Riding double

Here are a sweet brother and sister that love riding this old rocking horse together! I love that they are friends!

talking

Elisabeth talks a lot. She has been talking for months. Her Sunday school teacher is always so excited when we drop her off because Elisabeth "talks more than all the rest of the class combined." Sometimes, I'll give her something and she says "Thank you. My pleasure." It is hilarious! I have taught Sam to request things in a nice way, such as "May I please have ..." I decided Elisabeth could learn since she already copies everything he says anyway! I started her off with one word at a time, the way I did with Sam. May May I I please please... One day I was handing her some apple juice without looking. Before I realized that the object was a foot out of her reach, she said "May I please have apple juice?" I was so excited! It's amazing how quickly they learn things!

work

Sam     "Where's Daddy?"  
Me      "Daddy's at work."  
Sam     "at Chick-fil-A?"
Me       "That's right! Daddy works at Chick-fil-A."
Sam      "I work at Chick-fil-A!"
Me       "Oh you do? What do you do at work at Chick-fil-A?"
Sam      "I work at Chick-fil-A and I eat supper there."

inhibitors

Years ago,  my uncle had the idea to take his family to a "fun park." I think he invited my dad because I remember both families being there together. Well my dad is very practical and Scottish, which is just a kind way of saying cheap. When we got to the fun park, he decided it was too expensive for all four of us to ride rides, so the fair way to divy it up was that no one got to ride anything. We stood on the split rail fence watching our cousins on ride after ride. Years later, we still laugh about the experience.

Last month, we went to the South Carolina State Fair. It is a family tradition which we all enjoy! We mainly go for the food, but I still had to bring up the old story from above. Not to rib my dad, but instead to highlight how fitting it is that God gave my dad a grandson like Sam.

Sam loves the rides at the fair. I better explain that statement unless I want everyone to get confused. Sam loves watching other people ride rides at the fair. Sam doesn't actually love riding rides at the fair. He has some kind of inhibitors that prevent him from liking things he deems scary. He is afraid of heights. He dislikes motorcycles. If there is a seatbelt, he must be buckled. He usually goes down stairs backwards. He doesn't like glass elevators.

At the fair when said he wanted to go on the caterpillar ride, I was surprised. We got in line. He didn't back down. He and I got in the seat together. Immediately upon moving, he looked at me with pleading eyes and said "I'm finished." After 2 loops around the roller coaster with his head and body tucked under my arm like a duckling to his mother, the ride finished. We got off and Sam went straight back to the sidelines with the best view. He stayed there and watched and watched and watched for an hour!

Who knew that some kids actually enjoy watching more than riding?

Our Little Penguins

Sam and Elisabeth were the cutest penguins I've ever seen! At first, neither one wanted to wear their costume. After they saw themselves in the mirror, they changed their minds and completely embraced being penguins! Once they realized that candy went into their buckets, neither one let it out of their grip all night! It was so funny!

busy playing

Does a cute picture make up for a month of no blogging?

Preschool

Sam started school at the beginning of this month. This is a picture of him on his first day of 3 year old preschool. He's carrying a loaf of homemade bread to his teacher. The good news is that he loves it! In just two weeks, he has gotten more self confident and responsible. It is such a sweet thing to see him growing up!

With Sam at school 3 mornings a week, that leaves Elisabeth and me with some time together. The first day, once she got over the fact that she wasn't going to get to stay at school, we took an hour long walk, painted our toenails, and read books together! This one on one time is really good for us to play, as well as to teach and learn how to obey and have a good attitude!