Hello World

I'm a Big Bro

2011-12-31T06:07:00.001-08:00

Hello World,

As you can see, I'm officially a big brother. Seth Alsabyerdiese Hinsey was born on Dec. 30 at 3:49 p.m. weighing in at a whopping 8 lbs. 15 oz. He's already got me hooked. I don't know if he looks like me yet though. Anyway, since this little guy has decided to invade my space, I guess I have to begin learning to share. With that said, I've created a new blog at http://sammieandseth.blogspot.com. You can keep up with the rest of our story there. I'll leave this page up for a little while, but I'll probably take it down after a while. Ta-Ta for now.

Fun at the pool

2011-07-07T16:18:00.000-07:00

I'm Three

2011-05-29T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

Can you believe it's already been three years since I entered this world, and you first met me. I turned three on Friday, and I love it. No more baby games for me, I'm a big boy now. I had soo much fun at my party and got lots of presents from lots of great people. It would take too long for me to name all of them, but they know who they are and I just want to say thanks. I loved the bouncy house that mommy and daddy got for me. The only bad part was that it went away today. They didn't tell me that it was only a rental and didn't get to stay in the back yard forever. Oh well, I'm sure I'll find something to do with all the new toys I got.

The best present of all though, is my new kitty. His name is Sisco. He's pretty neat, but he likes to scratch me. Daddy said we can get his scales (mommy says they are claws but I prefer to call them scales), removed in a few weeks so he doesn't tear the house a part. He's already ripped up some of her curtains. Bad Sisco. Jay, my big kitty, is finally getting used to him being around. When we first brought him home, Jay didn't like him at all, but now Sisco runs the show. I think Jay is just happy to have someone that looks like him to play with.

Anyway, I'm interested to see what life as a three year old has in store. I'm pretty independent now so I guess the sky is the limit. There is sooo much out there to learn and not enough time in the day to learn it all, but I can assure you that I'll try to get it all in as soon as I can. That is, however, only if mommy and daddy can keep up with me. I haven't quite mastered the driving thing yet, but I'm well on my way. I only crashed my jeep three times this past week. I think I may have to wait a little longer on that one, but the new bike Bun Bun got me should keep me occupied until then. But even with those training wheels, it's still pretty tough. Anyway, talk to you guys later and hope you enjoy the pictures from my party down below. TTYL.

Suffer the Little Children to Come Unto Me

2011-02-24T14:38:00.000-08:00

Mark 10:13- 16 (King James Version) - "13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them."

Dear God,

I'm sooooo sorry I've been away from the blog for so long. Between daycare and learning how to master the Nintendo Wii, I haven't had much time to update everyone on how life has been as a two year old. I've heard people say that being two is "terrible", but I think it's been the best year of my life. No more poopy diapers. I get to eat chocolate and ice cream a lot more. And no more crib. I can get out of my bed whenever I want. Anyway, Daddy says that now that JBU's basketball season is almost over, he'll help me keep everyone updated on my life in Arkansas more often. So I hope everyone is looking forward to more updates. In Jesus' name I pray. AAAMEN.

13 feet to the bottom - don't look down.

2010-09-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

Today was the first time I got to jump off a diving board. I was kind of scared at first, but mommy and daddy did it so I had to do it. Mommy is way better at diving that daddy is. Mommy looked graceful when she did it, and let's just say daddy didn't. It was really fun. Mommy and daddy said we are going to have to make it a Sunday event. I'm looking forward to it.

Sammie Two Year Old Pics

2010-08-23T18:29:00.000-07:00

And the Show Went On!!!

2010-07-31T20:16:00.001-07:00

Daddy is nuts!!! That's all I have to say about this one!

It's A Hard Knock Life

2010-07-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

Man guys summer is almost gone. Can you believe it? Pretty soon my days of playing golf and hanging out at the pool will be over. But that just means that Christmas is right around the corner. I can't wait for all the goodies that come along with Christmas and the SNOWWW! Well a few more days and mommy goes back to work, which means no more getting out of daycare early for me. Oh well, all good things must come to an end.

Junkanoo Rush

2010-07-25T17:11:00.000-07:00

Today Daddy decided to help me get culturized to Junkanoo. For all my non-Bahamian viewers out there, it's a Bahamian Christmas and New Year's party where people dress in costumes and dance to the beat of goat skin drums, cowbells, trumpets, and whistles. Daddy and mommy and grammie and granddaddy went to the New Year's parade when mommywas between 4-5 months pregnant with me. I can still remember hearing the music and feeling the vibrations from the drums and trumpets. It was great. Anyway, daddy and I couldn't find goat skin drums or cowbells so we had to improvise. I love this stuff. 242 all the way.

It's Pool Time

2010-06-23T18:19:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

Ever since I got back from Nassau, I've been in love with the water. Unfortunately, we don't have any beaches up here so I have to just make due with the pool. What a tough life. Me and daddy go to the pool almost everyday. I used to be scared to get my face wet, but now I realize it's so much fun to put my head under water. Everything looks so neat down there. I like when daddy puts those weird looking glasses on and goes underneath the water with me. He looks goofy in those things. He said that one day I'll get to wear them too. I hope they have something else invented by then though. Anyway, daddy even lets me jump in, but I have to have my floaties on. The other day I decided NOT to heed his fatherly advice and jump in without my floaties. Guess what - I did not float. I was able to stay on the top by kicking my feet, but I got tired after a while and started to go down. Daddy quickly came to my rescue though. He's the man. Anyway, by next summer I hope I won't need those floaties anymore. Maybe then daddy will let me do a front flip off his shoulders. Oh one more thing, I got rid of my "BABY" (the pacifer) this week. Mommy was out of town at a conference so daddy decided it was time for me to put away childish things and man up. So when daddy put me down for my night time siesta, he told me that I was a big boy and didn't need BABY anymore. It was tough I tell ya - TUFF. But after a little "sole" searching (kicking my crib) I survived and finally fell asleep. I knew I could do it. Well, take care guys. It's mommy's time to put me down tonight. Maybe I can sucker her into giving me BABY. hehehe.

