WHO SAYS I DON'T WATCH MY KIDS?

  

  I promise she was only at the bar 5 minutes without my supervision.  I was trying to get unpacked and thought I was doing so good to have her painting at the bar, instead of watching the television.  Well I came back down to a masterpiece.  I reacted with my camera instead of my normal motherly instincts.

  " Mom, me painted me all by myself."

I truly have a one of a kind masterpiece.  Any takers?

SHE DID IT!

The past 2 weeks I have had tears of Joy and Sadness, you see that is what potty training does to you. It was a lonnnnnnnng 2 weeks, but she is doing it by herself now. YIPPY YEAH WHO!


All of a sudden she seems so grown up, & she gets pretty proud of herself when she does the whole routine.
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Scott has been out of town, so I thought it was the perfect opportunity for potty training.  I just had forgot how it consumes you and your child and you really can't do much but watch your child like a hawk, but still let them have their space. Man, you can't even leave the house.

SHE DID IT, & Slowly but surely I know I will finally get to go out to TARGET once again. 

Let's CELEBRATE, Christmas 2008

We started the night off with our new Sampson family tradition.  FONDUE!  

For Desert we had chocolate FONDUE!  The kids licked there lips and couldn't get enough of the CHOCOLATE!

New Pj's  on Christmas Eve is a  tradition, the boys love them, but always a little disappointed when it's just clothes and not a TOY!

Sadie made a perfect Mother Mary!

Mitchell was Joseph, ( a little embarrassed about the whole costume)  Sadie was Mary and Kade was a WISE wise man!

Kade and Mitchell's New Toy from Mr. C!

Sadie couldn't get enough of her new Toy!'

Who's ready for BREAKFAST?

Me cook you food!

Mitchell looks like a natural, what a pose!

We had a wonderful Christmas.  We were able to reflect on our Savior Jesus Christ and spend time with the ones we love most. We are so thankful for a wonderful 2008!  We as a Family were truly blessed with both health and safety& we are looking forward to an outstanding 2009!

A big HUNT for the BOYS!

Scott surprised the boys and his dad with a guided pheasant hunt.  The boys were more excited than Christmas eve.  They were up earlier than the sun and couldn't wait for the hunt to begin.  Scott, his dad and brother said the boys were troopers and didn't complain once and they were right up there keeping up with the BIG boys.  

They were able to get  12 birds, 5 full bellies and a priceless day to remember.

SADIE, WHAT A QT PIE!

I got these hats for Sadie that I love (she doesn't of course), but she did put it on for just a short moment and I was able to capture a few random pictures of her.  She is full of attitude and spunk but she sure is cute and knows how to melt her mom, dad and brothers hearts!  

We love her and we are so  blessed to have her in our family!

Birthdays, Disneyland, Turkey Dinner & The Beach, What a WEEK!

My Sister & her family were able to come spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with us.  What a fun and memorable weekend. (look @ ALL those BOYS, my poor sister)

We were able to spend a whole day at the beach!  The kids loved every minute and I was able to get some great shots of all the kids enjoying a little SURF & SAND!

Disneyland was a big hit.  It is crazy what a KID you become when you step foot on Disneyland grounds.  We were there from Sun up to Sun down!

Scott and I are so lucky we are able to GROW OLD TOGETHER!

(sure love ya babe!)

THE BOYS WAITING FOR THE PERFECT WAVE!

Nothing BEATS a day at the Beach the day after THANKSGIVING!

Just me and my Mom!

Sadie's Silly Fun with the BOYS!

We loved every minute we were able to spend with our cousins.  We made some great memories and look forward to many more to come.

Quick Trip to Pismo Beach!

We spent the night at Pismo Beach, since the kids had no school for Veterans Day!

The kids had so much fun exploring and climbing on the cliffs! 

Scott rescuing Sadie, she is always trying to keep up with the boys!

Kade, nestled on top of a cliff, hold on TIGHT!

Sadie, climbing ALL 60 stairs by herself!  (mom, me do it myself, no mom K!)

SAND DOLLAR BEACH!  Wow we had never seen so many sand dollars!  We ended up getting 22 perfect sanddollars

Scott teaching the kids how to skip rocks!

Just me and My Buddy!

Mitchell trying to teach Kade a thing or two about CHESS!

TRICK OR TREAT!

It is hard to believe that yet another Halloween has come and gone.  Halloween is a much anticipated day for the little ones and a whirlwind for the mothers and just another day for the dad ( atleast in our home).  The kids were so excited and we had a wonderful time full of tricks and of course many a treats!  (Sadie is in heaven, her middle name is SUGAR)

Sadie and Kade posing for another picture, Kade not so thrilled!

Kade was Russel Martin, many of you I am sure are not aware of who he is.  He is the Dodgers catcher.  Kade is truly obsessed with this man.  He has actually told me he would like to change his name when he is older to Russel and he wants me to sign him up for baseball as Russel Martin so he can have MARTIN on his jersey.  Hopefully this wears off before he is of age.  He liked the candy thing for the 1st few houses then he was pretty much done and just wanted to play with the neighbors.

Mitchell was not sure what he wanted to be this year, so I went to the store and decided for him.  He was ok with the idea of a vampire, especially when I put some blood and scratches on his face.  He LOVES, LOVES, LOVES halloween and all the treats.  Only bad thing is he can only eat a few of the candies due to his braces!  Oh well, better on the teeth anyway.  

(p.s. I think he makes a handsome EDWARD!)

Sadie is still not sure of the whole dressing up thing so I found this costume and I knew she would look darling.  After a lot of bribing , Kade was able to get this on her.  When we started trick or treating Scott and I thought she might be a little hesitant, she was until she received her first treat and then  it was all over, she was the leader of the pack and Scott and I had to do everything just to keep up with her.  Towards the end, we could tell she was tuckerd out and the bag was dragging behind her. Finally we called it quits.  She loves her snacks and keeps asking for more snacks please, more snacks please!