Channel Sam

5 October 2014 Jungle Adventure with the Evil Orangutan

Oct 6, 2014

Sam’s birthday party included a banana decoding activity and a mission that pitted the kids against the Evil Orangutan (AC) who barred their access to the treasure hidden deep in the jungle (a piÃ±ata). The kids were eventually successful, and the orangutan shared both his treasure and his feast of cupcakes. Good …

3 October 2014 Bye Bye, Okie

Oct 4, 2014

2 October 2014 Nine!

Oct 3, 2014

Happy Birthday, Sam!!! I have so many great photos from today. It was difficult to pick just one, but I chose this one because there are relatively few photos of the two of us, AND because it pretty much captures how I’ll always feel about my baby girl, no matter how big she gets.

1 October 2014 Birthday Eve

Oct 2, 2014

30 September 2014 Flying

Oct 1, 2014

29 September 2014 Three Days

Sep 30, 2014

Three days till Sam turns nine. She enjoys shocking us with how big a number it is.

28 September 2014 No Peeking!

Sep 29, 2014

I so much wanted to post a photo of Sam’s birthday gift but I don’t dare, because she often looks on over my shoulder as a post my photo of the day. So, if you’re reading this, Sam — NO PEEKING!

25 September 2014 Found Poem

Sep 26, 2014

Sam declared the church part of the funeral “boring,” but the whole experience seems to have had an impact on her, judging by this poem I found before we left PA today.

23 September 2014 An Unexpected Trip to PA

Sep 24, 2014

And a reunion of the Sushi friends. Tomorrow, a funeral for my uncle 🙁

21 September 2014 Post PiÃ±ata Trade

Sep 22, 2014

Sam’s favorite part of a birthday piÃ±ata is the trading circle afterward.