Future Major Leaguer???

2010-05-31T18:49:00.000-07:00

And he only just turned two years old. The second one was a bad pitch by mommy :)

I'm Two

2010-05-31T18:18:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Since the last time we spoke so much has happened. I met my Goddie Kendy, and I went to the Bahamas with my daddy and then came back and turned two years old. This past weekend we went to Tulsa to spend time with Gabriella and Nichy and Morgan. She's two too. "Two too" (hahaha that's sounds funny). Being two is so much fun. Someone said that it was terrible, but I don't think it's terrible at all. It's great. In Nassau I swam in the ocean two times. The water was sooo pretty. I also had an early birthday party with all my cousins. That was a lot of fun. I got a nice tan while I was down there, but boy was it hot. In Tulsa, we went to the zoo and got to see lots of animals. My favorite was the monkey even though I was scared of it. They're too fast. Well back to the grind tomorrow. I have to go to work in the morning. Now that I'm two, I have responsibilities at daycare, like picking up the toys and practicing my numbers and ABC's. Still working on this potty training thing too. It has it's pros and cons. Hope you guys are doing great. Enjoy the pics.

Easter Pics

2010-05-04T06:59:00.000-07:00

Long Time - No See

2010-05-03T07:59:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Sorry I've been away for so long. Things have been crazy. Time has been flying by. This growing up thing is nuts. There is so much to learn. Since the last time we spoke, I've learned that my name is Sammie. I've also learned my colors, and I've learned how to con mommy and daddy into giving me what I want, but I still have yet to master the great white throne. Sometimes I make it and sometimes I don't. Oh well, I guess that's why God created diapers. Well now that daddy is getting ready to go on summer vacation, he said he'll help me keep the blog updated. I tried to do it by myself but I don't know how to spell yet so that created somewhat of a problem. Well, come back when you have a chance. We have lots to talk about. Later.

More of the White Stuff

2010-01-31T08:24:00.001-08:00

So we got more snow on Friday. It was great. Everything was white. Me and mommy made snow angels and daddy and I tried to make a snowman, but daddy said the snow wasn't wet enough. It seemed really wet to me. Oh well. That snow stuff is really yummy. Mommy let me eat it but she said to be careful not to eat any yellow snow. Don't know what that means either but I made sure not to do it. I think we are going to try to make vanilla snow ice cream today and make another attempt at the snow man. Anyway, I'm headed outdoors. Talk to you later. Hey daddy, WAIT FOR ME!!!!!

Christmas Recap

2010-01-31T08:07:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

I just finished recuperating from the holidays and thought I'd share. I had a great time. I got to spend time with my Grammie and Grandaddy from Nassau. They flew up here with my Auntie Laurie and my Uncle Dorrie and Aunt Janice drove from Cincinnati with my cousins Alex and Dyson.

We had soo much fun. We played lots of games and other than me and Dyson fighting over Buzz Lightyear and Elmo everything was great. I ate so much good food. I can't wait to go back to the Bahamas.

We all got lots of presents and played the Wii. I love that thing. It's addicting.

Grammie also celebrated her birthday on Christmas Eve. She was soo happy she started to cry.

It even snowed for Christmas day. What more can you ask for. Family, food, toys, and snow. I hope every Christmas is this much fun.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-15T07:30:00.001-08:00

The Perfect Form

2009-11-08T14:46:00.000-08:00

We went to Chuck E. Cheese's yesterday and I got to shoot some hoops. Check out the form. I learned that from my mommy. Daddy says it's from him but ask him who won the last game of HORSE between him and mommy! hehehe. As easy as putting your hand in the cookie jar.

Bye bye leaves

2009-11-08T14:30:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody,

So all the leaves decided to disappear of the trees and magically reappear on the ground. That's pretty neat. The only thing is that once all the leaves reappeared on the ground, they decided to stay there and not magically reappear in the trash bag. Daddy said that the leaves need to work on their magic tricks. Since they haven't quite mastered that art yet, it meant that Jay and I had the task of raking up all the leaves and putting them in the trash bags ourselves. These parents are starting me off early. Isn't child labor a crime. Mommy said hard work builds character. But I say all work and no play makes for a boring life, so of course we had to have to some fun along the way. Enjoy the pics.

17 Months Old

2009-11-01T13:58:00.001-08:00

Hey guys,

I just turned 17 months old last week. My - time is flying. A lot has happened since we last spoke two months ago. The most obvious is that I've gotten older of course. A few weeks ago we had a group of about 10 college students from Nassau over to the house and we threw down Bahamian style. Like daddy says, it was time to mash. We played dominoes and monopoly and ate peas n' rice, fried chicken, baked chicken, ribs, colesaw, macaroni, potatoe salad, beets, brownies, coconut creame pie, and a number one Bahamian speciality - Cool Aid. It was great. I never had so much fun in my life. We were dancing to junkanoo and listening to reggae. That's some pretty cool music if I do say so myself. I love my island roots.

I also learned how to do situps by helping daddy work on his abs. My dad is such a stud. Well at least he thinks he is, but both he and I know who the real boss in the house is. That's right it's starts with an M and end with a Y, MY MOMMY. I love that lady sooooo much. I don't know what I'd do without her. Daddy is cool and all, but mommy is just mommy. She dressed me up for Halloween and we went trick or treating last night. I got lots of candy. But I couldn't eat all of it. Guess what I was for Halloween. A COW!!! Last year a duck, this year a cow. What's next? I guess next year, I'll at least get promoted to Old McDonald.

