My Gentle Giant

I realize that most of my posts center around Benjamin and I almost never talk about Samson so this post is all about him. He is the sweetest little boy in the whole world. He smiles all the time (as long as someone is around) He loves people and hates being left out or left alone. He is now 7 months old and weighs a whopping 20 lbs. Surprisingly though, because he is so tall he is really skinny (just dense i guess is the word). Since Benjamin only weighs 25 lbs I'm sure that Samson will be able to beat up on him really soon. He his a great eater and he can roll both ways like a pro. He can also pretty much sit on his own now and he can hold his own bottle (yay!) He is really strong and he loves to grunt. His favorite toys are his taggie blanket, the foam letter from the bathtub, an angry birds key chain, and a little ball that looks like a cat toy. He also loves his doorway bouncer and his saucer. Recently he has become infatuated with his big brother and he laughs at everything he does. He loves when Benjamin reads to him. He is my little blonde haired, blue eyed angel and I love him to pieces.

Samson Scott

Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas!

This post is really late but the last few months have been pretty busy so I'm just now getting around to posting about christmas. This year was really fun for us because Benjamin was a little older and appreciated it a lot more than last year. If you can't tell by the pictures, he LOVED christmas, he was so happy the whole time. This year we hung out with Trev's family and participated in a bunch of holiday festivities the week before Christmas. We went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert (amazing!), we went to the Festival of Trees, we made treats and spent some quality family time together. The night before we left for Vegas, we opened gifts with Grandma Kelly and Grandma Joyce, we loved our gifts and the time we got to spend together. The day before Christmas, we packed up the car and drove to Vegas to visit my family. We dressed up the boys in the outfits given to them by Great Grandma and Grandpa Taylor, opened presents Christmas Eve and had a wonderfully uplifting sacrament meeting on Christmas morning. (that is, until Samson exploded all over his clothes and we spent 15 minutes in the bathroom getting him cleaned up). Benjamin loved all of his presents but he does have a few favorites that he plays with every day. He doesn't go anywhere without his Elmo, Big Bird, and Cookie Monster stuffed animals that grandma Kelly bought for him (he even sleeps with them). He also LOVES his dinosaurs and his cars that Grandma and Grandpa Taylor gave to him. Trev and I bought him a Mr. Potato Head (his newest obsession) and a magnetic doodle board. Samson also got a bunch of cool presents (which his brother has been so nice to break in for him). He got a toy electronic train (Gma Kelly), a moving turtle (Gma and Gpa Taylor) and a taggie blanket (us). He also got some new pj's (Great grandma and grandpa Varney). Oh and Benjamin got an awesome book that he loves from great grandma and grandpa too! We really have been so blessed and I loved watching the kids enjoy Christmas. I can't wait for next year.

That's Samson's toy that Benjamin was happy to take off of his hands.
toy cars



Uncle Kelton wanted a picture with all of the cousins, it didn't workout very well, but it's a funny picture.
Happy Boy
DVD player for the car, Thanks Grandma Kelly!

My boys!

I love being a mom! Every day both of my boys give me new reasons to be grateful for this wonderful calling that I have been given. Samson is getting to be so big now. We just went to the doctor yesturday for his 4 month checkup and he is in the 93rd percentile for his height and a whopping 16 pounds. He can stand in his exersaucer and he loves his tummy time. He still pukes all of the time but at least he does it with a smile. He loves to smile and he has the cutest laugh when you tickle him or if you moan at him. Benjamin is growing up so fast. He runs everywhere and gets into everything. He has been sleeping in a toddler bed for about a month now and he loves it. He is starting to put words together and he LOVES movies. He asks to watch a movie at least 20 times a day. I usually give in and let him watch one a day. He is so smart and he knows how to get what he wants. His new tactic is to say what he wants and then we usually repeat it and he says "ok" and makes it sound like it was our idea and he is agreeing with it. He is so sneaky. He also loves to be the center of attention and he does so many crazy cute things throughout the day that make me burst out laughing. We have so many awesome home videos that I'm sure will keep us entertained for forever. I feel so blessed because both of my children are just so happy and social, most of the time. Benjamin is really good at temper tantrums when he wants to be. Here are some pictures that I took over the last month.

watching a movie

My little artist. Kelton would be proud of some of this kids drawings.





Reading an instruction manual by using his finger to follow the words.

awww. Benjamin loves his little brother



it was snowing, not that you can tell. But he was bundled and ready.
playing piano
blow drying hair, just like mommy.
This is Benjamin's favorite game to play with Samson. Cover him one by one with all of his toys. Of course, this has to be supervised to avoid suffocation.
happy boy

Halloween

For Halloween this year we had a lot of good family fun. We went to gardner village to see the witch festival. The kids loved it, for the most part. It think some of the witches were scary cuz all of the older kids cried at one point. Afterwards we went home and had pizza and watched the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer. For trick or treating we went to the mall and took the kids to stores to get candy. Benjamin was such a good sport, I think we made it to all of the stores in the mall. He wouldn't say trick or treat because he usually had a sucker in his mouth but he would hold up his bucket for candy. I think he probably had like 4 suckers before we even left the mall, which is a big deal because he never gets candy. He loves loves loves monkeys so when he saw this costume in target he had to have it. Here are some pictures.

The banana wasn't planned or intentional he was just hungry and I happened to have one in the diaper bag. It sure looks cute though.