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Thursday, March 12th, 2020Sam has been gone ten years today. We’ve spent the morning looking at videos of him and laughing through tears. He sure loved his people and his brothers. I read through this site some and smiled at descriptions of Sam making a basket in PeeWee basketball, raising his arms up and twirling for the crowd […]
Nine Years
Tuesday, March 12th, 2019Sam died nine years ago today. Still loved and still missed. I still dread this day coming every year but I appreciate the few hours in the morning that I allow myself to look at his pictures and videos and remember our amazing little boy. He packed a lot into his nine years and I […]
Seventeen
Thursday, July 13th, 2017Sam would have been 17 today. Happy Birthday Sweet Boy! We miss you so much. We looked at pictures and watched videos of your silly, happy self yesterday and we will celebrate you today with a bike ride and a messy sundae in your honor. I hope you are up there breaking ankles in soccer […]
Seven Years
Sunday, March 12th, 2017Seven years today. Miss you Sammo! We miss everything about you. You would be so proud of your little brothers. Sam was such a funny boy. When I look back through the photos I see so much of his “Mr. Cool” personality but he pulled it off in such a kind and goofy way. I […]
Six Years Today
Saturday, March 12th, 2016Sam died six years ago today. We miss him so much. I miss who he was, and increasingly now, who he would have become. Sam’s friends are all in various stages of getting their driver’s licenses and starting to think about college. What I wouldn’t give to be sitting in the passenger seat while Sam […]
Fifteen
Monday, July 13th, 2015Happy 15th Birthday, Sam! I can’t imagine the mischief you would be getting into as a fifteen year-old boy. We wish you were here to give your famous eye roll and laugh at your brothers. We are going to Sammy’s Pizza tonight and have a messy sundae in your honor, sweet boy. Love, Mom, Dad, […]
FIVE YEARS
Thursday, March 12th, 2015Sam died five years ago today. I looked through all of his pictures and some videos last night and smiled at all he did. There are pictures of him surfing, playing tennis, playing basketball, playing soccer, playing football at the park, playing baseball, golfing, sledding, river rafting, going to Disneyland, in a Fireman’s outfit, dressed […]
Fourteen
Monday, July 14th, 2014It was Sam’s fourteenth birthday yesterday. We drove home from New Mexico and saw the most beautiful morning sky on our way. We walked up to Kate Sessions Park with our new dog Brady (named after Tom Brady of course) after we got into San Diego last evening and then went out to dinner and […]
Four Years
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014It has been four years today. Four years without our funny, handsome, speed-loving, “live life to the fullest” little boy. We miss him so much. They say that there is a point where we will remember him with smiles and not pain but we certainly haven’t gotten to that point yet – though we do […]
Thirteen
Saturday, July 13th, 2013Sam would have been thirteen today. He would have gotten such a kick out of being 13 on the 13th of 2013. I can’t help but imagine him on his skateboard a lot. I was at the Monacos house a few weeks ago and his friends Joe and Blake asked if they could ride their skateboards to Mr. […]
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