December 8th

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAMUEL!!!!!!
My baby is 8! What am I going to do? Rejoice, because I am so blessed by this little boy. He is such a joy, always happy and just enjoying life. He recently decided that now that he is getting older, he should be called Samuel. He said that Sammy was good when he was little because it is a little boy's name, but now that he is getting to be big, he said it is time to use Samuel or maybe Sam, but Samuel is good for now. Hmmmm. I guess he thought this one out. Though, truth be told, he still answers to anything I call him.

Samuel wanted a Webkinz cake for his birthday this year, so here it is. The candle even sang to him.

Ahhh, the smile of joy as a young boy ponders over all the possibilities of building and playing with his new Star Wars Clone set.

And then there is the Webkin....this little husky is actually a duplicate of his very first Webkin, Shasta. Shasta is missing in action, and Samuel has been very sad about his lost dog. They are like his children, and are probably better cared for than most of our children. He really has a soft heart for animals and directs this to his stuffed friends since we have no real ones. So, we got him another Shasta for his birthday. He was thrilled. Though this little husky has a split personality until the real Shasta comes home. Sometimes he plays with him as Shasta and sometimes he is Snowball.