Tall Grass: January 2009

Saturday, January 24, 2009

What's new?

Not a lot. The kids wanted to go see a movie the other day and somehow they got it in their heads that they had to earn the money to do so. Whatever, I put their butts to work.

I didn't really have any jobs in mind so we decided they could clean the stove and the dishwasher. Jonas was very grossed out. I don't know why it wasn't that dirty, but for some reason he thought it was a disgusting job. Notice there are no pictures of Kyler cleaning. I guess he didn't feel like he needed to earn the money to go to the movie. Smart kid... it's not like he's going to have to stay home.

I had to post this picture. It's the classic black and white baby in the bathtub. Too cute. The other day we had cake for no reason. Aaron and Mindie kept asking Sam if he wanted cake and he would clap his hands, so they just assumed that meant he wanted cake. They gave him cake... and cake... and more cake. (and you know the whole time they're thinking this kid is going to love us... giving him all this cake) Finally I realized he was clapping his hands because he thought he was suppose to be doing pat-a-cake. Hilarious!!!
p.s. to Mindie and Aaron... in the end I'm sure he did love you for it

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Happy Birthday Little Sammy

Sammy had a very Happy 1st Birthday. He loved opening all his super cool new toys. He had a lot of practice on Christmas. By the end of the night he even learned how to open presents that were wrapped in bags.

This is Sammy in his new Birthday duds. So cute! I was a little on edge not knowing if we would get them in time for his birthday.

He found his Birthday candle quite strange.

And the cake even stranger. He kept picking off pieces and giving them to people like it was garbage.

But when he figured out you can actually eat this stuff...... Wow, he went a little crazy.

Sammy thought his balloons were awesome.

This is his cake before it was destroyed. It only took 2 days, 6 boxed cake mixes and 4 batches of frosting (which equates to 12 cups eeeewwww) and destroyed in only a few short moments.

And the best thing of all, Sam took his first steps tonight. A bitter sweet ending to a baby's 1st Birthday.

This is Sammy's song

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Samuel Lucas

It's hard to believe it's already been a year since this gorgeous little bundle of joy was born. He's been such a blessing to our family. Samuel was born on January 7, 2008 at 12:21p.m. on a very cold afternoon. He weighed 7lbs 5oz and was 19in. long.

It's been so fun having a baby around again. From his first silly smiles...

To learning how to sit up... without falling over.

And now learning how to stand and almost walk. The time goes by so fast.

We think he's the cutest. He adds so much to our family. We couldn't imagine life without him. Sammy (I had a hard time with this nickname at first, but it grew on me) loves to eat ANYTHING as long as it's cut into bite size pieces. He loves his blankies and binkies, but sometimes gets them mixed up when we are talking about them. He thinks his brothers and sister are the coolest. He's usually happy, but he can throw a tantrum with the best of them. I think he might be a tad bit spoiled, but with six other people catering to his every whim, you can hardly blame him. We just love this little guy, and we're very excited to celebrate his first birthday.

This song has always reminded me of babies

Funny Stuff

8/4/10
Sammy gets yesterday and last night mixed up. When he's talking about anything that happened before he says "lastday".

He was watching the cat climb a tree and he said, "that cat's just like a monkey".
4/20/09
Last night Myke was laying down by Sammy. He likes to distract you while he's suppose to be going to sleep. As he was laying down he looked at Myke and started reciting every word he knows. Uh-oh, no-no, here you go, thank you, up, binky, blankie, night-night. He thought he was sooo funny.
1/15/09
The other day I was in the other room and I hear my kids talking. By the way they aren't even suppose to be eating downstairs.
Kyler: Just bring me down a plate, so I can put crackers on it for Sammy.
Katie: O.k, Maybe we should just bring the high chair downstairs.
Kyler: Oh yeah, just bring the high chair downstairs
Katie: O.k
Mom: Noooo!!! Do not take the high chair downstairs
Katie: Mom said No
Kyler : Oh
Sometimes I wonder... seriously wonder
12/22/08
Jonas colored two identical pictures of Santa Claus. I showed them to Katie, wondering if he might have accidentally taken one of the other kids' at school. She said,"They aren't the same mom, Santa's standing on his head in one of them". I looked at it and I was holding one upside down. Okay Katie?!
10/29/08
Sometimes the kids bring woodchips home in their shoes from the school playground. There happened to be one by the front door. Sammy was scootin' fast towards it, with a look of serious intent on his face. Katie picked it up and then it was gone. I told her to throw it outside and she just looked at me. I said, "Where did you put it?" She looked caught and said,"I threw it down the heater vent."
10/1/08
Jonas said,"I want a webkins for my birthday." Myke said," Do you know what I want for my birthday?" Jonas thought about it for a second and said,"me to be quiet."
9/11/08
I got braces about a month ago and they are very painful and irritating. Kyler still has his braces on too. Today they put a power chain on my teeth which really hurts. So, I was talking to Kyler in the car and I said,"braces are the most annoying thing in the world, don't you think?" Kyler said, "no, they're not that bad." And I said,"what could possibly be more annoying?" He just looked at me and said," You....complaining about your braces."
8/26/08
Jonas was singing the song "Down By the Bay", after he sang the part about a goose kissing a moose down by the bay he said, "Strange things happen down by the bay, huh mom."
8/21/08
Katie was telling me how she liked one of her friend' s outfits, and that she wanted an outfit like that. Her other friend said,"Oh now you like her clothes, you wanted to wear clothes like mine last week." Katie said, "That was one day, (kid's name). And her friend said,"nu huh you did it yesterday too, we had the same shoes on." Katie looked at her and said, "Yeah, that was just an accident".
8/6/08
While I was brushing Katie's hair before bed, Jonas came in to inform us that the Oympics start in three days Katie says excitedly,"That's so cool Jonas, are you going to be in it."

On Sunday we all went to The Gateway with the Walkoviak's. When we were walking back to our car in the parking garage Jonas said,"Mom, wait for me, I'm too young to die."