An Ordinary Life

While my mom prepared to go home this morning, Cameron told her, "when you leave, life will be ordinary." Just like my Granny did, Grammy makes life less ordinary!

Apples, Apples, and More Apples

Grandpa had to travel for work this week and before he even got to the airport, Grammy was in the car and on her way to see her grandsons! We've had a wonderful week. Today, we went apple picking again and both boys loved it . . . And, in preparation for Halloween, here's a video of Frankenbaby . . . two weeks ago Danny started walking as a novelty, last week he decided walking was a form of transportation and today he discovered running!

A BUSY Weekend

Well, it feels like fall is right around the corner here! We had a fabulous weekend. Dennis' brother Michael came to visit with his daughter Alexis. Our weekend highlights included the zoo, apple picking, an airshow, and Cameron's first musical. Daniel and Alexis both worked on perfecting their walking skills, and mommy even managed to squeeze in a 20 mile run!

Okay, so the above picture was doctored a bit but only because the camera was a few seconds too late!

Master Negotiator

Cameron has been perfecting his negotiating skills for the past year now. Since he attempts to negotiate EVERYTHING that he is told to do, he's getting pretty good at it. Today, while negotiating something with Dennis, Cameron told him "well, you have a good point but . . ." and then he proceeded to provide a counterpoint! That's my son!

Bigfoot

We had a few errands to run on the other side of St. Louis today so we took a little detour to see Bigfoot. I have learned all kinds of neat stuff as the mother of little boys - including the fact that Bigfoot is the original Monster Truck. Aren't you better for knowing that?

Cameron's First Day of School and Danny's Future Golf Career . . .

So, I tried to take a nice picture of Cameron on his first day of preschool this year and this is what I got . . . .




Nice, huh?

While Cameron is in school, Danny is working on improving his golf game. I think he might be less of a hacker once he learns to walk . . .



I have a video but for some annoying and frustrating reason, the computer isn't letting me upload video right now!

Yes, We Are Raising Nascar Fans

Or at least Dennis is . . .


Cameron and Daddy attended their first live NASCAR race together last Saturday night at the Gateway International Speedway just outside of St. Louis. Cameron had been looking forward to it for weeks, and the experience didn’t disappoint. Upon entering the parking lot and driving by countless shirtless guys playing various tailgating games, Cameron immediately asked if he could take his shirt off. Daddy’s response was of course “no”, and when the inevitable “why” followed, the excuse was that they didn’t bring sunblock (more on this later). Cameron thoroughly enjoyed the pre-race singing of the national anthem and fly-by, and when the green flag dropped and 43 cars came roaring by at 170mph, his eyes were as big as saucers. He of course had his ear muffs on the whole time, and he alternated between watching the race and playing with his new NASCAR toy he got before the race (he even got his little brother something). He was a real trooper and insisted on staying for the whole race, which was a good thing because on the last lap, there was a 10-car crash directly in front of them. When it was all over, and the smoke from the post-race fireworks cleared, Cameron asked if his favorite driver Kyle Busch won … Daddy didn’t have the heart to tell him Kyle Busch wasn’t even in the race. All in all, it was a bit of sensory overload for Cameron, but he’s already asking when he gets to go again. A couple nights later, while brushing his teeth, Cameron stopped and told Daddy that when they go to their next race, he has to remember to put on lots of sunblock so he can take his shirt off. Git ‘er dun!