Anyway, mommy and daddy have been working hard over the past few months, and we've all been fighting sinus infections. So we've all been really tired. I also got my first flu shot. I hope it works because I've heard horror stories about the flu.

Anyway, daddy said Mar (my greatgrandmother) was in the hospital last week so wants everyone to pray for her so that she'll get better so I can go to the Bahamas and see her again. I like Mar. Daddy says i look like her. I think he may be right.

Well tata for now and enjoy the pics. I love BROWNIES.

15 months old

2009-09-13T07:28:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Sorry I've been away so long. Between starting a new daycare, mommy getting a new job, and daddy's fall sports getting underway, things have been crazy. But I'm finally back and ready to update you guys on how things have been.

Starting my new daycare was so traumatic. I didn't like it one bit. I went from hanging out with mommy and daddy all summer to having to meet all these strange people that I never saw before. It took me a little bit of getting used to, but it's much better now. I love my daycare. I have lots of new friends and my teachers are nice.

I've also learned how to drive. Daddy took me out on the riding mower. He was nervous because he didn't want anything to happen to me so he put it in the slowest speed. I looked down and saw a snail and it was going faster than we were. How boring was that. At this rate, we won't get to speed five until I'm 30. He kept mentioning something about Uncle Dorrie letting him drive grandaddy's car when he was in the third grade. He said it wasn't a great experience.

Anyway, life is pretty good. I'm learning lots of new words and I'm now getting haircuts. I like them. Especially when daddy runs the small lawn mower thingee over my head. It's just like cutting the grass except it doesn't have wheels.

I'll try to keep everyone updated on how life progresses. TA-TA for now. Peace.

Trip to Michigan

2009-07-18T18:22:00.000-07:00

Going Back to the Islands

2009-06-22T08:47:00.001-07:00

Hey crew,

We're back. The Bahamas was great. I'm officially an island boy now. I had so much fun and got to meet so many new family members. I really don't have any family close to Arkansas except for Bun Bun and Grandpa Mac who live an hour away in Oklahoma; so it was cool getting to meet all my cousins, uncles, aunts, and my great grandmother, Mar. Everyone says I look like her. We are the same complexion.

I also got to go to Andros (that's were my grandaddy was born) and swim in the ocean. It was really salty, but I loved it. Mommy and daddy walked down to the beach one day and decided to let me take a swim even though I didn't have any swim trunks. So they stripped me down to my birthday suit and let me have at it. It was great. Now I see why daddy refuses to go swimming in a lake. The water was crystal clear.

I also got to see where my great grandparents on my grandaddy's side are buried.

When we got back from Andros I got christened at my grandaddy's church. It was really neat when he annointed my head with oil. I also got to hang out with several of my Godparents. After church we all went out to celebrate my christening and then mommy and daddy went to stay at the hotel Atlantis for two days while I stayed with my Grammie Jessie and Auntie Lauriette and cousins Aalaiyah and Anaiyah. But they didn't leave me completely out of the fun. I got to go spend a day at the hotel with them. Atlantis was really cool. They had a special kiddie pool made just for me. I could walk around and even got to go down a few slides.

Anyway, long story short, we had a great time. I can't wait to go back and eat some more conch salad. That stuff is really good man.

Also, I heard that we'll be a taking another trip shortly to go visit Uncle Dorrie and his crew in Cincinnati and my Grandma Mary Anne up in Michigan. More family - I love it! I'll add some pics when we return.

BTW - if you want to check out my pics from the Bahamas they are down below. Enjoy!

Family Photos June 09

2009-06-22T08:34:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

Check out our family photos down below. The photographer's name is Joshua Adams and he's a photography and graphic design student at daddy's work. He needed to practice so daddy graciously volunteered our family. It was a win win situation. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday to Me

2009-05-31T07:49:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

I'm officially a one year old. I had a great party yesterday and got so many great gifts. Ms. Blaire even showed up and took some great photos. You can see those at the bottom of the page. She's a great photographer. If anyone wants great shots taken she's the one you should hire. You can check out her website at http://www.bperryphotography.com/ and I also have her blog listed under my blog list down below.

Thanks everyone for showing up and helping me and mommy and daddy celebrate. We all had such a great time. I can't wait to see what the second year of my life has in store for me. I'm pretty sure it will be even more exciting than the first. Stay tuned because the fun is just getting started.

Seven Days and Counting

2009-05-20T15:18:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone,

The countdown is on. Seven days and I'll officially be a man. My 1st birthday is next week Wednesday, but I won't have a party until the 30th. Getting older is really cool. I get to do so many more things. I went swimming with daddy last week. I had a blast. Daddy didn't have much fun though. The water was pretty cold and he had to hold me the entire time which meant his lower body was in the water while his upper body was above water. You should have seen him. His lips were shaking. Mommy was smart. She didn't get in. She made daddy do it. Anyway, at least I had fun! I can't wait until I can swim on my own. Maybe when I get to Nassau I'll be able to do it on my own in the ocean. Daddy says that everyone is going to love me. We are going there in June. I'll get to meet my great grandmother for the first time. Daddy spoke to her on Mother's Day and she said that she can't wait. Maybe she'll take her teeth out and let me play with them. I wish I had fake teeth. These little suckers hurt when they come in. I have a couple more getting ready to push there way out in the back and I'm not pleased about it one bit. It's definitely hindering my eating process. Anyway, I'll hit you guys back next week after the party and let you know how it went.

Reading the Sunday Paper

2009-04-21T09:20:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

I was at Bun Bun and Grandpa Mac's house for Easter, and Grandpa Mac taught me how to read the newspaper. He's not computer savvy so he doesn't know about this new invention called the internet and says that anything he needs to find out about the world he can find out from his daily newspaper. Well I decided to see if that was true. As you can see, I really didn't learn much, but boy did I have one heck of a time. That's the most fun I've had in 11 months. Anyway, word of advice to any of you paper delivery guys out there. If it is raining and you have to deliver a paper, just make sure you get the paper on the driveway and not in the gutter. If people care about their papers as much as Grandpa Mac does then they won't be very happy with you. Let's just say it was pretty funny to see how grumpy he was on Easter morning with a wet newspaper. Hehehe.

