Just call me McLovin'

Chicks dig the Sam.

Today at Y-care, one of the girls Sam talks about came up and asked me if she could have a playdate with Sam. I said sure. Then his real girlfriend said she wanted a playdate. I said sure. The teacher tells me that Sam and Maddie-Jo have been playing together all day (well, at least for the two hours of Y-care; she's not in his class).

I know Maddie-Jo is the real girlfriend because on the way home Sam tells me: "Maddie-Jo likes to play StarWars with me. We love each other but we're not going to get married."

"Oh, really? Whose idea was that?"

"Hers."

Chicks dig the Sam.

Happy Birthday, family!

When Sam turned five yesterday, I was reminded of what difference his birth made in all of our lives. We went from a couple of newlyweds to a family of three. Our priorities shifted, never to return. And we started down the path that led us to Athena.

Happy Birthday, SammyT. You're the best.


Samuel Thelonious Wilmart 8/1/02


One year old


Not so terrible two.


Three years old & still wearing QS.


Four years old... growing up!


Happy 5th Birthday, Sam!

Claim the prize

When Sam told me his tooth hurt last weekend, I thought he just needed some dental floss. On closer inspection, it was all wiggly-waggly. We had to quickly explain the tooth fairy (a pretend person) and the process (put your tooth in a special place, and she'll bring you a prize).

We got a lovely little tooth pillow from Niki, and two days later out it came. We had tried to pull it out the night before, but when Sam went to school on Monday he "just stuck my finger in there and pulled it right out!"

The tooth went in the pillow - it has a special pouch - and the tooth fairy brought him a transformer. He was so excited he woke up in the middle of the night to see what she brought.