Little Farm

I decided to take PCS over to a farm to be "one with nature." We took some lettuce and celery to feed the animals while we were there. We saw some interesting things at the farm. First off, we saw this lonely chick....never mind that she is of a different color:

Sam said that the chick was by itself because it had been behaving badly. I think he is speaking as a man of experience.

We moved on to the cows. I feel like each of these cows was kinda smirking at me thinking, "Go ahead, lady, take our picture. We're here all day."



We then transitioned over to the coup where this angry turkey dominated:



And these poor ducks came over to us after said turkey was "gobbling" at them:

We saw some lazy pigs.....

A rooster...

And a beautiful stream....


There was a tractor on the farm so, of course, we took a picture. We also watched one of the hired hands take dirt back and forth across the farm for almost half an hour.


As a result of watching the tractor, this is what he looked like at the farm and once we got home:

Birthday Agenda -Part 3: The Pirate Health Survey

Pirate Captain Samuel had his 5 year check-up on Tuesday. He loves going to see Dr. Meier and Nurse Karen mostly because he gets to pee in a cup. He thinks it's hilarious. Although I have no funny stories about it like last year, I will say that he was much more mature in his responses to Dr. Meier. For example:

Dr. M: Sam, what's your address?
PCS: I live out at sea...hahaha (he answered for real afterward)

Dr. M: What's your phone number?
PCS: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8,9,10

Dr. M: What are your hobbies? What do you enjoy doing most?
PCS: Nothing...Um, actually, I don't do anything because I'm Smart Flint Goldensword.

Here is a shot of him at least year's check up:

And here he is at a proud 44 in. and 44lbs.:


And here is our requisite blood pressure shot with Nurse Karen:

We also discovered that Pirate Captain Samuel, aka: Smart Flint Goldensword, has perfect vision. Apparently, Smart Flint Goldensword knew this all along because he let all the nurses know that he can spot bad guys from "super far away."

Birthday Agenda-Part 2: A Sweet Ride

We got Mr. Big Stuff a big boy bike. The first video is of him riding around at his future school and the second one was when we surprised him with it.

Birthday Agenda: Part 1-Wake Up Surprise and Fielding Phone Calls

Pirate Captain Samuel had quite a busy day on his birthday. As such, I, his wonderful first mate, have divided up the agenda so that you, the blog reader, can enjoy the fun-filled day.

We began the morning with a special surprise...balloons in his room. He loved it.


After some fun with the balloons, it was time for some rest and relaxation by the window. Izzy decided to join her elder brother in this moment of contemplation:


It was good that the birthday boy got some rest because shortly after the above picture was taken, he had to begin fielding phone calls. It was quite a busy morning....




Izzy thought the birthday boy might be parched so she brought him some water. She must have known his throat was dry:

Landlubber Party

Landlubber: (nautical) A pejorative term for someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

We held a landlubber party for Pirate Captain Samuel (aka: Smart Flint Goldensword) and eight of his best pirate pals. In keeping with the pirate spirit, we followed some special pirate rules.

1. We signaled to all that only pirates were allowed to enter:


2. We decorated the house with festive pirate flair:



3. We hired Jeremy the Juggling Pirate for entertainment. He had to do his landlubber show inside the house instead of outside because of the rain. Apparently, Mother Nature thought it appropropriate to provide pirate weather and it rained like a sea storm in Marin but the we little pirates enjoyed it anyway....






4. We had a treasure map....


5. We made shields and swords out of balloons...Aarrrrrrrrr.....


6. We baked this pirate cake, complete with chocolate filling (just kidding):


7. We took the essential pirate family picture:


Some landlubbers are not prepared for landlubber parties...Here's is the oldest pirate in the house taking a nap:


And here is the youngest we little pirate with some pirate family members:





Pirate Captain Samuel had lots-o-loot and can't wait for his next birthday.