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samuel fulton is nine!

celebrations, kids, samuel

another one growing too fast! dude you are nine!! how did that happen?!

samuel, you have the biggest heart and sometimes the deepest thoughts. you recently told us one of your best friends could never be replaced, “he’s one of a kind” you said. you still request ketchup for most of our meals. you choose pb and j over anything else most of the time, unless it’s chicken nuggets. you amaze me with your comprehension skills when reading through your history lessons. you love creating competitions for you and your cousins next get together. you l o v e creating things from anything. if there a piece of anything laying around you quickly ask… ” can i have it? ” with a grin. you l o v e so hard and you are such a good person to ask for prayers from. you will stick to your word and always keep that person in prayer. it really is a beautiful gift you give. we are so incredibly blessed to be your parents. happy birthday samuel fulton. you, sweet boy, are one of a kind.

xxoo

surprise, surprise!

celebrations, cousins, kids, samuel, weekend in pictures

our fall birthday bash for the boys turned into a weekend surprise for them instead.

we took a road trip to take the boys to see dude perfect with their cousins in oklahoma. i’m not sure who had more fun, the boys or us mamas. it was so much fun. we would do it all over again if we could. the smile on these sweet boys faces just made me melt. the little girls were in heaven just playing together at the house. icing on the cake for maximilian was hanging out with the college kids in dallas not only on the way up to oklahoma but also on the way back home. this pregnant mama couldnt make the long drive home 😬

i love watching your relationships with your cousins get stronger and stronger. you kids are so blessed to have them.

school days . . .

firsts, kids, samuel

a new school year has started. we have a fifth grader, third grader and first grader. you can count maximilian as teachers distraction … aka helper.

excited to start this new year. jack you have become more and more self sufficient, samuel is still mastering it but enjoys memorizing his poems 🙂 anna kate it’s your first year and you are excited about it all, mostly meeting new friends. maximilian doesn’t bat an eye when we leave them on campus, he’s happy to do his own thing, mostly play with playdough endlessly.

xxoo

keeping up …

dada, firsts, kids, phone pics, samuel, sister

so yes, i have been drafting posts for a while until i had all the photos working … now mama updated her phone and i feel like i can almost catch up!

anna kate, sweet girl, had her first atrium today. we are making a drive to make it work on our fridays but this mama loves this program to much to miss out on it. afterwards we celebrated with sonic. maximilian recognizes a red straw and it’s kind of scary… hes not even nine months yet.

xxoo

samuel fulton

four, samuel

you are getting so big so fast.  our baby boy!  you have always kept up with jack and it seems more apparent these days just how “you” you are.  you love using your imagination and playing games.  you love getting messy without even meaning to.  you are always thinking.  you can be very caring at the best times.  deep down i think you really do always think of others first.   you are shy to try new things and very proud of yourself once you do it.  we love who you are samuel.  you are one awesome kid.  now stop growing up so fast please!!

xxoo