Happy 3rd Birthday, Samuel!

Our sweet little Sammy J. turns three years old today! I remember so vividly the events of that snowy day three short years ago... I'll spare the details, but suffice it to say, our whopping nine pound Sammy was the easiest delivery of them all! Sammy was a big, FAT baby who loved his binkies. Wait a minute--he's still a binky boy! We thought he had kicked the habit, but as soon as Zachary started crawling and dropping his "num-nums" everywhere, Sammy the Swiper fell off his wagon. Steve says we need to get him on a twelve step program...

Wednesday birthdays are not a lot of fun, so we celebrated on Sunday. Samuel's family and godparents came over and we had a decorate-your-own-cupcake party. It was loads of fun, and the best part? I didn't have to frost a cake! We felt so blessed that Samuel's godfather, John, was able to be here with us this year. As some of you know, John had a terrible accident last April and suffered a near-fatal brain injury. With many prayers, John made an incredible recovery and continues to recuperate from his injuries.

We love you, Sammy! You're turning into such a little man!


Well, if we're serving cupcakes, someone has to test the batter...


Zachy does the dishes while Sammy and Mommy bake!


Showing you "3" takes major coordination in the finger department!


All the goodies, waiting to be decorated



Sammy's godfather knows a thing or two about buttercream frosting...


Blowing out the candles on the cupcake Samuel decorated!


Let the festivities begin!


Cousin Caroline is awfully proud of her creation


Cousin Julianne, deep in concentration...


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  1. The Carter'sJanuary 20, 2010 at 8:59 PM

    I came across your blog from someone else's...no idea, I just click away sometimes, but I was excited to see little Zachy's face! I read his carepage, and have been thinking about him lately. My son, Derrick, has a single ventricle and just had the Bidirectional Glenn done Monday. I remember reading about Zachy while he was going through the same surgery not all that long ago and was wondering how he was doing...and it looks like GREAT! I'm so glad!

    Your boys are adorable!

    Big heart hugs and prayers,
    Shannon Carter
    www.carolinacarters.blogspot.com

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