Sam drew this picture of himself with his grandparents. Sampa is the tall one because, according to Sam, “Sampa is just a little taller than me”

I enrolled Sam in a sports sampler class through the community center this summer. Each week they focus on a different sport–soccer, football, t-ball (which Sam calls coffee-ball), and basketball. I was having trouble imagining what football day would look like, but it turned out to be really fun! The kids learned how to hold a football and ran through an obstacle course. They also kicked and threw the ball. Here’s Sam showing off what he learned:

Sam is finally making use of the shark costume he abandoned at the last minute last Halloween.  Here he is, swimming in the water (the blue blanket) on his bed: