A new perspective

miles with grumpy

I did this last year and the answers had a lot to do with pirates. It's fun to see how Miles thinks now.

1. What is something that mama always says to you? Be nice

2. What makes mama happy? When we listen to our moms

3. What makes mama sad? To hit

4. How does mama make you laugh? Tickle

5. What was mama like when she was little? a baby in my grandma's tummy

6. How old is mama? 4???

7. How tall is mama? like, this big (and he stood on the couch and put his arm up over his head)

8. What is mama's favorite thing to do? To smile (it's my favorite :D)

9. What does mama do when you're not here? cry

10. If mama becomes famous, what will it be for? Putting someone on time out...what does famous mean?

11. What is mama really good at? Good in cooking

12. What does mama not do? Not lean on stuff (he just opened his movie drawer which he is notorious for leaning on)

13. What is mama's job? To be nice

14. What is mama's favorite food? Steak (there was no hesitation with this answer but i don't think he's every really known me to eat steak although I do love it)

15. What makes mama so proud? When you're "kindful"

16. If your mama were a cartoon character, who would she be? i don't know...Sleeping Beauty?

17. What do you and mama do together? We watch a movie

18. How are you and mama the same? Laughing

19. How are you and mama different? You're a girl and I'm a boy

20. How do you know mama loves you? Cause you hug me and kiss me

the ABC's of things I love

A Arrested development
B Belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
C California Adventure & DISNEYLAND
D Dr Pepper
E Emily, she's pretty bomb
F Frank's Red Hot. i love it, but not as much as Emily & my mom love it.
G Green- it's a great color
H the Hot Tub-i am definitely japanese
I Ice-cream of the Haagen Daas variety
J Joel, of course!
K my King size bed
L being a LaClaire. i love this family!
M MILES (my first born)
N Nursing my babies
O Opening presents and/or watching people Open the present I picked out for them
P Photography, Pictures, Portraits
Q Quiet time
R Ramen Noodles. during any given week i've eaten them at least once. maruchan NOT top ramen.
S Singing
T having Twins. seriously, it's fun
U cute Umbrellas. true story: when i was little i had this purple umbrella with my name on it and i was in love with it. cut to 25 years later, miles loves his umbrella maybe even more!
V Victory, sweet victory...i just love it when i win
W Wednesdays. I was born and baptized on a Wednesday. I tried 3 times to get married/sealed on a Wednesday. All 3 times it was a no go.
X eXams that include getting my teeth cleaned. i am the 1% who love going to the dentist
Y a Young looking mother. Seriously, it means a lot to me :D
Z Zooey Deschanel. she's one of my faves.

3 generations of Sampsons visit the temple

i like this picture cause it looks like scarlett is telling isaac something and it looks like he is listening. :D

temples and a side note to mommies

campinas brazil above, fukuoka japan below
This morning President Monson announced the building of 5 new temples: Brigham City Utah, Asuncion Chile, Fortaleza Brazil, Fort Lauderdale Florida and Sapporo Japan. I felt especially touched because both Joel and Eddie served their missions in one of these locations. Joel in Fortaleza and Eddie in Sapporo. Miles and I have been talking a lot about missions and immediately I wanted to tell him that because of the missionary work that his daddy and Landyn's daddy participated in, there are now enough members and a need for temples in those two areas. I am so proud to be a member of this wonderful Church and feel such gratitude for the examples that these men have set for our children. Joel was so excited to hear of the new temple and I know it is because he truly loves the people of Fortaleza Brazil. And Eddie expressed that his family has a goal to travel to Sapporo for the temple dedication. Depending on how long it takes to erect the temple in Japan, Miles might be old enough to attend the dedication as well. That would be such an amazing experience for him. :D





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