Daily Samantha

Get outta here!

2010-06-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

My baby sister was born today at 8am. And Mimi's new blog was born, too. Please go www.sammyolivia.blogspot.com from now on. Bye bye Daily Samantha.....

I'm a little busy today, so.....

2010-06-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

So I am just gonna eat this chocolate donut that has sprinkles on it and head off to the hospital. Why? Have you not been paying attention? My baby sister, Whosits, is being born this morning! I am no longer an only child raising my mommy and daddy. Now reinforcements are here!

The only child

2010-06-06T17:13:00.000-07:00

Here is the last photo I have of Sammy as an only child with her Mommy and Daddy.

Swimming Pool

2010-06-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we delivered a tree for Mommy and Daddy. While it got planted, Mommy got Sammy's pool put together and filled with water. Sammy loves her pool! At first she put one foot in and, as the water was cold, quickly pulled her foot back out. Within five minutes she was wholly in the pool, dress and diaper wet, enjoying herself immensly! Off came the diaper and the dress and our little mermaid was splashing around. The pool has an awning so little baby skin won't burn. She's going to have a fun summer with this!

Who's Bench?

2010-06-05T06:00:00.000-07:00

I told ~~Mammie~~, er, Sammy that Papa bought this special bench for our patio. She wanted to know if it was Sammy's bench and I told her that she had to share it. Padden's bench? Yes, it would be his, too. Whosits bench? Yes, even little Whosit can sit there. But Sammy seemed more concerned that Papa needed to sit in the bench with her. And you can bet I'll be there with the camera for that one!

Dining al fresco

2010-06-04T06:00:00.000-07:00

Miss Priss here decided that she'd take her breakfast outside, thank you very much. (See how smart I am? Served her in a plastic container instead of my usual dishes. Hey, I could just see her fling a bowl out into the yard....)

Welcome to the 1950s

2010-06-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy found the drawer where I throw these velcro curlers and after seeing them in my hair (!) she wanted to try them, too.

Happy Second Blog Birthday

2010-06-02T12:13:00.000-07:00

Today this blog two years old. This many :::holding up two fingers::: I didn't think I could do it every day but I did with the occasional help from Mommy! Yea Me!

Mammy help

2010-06-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

She's a good little helper. But she needs to come over here and help me now.

This is Joe Carcione with your tip of the day...................

2010-06-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Like many this past holiday weekend in our area, enjoyed beautiful weather finally. And that meant for some, yard work. Using her birthday gift of gardening tools, Sammy helped Daddy as only a two year old can 'help'.

Pony

2010-05-31T06:23:00.000-07:00

Sammy doesn't say Pony Tail, she just says Pony. So Pony it is when she comes over and I fix her 'do.

I do it

2010-05-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy prefers to tie her own shoes.

Tie-it

2010-05-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

Tie-it is Sammy's way of saying, "Shhh, QUIET" the baby birds are sleeping!! (right behind the light is their nest)

OMG!

2010-05-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy showed up in theses the other day and I was laughing so hard! Leave it to Mommy to find True Religion jeans for her daughter! I just love the fact that when this girl bends over you see an Elmo diaper not a thong!

Mmmm, Parmesan

2010-05-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

The other day at lunch, Sammy saw a tub of parmesan cheese and decided the world would end if she didn't have it. As you can see, the world didn't end. You're welcome.

Wedgie

2010-05-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Yikes!

For you, Auntie

2010-05-25T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy had just put the binkie in Camden's mouth and then she decided that Auntie needed one, too!

May flowers

2010-05-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Even with milk on her face, she is absolutely blooming!

** two weeks from today, Whosits joins the family!

Fashion plate

2010-05-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Everyone knows that before you leave the house, check the mirror. Hat? Check. Coat? Check. Necklace? Check. Gladiator Sandals? Check. Ready to go.

Noodles!

2010-05-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy loves her noodles! She's become a two-fisted eater with them! Be careful Sammy; if you take after your Mommy's side of the family, no problem. But if you take after your Daddy's side of the family, pasta will be the death of your hips.

More bubbles

2010-05-21T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy's friend Sherill keeps plenty of candy and toys available for a little girl who visits at Mommy and Daddy's work. By the time Sammy was done blowing bubbles, the soap had saturated the carpet in spots and her dress was soaked too. No need to add detergent to that load, Mommy.

