Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Rite of Passage

Earlier this month, Sam embarked on his first rite of passage: A road trip without Mom and Dad.  Our good friends were traveling to Houston to see their family and so we sent Sam along to see his Grammy and Grandpa.  Sam has always been a great traveler, but we were anxious to see how he would do without us.  Needless to say, he was just fine and discovered that he gets to eat Fruit Loops every time he stays at a hotel.

Once he got to Texas, Sam had a blast with Grammy and Grandpa.  These are a few picture highlights of his trip to the Blue Bell Factory, his Uncle Steve's house, Texas Blue Bonnets, his first cowboy hat, and a fishing trip with Grandpa:








The highlight of the trip for Sam was a trip to Sheppard's Barbershop in downtown Conroe, TX.  This is a man's place and Sam loved his guy time.  A sheriff came in and showed Sam his badge and he loved it. We found out later that this was the first time Sam had bubble gum.  Out of all the stories we heard from his trip, we heard the most about Sheppard's.



On a side note, Sam came home from the trip with a "street" name.  For those unfamiliar with growing up in urban communities, most kids are given a street name while they are growing up.  For those of us that have gotten to know kids in South Atlanta, we often have to sift through what are street names and what are given names.  Well, Sam got his street name given to him by Leroy on this trip.  His street name is now "Oatmeal."  Next time you see Sam call him Oatmeal and he will give you a pretty good laugh.

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