Thursday, August 29, 2013

Happy 11 Months, Camden



Happy 11 Month Birthday
August 15, 2013

YOU STARTED WALKING!!!! Actually, you started walking on your 11 month birthday exactly.  Yay.  Go Camden! You are growing up!  These milestones make me happy and sad all at the same time. 

This month was fun.  It has been a hot summer, but we have managed to stay cool and do some really fun things.  We went back to Lake Compounce.  This time, we went with Grandma, Poppy, Vavo, and Vovo.  We did the water park this time too and we all had a great time.  And you went on the Carousel.  You threw a little fit when it was time to get off though.  You loved that ride.

We went to a couple parties and picnics too and you were happy and sweet.  Cousin Jordan had a graduation party that we got to a little late because you were napping.  You wanted to walk holding hands back and forth on the grass.  We went to our neighbor Liam’s first birthday party and you had a good time eating the pizza and black beans.  We went to our friend’s going away picnic and you had a great time letting some other family members hold you and play with you. 

We went away on our first vacation with you.  We drove down to Sesame Place in Pennsylvania the beginning of August.  We left really early in the morning (5am) and you and your brother were sleeping.  You slept until we were almost to the hotel.  It only took us 2 and a half hours to get there.  We went to the hotel and saw Auntie Kim, Uncle Jeff, and your cousins.  They had slept at the hotel the night before.  We went to the park when it opened (it was right across the street so we just had to walk there).  We had a great time.  You played in the sand and in the little splash pad.  I carried you around in the Boba carrier for a while.  You slept in the stroller.  You were happy and relaxed.  We watched a couple of the shows and YOU WERE SO EXCITED.  You love Elmo, Cookie Monster, and the other characters.  You were so happy.  The next day, we had a character breakfast.  You went NUTS with excitement when you saw Zoe.  You LOVED LOVED LOVED her.  You looked like a bird trying to flap its wings to fly away.  It was so cute.  You sat on Elmo’s lap and took a picture and it was so cute.  You got angry and started yelling and trying to push off me when I took you back from Elmo. 

We stayed at the hotel for two nights.  When we got up the last morning, we didn’t rush to get to the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia.  We got there before lunchtime and had a great day.  There were lots of things to do there and you and your brother had a great time playing with the different setups.  You both were great on the drive back home too. We were all very happy with the vacation.

You make me laugh and smile all the time.  Sometimes, when you get angry or frustrated because we say no or won’t let you play with something, you sort of stomp off, but it’s crawling. It sounds like stomping though because you smack your hands down hard and crawl away yelling.  It cracks me up every time.

I love you.

Happy 10 Months, Camden



Happy 10 Month Birthday
July 15, 2013

Crawling, eating, and playing – these are what you fill your days with.  You are a busy little boy.  You crawl all over the place at super speeds. We think when you start walking, it will be a run! 

We went to a picnic at Poppy and Nana’s house for Father’s Day.  We went in the pool and ate some food.  You had a great time.  You like playing in the pool with everyone.  You would rather be held in the pool than sit in the frog float though. After the picnic, we went to see Vavo and Vovo for a picnic at their house. We had a good time.

This month, we went to Lake Compounce. Mommy had her work picnic there and you were so well behaved.  You didn’t get to go on the rides, but you hung out in the stroller and napped and were generally happy and relaxed. It was hot and humid, but you weren’t cranky at all.  You are PERFECT.

The Independence Day holiday was fun.  We went to Poppy and Nana’s for a picnic.  We played in the pool and you had a good time.  After eating and playing, we went to Vavo and Vovo’s house and ate supper there.  We walked to the fireworks down the hill from their house and you fell asleep and didn’t wake up for them.  A couple days later, we went to more fireworks. This time, we walked from Grandma and Poppy’s house and you watched the fireworks.  You liked them.  You take after your big brother that way. 

You are so sweet and happy. Everyone loves you so much.