with her.

She really did most of it herself. I did the measuring, but she added every ingredient, cracked the eggs, and mixed it all up.

Her favorite part, of course, is adding the chips. You can never have too many chips!

Chip thief! Chip thief!

The batter gets hard to stir at that point, but she was a trouper.

Poor Penny. She wanted to help the girls.

Ok, Penny. Here you go! You can supervise!

Our finished product! They look, smell, and taste amazing!

Chip toast for a job well done.

One last picture, non-cookie related, but too cute to not share. Merry Christmas, Penny!

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pamelamyers | December 11, 2017

Our last task of last night was gingerbread! Sam decided this year that we were making a gingerbread village instead of one house. Every year we try to mix it up a bit. Next year, we may be adventurous and try to make one from scratch! I do have the cutters, it just seemed a daunting task, but Sam is actually a good helper now, so we’ll see…

I never feel like you get enough frosting after using some to glue the pieces together, so I made a huge batch of royal icing to make sure we had enough. As you can see, Sam was happy to have the beater!

She got to work decorating like crazy. When we were at A.C. Moore a few weeks ago, she went bonkers throwing stuff in our cart to use for decorations. I think we have enough for the next 3 years!

This year, she let me help a little bit. The last few years, I wasn’t allowed to touch a thing!

We had a great time doing it and here they are!

My favorite thing is always the crazy little details Sam adds, like the melted snowmen in the left corner.

I think she did a really great job. My child is an artist! Ok, so her medium is frosting, but still. 😉

This is her ice skating rink.

I love the little packages. Mark gave her the idea for those. These ones Sam did herself and they are a bit messy. She blamed it on Penny, saying that clearly, Penny wrapped those.

The little things sticking up out of the chimneys are supposed to be Santa’s feet sticking out. Apparently, he sometimes goes head first!

Great job, Sam! I can’t wait to see what we manage to do next year!

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pamelamyers | December 10, 2017

As we do every year, my mom and I took Sam to Macy’s in town to see the light show and Dickens Village. Well, almost every year. We skipped last year, and boy did we hear about it! Sam was so mad! So we made sure we went this year. It is hard to fit in now that Sam is in school all day. It only leaves weekends, which are already packed, and that much more crowded. But off we went!

Sam got a great spot right on the eagle to watch the show!

Yup, same show, different year, but we love it!

Sam loves the Dickens Village just as much as the lights. The dancing puppets are her favorite.

Every year I can’t resist taking pictures of her in front of these tiny doors. They look tinier and tinier every year though because Sam gets bigger and bigger!

Sam and her G-Mom!

I think she has asked me every single year to take a picture of this cat!

After the light show, we went home and made a quick detour to Kohl’s. For the first time, they had a Santa there that you could take your own pictures with. We really didn’t need to, but if you did, you got a $25 Shutterfly coupon. Come on, Sam! Get on his lap! She told me after she knew he was not the real Santa. I told her, nope, he was not, but we need that coupon!

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