Babyproofed

2009-03-24T07:26:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Sorry, I've been away so long but I've been a really mischievous young man lately. I'm into everything man. I've got to admit it, there's just too much out there that I don't know about and I want to figure things out. Like whats in that cabinet below mommy's sink? Or what's in the cabinet in the kitchen? Mommy and daddy always get to go in there so I figured I get to go in there too. Anyway, daddy didn't like that idea too much so he babyproofed everything.

Now I can't get into anything. So I decided that if they wanted to hold a young baby down then I'd begin throwing baby fits. Once again daddy and mommy didn't like that idea too much, so I've been introduced to three things.

The first is called the spank. This is when mommy or daddy tells me not to do something, but I proceed to do it anyway. After I proceed to do it, it is then followed by daddy's hand tapping my hand or in some instances my bottom while saying NO. This is then proceeded by me inhaling all the air I can and then holding it in for about a minute and then I let it all out with the loudest scream ever created by a human being. That'll show them to spank me again.

The second is called "timeout". Once again this is when I want to do something that mommy says isn't nice such as hitting, slapping, and throwing food, and when she says no and I still proceed to do it even after the spank doesn't work, then we proceed to timeout. This is where I get put in my crib or sat against the wall for about a minute until I decide to stop throwing a fit. Timeout isn't too bad. Usually mommy doesn't make me wait the full minute. I usually get to leave after about 15 seconds and then I'm back off to playin with my toys.

The third is Officer Kevin. He's a police officer that's a friend of mommy and daddy's. As you can see he likes me too much to administer any type of punishment so I'm not too worried about their third option. Can you say wrapped around my finger. hehe!

So that's what I've been up to for the last two months. Oh, I'm also really fast at crawling and when I pull up on things I can let go and can stand up all by myself. Pretty soon I'll be running all over the place. I can't wait! Oh, I also now have 8 teeth. Man am I getting old!

Ewwwww Snow!

2009-02-01T18:39:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

Last week was great. I got to spend four days at home with mommy because we had an ice storm. It was so cool to see all the snow and ice everywhere. I even got to go outside and play in it. It was sooo cold. I tried to put some in my mouth but that eagle eye of a mommy that I have doesn't miss a lick.

I also started pulling up this week. I've gatta say being mobile is great. Mommy and daddy can't keep up with me. I'm into everything. Jay and Smoke don't like it very much though because I chase them all over the house. I just want to play. Anyway, maybe the next time we talk we may have another snow storm and then daddy will take me outside. I'm almost positive I'll have a mouthful of snow then.

Hasta luego compadres! (Daddy's been watching Univision. His goal is to learn Spanish before he turns 40!)

Too Cool for Words!

2009-02-01T18:36:00.000-08:00

And that's all I have to say about that one!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2009-01-05T11:26:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. Man the last two weeks have been crazy. I celebrated my first Christmas. It was so much fun. Daddy said that I didn't even care about the actual gifts only the paper. I love wrapping paper. It taste soo good. We spent Christmas at Bun Bun's house and then we came home. And then we went to Norman, Okla. to spend New Years with GG, Morgan, and Nichy. We had lots of fun. GG is pretty fast though. I can't keep up with her. I even got to bring in the New Year with everyone. That's only because daddy decided to wake me up a minute before the countdown because he didn't want me to see the pictures when I got older and regret it. After we got back from Norman we drove to Fort Smith to see my cousin KJ play basketball for the first time since he's gone to college. KJ lived with mommy and daddy for three years while he was in high school in Fayetteville. When I saw him I started smiling right off the bat because I recognized his voice from when I was still in mommy's belly. He's a pretty good basketball player. He even had a dunk. Daddy said he taught him that. Yeeeah Right! Anyway, I can't wait till next year Christmas when I get some more of that wrapping paper. Like I said, that's some good stuff. Later.

It's Christmas Time

2008-12-10T08:09:00.000-08:00

Hey guys,

I went to a Christmas Party with daddy and mommy on Sunday and we had a good time. Ms. Blaire took some really nice pics of me. She is in mommy and daddy's sunday school class. She has a little boy too. His name is Eli, which is short for Elijah. We are going to be buddies. Anyway, see you alligators later. Or is it see ya later alligator. Hey, give me a break, I'm just learning this stuff ya know.

I Can Hold My Bottle, Yeaaah!!!

2008-12-10T07:58:00.000-08:00

I am the man. Guess what I learned to do. You know it. I can hold my bottle. It is just the best thing in the whole wide world. No more waiting on mommy and daddy to feed me. Besides daddy likes to play to many games when I eat. I mean just give me the darn bottle already paps. None of that airplane stuff. When a baby's gat to eat - a baby's gat to eat. Anyway, I'm not a pro at this whole bottle holding thing yet, so when I get tired I just give mommy those puppy dog eyes and she takes over. What a sucker. Hehehe.

Happy Turkey Day

2008-12-10T07:44:00.001-08:00

Hey everyone,

Thanksgiving was a blast. I got to hang out with Bun-Bun and I got to drink lots of water. I love that stuff. I also met my Uncle Don , Aunt Kris, and cousins Courtney and Alex. They are pretty neat, and they really liked me. What can I say, I'm a charmer. Anyway, I can't wait til next year Thanksgiving when I can really enjoy all that food. Bun-Bun tried to sneak some mash potatoes in my mouth but mommy caught her. That mommy doesn't miss a lick. I guess I'm not supposed to eat anything that has cow's milk in it yet until I'm a year old because of some allergy thingee. Don't know what that is but I guess it's bad. Daddy said mommy's over protective. Mommy said that it's her job to be overprotective. Those two crack me up. Daddy said if I was in Nassau, I'd already be eating conch (I heard that it's a snail that crawls on the ocean floor). Man, I can't wait to try it.

