Channel Sam

29 February 2012 Science Experiment

Mar 1, 2012

With celery! And food coloring! So far the celery is still pale green and not a stunning example of how plants drink.

28 February 2012 Castle

Feb 29, 2012

Liza and Sandy invite Sam and Molly Bear into their castle.

27 February 2012 Mardi Gras (a little late)

Feb 27, 2012

After a two-month hiatus, French Club is back on. We partied like it was Mardi Gras (which it was, only last week).

22 February 2012 Leap

Feb 23, 2012

I snapped this photo while lying on the floor. Parents were invited into the gymnastics session today and instructed to lie down so our kids could leap over us. Amazingly, no one got stepped on!

21 February 2012 First Piano Lesson

Feb 22, 2012

What Sam said when she came out of her first piano lesson: “Mom, can we fast forward to next Tuesday, please?”

We drove back to Virginia last night in snow. (That was interesting). We were surprised, though, that it was still around this morning, since the weather forecast called for highs in the 50s. So we made the most of the snow while we could. Turns out our crazy steep hill in the back IS good for sledding. Even if you …

19 February 2012 Haircut

Feb 21, 2012

18 February 2012 Granddaddy v. Sam

Feb 19, 2012

16 February 2012 The Horse and Her Boy

Feb 17, 2012

Actually, Benjamin was Sam’s master in a complicated storyline where they battled evil Martian creatures and ended up in the Heaven of Mars. Heaven of Mars was a pile of pillows and blankets at the top of the staircase and was very comfortable, so I hear.

15 February 2012 TÃªte Ã tÃªte

Feb 17, 2012