Happy 3rd Birthday Sam

Dearest Sam,
Happy 3rd Birthday. This year has been so much fun. Shortly after your second birthday, you started to get really good at talking. I mean REALLY good at it! You started talking well and never stopped. This year you have literally talked…all…year…long. At times it can be a bit much, but it has been so much fun hearing what you have to say. You are smart, and sometimes you talk like someone twice your age. You have the best imagination ever and the best sense of humor.
This year has been the first for many things such as going to your first Braves game and having your first ER visit. This year you also started school at Calvary every Tuesday and Thursday morning. Your teachers are Mrs. Nancy and Miss Holly. You LOVE them. They are seriously, probably the best preschool teachers anyone could ever have. They have taught you so much this year. They tell me you are such a good boy at school. You follow directions and you are very kind to all your friends. Your best friends in school are Lara and Andrew. They both came to your party today. Starting preschool was rough in the beginning. You cried every day when I dropped you off until December. Then one day you decided you were going to be a big boy and walk in without crying. And that was that. You did the same with potty training. I tried to potty train you 2 times before you decided you wanted to. Once you decided you wanted to be a big boy, you got pretty good at it.
One thing you like me to do at night is tell you a story about Albert, a blue plane. I am not very creative, so it is hard for me to come up with stories for you, but when I do, you smile the entire time. It is so sweet. You have an amazing imagination and you love to paint and ride your scooter. You are even a bit out of control on your scooter according to Mattox. You are tough as nails. If you fall, you don't cry. You just get back up and start again.
Sam, this year has been so much fun. I have really gotten to see you become your own little person. I love what I am seeing. You are smart and hilarious. You make me laugh constantly. You are strong, but you are also very sensitive with babies and animals. You are very go with the flow, and you don't throw many fits. I couldn't ask for a better son. I love you with all I have.

Love always,
Your Mom