Samuel Story Clifton


Samuel in June 1999, at home in Meriden, NH

DOB: June 17, 1997
Height: 44 inches
Weight: 43 pounds
Hair: Blond (getting darker as he gets older)
Eyes: Blue

At four-and-a-half years old, Wonder Boy  is a constant source of amusement and frustration.  He's sociable, strong, and now talking very well (thanks to a small touch of one-on-one work).  Like most kids he will repeat everything he hears, including things like "Stupid Bitch!" (hollered by a friend at a speeding motorist) or "what's wrong with this damn door?" (no doubt his father's influence).  You'd think that at 43 pounds, he'd want to eat more than chicken nuggets, PB&J, applesauce, bananas, and cereal.  There's something wrong with a kid that won't eat tricolor pasta when Mom markets it as caterpillars ("watch out for the green ones, they're not ripe yet").

Current photos are here (thanks, Janice!).  Older stuff is below.


Holding a rock triumphantly aloft in the foundation hole of our new house (June 1999).


Uncle Erik provides gymnastic amusement (August, 1999).


Playing the piano with Auntie Linsey (March 1999).


Reading a favorite book with not-cousins Grace (left) and Mijen (right) Armstrong (June 1999).
 

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