Control, commitment and attitude

As I posted Sam's last saying, I thought of at least 3 recent ones we haven't included...

My parents and Tyler and Josh were talking about having Jesus in their heart. Sam was trying to understand, so Tyler and Josh began explaining that when Jesus comes into your heart He has control over your life... to which Sam quickly responded: I don't WANT anyone to control my life!

A few weeks ago, Corrie was telling Sam to come downstairs to do something to which Sam responded: I'm not committed to you!

And just a few days ago, I was asking Sam to something and he began whining. So I explained that I needed him to happily and readily offer to do what I said, and he said: I don't like that attitude!

Tricky

Last weekend the boys stayed with Dan's parents. In the words of Dan's Mom, here's what Sam said...

Sam wanted to play with Tyler but Tyler wanted to play by himself. Tyler had couple of new lego toys and he wasn't at all interested in playing with anyone. Sam kept bugging Tyler. So finally I said to Sam, "Sam, it takes two people who want to play together in order to be able to play, If one person wants to play but the other doesn't want to play, it won't work. Both people need to WANT to play".

Sam listened carefully and then responded, "That sounds tricky!"

Giving Away

Sam, after Daddy was teasing him: If you be mean to me, we'll have to give you away.
After we all smiled, holding our laughter because of his cuteness, Sam said: That's not funny. I'm not kidding.

A Walk in the Sun

Sam and I just returned home from taking a walk in the sun with Winter, our dog. Sam was all snuggled with his stuffed animals and blankets in the stroller, and the sun was shining beautifully. Near the end of our walk, Sam said to me, "Mom, I quit the sun." "Why?" I asked him. "Because it makes my eyes shine."

Star Wars

In the car tonight, the discussion turned to Star Wars per usual. Everyone was choosing characters to be like Luke Skywalker or Han Solo or Princess Leia. Sam said, "I could be R2, but I would have to grow small, and I would have to have colorful paintings. . . but not like girls' dresses. It would be blue and white."

Hershey Kiss

Yesterday after lunch, Sam wanted a Hershey Kiss for dessert. As he was unwrapping it, he dropped it on the ground. He very apologetically looked down at the ground and said, "Sorry hershey."

My Punch Part

Last night Sam got out of bed to tell us that his "punch part" hurt and that he needed an ice pack for it. So I asked him what his punch part is and he pointed to his knuckles.