Brrrrrr!

2008-11-21T13:01:00.001-08:00

This morning, it was like 5 degrees outside so daddy got me all bundled up. He's such a good guy. The only problem is I couldn't find my fingers. They just disappeared. I was really warm though. I don't like the cold weather. That must be the island boy inside me coming out.

I Gat A Tooth

2008-11-21T11:42:00.001-08:00

Guess what everybody, I got a tooth. I can't believe it. One day there was no tooth and the next day it just popped up. Let me tell ya something though, it hurt like HE__ . You can fill in the blank. I kept mommy and daddy up all night when it was popping up. I can't wait to start eating french fries. Everytime daddy has some he teases me with them. That's just not right. And after french fries I want to try that quarter pounder thingee I see daddy with all the time. Looks good to me. Only problem is that I'm still having a hard time finding my mouth. The food just doesn't want to go in there. I can get it everywhere else but in my mouth. Well, look at it this way, at least there will be tons of funny pics for me to laugh at when I get older.

Happy Halloween

2008-11-03T13:59:00.001-08:00

Hey everyone! I got to celebrate my first Halloween last week. Mommy dressed me up as a duck. Daddy was like "a duck, what happened to Superman or Batman!" Mommy said it looked too adorable to pass up. I have to say, I'm with daddy on this one. I'd much rather have been Superman. He can fly and shoot lasers out of his eyes. The only thing a duck does it say quack. Anyway, my Uncle Try and Aunt Monique bought this outfit for me last Christmas before I was even here. Thanks Uncle Try and Aunt Mo. Now this photo will haunt me for the rest of my life.

5 Months Old

2008-10-30T16:49:00.000-07:00

Hey World,

Long time no see. I've been trying to get daddy to log me in so I could talk to you guys, but he said he's been extremely busy. Anyway, I'm here now. How's everyone been? I've learned so many things since you guys saw me last. I've upgraded from that bland rice cereal stuff. I'm now eating oatmeal. It's not much better though. I heard that pretty soon I'll be eating carrots. I don't know what that is, but I'm pretty pumped up about it. I can roll over from my stomach onto my back now, but I haven't quite mastered rolling from my back to my tummy. My arm keeps getting in the way. Daddy said I need to do pushups. What's he think I am, a machine! I've also figured out this crying thing. You see, whenever you want something you just scream and then mommy comes running to see what's wrong. When she gets there I just start smiling. Then I let her walk off and start screaming again just to see if she can beat her last time. I think her record is 2 seconds from the kitchen to the living room. She's pretty fast. I tried it on daddy the other day when he was cleaning up and he just let me cry. He said he was letting me stretch my lungs. This daddy guy is hard core. I'm learning that mommies and daddies are really different. Well guys, hopefully it won't be too long until you hear from me again. I'll make sure daddy is on top of things. I'd log on myself if I knew how to type. Peace out world.

Rice Cereal, Yucky!

2008-09-25T06:40:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

Well I had my first experience with that thing you guys call a spoon. I hate it. Why do you guys use that thing. It's so annoying. I'd much rather just suck on a nipple or use my hands. By the way, I'm starting to figure out how to use my hands to stick things in my mouth. Now that is really cool. Anyway, I'm not into the whole rice cereal thing yet, but when I get there I'll be sure to let you know.

Gotcha Daddy!

2008-09-20T13:53:00.000-07:00

So daddy decided to make fun of me the other day. Well daddy I have a surprise for you. Hehehehe.

3 Months Old

2008-08-27T13:21:00.000-07:00

Hey guys,

I'm officially 3 months old today. Man how time
flies. I feel like an old man. I've already started growing a mustache. Anyway, things have been going great. We moved into a new house, mommy and daddy both went back to work, which means I'm in daycare, and I've discovered those little things on my feet daddy calls toes. I don't know what a toe is but I do know one thing, they sure are tasty.

Daycare is great. I have tons of friends. My daycare lady's name is Ms. Christy. She's so much fun and she loves to make me laugh.

I've also found a new love. It's that big box that has all the pretty colors that flash and makes noise. Daddy calls it tv. Well whatever it is, I'm already addicted. There are so many colors, I'm amazed.

Great things are happening for me folks. I just can't believe only 3 months ago I was still in my mommy's tummy getting ready to meet you guys. I've even started to laugh and make sounds that no one but me and my friends at daycare can understand. It's so much fun watching daddy try to mimic me. He sounds like he's speaking in tongues. What a weirdo. Anyway, peace out for now and I'll hit you guys back lata ( I learned that from daddy).

Sammie vs. Jay

2008-08-02T10:49:00.000-07:00

Hey world. This is my big brother Jay. Yup he's a cat, but I really don't think he knows that. He thinks he's as much a human as I am. He thinks he runs this place. As you can tell he likes to sleep in mommy and daddy's bed. But now that there's a new sheriff in town things around here are going to have to change. Whoever wears the diapers is the boss in this household and as far as I can see I'm the one wearing the diapers. So Jay, this is my bed and that's my mommy so you better cool it mister or else I'll be pulling your tail when I get older. hehehehe :)

The Pool, Yeaaaah!

2008-08-02T10:42:00.000-07:00

World, guess what I did yesterday? I went swimming. It was greeeeeat! Much more fun than swimming around in mommy's tummy. Daddy and mommy thought I was going to cry but like they say in the Bahamas "Dey don't know me ey! Dey don't know who I is?" (US translation - I'm one tough cookie!) I didn't shed a tear, not even when daddy put my head under water. Yup he sure did. He blew in my face so I would hold my breathe and then dipped me under really fast. It was soooo cool. Everything was blurry and wet. I love the pool. I can already tell I'm going to spend lots of time out there when I get older.

