Preschool Playdate and Yogurt

Since I am a room mother for Sam's class it is my responsibility to come up with an occasional play date for them. My girlfriend's father-in-law is the owner/CEO of Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt and her husband owns two of the stores in our area so I asked if we could get a tour from her husband and of course he said yes.
They loved it! The highlight was walking in to a huge fridge, but the yummiest part was the yogurt he gave them, their choice and with toppings of course, YUM, YUM! We love Golden Spoon!!

Our Visit to San Diego Zoo

We finally made it to the San Diego Zoo and were able to cross it off the list of things we have wanted to do around here. I would have to say it is one of the best Zoos we have been to next to the National Zoo in D.C.

Snow Day

It's a tradition around here that during the winter months that are not very wintery here they have a snow day for all of the kids. They haul in snow to each community's parks and set up snow hills and mounds of snow for the children to play with. Sam remembers sledding with Uncle Joel and Cousin Samantha in Utah and was excited to be sledding again.

Boomer

Last year in Sam's preschool their pet bird was Mike and this year it's Boomer. Sam was very excited for it to be his turn to bring home Boomer. As soon as we came home, Sam decided that he needed to read some books to him. It was quite a pile he collected to read to him.

Stromberg's Christmas 2011

Grandma and Grandpa came to visit this Christmas and of course Sam was delighted with their visit.
One of the things we entertained them with was driving around our neighborhood to look at lights. This was one of the winners in the light displays.

Our 4 year old Sam growing up and looking sharp.

Some of Sam's favorite Christmas gifts.

It has always been a desire of mine to own a Christmas Advent Calender, just like the one my mom made that we had hanging up in my house growing up. Lots of searches later, the right one was just not out there, so I made one. There may be a few flaws here and there, but what was most important to me was that Sam loved and he did!

Lots O' Disneyland

It's been quite a treat to live so close to Disneyland. We have been pretty good at going frequently by using our passes. Every time we enter the grounds into the magical kingdom it is just that magical. Sam's favorite rides started off with Buzz Light Year and Toy Story Mania, but he has become a little more adventurous and now it's Go Gadget Roller Coaster, Pirates of the Caribbean and Star Tours.

Halloween Fun Fun and More Fun!

Sam had a preschool play date at the Irvine Railroad Park. Pumpkin picking, hay maze, bounce house and a train ride.

We started the tradition last year, where we take Sam to to Laguna Hills for rides, including a horse ride and right before we leave we pick out our pumpkins to bring home and carve. Sam loves it!

Two of Sam's best buds, Tyler Stover and Max Mullany.

One of Sam's favorite things to do at preschool, is riding trikes and even better when it's with all of his friends.

The motor development room at Sam's preschool.

For Sam's preschool I volunteered to help out on Orange Day (Halloween party.) We carved a pumpkin, had orange colored snacks and made pumpkin hats.

For our church Trunk or Treat Danno decided to do the shark theme, Sam and the car as sharks and Danno and I as the victims. We didn't have to ask Sam twice.

PCOM Round Two

It's Sam's second year at PCOM. He was so excited to see his friends again and meet his new teachers, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Freer.

My 4 year old Sam showing his latest super hero moves!

Water Attacks the Stromberg's House

In September we had noticed that there was this water pooling up in the cracks out front of our house. Then on the same day that California had a huge power outage, I noticed a pool of water in our garage. We called a plumber to come check on the problem, but because of this power outage he was stuck in traffic caused by non working traffic lights causing him to arrive at night when it was dark. So he and Dan using a flashlight walked around the house trying to access the situation. He turned off our water and left and did not return until the next day. We did not get our water back for several days. Adding to the pain of no water, they began to tear apart the house, leaving exposed beams, insulation, 7 fans and 5 dehumidifiers. That left the house at an inside temperature of over 90 degrees and loud noise, so we lived in our master bedroom with the door closed and went out for our meals.
Yes, it was a pain however we are very grateful for insurance that covered the majority of the $20,000! Oh yes, we did get new floors and some fresh paint! It's fun being a home owner.

Sam Does Soccer

Sam holding his most desired trophy! So proud of my Sam in his first sport and hoping for many more activities that make him happy and confident!

Coach Steve with the Orange Crush team: Campbell, Vinny, Jake and Sam.

Dan and I felt it was time to have Sam participate in a sport to see how he does and if he likes it. Well, he was stoked to buy all the cool soccer equipment and loved practicing with daddy. Then picture day and the first game came and we had tears. Once our little Sam needs to perform in front of others the shy wall comes up. When pictures were over we had a pep talk with him on the way over to the playing field and he seemed to feel a little better. Dan warmed up with him a bit and tried to show him how much fun it was going to be and then when the game started, he made the first goal!! Yay Sam!

As for the rest of the season, he was not the shark on the team instead he played the polite kid that felt it was rude to take the ball from others but at least he played hard.