Sam's first day of basketball

Last year it was t-ball, this year it's b-ball.

Since Amelia is in school, attending first grade, Melissa decided to sign up Sam and Macie for some extracurricular activities.

So Macie is taking dance, while Sam is doing basketball.

It's fun watching him try to understand what the coach at the local YMCA is trying to teach him.

They started out teaching the kids how to stretch, and then moved right into dribbling, which isn't so easy for a three-year old, but Sam loves it. 

He dribbled down the court as best he could, which basically consists of him throwing the ball on the floor, watching it bounce, then chasing it down.  He did that all the way across the floor, gave his dad a high five, and then dribbled back.

Mostly he just wants to shoot baskets, and at that he's not too bad. Just watch the video.  Sadly, it was once I was shooting video when he started missing.  Before that, the kid didn't miss a shot.
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Spring Break

March 18, 2009.  Sam and Mom have a weekly date to Cherub Choir.  Melissa volunteers as co-director to the preschool choir at the Cathedral of the Rockies.  Sam is in the choir, and sings the loudest!  We are working on "Jesus Loves Me" to be sung at their church service on Palm Sunday.

This past week, the other director was explaining to the kids that there will be no choir next week due to spring break.  They all stared blankly, not having a clue what spring break is.  She tried to explain spring break in kid language and had no luck.  Finally Sam blurted, "Oh!  Bekuss I bweak evwything!"  The other parents got a good chuckle out of that one.

I'm a ghost

March 19, 2008 -- Sam & Macie love being ghosts.  They usually use a blanket or a towel though.

Anyway, that's what I thought was happening one morning.  While eating my breakfast I heard Macie saying, "I'm a ghost."

I turned, and this is what I saw.

Sam's I love you

Feb. 25, 2008 -- One of the most enjoyable things about watching our kids grow up, is listening to them as they learn to speak.

On more than one occassion we've witnessed a certain amount of experimentation when it comes to them forming words, and now we get to exploit that as parents on the internet.

Sam has a number of words, which like many kids his age, only his parents and older sister can understand.

One of those is the simple, but heartfelt phrase, "I love you", which Sam enjoys saying, and we love hearing -- especially the way this two-year-old boy says it.

All you have to do is utter the words to him, and Sam is compelled to reply, "A-watee."

To the untrained ear you might think he's asking for a glass of water, when in reality it's Sam's most vocal sign of affection. 

Me-yah!  Ouchie!

Feb. 4, 2008 -- Amelia got hurt tonight and Sam just couldn't get it out of his mind.  When Trisch was putting the twins to bed, Macie went right to sleep, but Sam kept thinking about Amelia.  He said it over and over again, "Me-yah.  Ouchie!  Me-yah.  Ouchie!" 

Trisch had to come in to the room and explain that Amelia was getting fixed and she would be okay.  Sam slept alright after that.

Click below to hear a clip of Sam's favorite song.   We play it in the kitchen at breakfast time. He loves to sing along to "Be-haps Be-haps Be-haps".