18 Month Cameron

 So many pictures to blog.  Most of them not very good.  Cameron will not let me take a picture of him.  He will run, hide in the curtains, lay on the floor, cover his face...you get the picture.  So, here we go.

Cameron's latest accomplishment is potty training. We are currently on day 4 and he is doing amazing.  I was able to take him to his checkup and grocery shopping for 2 1/2 hours yesterday.  That was the first time we left the house with him in underwear and he did great. I see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I really can't imagine how nice it will be to have no more kids in diapers.  Sounds fun though.

 At 18 months, Cameron does not appreciate a sippy cup.  Note the picture above and then the one below.  He always takes the lid off.  He is actually really good about drinking from a cup and not spilling, so that is nice.  We did get a cup with a screw on lid that he can't take off for times when I want him to keep the lid on.

Let's see, what else is this kid up to.  He sleeps in a big boy bed and has since January.  He loves it and that was an easy transition.  He says lots of words and sometimes puts a couple of words together.  He still grunts a lot though, which is really funny.

Watching the kids play outside.  Please note his adorable boxer briefs.  Oh my, they are so cute I can't even stand it.

 Running full speed so I can't take his picture. At his check up, the Dr. asked if he could walk fast/run awkwardly.  There is no awkward about it, this kid can run...fast!

He is always in motion.

 Setting up Netflix with Sunny.  He also loves to "play" Wii.

He still loves his Daddy above all others.  

In our church, babies start going to nursery at 18 months.  I am Cam's teacher, and these were from his first Sunday.

Cam's stats:

23 lbs 14 oz --  45th%

32.75 inches --  68th% (I think, could've been 58th, I can't remember)

18.5 inch head

The Five Year Old

Has it really been 5 years since this little sweetheart was born?!!?  

Lila is such a sweet and happy child.  She just goes with the flow pretty much all of the time.  She loves her brothers and sister so much and she is so kind to them. I love that I am able to call her mine!

We love you LuLu Bell!

Lila's Party

 We had Lila's 5th birthday party last Saturday.  She was so excited.  She chose a chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting and silver sprinkles.

 She loved opening presents.  She got 2 pairs of shoes, a cute outfit with matching hair things, and of course, an American Girl doll and brush.

 Kit was all she cared about.  She was so excited and she hasn't put her down since Saturday.

Thanks to everyone who made Lila's birthday so special.

Griffin Got a Haircut

 Griffin got his first "professional" haircut today.  We have been growing it out since August and it was pretty long.

He did NOT enjoy the shampoo.

Can you believe how long his hair was!?!  Last Sunday, I flat ironed his hair and I realized he had a major mullet going on.  I knew it was time for a trim.

What a cute kid you are Gman!

Jr. Jazz

Jackson started his first season of Jr. Jazz basketball today.  He was super excited.  The team has had a couple of practices already and Ryan is one of the coaches.

They killed the other team at the game today.  We didn't get a super accurate score but we think it was somewhere around 40ish-14.  Jack scored 16(ish) points (we think...I quit counting after the first 8) and had tons or rebounds, assists, and steals.  

Jack and Mason( #13) made an unbeatable team.  They scored all the points for the team except for 1 basket.  How awesome is that!

I am so proud of my Jack and I'm glad he had a good time.

After trying soccer and baseball and not liking them too much, I think we have finally found Jackson's sport.  I can't wait for the game next week!

16 Months Old

My sweet baby is now 16 months old.  He is still such a funny kid.  He loves his brothers and sisters very much. Although Sunny is a clear favorite, followed by Griffin. He also loves his cousin Henry.

He talks a little bit, maybe 10 words or so, but usually he just grunts.  It is pretty funny.  He understands EVERYTHING!  He follows directions very well and is a really good listener.

He LOVES his Daddy!

In general he is a very easy going, laid back kid.  Except for the first hour and a half of church every week.  He HATES that.  He is so bad for me and Ryan that it is ridiculous.  But, we have discovered that he loves to sit with Kathy and he behaves perfectly for her.  Luckily she doesn't mind letting him sit with her sometimes so we can have a little break and listen to the speakers.

He is a great sleeper.  Usually 12-13 hours straight at night and 2 2 hour naps during the day.  This all goes out the window when he is sick though.  It doesn't matter what kind of sickness, or how bad it is, if he is sick, he doesn't like to sleep. We just got done with 3 days of a fever and no sleep.  Last night was his first "back to normal" night and I am so happy about it.

Today I changed his crib into a bed and he is napping right now.  As soon as I find the time, I will get rid of the whole crib and he will go to the bottom bunk and Griffin will be promoted to the top.

We love you lots little John-John...I mean Cam Cam...or is it Bam Bam... or 

Cam Bam... or Bamberson...or Bambers...or Bambi...or Johnny?  

Pretty sure it is all of the above.  We all have different nicknames for him around here.

  I call him Cam, John-John, and Johnny.  

Griffin calls him Cam Bam and Bambi

Jackson calls him Bambers or Bamberson

Lila calls him Cam Cam

and

I think Ryan and Sunny just call him Cam

Christmas Pictures

 These are all the pictures I have from Christmas.

We went to see the lights at Thanksgiving Point.  The kids loved it. I think it will become a yearly tradition.

 Lila had a Christmas pajama party at preschool.  It was super fun and she came home with a cute stuffed dog that she received at the gift exchange.

 Christmas pajamas from Bear and Mimi.

Preschool Christmas Card.  Doesn't Lila look sweet?  She was so excited that she got to be Mary and hold the baby.

I took about 20 different pictures and didn't get a good one.  That seems to be a reoccurring theme around here.