What!? I write a blog!? Cam is three!!!

I have failed epically over the last year and a half to keep updated!!! It is one of my resolutions to pick this writing back up- after all, I can count it as journaling and family history, right!?

Rather than be overwhelmed with catching up, I am just going to start where we are!

This past week, Cameron turned 3!!! I cannot believe how fast this last year went by- heavens how fast life is going by! Kids certainly speed things up!!

On his birthday, I took him on a date- we went to lunch at noodles, went and watched Kung Fu Panda 3, and got balloons! Then, after daddy got home from work, he took us to get dinner at texas roadhouse! Cameron sat on the saddle and he was so excited about that! 

We had a little party for him Saturday, and we went to the fire station! That was a huge hit- this little guy could not contain himself!!! He was so excited- I am pretty sure he made the fire men's day! When we left, he said, "Bye Fire Truck!!" and the chief said- "I am pretty sure I just heard him say bye to the fire truck- that is awesome! I do that at the end of every shift!!" 

Cameron has grown so much- and he is so much fun right now! He talks so much- and goes to preschool, and just enjoys life! 

Here is his 3 year interview! 

When I first started the conversation with him, it went like this:

How old are you?  Two!! No you are three now! Oh! Three

What makes you happy? Playing games, toys, and Iron Man

(my notes are in italics)

What is your favorite toy? Giraffe What about Iron Man and Woody? Oh and Iron Man and Woody

What is your favorite stuffed animal? Giraffe

What is your favorite real animal? Giraffe’s are the best!

What is your favorite thing to sleep with?  Giraffe, Blankie, and Baby.

What is your favorite color? I don’t know. He usually says Blue, and has his teacher at preschool convinced it is orange.

What is your favorite fruit?  Cantaloupe and Bananas

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?  Noodles- What about pancakes, waffles, muffins, or cereals? Noodles!

What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?  Noodles!!

What do you want to eat for your birthday dinner? Chickens

What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice

What is your favorite dessert? I-ca-scream (He is pretty severely lactose intolerant, so he gets a vegan option or sorbet)

What is a food that you don’t like? Tomatoes

What is your favorite thing to do?  Play. Play What?  Play guys! He loves the preskool characters- he has 3 iron mans!

What is your favorite TV show?  Neighbor! Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood

What is your favorite movie? Woody! Do you have more? Baymax, Minions, and Giraffe! Giraffe meaning the Madagascar movies.

What is your favorite song? Burn, Funk You Up, Sad Song, Sugar. (Burn-Ellie Goulding; Uptown Funk-Bruno Marz ft. Mark Ronson; Hello-Adele; Sugar-Maroon 5)

At Bedtime, we sing Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam, ABC’s, and Mother, Tell Me the Story

 Who is your favorite person on Earth?  Coles (Nicole Jessop) and Liam (one of Nicole’s daycare kids), Brae and Addi too, Grandma, and Uncle Ben.

Who is your best friend? Gavin.

What is your favorite thing to do outside? Jump!

What is your favorite book? Truck Stuck and Giraffe. My stuck truck and Giraffe’s Can’t Dance

What do you want to be when you grow up? Fire man!!! Drive Fire Truck!

Cameron turns 2!

What a big boy we have. It's crazy! Today he had his well check and at the end of january he had his early intervention evaluation! He is definitely doing really good!

• Tummy issues are under control! 
• He sleeps! Not great, but when he wakes up, he entertains himself til he falls back asleep now. No more screaming!
• He is socially advanced- rating at 30 months with social skills
• Speech is behind- rating at 17 months, but it is improving! He says about 14 words: Dad, Mom, Yuck, Oh, Whoa, Apple, Cow, Car, Yes, Yeah, This, Baby, Hi, Bye and has 13 signs: Milk, Drink, Eat, Hungry, Play, Please, Thank you, more, done, help, cookie, cracker, tired.
• His fine motor and receptive language are right on target, as well as his gross motor skills.
• He weighs 29 lbs which is the 62nd percentile
• He is tall at just over 35 inches- the 70th percentile

About Cameron at 2:

• Nicknames: Cam, Bubba, Buggaboo, Buddy, Toad, Tooty
• Favorite TV Show: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Octonauts
• Favorite Songs: Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, I Love to See the Temple, Imagine Dragons- Workin Man, Ella Henderson- Ghost, Pitbull- Timber- basically everything with a beat!
• Favorite Food: Spaghetti, Peanut Butter, Bananas, Apples, Carrots, Peas, Chicken Nuggets, and French Fries or Sweet Potato fries
• Favorite Drink: Almond Milk
• Favorite Snack: Mixed nuts
• Favorite Game: "I'm gonna get you"/chase, tickle fights, peek a boo, dancing with mom
• Favorite Toys: Trucks, Cars, Books, Little People, and Bristle blocks
• Has to have at bedtime: Milk, Blanket, Book, and Teddy Bear
• Loves to watch Airplanes and look for big trucks when we are in the car.

