Little Men - Photos 3

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Little Men - Verbiage

Yesterday, Ben and Sam came over to play with Papa and me. Oh my goodness, what fun we had. We played corn hole, watched cartoons, had breakfast with Papa, flew airplanes, took a walk, saw cats and dogs and investigated the hot tub. I had Tony pose with Sam by the blue bird on the rock garden--one of my favorite pictures of Tony and Ben is with this bird--so now I have two favorites.

I'm going to post most of the pictures we took yesterday. They were all so good, it's hard to condense them into one blog so this is the text that goes with the pictures you will see in the next few blogs. You'll see Sammy singing like a soul man, my three cartoon guys on the couch, Ben and Papa, clinking cups of gatoraide over breakfast, Sammy following big brother into every adventure and Ben playing corn hole with Abby from next door.

Enjoy the gallery, as much as we enjoyed the day!!

My Daughter, The Runner, Part 2

Well, this is my second attempt at uploading pictures of Jenna at the race. Wish me luck!!!

It Wasn't Saturday--It Was Sammy-Day!! Part 1

What a busy weekend we had!! We got to babysit, but just for Sam on Saturday. While we missed Ben, it was nice to have some Sammy time. He is so vocal--he's the only one who knows what he is saying, but he talks non-stop. He got to play with all of the toys all by himself and he sat in Ben's chair. He was loving every minute of it. We took him for a walk and he said "doggy" and "kitty." He seemed to enjoy exploring the backyard with Papa and beating on the fireplace with the plastic golf clubs. He and I made some really loud music doing that. Every once in a while, when he wanted some of his juice, he would grab the sippy cup, come over to the rocking chair and tell me, "up." I picked him up and he layed his head back on my shoulder, relaxed for a minute and then was running around the house again being an airplane, throwing the ball or just jabbering away. Tony and I both noticed how quiet it was after he left. What a sweet little boy he is.

After that, we went to Crocker Park to have dinner at 87 West, one of my favorite places. It was for our anniversary. It was nice walking around, people watching and enjoying the weather.

And then today, we got up early and went to see Jenna run. She did 13 miles in 2 hours and 32 minutes. I was so proud of her. We met Jon and the kids on Detroit Avenue and watched her go by and then we went downtown and saw her run toward the finish line. We parked the car at East 9th and Prospesct and walked to East 6 and Lakeside. She did 13 miles and I was tired just from that quick walk. She looks so good and was so happy to have finished the race. My daughter continues to amaze me with everything she has accomplished.

Enjoy the photos of just Sam--I took 51, but only about 4 came out. Most of the others were either of the top of his head, or blurred as he ran by.

Gems of the Day

What a fun day we had on Saturday. Tony and Marie were able to be here with us for the Easter holiday, so we had Jenna and Jon and the kids over for Saturday brunch. Ben and Sam are just growing up too quickly. And, boy does Ben have energy. I didn't realize what an organizer he was until we were out in the backyard and he got four adults and a dog to race with him. And, like I said, Ben has energy....no matter how fast the adults and the dog ran back and forth, Ben always won the race.

In addition to some wonderful memories, we had a few "gems" as well. Poop was an ever present topic of the day. Ben tolerates the potty, he doesn't seek it out. But, with all of the fun he was having, who could blame him for having a small poop accident. And then there was Sammy. He took a great nap, but when he woke up...well, let's just say you could smell him before you could see him!!! But, the remark of the day had to be when Ben wanted to race some more. All of the adults were tired, but as Ben knows, it's pretty hard for Papa to say no to him. So, Ben said, "Papa, will you race with me?" But this time, Papa said, "Not right now, Ben, I'm pooped." Ben had to think about that one for a minute and then asked...."Papa, did you poop?" I guess that was only fair...people kept asking him the same question all day...it was Ben's turn.

And then the adventure continued with Ben being the photographer. He decided to take pictures of feet and happily went along snapping feet--including his own and Tyson's. Sam was active as well. We watched him take 16 steps and Uncle Tony introduced him to the small vac we have in the kitchen. It just fascinated Sammy--so much so, that he crumpled small fish crackers in his hands and then threw them on the carpet so Uncle Tony would turn on the vac again.

We had fun with Aunt Ma-We too. Ben asked her to teach him how to snap his fingers like she did so he could give Tyson commands. He's learning.

What a wonderful day it was....and as pictures are worth a thousand words, I'll shut up now and let you scroll back up and enjoy the day.