Busy Day

Today was an awesome, but very busy Monday. I just got home and wanted to do a quick blog about all that happened throughout the day. First, this morning Kameron found one of my bras in the hamper and decided to wear it around the house like a cape. I took the bottom picture first then when he heard the camera snap, he turned around, smiled and posed for mom (maybe I have taken a few too many pictures if he knows exactly what to do when the camera comes out??) oh well, I had a good laugh and he had a blast with his new cape!


View from the back...
Then it was off to the doctor for us. Kameron had his 18 month check up today. All was great. He weighed in at 28 lbs. 13 oz. and was 33 in. long and all of his measurements were within the 75th to 90th percentile size range. He talked a lot to Dr. Bond and Dr. Bond was surprised at all the things he was saying so that was exciting for me. He got two shots and was quite upset with that but now we are set for 6 months as we don't have to go back until he is 2 years old. Yeah! Then after running around town and grocery shopping it was off to basketball games and church meetings for me. A typical Monday evening with nothing too exciting except that while I was sitting very still for over 3 full hours at my church meeting and totally bored, about asleep, I felt the babies first real movements!!! There was no mistaking it, the baby was a kicking and punching me for a solid 10 minutes or so and it was so much fun to feel that wonderful feeling again!!!! It made this busy Monday just absolutely perfect!!!!
Now it is off to 18 month pictures tomorrow, more basketball, and Valentine's party at preschool on Wednesday....so I better go join Adam and Kameron in bed where they have probably been sleeping for quite some time...
I have a Dr. appointment for the pregnancy on Thursday, so I will post an update about how that goes later on in the week. :)

Nice Day Outside

Yesterday Kameron and I were outside for awhile playing catch. Ever since then, today, he has been standing at the door with his coat and shoes in hand whineing and wanting to go outside. So while it was warm out this afternoon, we spent about an hour out and about. We went for a wagon ride down to the neighbors house to pet their horses and to the other neighbors house to pet their poodle dogs.


Then on the way back, Kameron decided he wanted to push the wagon!

Then we played in the back yard with our doggies for awhile. Kameron liked using his little slide again. He was even able to climb up it all by himself.

And sliding down right about to run into Daisy...see the little grin on Kameron's face!! :) We also rode bikes for awhile, did some swinging in the swing set, and played catch. I think Kameron will be laying down for a little nap now!!

Seth's Baptism

Last Sunday Adam's half brother Seth was baptized. Here is a family picture of Seth and his parents after the baptism.


Here is a picture of Seth on his big day.

Up front in church with the pastor doing the baptism.

The pastor talking and asking the congregation if they will help raise Seth in a Christ centered way.

Danielle and Seth standing up and looking at us in the row behind him before the service started.

Congratulations little Seth! We hope that God blesses you with a life in which you know him and love him with all your heart. In all your future endeavors, seek him and pray to him, and he will always provide what it is you need. We love you and will always be here for you! Thanks for inviting us to be a part of your special day.

A day at preschool

So Kameron and I enjoy going to preschool every Wednesday morning. I have always wanted to take pictures but then when we get there I get busy playing and forget...I finally got some good ones this last Wednesday. Here are a few from Kameron's favorite time, SNACK! :)

During the first hour the kids get to have "Free Explore" time. So I took pictures of the activities Kameron chose to do on this particular day...they have different crafts each week they can choose from but the toys are usually the same. Above, Kameron was playing the the Grocery Store and pushing the shopping cart around.

Then he decided to do some painting...

Then it was to the craft tables, here he is decorating an envelope for Valentine's Day cards.

Next, we made Moon Rocks (foil balls with black paint and glitter). The glitter was a HUGE hit for Kameron!

Next, we wnt to explore in the bean table. It is filled with little tiny beans and lots of trucks and toys to put the beans in.

After the Free Explore time, then some circle and singing time, it is snack time. Kameron loves to wash up and start eating the snack! Today's was apple sauce, raisins, juice, and fig newtons (there are no fig newtons left on Kameron's plate at the time of this picture because he ate them first!!!)

Hey man, are you going to eat your fig newtons???? He tried to reach for them right after this picture...:)

After snack time, the kids get to go outside and enjoy some play time with balls, scooters, slides, and bicycles. I was so busy chasing Kameron around and playing ball, I forgot to get pictures of him playing...I will try to do those next Wednesday!!!

I will try to post more pictures from school as we continue to enjoy new and exciting days.

Reading the paper with Daddy

Adam sat down on the coach and started reading the paper...Kameron went and got Adam's hat on then grabbed some of the ads and acted like he was reading them too...he wants to be just like DADDY! :)

More of Seth's Night Playing

Enjoying a buble bath together...look at all the toys!


Sharing so cute...

Smiles!

Pajama time...Kam giving Seth a hug.

I set Seth down on the coach and Kameron climbed up to sit next to him. Kameron thought it was funny that Seth was wearing a pair of his pajamas...I can't believe they are in the same size clothes already!! It did make it handy to find something that fit Seth though...

