Sam I am

This is for those of you who are needing a "Samuel fix".

It's a little harder capturing photos of him because he's "over it" when I bring out my camera. "Yea – seen that thing before, not gonna perform, thanks". But, every once in a while, I'll catch the genuine stuff – usually when he's laughing or grinning.

He LOVES to take showers. Derek got him started on that because he thinks it's faster and easier to throw all three boys in the shower. All you have to do is say the word and he runs to our bathroom and points at the shower door. And, according to some sick Smith ritual, all the boys in the house have to weigh themselves before getting in the shower (thankfully I am excluded from having to participate). And Samuel is no exception…he knows the routine!

I have realized the last couple of weeks that it is going to take effort and planning on my part to make sure I do fun things with Samuel. He's always just tagged along as we did things with the other boys. With them in school, I find myself having to think about playing and doing things with him. It sounds pathetic, I realize, but I think it is the natural plight of the third child. Plus, he's finally at the age where he needs and demands fun things. Today I took him to the park. It was cloudy and SO humid, but we had fun playing.

He's looking for me.