Beach Babe

2010-05-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy and her posse went to Tahoe for a day of sunning. Notice how her hair is starting to whip around in the breeze?

Where's your token, buddy?

2010-05-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy is learning the fine art of backing up a 40' coach. She just can't reach the pedals yet.

WAIT!

2010-05-18T06:00:00.001-07:00

For those of you who didn't get to enjoy this on facebook...here you go! One of our all time favorties!

Rosy Cheeks

2010-05-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy got some rosy cheeks from her trip to Tahoe with the girls. She was SOOO tired from that day, she slept in till 9am!!! I had to go and check on her just to make sure she was still breathing!

I'm ready for my close up, Mr. deMille

2010-05-16T06:00:00.000-07:00

Finally, enough hair for a ponytail. I only had to wrap it in the band about 20 times!

(sometimes my reference humor sails over the younger generation. If you do not understand the title...please google it.)

I can explain

2010-05-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Rubber Band Shooting from Lorna King on Vimeo.

Um, well. Ah. Every two year old with absolutely no reference for logic or reasoning should always be shown how to shoot a rubber band. Especially if said two year old is about to have a brand new baby sister named Whosits. Because you know, when they're in their teens...Sammy will be shooting Whosits for getting into her clothes.....

I should have known

2010-05-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Letting Sammy feed herself slightly liquid foods is a testament to a grandmother's patience. Actually, I have tons of patience because I hold the camera in her face all the time waiting for moments just like this.

I'm still laughing

2010-05-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

When Sammy woke up from her nap yesterday, her hair was a blonde whirling dervish. I couldn't stop laughing at how wild it was.

She's gonna hate this when she's 14.

Monsters Inc

2010-05-12T06:00:00.000-07:00

When the movie Monsters Inc came out, we took the kids to see it. 'Kids' being a relative turn. Yes, we still took kids to see Disney movies...WHEN THEY WERE IN THEIR 20'S! Anyway....:::cough:::, Mommy gave me this stuffed animal, Sully, for Christmas because she knew how much I enjoyed the character. When Sammy was watching the movie yesterday, I gathered up Sully and gave it to Sammy. She carried it around with her for the whole morning.

Back in the saddle again...

2010-05-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hi folks! We're back from our wonderful vacation but let me tell you...we sure missed all the little ones back home! Thank you again, Mommy, for keeping this blog going with current photos and for doing the same with Panden's (Camden's). First day back with Sammy involved watching Monster's Inc. Daddy liked watching it, too.

Horsie ride

2010-05-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is one of Samantha's two horses that she has. This is her after nap horsie and the other one is the morning and before she goes to bed horsie. She loves riding them! This one that she is riding used to be my horse when I was little.

Counting

2010-05-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

That #6 she just doesn't like to say!

Hair!!!!

2010-05-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

Finally we are seeing Samantha get some hair. Still no haircut in the near future, but it is curly in the back and very blonde!!! She actually has hair blowing in the wind!

What?

2010-05-07T06:00:00.000-07:00

I was trying to get a picture of Samantha and her new horsie pjs, but apparently she was more interested in watching Clifford! She was like, "what?" get on with the picture. There was no card with these pjs but we think they are from Uncle Mitch and Aunt Christy :-)

An we're out...

2010-05-06T06:00:00.000-07:00

Poor Sammy has a moler coming in and so she fell asleep on the floor at 12:30pm and Christopher and I had to wake her up to eat at almost 6:00pm!!!! She then proceeded to fall asleep on me around 7:15!!! Poor tired little girl!

Ready for bed...

2010-05-05T06:00:00.000-07:00

Samantha in her robe that she got for her birthday, comes with bunny ears and all. She puts on the robe and slippers every night and says, "warm."

American Girl Collection....

2010-05-04T06:00:00.001-07:00

Nana and Papa had bought Sammy the bitty baby from the American Girl collection. Well I found some bunny slippers and a robe from the American Girl Collection and Sammy LOVES the robe and slippers. However, I am not going back to that site anytime soon, talk about becoming broke! (this was a bday present from us)

Driver's Seat

2010-05-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Samantha's Daddy started a habit of letting Sammy ride on his lap when pulling into our driveway at home. So now, all she say's is "lap, lap."

1,2,3 and blow....

