Finally, All Caught Up

I havent been very good at posting the past few weeks. So today I finally got caught up, woohoo. We havent been doing anything too exciting but I forget sometimes its fun to just post funny pictures. I promise to be better about posting!

Big Baby in a Little Baskett

All I can say is what a silly boy!

Driving Daddys New Truck

I havent been very good at posting lately so I have neglected to say that Bret has a new truck. We decided it was time to get a "grown up vehicle" in Brets own words. So he sold his giant white truck to get a Ford F-150. A much more family friendly and reliable car. Cameron loves to play in the drivers seat. However normally he stands up and just pushes buttons and pretends to honk the horn. But the other night I put him in there and he insisted on sitting and so I scooted the seat up so he could reach the steering wheel. Then he started grabbing the shifter and pretending to drive, obviously he has been watching Daddy.

Cuddly Book Time

The other night Cameron and Bret were playing and Cameron brought Bret a book. Bret was laying on the floor so instead of making his Dad get up Cameron just laid down too and they read the book together this way. Isnt that too cute!?

The Greatest Show on Earth

Labor day weekend my Dad treated us all to the Circus, Barnum and Baileys Greatest Show on Earth! It was a lot of fun. The only other circus we have ever been to was the crummy little family circus that came to Orting a while back. But this was the real circus. It was kinda hard to get pictures because of the lighting and a lot of time things were moving too fast. Cameron was mesmorized by the elephants!Cameron was mesmorized by the elephants! Here he is with his super serious face.
The tigers were really cool too. They werent nearly as cooperative as the elephants and horses.

There was lots of dancing, singing, tricks, surprises, and fun! We had a blast.

My mom bought Cameron this toy, when you push a button the top part spins and lights up. He loved it! It kept him occupied the entire drive home and he loves playing it at home too. Thanks Mom and Dad!!

Big Juicy Tomatos

My little guy loves tomatos! Its so funny because neither Bret or I like them but he will just eat them like apples. I have been growing them in my garden and he went outside to play, picked a tomato and started chowing down. You can see in the second picture he was very excited that I was letting him eat it.

Cooking with Mama!

Cameron loves to help me cook. He sits on the counter next to me or pulls up a chair and watches. He really gets excited when I let him put the ingredients into the mixer. Then when we put whatever we made in the oven he likes to watch it cook. He is such a funny kiddo!

Family/15 Month Photos

A couple who took Camerons 3 month photos a year ago contacted us to let us know they were back in business for photography so since I loved them then I knew I would love them now! They are awesome. Their website is www.augenblickphoto.com. Here a few, or a few more than a few, of my favorites! ;)

4th Anniversary Disaster

This past Thursday August 20th was our 4th wedding anniversary. We had plans to go out to dinner on Friday night and my mom was going to take Cameron overnight for us so we could have Saturday to get things done too. But... Unfortunatly I got very sick with a nasty flu of the worst sorts on our anniversary (thursday) and had to cancel our dinner reservations. My mom still took Cameron and he had a blast staying with his Grandparents and Uncle Chris for a whole weekend. I was extrememly thankful she took him because it turned out I was sicker than I thought. I woke up Friday night feeling so sick I had a temperature of almost 105 degrees and I was so dehydrated I couldnt barely stand up. I felt so weak and like I was going to faint. Kept trying to sleep and I couldnt and my temp wasnt falling so I ended up in the ER of all places. I had to have an IV to give me fluids since I couldnt take any down myself and numerous medications. They even had to do this thing they stick down your nose and into your throat to swab for the flu virus, that was deffinatly not fun. I was having some pain in my belly and it was tender so because of that they thought maybe I had appendicitus, but I didnt. When we got there they made me wear a mask and put us in a seperate waiting room all by ourselves. This made me feel like I had the swine flu or some other weird disease. On the door of my hospital room there was a big sign that said you had to wear a mask to enter. I kept waiting for the Center of Infectious Disease to show up, just kidding. Turns out it was just a strange strain of the flu.

Since we missed our dinner we will be going our next week sometime to make up for it, hopefully my appetite will be back by then. On one hand I cant believe we have been married for 4 years, and on another I cant believe its only been 4 years. Time sure goes quickly. I feel like I might wake up tomorrow and it will have been 20 years. Hopefully I can find some way to slow it down:)

15 Month Check Up

At the begining of the month Cameron had his 15 month doctor appointment. Things have been so busy around here I havent had a chance to post about it. So, not much to report except that he weighed 24 lbs 14 oz, so just under 25 lbs. And he was 31". I measured him at home and he was a bit longer but we will go with what they said. He is healthy and growing well!

Dessert Aire

This past weekend we all went over to Brets brothers vacation home in Dessert Aire which is in Eastern Washington. For the past couple weeks after work Bret has been building them a rail to go around their new pool they were having put in. So we went over there so he could install it. I was excited to get to spend time with family and I knew Cameron would love seeing his cousins.

Here they are, working hard to get that rail put up in time for the pool to be filled.
Cameron and Brody had a fun time playing together. Brody is 6 months older than Cameron which right now is a bigger gap then it will be in a few years, but they still play well together. They were so cute they would give eachother high fives and here Brody is giving Cameron a hug, so adorable!
So as you know Cameron has a love for animals. Jim and Megan have a dog named Gunner and Cameron followed that dog around half the time we were there. Gunner is a very patient relaxed dog. He is used to having kids around him and doesnt mind too much being poked and prodded. Cameron loved giving him kisses and hugs and petting him and of course playing with his tail.

Cameron, Peyton and Riley.

Once the pool was filled we had fun playing in it. Megan and I spent nap time one day floating around in these chairs and relaxing. And the kids had a blast. Riley and Peyton are really great swimmers for their age and they were having so much fun.

Because their house is right on the golf course the girls like to set up a lemonade stand and sell lemonade to the golfers. So that last day we were there they set up and started selling. They were so cute yelling "lemonade for sale" to everyone going by and they got so excited when someone would buy some.

While we were busy selling lemonade the boys went out golfing. This is the 13th hole which is the one their house sits on. I snapped a picture of them playing and then they game to buy some lemonade!

Here are a few pictures of the rail/fence Bret build for them. Its kinda hard to see since its grey. He did a really great job and it all turned out really well. He had actually never even seen the house so he had to visualize what it was like. He had drawings and measurements but for only that he did a good job of making it all fit right. He barely had to modify anything.

Cameron fell right asleep on the way home. He was so exhausted. It was a fun, long weekend.

I have so many cute pictures that I wish I could put them all on here, but that would be way too many!

Thanks Jim, Megan, Riley, Peyton and Brody for letting us come have a fun time with you!

A New Toy

A while back our neighbor gave us a power wheels quad that was their sons but he out grew. Its more for a 3 or 4 year old so Cameron cant really ride it right now. But we figured we would go get a battery charger for it and see if he would try it. We went up to Toys R Us and discovered that the charger was $40 and then right next to it was this little quad just the right size for Cameron. It was a little bit more than the charger but we knew he would be able to ride it all by himself right now. So we got it for him. He loves it! He rides it all around the house.

As soon as Bret started getting it put together Cameron went over and sat down right next to him like he was helping him. It was really cute.

Here he is riding it around the back yard just after we bought it for him. He thought it was the greatest thing ever. Well spent money in my opinion!