Happy 2nd Birthday Cameron!

These are some pictures Savannah made for Cameron

Yum!

Savannah helping him open up the pictures she made him

Blowing his candles out

His yummy birthday dinner...one of his favorites : )

He was so proud of himself for blowing the candles out

Cameron turned 2 this past Thursday. I can't believe he is already 2! He is growing up so fast! He is such a loving little guy and has the sweetest, tender spirit about him! He loves to hug and give kisses. His favorite shows right now are Barney and Dora. It is so cute to hear him sing all the songs. He is beginning to talk a lot now. My favorite is when he turns his little hands over, squints his face and says "Uh-Oh, where go"? I am going to try to get it on video so I can treasure it forever. He enjoys everything about the outdoors and would probably live out there if we let him. He is total boy when it comes to his love for bugs, dirt, and being able to spot a puddle from a mile away. He is completely obsessed with daddy's IPad and can navigate his way around it better than I can. He loves me, but is a complete daddy's boy, as well as a Papaw's boy! His favorite toys are cars, trains and bubbles. Unfortunately, he is still a very picky eater. Having me as a mom, I am afraid he may never out grow it! I am so in love with this little guy! He truly lights up our lives and makes us laugh with his adorable talk, facial expressions (he is very expressive) and personality! I wish I could stop time and keep him my little boy forever. I know that is not possible though : (
We had planned to celebrate his birthday by going to Monkey Joe's and having cupcakes. However, Savannah ended up with strep throat so we ended up being stuck in the house all day. We were able to still have cupcakes. And Savannah decided to make him some pictures for his birthday and "wrap" them all by herself. It was so cute and sweet! We will be having his party the first weekend of November so I will post more birthday pictures then.

Cameron on the Bungee

Check out Cameron. They just put a bungee up at his gymnastics and he loves it! So cute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWtQUE7oRAQ

I promise to post more very soon!

What we've been doing.....

Savannah helped out at our recent yard sale by selling drinks and snacks! She was so excited!

Cameron taking Gabby for a ride in the pink jeep! He LOVES that he now knows how to make it work on his own. Only problem is he has no idea how to steer it and crashes into everything! And yes, Nana has plans on buying a boy car for him in the near future....until then....its the pink jeep!

Cameron finally learned how to swim independently with his puddle jumpers on. He is now a little fish in the water!

Cameron and I have started a Mommy and Me gymnastics class. He is loving it! All the climbing and swinging and jumping is right up his alley! Here he is enjoying his 1st lollipop after class! He now begs for them every time he sees them!

Cam rolling on the mat

Our little monkey!

So...here are a few things that have been going on around here. Things are very busy but going well! Savannah has switched from half day to full day preK and is really enjoying it! We just had our first parent/teacher conference and got a wonderful report. We were told that she is a sweet and quiet little girl in class who listens well, follows directions, doesn't like to ruffle any feathers, gets along with everyone in class, and is her little napper during rest time. We have been going back and forth on what extra-curricular activities she would be participating in this year. We have decided on dance and gymnastics with continuing with private swim lessons (hopefully on Saturdays). Cameron began speech therapy about a month ago and has really been improving. His therapist says that he is doing great, has a wonderful attention span for his age and that he should be caught up within the next couple of months. So that is what we have been doing recently....

Cameron is a Big Boy Now!

This past week Cameron decided to start climbing out of his crib. We mastered it very quickly and was refusing to stay in his bed. We quickly had to figure out a plan because we had no intentions of him coming out of his crib anytime soon. So....we moved Savannah's twin bed into his room (hence the pink sheets) and put up a railing and moved our full size bed out of the guest room and into Savannah's room. We also had to toddler proof his room. He is quite a little monkey and typical mischievous little boy so he has ended up with pretty much a bare room with some toys. The first few nights Cameron would run after me screaming and crying when I laid him down in bed, but now he seems to be getting used to the transition. Savannah is also loving her new, big bed! She says she wants to keep it! We will have to see about that : )

Savannah's 1st Day of School

Learning her morning routine at school

Her cousin and buddy!

She was a little unsure before going through the doors

Being silly

She's ready to go

Yummy breakfast before heading to school

Savannah had her first day of school today! Her excitement turned to nervousness when we pulled up in front of the building. However, she soon saw her cousins, whose classrooms are right beside and across from hers, and the excitement immediately returned! She had a great time and I only teared up a couple of times! I think this is going to be a great school experience!

Savannah's Exciting News!!

She now has her ears pierced!

Visit with Oma and Opa

Cameron showing off his craft

Savannah's final shark craft

Cameron found these little guys in the gift store and refused to let them go or trade them out for anything else...it was hilarious!!

Working on a craft at the aquarium

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Bowling on the wii

We took our annual trip to visit Joel's parents (Oma and Opa) a few weeks ago. We always enjoy going to visit. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate this year and we were only able to visit the beach 1 day. That was ok though because it was our 3rd beach trip for the summer. Plus we enjoyed doing other things, like going to the aquarium and celebrating Joel's birthday.