2010-05-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

This was on Sammy's actually birthday...I made her a brownie with some whipped cream on top. She was very excited to blow out her candles, however she was not going to let go of those balloons!

Baseball season has begun...

2010-05-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Now that basketball season is over, we are into the baseball season...so what did daddy have to go buy his daughter? A Giants hat! She is already for the games.

Completely Occupied

2010-04-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

The sandbox was a birthday present from Nana and Papa and the wheel barrow was from Auntie Sheena and Uncle Kyle. She has not left this area since her birthday. Every morning, her first words are "outside, outside." So far most of the sand has remained in the sandbox or in the wheel barrow!

I think I'll stay over here...

2010-04-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

Daddy took Sammy to a field trial the other day where there were lots of puppies and horses...however as much as she loves puppies and horses, she does like to keep her distant. This little puppy Huckleberry was a very hyper dog so she thought it better to stay a little out of his reach. She has been knocked over a few times by our VERY hyper short hairs!

Can you guess?

2010-04-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, so here it is for you guys that haven't gotten it yet or who don't live near us! For Samantha's sister we aren't telling anyone her name. HOWEVER, Samantha will tell you her sister's name and if you can figure out what she is saying then we will let you know if you are right or not! So email me your answer of what you think Sammy's sisters name is and I will tell you if you are right or not. Quite a few people were able to ask Sammy on her birthday and they did get it right...so we shall see how everyone does. Good luck!

What A Helper...

2010-04-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

I had asked Sammy's daddy to have grass before we had her birthday party...and sooo who do you think wanted to help? She is definitely daddy's little helper, if he is outside that is exactly where she wants to be.

Samantha's Birthday Party!

2010-04-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

Thank you all for coming for Samantha's birthday party and making it such a special day for her!! She has more toys than I KNOW what to do with! This was her special and very LARGE cupcake.

OK, you win, Mommy

2010-04-25T06:00:00.000-07:00

Mommy is 8 months pregnant with Sammy's little sister, Whosits. Papa and I are going on a little vacation to visit friends and Mommy/Daddy has said that they will post photos of Sammy for all of us here until we return. Have fun and I miss you all already!

MMMmmm...watermelon time

2010-04-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Between little Sammy and I, we can eat a Bambino watermelon at a sitting.

Balancing Act

2010-04-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Papa introduced Sammy to walking on the log seat...with help of course.

Hey, buddy! When's our breaktime?

2010-04-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

When Mommy's gone, Daddy puts Sammy to work....BIG TIME!

I'm this many....1,2!

2010-04-21T18:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Second Birthday!!!!!

2010-04-21T06:00:00.000-07:00

I asked Sammy to pose for me on the rock with the flowers. You'd think that I asked her to violate her Cosmo and Vogue contract. She wasn't that into posing. Give me BOREDOM.....

Can I be any cuter?

2010-04-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

I let Sammy up on my counters and on the window ledge for this shot. She thought she was hot stuff, let me tell you!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

What am I in for here anyway?

2010-04-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

First walk of the year in the special, super duper double stroller Papa bought last year.

Where's the beef?

2010-04-18T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy came to the store with me the other day and did not want to ride in the cart. Ok, I thought. You can walk, little one. It just seems like yesterday (really? Did I just say that? really?) that she rode in the shopping carts encased in her car seat....and now? Walking around, pointing at things she must have or die.

Dirt

2010-04-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy loves playing in the dirt in her back yard but it will soon be a thing of the past. Daddy is laying sod this coming weekend. I could probably show her how to ~~dig~~ find more dirt to play with. What do you think?

I've washed my hair and I can't do a thing with it!

2010-04-16T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy decided that Ranch Dressing was a good hair gel. Needless to say, I had to shampoo her hair. The last time I did it, Mommy said I combed her hair into a mullet. I have straight, flat hair. That's the only way I know how to comb hair. This time, I combed out the snarls ("Owie!") and then fluffed it all out again to air dry. Pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself!

Congrats!

2010-04-15T08:31:00.001-07:00

Sammy will be getting a new little cousin on Mommy's side of the family come October! Yea! To Uncle Kyle and Auntie Sheena: enjoy the ride, this makes life worth living! To Nana and Papa: Yippee! Three grandkids now!!! The holidays are going to be a blast!

Much love to you all,

Mimi

Must. Kiss. This. Cheek.