I just feel so incredibly blessed. It is the hardest thing to parent- but it is also so wonderful. 

For Cam's birthday, he and I made cupcakes, played toys, went and got a haircut and some balloons, then had friends over for a birthday party! Dan took us out to dinner at noodles- he loves the stroganoff there- and then we got frappacino's at starbucks.

It was a fun and busy day!! 

 He definitely loved his balloons.

I would say he is a pretty good combo of Dan and I, but here he really looks like Dan to me!

Cam had two friends come celebrate! Braelynn and Gavin!

 He really looks up to Jaxson- he loves him! They were the last to leave so these two boys had a riot playing with the balloons together.

Happy Birthday big boy!!! 

Birthday Party!

Yesterday was Braelynn's first birthday!!! It is so fun to have a handful of good friends in our ward that have kids the same age as Cam! Brae is lucky to have her birthday right at the beginning of summer! Nicole and Steve planned a darling Hungry Catepillar party at the park! 

Nicole is so creative! She made catepillar cupcakes, a catepillar timeline of each month pic for Brae, and then the snacks and food were the part of the story that the hungry catepillar eats through!

Our big boy exploring the park! 

He was making sure her new toy worked right!

"helping" her again with her new toy!!! We had fun celebrating with our friends!

Happy Birthday Dan!

32 years old! Man it creeps up fast. It is crazy that when Dan and I met, he was only 22. Ten years ago. It feels like forever and yesterday all at the same time.
I am so proud of Dan and all his accomplishments. Once he sets out to really do something, he gives it all he's got. He has worked really hard to be and stay self employed, and it is such a blessing and allows us more time together than most people get to spend. It is also nice for Dan to be around Cameron and see how he is growing so much more than most dads get to do.
We celebrated by going for dinner with Dad and Mom and then playing outside with toys and bubbles in our yard. I sure hope Dan had a great day!!

My baby Cameron is officially a toddler

Amazing how fast this last year has gone by! I love being Cameron's Mommy. Dan and I are so blessed to have such an amazing spirit in our home. We have learned so much about Cameron, babies, being parents, ourselves, and each other over this new adventure of becoming parents.
We decided to kick off birthday traditions and go all out with food, festivities, and presents.
Dan and I have decided we will write him each a letter every year on his birthday to keep with his baby book to give to him some day when he is grown up.
We also got him balloons, a big hit!

We all went out to eat on Saturday to our favorite- Olive Garden since Cam's birthday was Sunday this year.
We threw him a Pirate party! We had Pirate Booty snacks, veggies, cupcakes, and I made a pirate smash cake.

He had a great turn out for his birthday. I was really good about getting pictures of him opening some presents, and his cake, and him, but not so much of his actual party- bummer! We had great friends and family over to celebrate with us though, and we are so grateful for all of them. Cameron was so spoiled and got many new toys that he has really enjoyed playing with already!

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!"- Interpretation: Look Mom, another Book!!!

Of course the fur-babies helped celebrate too… Don't worry, it took lots of treats, distraction, and talent to capture a moment like this...

Cameron was so good to share his new toys with his friend Braelynn- She is 4 months younger than Cam. He is really noticing his friends and other children more and more and he loves to give babies kisses. Braelynn was no exception and he grabbed her and planted a kiss right on her while they were playing.

I didn't think too wisely about the whole candle, flame, cake thing- and I put Cam by his cake while the candle was lit. I couldn't keep him from touching it, and he touched the flame. I think it upset and scared him more than anything, because he didn't burn or even have a mark at all- but it made me sad because he was ready to dig right into his cake, and because of the candle he got upset and hesitated. Then, when he finally decided that his cake would be yummy and fun, everyone cheered for him so loudly he got scared and cried.

"It's my party and I'll cry if I want to…"

We really enjoyed celebrating our Cameron. He is such a bright addition to our home!