Come back to play again soon Seth!

Seth comes to play

So, Kameron's uncle Seth is over playing tonight. It is funny watching these two boys interact with each other. Seth thinks that everything Kameron does is hilarious so he is constantly laughing at him. Kameron doesn't like sharing his toys with Seth so he is trying to constantly persuade him to play with something else. For example, above Seth is chewing on a play screwdriver but Kameron wants it so he is trying to persuade him to want the picture frame that he has behind his back...too funny to see how they think!


Seth cleared my coffee table contents off so then Kameron taught him how to bang on the table to make a fun noise.

Seth taking it all in...

This is how you do it Seth...

Great Grandma's House

Early this morning I had to drive my dad to the doctor so after we dropped him off, instead of driving all the way home or waiting in the waiting room to pick him up, we headed to Great Grandma Erna's house. Kameron went right to the closet where she keeps a few toys just for him to play with. He was soo cute playing with her toys in his pajamas. It was fun for my Grandma who is 92 to see Kameron enjoy a quick bath, change of clothes, and he enjoyed some breakfast with her too. Then after we picked up Grandpa, he treated us to a yummy breakfast at Denny's...what a great morning!!! :)

Interesting Dinner

For dinner I made a Garlic Chicken Noodle and Vegetables Casserole. Up until this point, everything I had given to Kameron to try, he has liked. Not this. He tried all the vegetables, then the noodles, then the chicken but it all kept coming right back out of his mouth and I kept getting the same strange facial expression. I could see he was thinking, I usually like these noodles, and vegetables but tonight they taste funny. SO, now I know he is not a big fan of GARLIC! :) Next, I made him some toast and Easy Mac and as you can see from these pictures he is loving it and was very relieved to have something he liked.


I am sooo blessed to have such a good eater and such an unpicky little kid - it only took over 17 months for him to really not like the taste of something and even then he was still willing to try it over and over hoping it would get better. I guess I won't be making another garlic casserole anytime soon! :)

Bath Play Time

On Friday, Kameron's friend Sidney came over to play. She loved the bath until I put Kameron in to join her. Then she wasn't quite sure. Kameron tried to give her some toys to play with so she would stay in with him for awhile. It was funny how he thought she needed a flower but he wanted to keep the ball. ;)

She's not sure...he is playing with all of the toys she liked before he got in. They were really a lot of fun to watch since they are so close in age and are really starting to understand eachother. They played pretty well together, especially when it came to ball. They enjoyed playing lots and lots of catch!!!! Can't wait for her to come back and visit us again.

Dressed up for Church

Here is Kameron's latest church outfit. I love the little blazer - he looks so grown up!

Tractor Driving

A few weeks ago we went over to our friends house, the Estradas for a fun evening of play. Kameron especially enjoyed this tractor toy of little Sidney. I guess we know what to buy him for his 2nd birthday! :)

Sleeping

This was Kameron on New Year's Day...New Year's Eve wore him out!

More Christmas 2009

Our little growing family on Christmas Day.


The boys just hanging out.

I love these two boys!!!

Christmas 2009

Posing with the tree!


Playing with ornaments and read the shirt....yes! Surprise...Kameron will be a big brother in August 2010. He wore this outfit on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and surprised our family.

Better shot of the shirt.

Should I grab ahold of that ornament...

Yep, it looks like fun to me!!!

Hats - of all kinds!

Kameron loves to have anything and everything on his head. Here he has his ice cream bowl on his head and thinks it makes a perfect hat!

He also loves real hats...this one with horns was especially fun. We also love all of Daddy's hats!

Santa!

I scanned this picture in so it is a little fuzzy and can't get it to turn but you get the point...
Kameron didn't like Santa this year! Oh well, now we have the screaming Santa picture.

Kameron's 15 month Picture

Here is Kameron's 15 month picture. He is our little rock star!! :)

Cousin Play Date

Last Thursday, Sierra didn't have school so Kameron and I went into Warden for a play date with cousin Cade. Kameron and Cade are just 3 months apart so they are starting to really like playing together! It was cute watching Cade show his toys to Kameron and even show them how they worked. Kameron would watch Cade do something and then he would do it too.


Cade has a really cute little smile! :)

Enjoying a snack of crackers and juice. Cade thought it was funny to feed Kameron (Kameron like it too and was taking all the crackers that Cade would give him!!) :)

What a fun time, Sierra we will have to do this more often!

Kameron's First Field Trip - Fire Station

Kameron loved driving the fire truck...he was trying to get me to close the door here and was waving bye to me!! :)


Walking thru the ambulance and checking it all out.

That tire is almost as big as me!

Get me up in here mom!

He was in front of the group watching the whole show! He was a little afraid of the person in the fire clothes at first, but by the end of the trip, he wasn't afraid anymore. I am really glad he has seen a fully clothed firefighter and will hopefully not be scared of one if we ever have any in our home!