Where Does The Time Go?

Cameron turns five this week and I have to say that the past five years seem to be a flurry of excitement that passed in the blink of an eye. It's hard to believe that we brought him home as a tiny baby just days before Easter five years ago.



To celebrate the big occasion, Cameron had his first big boy birthday party with friends at a local children's gym on Friday evening.

I love this photo. Can you see the look on my face in the mirror behind Cameron? If you are wondering why I am making that face, check the hand in the bottom right-hand corner . . . that's Danny with a ball of cake and frosting!

Cameron also had a soccer game on Saturday with Coach Dennis. If you are wondering where Cameron is on the field, he is the child with the shirt covering his face; he apparently found this far more entertaining than the game. Perhaps he'll take to running or swimming instead of team sports!

Cameron's First Road Race

Cameron has been asking to run a race for about a year now and today he finally got his chance. He ran a 1/2 mile fun run and he is VERY proud of himself. He's been wearing his medal all day!

You might also notice the cut on his head. He had a little accident on the playground at school. The result was about 5 hours in the ER for 10 minutes of glue once he finally saw a doctor. I think we need a frequent flyer card for the Emergency Room - this was our 2nd trip in 2 weeks and our 6th since we moved here!




And I just can't resist a couple of cute pictures of Danny!

The Blizzard of 2011

First, I confess that I didn't post anything in January. The truth is that I had a couple of years worth of continuing education to catch up on for my license so nothing exciting happened!

However, this past week the boys and I headed to Kansas City to be housebound with Grammy during the great blizzard of 2011. Grandpa and Dennis were both going out of town for work and it looked like school would be cancelled for most of the week (it was). We got in the car on Sunday afternoon in order to beat the storm which arrived on Monday. My parents got about a foot of snow in one day with very high wind speeds so that the weather service called it a blizzard. The boys had a blast playing with Grammy though and we all survived with smiles on our faces. We returned home on Thursday afternoon to find that we had gotten a couple of inches of ice on EVERYTHING and that our garage door was frozen shut! Dennis missed the entire storm while he was getting some sun in Tampa, however, he paid for it as he spent 45 minutes chipping ice off of his car at the airport when he returned home yesterday!





Cameron and Grammy performing surgery on his stuffed ladybug. Just in case if you need to know, rubbing alcohol works wonders on band-aids that get stuck on stuffed animals!

It's amazing how much fun a bath can be on a snow day!



Check out what Daddy taught Cameron to do . . . can you hear me saying YUCK!! in the background??

A Very Special Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas this year, complete with snow! For the first time ever, in a feat that many families never accomplish, we saw both sides of our family on Christmas day! Dennis took Friday off and we sent a letter to Santa asking him to arrive at our house 1 day early. Not only did he do so, but Grammy, Grandpa, and Aunt Catherine all arrived on Thursday night as well. On Friday, we spent the day playing with all of the goodies that Santa brought (check the video above to see Danny literally falling over in excitement!). On Christmas morning, after saying good-bye to Grammy, Grandpa, and Aunt Catherine, we headed to Mama and Papa's house where we got to see all of Dennis' family. The boys had a great time spending the day with their cousins and they even got in some sledding. Why is it that little kids never seem to get cold out in the snow? We had to drag them inside after the sun went down! We couldn't have asked for a more perfect opportunity to spend Christmas with family.

Cameron the Elf . . Call Sign Candy Cane

So, Cameron is currently OBSESSED with the Disney Christmas special Prep & Landing. http://disney.go.com/partners/prepandlanding/ It was on this Wednesday night and we recorded it. Since then, he has watched it twice a day. Here is a picture of him dressed up as a "prep & landing" elf. You will notice that he is wearing a tool belt with a flashlight and some candy canes. The candy canes actually have two purposes: they can be used to direct Santa onto a rooftop, similar to an air traffic controller, and they can be used while climbing or repelling down from homes. What appears to be binoculars are actually night vision goggles so that he can see at night. Just in case if he needs a second pair, the goggles on the fireman's hat serve the same purpose. Why the fireman's hat you might ask? Well, one of his jobs is to go down the chimney first in order to make sure that there is no fire in the fireplace for Santa! Plus, doesn't he just look so snuggly in those footie pajamas?

Cameron's Christmas Program

Well, Cameron's school Christmas program was last night and, just like last year, he sat there mute for almost the entire thing. Cameron has been practicing the song and poem for weeks and knew both by heart but the crowd was just too much for him. He stood next to his class throughout the entire thing with a look that said "who are you people and what are you doing." When his grand performance was over, he turned to us and gave us a thumbs up!





And who can resist a picture of Danny dressed up like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?

Nascar

As promised, here is a picture of Cameron and Papa at a recent Nascar race. Cameron had a blast. Unfortunately, we had a bit of a picture snafu (Dennis forgot his camera and Papa accidentally took all of his pictures in sepia!) so we only got a few pictures.