Sammie and the gang

3 out of 4 isn't bad!




Every birthday we take pictures with all the kids and then each person in the family with the birthday child. Well, I was a little late getting Samuel's. We took pictures this morning. Launa decided she didn't want to participate. She's almost 2 !!!

Cabella's

We took the kids to Cabella's. It's a store that has fishing, hunting, camping, etc. supplies. They have a nice aquarium with huge fish and all these stuffed animals. The scenes were amazing. All the animals looked like they were still alive. Drue was excited to find this sedimentary rock. She was later kind of bummed to find out that it wasn't real. She has been studying rocks for the last week. Lukas has been studying habitats, so we made it a field trip. The kids had a blast.

Seedlings

Lukie had to put some seeds in a baggie and see if they would germinate. They did!! We were so excited. It's the first time we ever grew anything from a seed. They finally outgrew the bag and we had to throw them away. We planted a few of the seeds in the backyard to see if they will grow. As of today we have 3 little sprouts.

Not Exactly Sure!!!

I am not exactly sure why....but the kids were sticking these rubber poppers on my face and pulling them off. They did it numerous time and then we decided to take a few pictures. It actually hurt most of the time. Come to find out, the poppers get quite suctioned to your face and leave a red circle for a couple of days. Lukas had one on his forehead and cheek. I had one on each cheek and Drue managed not to get any at all. We were supposed to be doing school. Guess we could call it an experiment.

Golf at the Park

Lukas, Stash, and Lance
Sammie

The boys went to the park on Saturday to play a little golf. I think they had a good time.

Luke Air Force Base

Uncle Stash (my brother) came to visit for the weekend. Since his is in the military, we had him get us on Luke Air Force base in hopes to see the jets take off and land. Well, no jets were flying while we were there, so we took a tour of the base. They had these jets on display in the middle of the base. The kids enjoyed just getting inside the gates. We always drive by and wonder what is on the other side of the wall.

Outside Fun

Drue hanging out.
Looking at the beeble they caught.
Smooshing the beeble with her finger.
Wiping the squished beeble on her shirt.

Swinging.
A little one-on-one.
Launa's new favorite place to be.

We have been enjoying the beautiful weather in the backyard. It is only nice back there because the house shades the sun and makes it very cool. Launa spends most of her waking hours playing outside. She just loves it. Samuel joins her some of the time and the older two will go out if they can't find anything better to do. It was too hot in the front of the house tonight so they joined us in the back.

Sam and Launa

CHEEEEEESE!
Launa and her baby.
Launa looking for Sam who is behind the bush.

I brought Samuel outside this morning to take a picture with his guitar for Grandma. Launa saw me with the camera and followed close behind. She loves having her picture taken. Samuel was refusing to have his picture taken and was hiding behind the tree. I finally threatened (I mean enticed) him to come out and have his picture taken.

Launa's Hair

Launa's hair if finally long enough that I can't just put it in a pony tail on top of her head. We tried this hairdo out on Thursday. It stayed up until Saturday morning. I think I may do it more often. It sure does save a lot of time redoing her hair everytime she rolls around on the floor or rubs her fork in it.

Our friends

Launa, Sophia, Janelle, Zac, Daniel, & Yasha
Sophia, Yasha, Sam, Jenelle, Daniel, and Zac

Just a few days after Sam turned three, his friend Janelle turned two. All the kids went, but Drue was taking pictures and did not get any of Lukas.

Sam is Three!!!

Guitar from Grandma.
Launa enjoying a cupcake without icing.
Drue, Sam, and Lukas enjoying cupcakes with icing!

Sammie turned three on February 27th. (I am a little behind on posting pictures) We celebrated with just the family and cupcakes. He was so happy to be three. Now he can go outside and ride his bike on the sidewalk with the two older kids. He also moved up to the level on Sundays. He is now an official BIG BOY. Just ask him!