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.