Sam and the List

Things I Love about Sam:

• He's constantly saying super funny things like "You're eyebrows are looking a little big. Let me go get you some tweezers." and "If you had no skin on your body I would eat you for lunch!" Both comments were directed at me by the way.
• He's a great singer. I hear him playing with songs he knows by changing the words to make a joke or combining a few together or making up new ones. I feel the collective shivers from my siblings. Sorry guys, I guess it must be in the genes.
• Sam believes everything I tell him and loves everything I do. I'm enjoying this one while it lasts. It's a great esteem booster. I'm writing this down now so that in 10 years or so I'll have a fond memory to look back at.
• He believes few things his father tells him. He's always looking at me to make sure Dad isn't feeding him another story.
• Sam loves to help. Matt was sick tonight so Sam jumped to the sink after dinner, hopping up and down on the chair saying, "I LOVE to wash the dishes!!!" He actually does a good job scrubbing. I'm hoping the giant puddle under the sink will magically disappear by morning.
• Sam has been working really hard at learning to ride his bike but has a hard time with, well, riding his bike. He loves the idea but the muscle coordination, while greatly improved thanks to Grandpa Johnson, is still lacking a bit. Matt came up with the ingenious idea to help him ride on our walk in the picture above.