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Samantha is 11!

January 27, 2026

Samantha is ELEVEN!! She is joy and magic and pure delight!

From this precious baby girl (born on her due date at 1:04pm)…

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To this happy one year old….

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To this perfectly perfect two year old….

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To this lively three year old…

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To this sweet and sassy four year old!

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To this sunshiney five year old…

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To this bright light of a six year old….

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to this amazing seven year old…

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to this so so great eight year old…

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to feeling fine at nine…

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to a perfect 10…

to sent from heaven eleven!!

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Oh how I love this little girl! She is pure sunshine! It is SO fun to have a little girl, especially a little girl like Samantha.

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She is the girliest of girly girls and loves going to Sephora and doing her makeup and hair and picking out outfits and making sure her daily fit is just right! She dances all day and is currently obsessed with making Cover Star videos. They’re pretty cute! She loves to get her nails done and try out new skincare products. She’s definitely more knowledgeable about skincare than I am I think! ha!

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She might be girly but she’s uber competitive and sporty too. Cheer and tumble are her favorite along with soccer. She goes to cheer prep and tumble three times a week and plays Academy soccer. She hates to lose and is brings the hustle to both sports every time. You can always count on Samantha to give it her all – and to be pretty upset if she loses! I love her competitive spirit – she’s got grit and determination!

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She spends a lot of time on her ipad making videos, learning dances, and chatting with her friends. She’s super social and has the sweetest group of best buddies. Samantha really does a good job of staying out of the drama and I am so proud of how she handles herself and the friends she has chosen to spend most of her time with. I love nothing more than to hear them all giggling together!

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She makes a Starbucks request pretty much every day! She still loves mac and cheese the most.

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She doesn’t know how lucky she is to have her brothers – and some days she definitely wishes they’d go away! ha! They pick and fight and she can yell at them like no other, but they are quite the trio and I am so thankful they have each other. She tolerates them – as long as they stay out of her room!

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I am still her favorite person for now and I am soaking it up. She’s growing up so fast but still has some little girl in her and I wish I could freeze time. We recently went on a birthday shopping spree and it was the most fun. She has always been my dream come true and she is even better than I could have imagined.

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Favorite book? War Games
Favorite TV show? Bake Squad
Favorite movie? Bring It On
Favorite color? Lavender
Favorite song? Life of a Showgirl
Favorite number? 9
Favorite restaurant? Bottega
Favorite thing to eat? Mac and cheese
Favorite friend? Frances, Jane, Emma, Violet
Favorite toy? Ipad
Favorite animal? puppy
Favorite dessert? chocolate chip cookies
Favorite sport? cheer
What do you want to be when you grow up? Interior Designer / mom

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I love her so much and can’t believe I get to watch her grow up. What a privilege!

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Happy birthday Samantha! We love you!!

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Celebrating!

January 23, 2026

We’re doing a little early celebrating on our almost 11 year old tonight and she can’t wait! Though I think the most fun came last weekend when we went on a little pre-birthday shopping spree…

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She had the most fun…and did not like it when I told her she had to wait until her actual birthday to get all the stuff she picked out! ha! Patience is a virtue.

Make it a great weekend!

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Birthday

December 5, 2025

Thinking of my dad a little more (if that’s even possible) this weekend on his 75th birthday. I wish I could tell him all about Maxwell’s deer. He wasn’t a deer hunter but he would occasionally hunt birds and I know he would have been impressed with my sharp shooter! I wish I could be discussing Maxwell’s upcoming Eagle project with him. It is so up his alley and, man, how do I wish he was here to help Maxwell build it. I wish I could tell him how well Spencer has handled the junior high this year. I would tell him how proud of I am of him for having the best football season ever but how I’m even more proud of how he handled the disappointment of basketball tryouts and I know he’d agree. I wish he could just see Samantha and how magical she is and see how much I delight in having a little girl. He knew how much I reeeeeally wanted a girl. Especially a girly girl like her who is also uber competitive like me. I wish I could tell him about how all three definitely use their best judgment…most of the time. I wish he could be with GJ on her all of her travel adventures and daily steps and determination to thrive even when life is hard. I wish I could tell him Happy Birthday and give him a big hug.

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I wish I could tell him all these things but I also think he already knows.

Happy Birthday Daddy. We love you and we miss you. Now I’m going to go listen to some Andy Williams in your honor because it is “the most wonderful time of the year!”

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Bama birthday!

October 21, 2025

Robert went all out and got awesome tickets for the Bama TN game on Spencer’s birthday. No better place to celebrate 13 than in T-town cheering on the Tide! Before they left we had a birthday lunch and opened presents…

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The boys then headed to Tuscaloosa with some friends that had gotten a driver – which was super nice because it was a night game and a very late return!

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They got there way before kickoff so had lots of time to pre-game. I’m really glad Maxwell was there to force this birthday picture!!

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They also made it to the President’s mansion…

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and generally lived it up on campus…

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even getting a ride and police escort to the stadium…

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Thankfully the actual game lived up to the pre-game!! Amazing seats, a pick six, and a big Bama win!

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Spencer said it was his favorite live sporting event he’s ever been to! Now THAT is a good 13th birthday! Roll Tide!

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Celebrating 13!

October 20, 2025

We had a great weekend celebrating our new teenager! He had a little party on Friday night…a few friends came over to watch football, eat wings, and play on the new ping pong table! GJ and I had been working hard the past few weeks to get her backhouse all set up and now it’s a really cool hang out area for the kids!

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Spencer had quite a crew…

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and they ate plenty of Waldo’s wings…

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and Spencer made a wish on some brownies!

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It was a really fun night…and we only had one minor run-in with the police. Wish I was kidding but, nope!

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The boys were playing hide and seek in front of the school. The cop saw them all running around with flashlights and thought maybe someone was up to no good so he stopped them. Once I went outside and the cop saw they were not doing anything wrong and had adult supervision all was fine. But, it sure made for some excitement and a good story!!

Happy birthday Spencey!

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