Tuesday, November 1, 2011

samuel is 7

Once upon what seems like forever ago, you looked like this:
and this:

and this:
 and this:
 Full of spunk, and wonder, and determination.  Daring, always speedy, and oh so sweet.

And today, though you are much much bigger...

You are still full of spunk...
(that's you in the childrens' museum play store, on the shelf, yelling, "Buy me! Buy me!")

 and wonder...
(that's a dead crab on your head)

full of determination... 
(you got up your first time water skiing and stayed up forever)
still daring...
(your first surfing accident, got sliced by the fin)
 and speedy...
(in the coconut gathering race at the ward luau)
and sweet... 
Oh so very very sweet.
 
Happy 7th birthday, Samuel!
In so many ways, you haven't changed one bit.

4 comments:

Michelle said...

Happy Birthday Sam! I love how your feet don't even touch the ground in the picture with the coconut :)

Kris Tina said...

Oh I love him and his spunk and energy and awesomeness and determination. Seriously. What great qualities . . . even when they can be um a little overwhelming.

Adri Ballingham said...

Happy Birthday to your Sam! They grow up so fast.

Malea said...

Just got caught up on your blog from your trip to Utah to now. I love your little spit-fire Samual....takin' over the world someday. Your flights to Utah and Hawaii and luau's and prom and beach days and house hunting and surfing and flower picking, frankly sound exhausting...compared to my life right now. But I love reading about the adventures and they DO inspire me to once again get back to my "A" game :)

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