2010-04-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

When Sammy wakes up from her nap, she is all warm and soft and pliable and just sooo kissable.

Fashionista, part 2

2010-04-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy would only wear her headband if Christy's name was mentioned and how PRETTY Christy is wearing said headband. Sammy showed up this morning with a headband and I made a BIG DEAL out of it. She took it off within minutes. Crap...I know fashion changes rapidly but this is ridiculous!

Moose

2010-04-13T06:00:00.000-07:00

The other day I took Sammy down to a local garden shop where they have this HUGE statue of a bull moose. Sammy was really excited to see the moose until she got close to it. This was after the drama of some miniature donkeys approaching us where Sammy decided that sitting on top of my head was better than standing next to me. Those donkeys scared her! So then she wanted to see the moose. I had to pet the moose and talk to the moose saying how cute it was in a reallllllly high voice so Sammy would know that Mr. Moose was our Friend. Our Friend Who Wouldn't Hurt Us. At All. I asked her if I could take her picture. She really didn't want to turn her back on this guy.......

I'll share with you....here!

2010-04-12T06:00:00.000-07:00

When she gets up from her nap, I always give her a snack of some kind. This day she preferred some berries....strawberries and blueberries. And then she wanted to share with me. After half of it was in her mouth.

Pearly Whites

2010-04-11T06:00:00.000-07:00

When she's happy like this, it makes my heart smile.

I spy.....

2010-04-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

How many M's? from Lorna King on Vimeo.

The Power of M's

2010-04-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

I was once told that Bribery and Threats were all a part of parenthood. At the time BC, (before children) I was quite taken aback and swore that I would be A BETTER MOTHER. Ha! That person knew her stuff! Yes, bribery and threats are what make the world go 'round. Here, Sammy was told that she needed to eat all of her lunch and she would get an M. As in M&M. Sammy loves her some M's. She ate it all and then some more later but she got her Vitamin M!

A purple one!

2010-04-08T06:00:00.000-07:00

And an orange one. In the wine room.

2010-04-07T06:00:00.001-07:00

A green one!

2010-04-06T06:00:00.000-07:00

The Easter Portrait

2010-04-05T06:00:00.000-07:00

Don't they make a beautiful family?

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T17:49:00.000-07:00

I found it! And it has an 'M' in it! (M&M)

Easter!

2010-04-04T07:37:00.001-07:00

Today's picture will be posted later this afternoon. After the Easter Egg Hunt!

The High Jump

2010-04-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy wanted me to take a photo of her jumping off of the step. One step not several.

Ready?

Set?

GO!

And she steps down one step. For her, this is a huge leap.

Be NICE!

2010-04-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

Here she is getting in trouble for hitting my little dog, Sadie with a toy....

and here she is 30 seconds later. How can you stay mad at her?

Enthralled with watching Bambi

2010-04-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

For this reason alone, I love Mimi's Hideaway

2010-03-31T06:00:00.000-07:00

Look at what they serve toddlers...cheerios, saltines, an orange slice and crayons.

So, whatcha doing?

2010-03-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy loves it when she has pockets on her clothing. She forgets about it and then remembers them. Oh yeah, pockets!! And her hands immediately go into them. It's so cute when she does this.

Mmmmm, butter!

2010-03-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

We all met for Auntie's birthday brunch this past weekend, and boy! does Sammy like to 'dip' food items into dipping material! Here she had a bite of muffin and a container of butter. Guess she liked the butter better than the muffin!

What color is?

2010-03-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

Mother's Helper: Cheerios

2010-03-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

While we were at Sammy's house, she insisted on doing all the cooking for the day. And Cheerios was the house specialty.

Oh me oh my...

2010-03-26T06:00:00.000-07:00

I went over to Sammy's house yesterday to take care of her while Mommy went to work for a couple of hours. Sammy just felt like the floor of a taxi cab. But she tried to play and be happy it's just that this cold bug of hers is kicking her butt. She would climb to the top of her slide and just sit there. And yes, she put the knit cap on her own head and wore it for about an hour, fashion plate that she is.

This face

2010-03-25T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is the face of a sick little girl. Sammy is coming down with 'something'....running nose, coughing, fever, diarrhea....poor little thing. She is very very cuddly, though.

Happy Birthday, Auntie!

