Channel Sam

12 April 2011 Sting Ray Level 3

Apr 13, 2011

My view from the “Observation deck” of Sam’s new swim class at the city pool.

11 April 2011 What Could We Be Baking

Apr 12, 2011

in mid-April, a few days before a certain someone’s birthday?

10 April 2011 Rescuing Earthworms

Apr 11, 2011

9 April 2011 Sneaking in to Cat-Sit

Apr 10, 2011

Sam’s Travel List

Apr 8, 2011

The other day Sam started writing a list of places she wants to travel to. I’m not sure what prompted this activity. The first few entries have her creative, phonetic spelling (like “Ejipt”) but then somewhere along the way she figured out that she could copy country names from the map on her wall. This afternoon she …

6 April 2011 Sock Monkey

Apr 7, 2011

I sewed my first ever sock monkey today. (Thanks to Cindy and Bill for the kit!) Sam was supposed to help, but she decided that her job was to make bead bracelets. Even sock monkeys need some bling.

5 April 2011 Charming Toes

Apr 6, 2011

During “Aunt Skip Fun Day” Sam attempts to charm Rex with her toe. Her latest ambition is to be an animal charmer. Yes, not a doctor (“Doctor Dolittle’s already done that, Mom”) but a charmer.

4 April 2011 Working Out at Pen Park

Apr 5, 2011

2 April 2011 5.5

Apr 3, 2011

As of today, Sam is halfway to 11. (Although our friends Cindy and Bill found out this evening that like Nigel Tufnel’s amplifier, she already “goes up to 11” in terms of energy. Thanks for playing with her tonight–she had a ball!) Meanwhile I’m still trying to figure out where the last 6 months went…

31 March 2011 Jabizri Beetles

Apr 1, 2011

Benjamin and Sam make “Jabizri Beetles” and other creatures from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.