Hallelujah!

2008-08-01T16:35:00.001-07:00

She's back! Thank goodness. I missed her soooooooo much. Daddy's cool and everything, but mommy is on a whole other level. I haven't slept this good in four whole days. She just has the magic touch, and the milk is just too good to pass up. I can tell she missed me too. She hasn't put me down since she got back. When she got home she went and gave daddy a kiss first, but I know she just didn't want to make him feel bad. She told me so. I didn't think I would miss her that much, but I guess if you've spent the last 49 weeks being connected to somebody, it isn't that easy to give them up. Daddy told mommy to enjoy it now because things will probably change when I get older. I don't know what he's talking about. I'm never leaving my mommy. She's great.

Mommy Come Back!

2008-07-29T19:08:00.000-07:00

So world, I told you earlier that mommy went back to work. What I didn't tell you is that she went to a conference in Kentucky. So, it's been me and daddy and Grammy Jessie. She flew up from Nassau to help daddy out. Anyway, daddy has free reign to do whatever he wants with me since mommy isn't here to stop him. We went walking today and then he took me to the pool. I didn't go in though because daddy couldn't find his swim trunks. I can't wait for mommy to get back. I've had to eat my milk out of bottles. It's okay, but not as good as my mommy. She'll be back on Thursday. Grammy Jessie's fun. After falling asleep on my own last night, she said that I was a good baby. That was until I decided not to take a nap today. Anyway, after getting my shots I found out that I am now 11 pounds 10 oz. and 22 inches long. I have a tiny head though. It's only 14 inches around. The doctor said I'm in the 10th percentile, which means only 10 percent of babies heads are my size and 90 percent are bigger. Daddy said I got my tiny head from mommy. As you can tell in the picture the baseball cap is a little too big. I'm sure I'll fill it in soon enough though. Mommy hurry back. I don't know what daddy has planned for me tomorrow.

That Hurt!

2008-07-29T18:59:00.000-07:00

Ouch! What in the world was that. Why do babies need to get stuck with that sharp little pointy thing. Sorry world, I've been on hiatus for the past few weeks learning how to sleep, but I just had to let you know about my day. First of all, mommy leaves me to go back to work and then daddy goes ahead and takes me to this other lady that makes me cry. Daddy said that I had to have my shots and that it was for my own good. Own good? What in the world is that all about. I never heard about pain being for my own good. Anyway, I don't ever want to go back to the doctor again. They were all very nice and friendly before the shots, but I'll never trust them again. No way. Anyway, daddy said that I have to go back in two months to get more shots. Not me. I asked daddy how come he doesn't have to get any shots. He said he already had his. Whatever. I'll have to see it to believe it.

Family Photos

2008-07-13T20:01:00.001-07:00

Hey guys,

I've been busy preparing for another photo shoot that was today. I got to take pics with mommy, daddy, Gabriela, Nichy, and Morgan (they are daddy and mommy's really good friends). Nichy and daddy both played basketball at Fayetteville Christian way back in the late 90's. They are soooo old. The funny thing is that even though they both played at Fayetteville Christian, they never played together. You see, Nichy came to Fayetteville Christian from Panama a year after daddy graduated from high school. Daddy was already at John Brown University at the time. Anyway, since they never played together I asked daddy how they became friends, and he said it's an international thing. Guess he'll tell me the story when I get older. Anyway, Gabriela is Nichy's little girl. She's a cutie! Daddy said that he and Nichy already signed a contract for me and Gabriella to get married. She's six weeks older than I am and I haven't decided how I feel about dating an older woman. Anyway, we still had so much fun. That is until Gabriela and I got tired and decided to be fussy. Hey, a baby can only take so much. All that smiling made us hungry and tired, and when a baby's got to eat, a baby's got to eat. Anyway, you can click on the pics down below. Take care and I'll be sharing more soon. Enjoy.

More Family

2008-07-03T19:59:00.000-07:00

Hey world! Sorry it's been so long. I've been hanging out with my Uncle Dorrie, Auntie Janice and cousins, Alex and Dyson. They drove 10+ hours from Cincinnati just to see me. I must be special. It was so much fun having them around. Auntie Janice did a great job of helping me fall asleep. Daddy said he wish she was here fulltime so he and mommy could take a break. Uncle Dorrie looks like my daddy. But I think he's a sloppy eater like me because there is milk all over his face. Whenever I eat I get milk all over my face too. But mommy wipes it off with a burp cloth. Alex, 4, and Dyson, 2, were fun too. Alex followed me around everywhere. He really likes having me as a cousin. Dyson didn't care for me much but that's because I think he was too busy keeping an eye on Smoke (they didn't see eye to eye). Dyson did like to chew on my pacifier though. Uncle Dorrie said Dyson wouldn't use them when he was a baby so I guess he's making up for lost time. We did so many things this week including going to the animal safari and the swimming pool.

There are so many pretty colors out there. I never realized how many animals there were out there too. Some of them are really funny looking. Daddy said his favorite was the pot belly pig.

Dyson didn't care much for those animals either. He's not an animal person, but Auntie Janice said that he's going to be a musician. I like music. Maybe me and Dyson will make a cd when we get older. Anyway world that's it for now. Until next time.