Ding-dong

2010-03-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Hey, would you buy girl scout cookies from me? Thin Mints? Snickerdoodles?

Apple parfait

2010-03-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy is enjoying a little apple parfait. But what I want you to notice are her toes. Her Mommy does this, too! Toe Curling, she got from her Mommy....

St Patrick's Day dinner

2010-03-22T06:00:00.000-07:00

Of all things to forget to buy for St Patrick's day dinner...cabbage! We had to run to the store for it. Sammy insisted on holding it and preceded to pick pieces of the leaves off and eat them. Good girl...eating your raw green veggies!

Spring has sprung

2010-03-21T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy is showing up in her cute little spring time dresses and is absolutely adorable!

Stickers

2010-03-20T07:03:00.000-07:00

Sammy loves her stickers! Particularly if they are of some of her favorite characters. The grocery store clerk always gives her stickers. Today she received Big Bird and Cookie Monster. Yippee.

Still practicing....

2010-03-19T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy is still practicing on taking care of 'Babies'. Here my much maligned doll, Thumbelina, is recieving Gadawful Gold Fish crackers and milk. Oh sooo yummy. My girlfriend walked into the kitchen, saw the doll in the seat and was scared of her. She explained that she has kept one of her dolls from her childhood, 'Deloris', but the doll was missing a leg. Thumbelina is missing HAIR, not a leg! And she was afraid of Thumbelina instead of her paralegic doll? Seriously? Hmmph.

owie

2010-03-18T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy had to show me her brand new owie she got on her walk yesterday. I believe that this is the first skinned knee she's had. In a long, long, long line of skinned knees to come.

(and yes, Mimi kissed it.)

She's getting sooo long!

2010-03-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

This is the changing area I've had since Sammy was born. When she only took up half the pad! Now look at her. She EXCEEDS the pad.

Yabba Dabba Do!

2010-03-16T06:00:00.000-07:00

Daddy calls Sammy's feet her Barney Rubble feet. I don't think so. They are so cute. And plump!

Queen of all I survey

2010-03-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

She tests the comfort of all the beds here once a week.

Dirty Diapers

2010-03-14T06:00:00.000-07:00

Sammy is practicing on my old (very old!) Thumbelina doll she plays with. She's getting experience to help Mommy with the new baby. Just be careful letting her have the baby powder!

Ft. Sammy

2010-03-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

We built a fort the other day. Sammy was entranced that I would lay her blankets the way I did for her to crawl underneath! My little dog, Sadie would run underneath them and Sammy would follow, laughing all the while.

Here she's pointing to me that she could actually go in there!

And believe me, it was hard trying to capture her and not her blur...

P90X

2010-03-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

For those of you who follow the family happenings on Facebook, you may have seen Daddy's before/after photos he took of himself several months apart. It is a video/diet/workout that has worked wonders for him. And it is WAY too hard unless you're a Marine or Navy Seal or He Man. Anyway, Sammy was not to be outdone. Here she is posing for the new Jane Fonda tape cover.

Spread out

2010-03-11T06:00:00.000-08:00

Sammy loves to spread out her baby blankets, aka babies. Different from those lumps you can hold that occasionally squeak, or dollies, or bumps in Mommy's tummy. But this? I still don't know why she likes to do this....

I am woman; hear me roar!

2010-03-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

Only real women wear REALTEK camouflage. (a little gift from Papa because he went to the Elk Foundation convention)

Sunglasses

2010-03-09T06:00:00.000-08:00

Sunglasses are fun to shop for. Unless you're shopping for an almost two year old. Then it turns into a one-armed-squirrel-herding. She wanted to put them on herself (ME!) but she preferred the ear pieces to go below her ears.

Shoe shopping

2010-03-08T06:00:00.000-08:00

It was time for some new shoes for Sammy. Mommy, Sammy and I went to the mall for some retail therapy. These little slip-on silver ones were cute, but not in her size.

These little black ones looked great so she had to them.....

and then Sammy got a hold of my camera.

Inching up

2010-03-07T06:00:00.000-08:00

The labels on the door frame are Sammy's height every six months since birth. We are coming up on her second birthday and the fourth label will go up on the frame. When Daddy and Auntie were young we had a measuring door frame in our old house, too.

Antiks

2010-03-06T06:00:00.000-08:00

This is the only cell phone I'll let Sammy play with here....