A mom usually has two places in the house that she can have time to herself; the shower and the toilet. That is if she locks the door. Samuel loves to follow me around. Whenever I go into the bathroom he just cries and cries, reaches for the knob, bangs on the door and cries some more.
Yesterday I went into the bathroom and Samuel cried, reached for the door knob and he turned the handle and opened the door! I smiled big and said excitedly, “Samuel! You opened the door!” He smiled big too, and shut it, then opened it about 5 times, giggling every time. He was so pleased with himself!
This was a lot better of a 1st time opening a door than Anthony’s experience. The 1st time Anthony had learned how to open a door was when I lay down to take a quick cat nap (think I was pregnant with Benjamin). Anthony had been playing in his room so I figured he would be fine for 1/2 hour. Not too much later after closing my eyes (it seemed) I heard my doorbell ring. A neighbor that lives next to our church (just a block away) had heard him in her front yard looking and talking at her flowers. It was fortunate his guardian angel(s) didn’t let him get too far! To this day my neighbor (who is now my Visiting Teacher) said, “He just seemed so happy to be outside enjoying life!”
That’s my Anthony and Samuel – they LOVE to be outside.
Time to get those child-proof door knob locks back on.
James, Benjamin and mom participate in the bunny-hopThe worlds’ longest bunny-hop attempt in Delta, UT in 2007Post hopMissing man formation fly-overAir refueler fly-overGathering candy during the paradeJames shows off his effortsSamuel samples some
James and Samuel pumping waterAnthony and Samuel playing in the waterJames learns how to ring out the washAnthony’s turnBenjamin’s turnPlaying in the sand
Anthony, Samuel, BenjaminMom, Samuel and Sachmo (Meika’s dog)Benjamin (needs a bath)Anthony relaxingCousin Jessica B (Skittles diet)Anthony, James, JullesMeika (Julles’ friend)Sachmo (Meika’s dog) and Ruxpin (Julles dog)Benjamin and mom
Rub a dub-dub, three boys in a tub – after decorating themselves with markers (June 2nd)Anthony’s primary class (? Maciel, Anthony, Bryson E, Stockton M – June 3rd)Samuel grinning after a good meal (June 11th)Mom discovers Samuel “reading” a book (June 14th)James and friend in a community playJames and fellow officer (June 15th)James and Meika – piano recital (June 16th)Samuel, Benjamin, Anthony, James – future computer nerds (June 23rd)That must have been a goooood, ice-cream (June 26th)No, Benjamin, I don’t think he wants to share