Happy Birthday Daddy

2008-06-29T20:50:00.001-07:00

Today is my daddy's birthday. He turned 28 today. He's really old. He's so old he already has gray hair popping up in his beard and he's lost all the hair on his head. The only things left to go are his teeth. But I don't know if it'll happen. My dad told me that his granddaddy my great granddaddy died with all his teeth, so maybe I'll inherit that gene and not lose any of my teeth once I get them. Daddy said I'll at least have to lose my first set of teeth though. For his birthday, I got daddy a bottle of cologne and a ton of candy bars. He really likes Baby Ruths. I know how bad he wanted to open his present so I decided to wake him up at 1 o'clock this morning to give it to him. All I had to do was start crying and he woke up. I think he really appreciated it. For some reason, daddy said sleep is extremely underrated. Don't know what that means. Also for daddy's birthday we have visitors coming. My Uncle Dorrie, Aunt Janice, and cousins Alex and Dyson are on there way here! I cannot wait to meet them. I hope I can stay awake. Well see you guys tomorrow. Later!

Hey Jimmy

2008-06-25T19:01:00.000-07:00

This is my second cousin Jimmy. Unbelievably, Jimmy is my mommy's only first cousin that is a male. Out of my mom's 13 first cousins on my Grandma Mac's side, he's the only guy. Everyone else is a girl. So Jimmy, for putting up with all those women you get a special cameo appearance on the blog. I like Jimmy, and as you can see, he really likes me. Mommy told me Jimmy is also a black belt in martial arts. I don't know what that means, but daddy said that if I have any problems with bullies in school Jimmy will have my back. So world watch out because Jet Li and Jackie Chan won't have anything on me after Jimmy's done with me.

Grandpa and Grandma Wheatley

2008-06-25T18:26:00.001-07:00

Hey world! Remember me? I went on a short trip to Michigan to meet my Grandma Wheatley, Mary Ann, and more of my family. She's great. I really like her a lot. I also got to fly on a plane for the first time. I didn't even cry. I really like planes. Daddy said that when he was little, he liked to look out the windows and see all the toy cars down below. Dad's a goofball. Mommy also took me to visit my Grandpa Wheatley's grave. He passed away a few years ago from Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). I sure do wish I would have gotten to meet him, but I'm sure he'll be waiting for me in heaven one day. He did leave me a Howdy Doody watch that he asked mommy to give me whenever I showed up. So ,I'll always have something of his. Well two things of his because I also got my middle name Thomas, from his middle name. He was Clyde Thomas Wheatley. Mommy also told me that he fought in Vietnam and loved to have a good time. Daddy told me a funny story about the first time he met my Grandpa Clyde. He said that he heard my Grandpa was a great hunter so he was scared to meet him because he was a "good shot". Like I said, dad's a goofball. Well, that's all my grandparents. Don't you just love them. Below is a picture of my mommy when she was little, Grandpa and Grandma Wheatley, Aunt Jenny, Uncle John, and Aunt Steph (Yup she has the same name as my mommy. Pretty neat huh.) You can see more pics of my family down below on My First Trip to Michigan.

Pastor GrandDaddy

2008-06-17T15:53:00.000-07:00

This is my Granfather, Alonzo Alsabyerdiese (long story I'll share another time) Hinsey. He flew in from Nassau today. I can already tell he's a hoot. He reminds me of a guy I saw on tv the other day. I think his name was Bill Cosby. Daddy said that my cousins Ailayah and Anaiyah came up with the name Pastor GrandDaddy because he pastors a church in the Bahamas . So I guess they put two and two together. Daddy also said this is where the signature Hinsey nose comes from so I guess there's no denying he's my grandfather. GrandDaddy is also an architect by trade and draws blueprints and constructs buildings so I can tell there will be lots I can learn from him. There are so many cool people in my family. I heard I'm going to meet my Uncle Dorrie, Auntie Janice, and cousins Alex and Dyson in a few weeks. I can't wait. Well, take it easy world. I'm 3 weeks old today and loving it.

Father's Day

2008-06-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

Sunday was my first day at church. It was Father's Day so I decided to let mommy and daddy take me out for a ride. Mommy was happy that she got to play dress up with me. Daddy said he doesn't know why anyone ever buys anything other than diapers for babies. He said there are tons of clothes I have that I'll never wear because they'll be too small, but you can't ever go wrong with diapers. I've gone through about 80 diapers in less than a week. That's alot of poop. Look on the bright side, at least I'm not constipated.

Anyway, back to church. Daddy got to stand up in church when all the fathers were recognized. He was so proud. He was trying to hide the smile on his face but I saw him. I fell asleep until the guy up at the front started to walk around on the stage and talk to everyone. Then I got fussy and mommy had to take me outside. I'm not ready for the sermons yet. Too many big words. When I went outside, I threw up on mommy and the dried-up prune on my belly disappeared. Mommy said I lost my umbilical cord. She kept it to show to daddy when we got home. Sure am glad that thing is gone. Anyway, I can't wait to go back to church. There were tons of ladies giving me hugs. Daddy said he can already tell I'm going to be a ladies man.

Grandpa Mac

2008-06-12T19:18:00.000-07:00

Hey guys. This is my Grandpa Mac. I met him over the weekend. He's really smart and going to help me buy my first car when I get older. I'm going to learn a lot from Granpa Mac. He tells it like it is. I overheard him telling mommy and daddy to say bye-bye to 250,000 bucks because that's how much it will cost to take care of me. Mommy said she'd spend 1 million. She must really love me. My other Grandaddy is coming in on Sunday. I heard that's where the signature Hinsey nose orginated. Well take care and see you guys soon.

Grammie Jessie

2008-06-11T08:26:00.001-07:00

Hey guys, I'm back. This lovely lady is my Grammie Jessie. She flew all the way from Nassau, Bahamas just to see me. I must be pretty special. She says I look like my daddy when I cry. We've just been hanging out getting to know each other. She says I like to eat and that I've grown since she's got here. I really do like to eat. Daddy says I get that from mommy. Mommy said daddy's in trouble for saying she likes to eat alot. My folks crack me up. They are so funny. Well I turned two weeks old yesterday and I think my umbilical cord is getting ready to drop off really soon. I sure will be glad to get rid of that ugly little thing. It looks like a mix between a dried up prune and bird poop. Now you see why I want that little thing gone. Anyway, I love you world and can't wait to meet everyone. Take care and see u soon.

