Sam's birthday

For whatever reason, the video is not attached to the other post so we will try again. A description of what this is about is in the next post. I had to really edit the video to make it small enough to put on the blog. This went on for a good 2-3 minutes. Listen closely for the YMCA music and watch his reaction when it stops.

Sam's 2nd Birthday

Sam is 2! He had a great birthday trick-or-treating. Grandma and Grandpa Gentry, Grandma Bowen, and our friends, the Sellers came over Sunday evening for cake, ice cream, and presents. The video here is him with a card Grandma and Grandpa Gentry got him. It is one of those cards that sing when you open them. We laughed for several minutes watching him. It took him a minute to realize the music was from the card. Then, he would start singing and dancing and his hand movement would close the card, making the music stop. He would just stare at it not understanding. Then, he would open it and the music would start. It was hilarious. Watch his mouth...he is singing along. Hopefully the video works because it is precious!

Freshman awards ceremony

Hannah and Rebecca were both recognized for great grades the first quarter of their freshman year. I got video of it but this is my first time posting video so we will see how it works. In case it doesn't...Hannah has a 4.0 gpa and Rebecca has a 3.67 gpa. Both outstanding!

Soccer

Hannah and Rebecca just finished their season and took 1st place. They had a lot of fun although they missed most practices because they were the same days as their volleyball games. Their team won 8 out of 10 games and tied the other two. 7 of their wins were shut outs. Hannah is in the process of trying out for the school soccer team. We will know the end of this week if she makes it...although we are pretty sure she will.

Emily's team also had a great season also. They won 7 of 9, tied 2 and had 5 shut outs. They have play-offs this weekend. She has been lucky to have the same coach for 4 years. She got recruited by a comp coach (competition league that travels) but we are not ready for that commitment yet but it was an honor to be looked at.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the local pumpkin patch with Mark's class. I was not thrilled personally as I have been there every year since Emily was in kindergarten but the kids had fun. It was Sam's first pumpkin experience. Have you noticed Mark's smile? He is at that age where all his smiles are that cheesy grin.

The rest of Halloween

Here are the rest of the Halloween pictures. Hannah was Tinkerbell...Emily a butterfly...and Mark a skeleton.

Halloween

The first Halloween that Sammie had an idea of what was happening...and his 2nd birthday! We are celebrating the birthday on Sunday but he went trick or treating and loved it. Sam is the spider...Mom is the web.