Our Sammy-G (Samuel Gene when he is in trouble) turned 5 in March, and he is all boy. Climbing walls, hitting & kicking balls, picking up bugs...in fact, he is my designated bug killer when bugs are inside. He is my boy who requests a math page every day so he can be sure his reading, writing and math are completed. He makes his bed and gets his clothes on (and pjs in the laundry) every morning before coming out of his room, and is always the one to remember to ask, "What else can I do?" and give me extra hugs, "Because the prophet said to, and I follow the prophet!"
He loves books and being read to, and will listen to stories as long as Elise, Mason or I can talk. He's always asking one of us to go outside and play catch or soccer. He is never demanding, and always quietly patient--which sometimes leads to me forgetting that he asked me to do something for him.
He loves playing with Lincoln, and also loves pretending.
He has a sweet cape (that I made--so obviously, very cool) and light saber, and he goes around saving people. Notice the belt on his athletic pants? It is there to hold his saber. He also has a killer cowboy outfit--vest, bandana, hat and boots, and rides the range with the best of the best. His imagination is fantastic.
He doesn't have scary dreams very often any more, but his room is closest to our room, so he'll still come in sometimes. When he does, he just stands quietly at my bedside, waiting patiently for me to wake up. It usually freaks me out when I discover him quietly waiting for me to notice him. Usually he isn't frightened enough for me to let him in my bed, and he'll sleep on the perma-bed on the floor next to my bed.
He's always been a good sleeper. He was the fastest to sleep through the night, and aside from the scary dreams, can sleep through anything. There is a reason he and Lincoln share a room! He's usually asleep by 8:30pm and gets up around 8am. I put him to bed on my bed at bedtime, so that he can look at books without disturbing Lincoln, and even with a pillow fortress around him, he still manages to fall off my bed frequently. He did the other night right after I took this picture (his feet are on the pillow fortress, his head at the foot of the bed):
He's not very good at staying in one place once he is asleep. Fortunately we have a little bed tent on his very cool Ikea bed that keeps him from falling off of it!
Sammy has the most gorgeous hair EVER. I trim it, but keep it long. We'll see if he gets his summer cut this year...
We love our Sammy-boy!