My First Photo Shoot

2008-06-07T15:56:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. I had my first photo op today. You can check out more pictures down below. Have fun.

Mi Madre

2008-06-06T11:38:00.000-07:00

Mommy finally let daddy take a picture of her. Isn't she lovely. Everyone says I look just like her except for my nose. That's from daddy. She feeds me, cuddles with me, and kisses me all the time. All daddy wants to do is wrestle and bounce me around. He'd toss me in the air if mommy let him. Doesn't he realize I'm only 10 days old. Mommy's beginning to realize that I like to sleep during the day and stay up at night. I did the same thing when I was in her belly. I slept all day when she was at work, but when nighttime came around it was time to paaartyy! Daddy's been helping out at night though. He gave me my first bottle yesterday and I sucked that dude down in no time. I heard daddy telling mommy that that milk stuff is liquid gold. Don't know what that means but I'm sure I'll find out when I get older. Well, see you later world. Much more to come.

Bahamianized

2008-06-04T13:34:00.001-07:00

Just in case you are wondering what in the world is going on here, I'm getting culturized. Daddy said that in the Bahamas when a baby has the hiccups they tear off a piece of paper, wet it, and then stick it on the baby's forehead. So I guess he decided to try it and see if it works. I guess the idea is that it's supposed to help me focus on something other than the hiccups. Guess what, it worked. Hiccups were gone in less than a minute. You guys should have seen mommy's face when she saw me with paper stuck to my head. Hilarious. People, I know I look goofy, but if it helps get rid of those annoying hiccups, I'll try it. I wonder what other interesting Bahamian remedies daddy has stored in his hat of tricks. I told you me and this daddy guy would have lots of fun together. See ya later, alligators. (just learned that this week too.)

Strolling Down the Street

2008-06-03T19:18:00.000-07:00

Today is my one week old birthday. My, how time flies when you're having fun. Mommy and daddy decided to take me for a short stroll down the block today. My pediatrician said it would be good for me to get some vitamin D, whatever that means. Not much has been going on except, eating, sleeping, and pooping. It's pretty funny when I poop because after they clean me I drop another load on them. That's so funny.

My walk was pretty neat. I met some of the

neighbors. They were so amazed that mommy was already out and walking around. My

mommy's one tough cookie. I always hear daddy

talking about how good of a job she did getting me here. Well I'm a week old and growing bigger every day. Daddy says pretty soon I'll be a grandpa. Slow down pops, I haven't even learned any pickup lines yet. Stay tuned I'll be back with more in a few days.

The Fellas

2008-05-31T11:52:00.000-07:00

This is me and my dad. As you can see, I have more hair than he does. His head is really shiny and he's a lot darker than I am. He sings me to sleep sometimes, but other times I give him a hard time and then mommy comes to the rescue. I'm going to like getting to know this daddy guy. He looks pretty cool. And I can already tell we are going to have lots of fun together. I've learned so much in these first few days of life. I also met my two brothers, Jay and Smoke. They don't look anything like me, but mom and dad swear that we are related. Jay is orange and smoke is gray and they are really bushy. I hope I don't get bushy like them. Anyway, life is getting interesting. Stay tuned for the next exciting post of my new life.

My First Night at Home and Grandma Mac

2008-05-29T14:58:00.000-07:00

So world, here I am again. I made it through my first night at home, and mom and dad didn't send me packing. I kept them up all night long (hehehehe). Hey, I'm just a baby and I can't verbalize what I want so I have to cry. (This crying thing is like a daddy pager... whenever I do it, he comes running...what a sucker.) My dad's really funny. When I'm hungry, he thinks I have a poopy diaper and when I have a poopy diaper, he thinks I'm hungry. He'll figure it out. Well, on to other things. I got to hang out with this really cool person today known as my grandma. I really like this grandma lady. She knows just what to do to help me fall asleep. I've heard I have two other grandmas but I haven't met them yet. I heard one lives on an island called the Bahamas (Grammie Jessie) and the other one lives in Michigan (Grandma Wheatley). Don't know where those places are, but I'm sure I'll find out in time. Grammie Jessie's coming to visit next month so I'm excited to meet her. Well world, I heard I have to go to the doctor in the morning. The last time I saw this guy, he cut me down there (you know what I mean). So I don't know how I feel about this guy. We'll see though. Stay tuned for more. My life's just getting started and I have so much to share as I learn new things everyday.

Who Do I Look Like?

2008-05-28T12:30:00.001-07:00

Well, everyone's been trying to figure out who I look like. So, I thought I'd help you guys figure it out. Have at it. Mommy's at the top and daddy's at the bottom, and I'm in the middle.

My First Bath

2008-05-28T09:11:00.000-07:00

Where's the privacy. Just show the whole world why don't ya. Not my finest moment, but how bout you try getting pushed out of your home of 40 weeks into a world of giants that make weird noises that I'm supposed to understand. What in the world is "goo goo, gaa gaa". Beats me. Anyway, guess some strange way of saying, "Kid you are sooooo cute."

I'm Here!

2008-05-28T07:21:00.000-07:00

Hello World,

My name is Samuel Jadon Thomas Hinsey. I was born on Tuesday, May 27 at 2:27 p.m. I weighed 7 lbs. 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. Right now my eyes look like they are hazel, but who knows they may change. I'm really peachy like my mommy, but I definitely have my daddy's nose. This weird new world is a lot different than where I hung out for the past 40 weeks. My mommy and daddy are not what I imagined. Dad's a lot goofier than I thought, and mommy is really pretty.

Well world, I'm here now. Stay tuned because I'm sure I'll be sending out more updates.

1 Samuel 1:20
So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, "Because I asked the LORD for him."