Daddy and Son Campout Sam's 1st

"Look at me daddy, I'm happy being a boy getting dirty with my friends!"

 The only picture of Dan, checking the time and thinking, "Oh boy, Ive got how much longer?"

 Sam and his best buddy Eddie.

 The fabulous four conjuring up a plan on how to torture their dads.

 Marshmellow roasting, this is what it's all about!



First Visit of the Summer

Newport Beach with Suzie's Kids

 Liam~Sam~Tristan

 Lunch at Ruby's on the Pier

 Sam was quite pleased to push Cousin Josie around.

At The Strands Beach

 Only halfway on our walk around the RSM Lake and they are already tired.  So much for our enjoyable walk.

Hanging around the house, enjoying some down time. Mia is ready to get back out to the beach and the boys are enjoying fudgsicles and games.

Local playtime at Pretend City

 Disney time with the cousins. First stop, Jedi Training.

 Sam fighting Darth Vader

Awaiting the Astro Orbitors

 After all these boy rides, Mia torches the boys with a visit to meet Tinkerbell.



My "Baby" is Not a Baby Anymore

When we first moved to California I knew I would need to find a preschool for my "baby," but where? When you love your child so much, it's a little scary to entrust someone else with the nurturing of your child. Will he be safe? Will he feel comfortable there? Will he make friends? Will he still love me and not feel I'm abandoning him? Yes, Yes and a thousand times YES! PCOM was all of that and more. Very grateful to that friend from church that told us about the school. Sam loved his time there. He loved all of his teachers.

Graduation Day with all his little buddies!

Brayden~Max~Sam~Tyler (all off to kindergarten, each at a different school...sad.)

We'll miss you PCOM and friends.

Cowboy Day for the Red

I'm doing some catch up time on the blog while I'm forced to stay home with a cold.  Sam's preschool had a day called Home on the Range.  The kids all dressed up in their cowboy/cowgirl attire as they had fun reenactments of living life on the Western Front.  Panning for gold on the playground, singing Western Songs, telling stories and having a cowboy meal.

Sam and his buddy Max.

 I got to help out on their Western day and while I was in Sam's class room, he showed me one of the many pet silkworms they had I their classroom.

 Hot dog~Yum!

T-Ball comes to an end

Well that does it for t-ball.  It was a success! He loved it, and most of all loved getting a trophy.

 Best buddy Max from preschool.

Knights & Pirates

Best Buddy Knight Eddie in disguise with Pirate Sam.

Disneyland With Tyler

One of Sam's best buddies is a friend named Tyler from preschool.  They've been friends for 2 years and just love each other.  Sam had a great time with him at Disneyland.



Daddy Visits PCOM

Sam asked his teacher if his daddy could come to his preschool when they were learning about the workers in our community and the kids loved it.  I'm pretty sure Sam loved it too.

 Sam all dressed up in daddy's gear, after that almost every little boy wanted to as well.



A Little Daddy Time

After coming home from Utah, Danno took a little time off to spend with us.  We visited the Aquarium of the Pacific and also saw an Angels game.

Spring Break = Utah

It was Spring Break for Sam's school, so we headed for some family time in Utah.

Grandma Stromberg picked us up from the airport and during our stay she showed Sam a good time. We did our traditional feeding the ducks/pigeons/geese at Sugar House Park. Sam gets a kick from it every time.

We went to lunch with Aunt Susan and then Grandma took us to Susan's new house.  Aunt Susan even let Sam decorate her windows for Easter. But I think what he liked the best was playing with her doggy Alice.

While staying at Stromberg's we woke up to find this layer of white outside!  Sam was determined to touch this mysterious white fluff.

After a fun time with Grandma and Grandpa Stromberg, we headed down to what Sam called "Cousin Land!"  He got crazy with those cousins. I love their automatic bond with each other.

 Bean Cousins and Easter Hunt.  Samantha, Christian, Liam, Luke, Tristan, Sam, Mia, Josie and Bronson (back right.)

Easter morning at Grandma and Grandpa Bean's.  

Farm time at Thanksgiving Point.

Bronson, Samantha, Liam, Sam and Tristan

                                        

Fishing on a very drizzly day.

These little tikes decided they needed to have a sale...candy and a drawing of the customer's choice.

Their first customers, bishop's wife and daughter.

 A sleepover in a Cowboy Bed.  Tristan, Sam and Liam

A surprise visit to Grandma Stromberg at her work (calling) at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.  We walked in the one door of many that she happend to be manning.  She was surprised to say the least.

                                     

Tristan, Sam and Liam 

 My sisters and mom and Sam's cousins with Sam and I.

During the last of our stay in Utah, we spent with the Stromberg's again and this time we visited the Aquarium and then visited Cousin Hilary at her new apartment.

                                                     

My surprise from Danno when I came home.