Samuel Turns Eight

Eight years old..."and now I am almost 9!"  Samuel is racing towards double digits faster than we can handle.  We are so blessed by our first born son.  He makes us smile ALL the time with his funny and obscure questions, his knowledge of medical terminology and his love for Jesus.  Of course, there is obviously no greater joy for us than to see Samuel growing in his love for Jesus and his desire to know more from God's Word.  How precious it is to see him on the floor reading his Bible and asking questions.  We love the example he is setting for his siblings.

Samuel was really funny this year in anticipation of his birthday.  He really wanted EVERYTHING to be a surprise.  Well, he did tell me what he wanted for his cake theme but then did not want to see it until it was all done for his party.  We decided this year to celebrate with just our family as it is a busy weekend with service, agape and getting Jonathan ready to leave for Dublin on Monday.  Samuel was pretty understanding about it.  He just kept telling us all the surprises he wanted.  For example, he told us repeatedly how Dada would pick him up from school in the van and then when he walked in the door Mamma and Luca would jump out from behind the couch and say "Surprise!"  Although we did tell him it would NOT be a surprise if he knew about it, how could we not fulfill his request?  He received cards in the mail but did not want to open them until his actual birthday.  Hhmm...wonder where he gets this from, because it sounds a lot like his Mamma.

Sonic the Hedgehog and Alien Whisps

(Characters from the Sonic Colors Wii game)

"2nd birthday" yet to come from Papa and Nano

Thank you Munga and Gramma!

Emma's birthday card she made for Samuel about 2 weeks ago.

Thank you Munga and Gramma for my puppet...

...and for my Hero Factory guy!