Happy 4th Birthday, Samantha!

On Wednesday Sam turned 4!

We love love our Sam and all that she adds to our family! She was such a great sport with her birthday! We watched kids during the day and then had a baseball game for Drew after school. We rushed home to eat dinner and eat her birthday cupcakes. 

Since Vaughn was out of town and our life was crazy, she got this sad excuse for a birthday cake. I know it looks awful and I know it doesn't even begin to show how much I love her, but it was honestly the best I could do with the time and energy that I had. It makes me sad to see how pathetic it was!!

She didn't seem to mind too much, so that made me feel a teeny tiny bit ok with the poor excuse of a cake!!

While we ate dinner and cupcakes, we had Vaughn on FaceTime! He was working on homework in Idaho Falls and so it helped us feel like he was there with us...if only a little bit!

I took the following pictures of Sam and Vaughn during their conversation. It warms my heart to see her so happy talking with her dad! She is a HUGE daddy's girl!!

Sam is truly a loving person! 

She is so sweet and most of the time tender with her little brother! 

Sam has been doing so well with her speaking. She is using such big words and pronouncing them better and better every day! She truly has made leaps and bounds with improvement! 

We are so happy that we can have her sweet spirit in our home and see her learn and grow! Our family would definitely not be the same without her!