T minus 12 hours till we are all in the same state and one little happy family :)  It's been 2 LONG weeks without Ger.  We are really ready for him to come home.  It's his turn to change the diapers :)  Cameron misses his Daddy and is ready to lay a big silly kiss on his Daddy :)

the little dude that is.  he only got a 30 min nap from daycare, than went swimming over our friend Cathryn's and went to bed 30 mins later than we usually do.  I just layed him down and he was OUT FOR THE COUNT.  Ahhhhh nice and quiet.

So I'm gonna try something here. One of my favorite photographer/mommy friend Lyndsay (of Life In Motion Photography - if your in Austin...Check her out!), does this cute thing called 10 on Tuesday...just random 10 things going on in her house. So to fill up some blog space...I'm gonna try this out. Let me know what ya think ;-)

So here we go...my first 10 on Tuesday...

1. Cameron has really subsided with tantrums (for now) and is all about helping. Seriously...if you want ANYTHING done by him, just say the word "Help" and he's the man. Even if he starts a fit...All I have to say is "Cameron, Please help mommy and calm down and sit with me" BAM done! I don't know why this works, it just does...for now.

2. My nephew Mason is getting so big. He has this new facial expression that I am dying to get captured on camera. You blow a little in his face and he just scrunches up with this huge smile and squinty eyes. Its addicting to watch and do to him hehe.

3. My niece Madeline told me I was her best friend. Totally made me melt, that is, until she told Cam that he was her best friend. I wonder how many best friends she has. She is so much fun really. She has such a BIG imagination anymore. A few weeks back, she sat down next to me, sighed and said "Sasa...I usually fly here but forgot my wings" wha?!?! She cracks me up. Crazy kiddo.

4. My sister Bonnie has totally been rocking her camera and I am so proud of her...check out her blog and leave her some love :)

5. Cameron has really really really been attached to Gerry's red baseball cap that he got from Rome on our honeymoon. He wears it ALL THE TIME. Very cute. Daycare has been great about letting him wear the hat too.

6. So with Ger being away, I have figured out a whole new way to cooking I think. On Sunday when I went food shopping, I purchased my dinners for the week and PLANNED. Tonight is left overs BUT when Cameron goes to bed, I'm making meatloaf for tomorrows dinner. Less time running around the house with a crazy 2 year old asking for crackers, juice, this, that, so on so forth. Just reheat and serve. If this works out good, I think I will actually stick with it.

7. Anyone else is shock about the prices of groceries any more? Seriously?! I usually buy shredded cracker barrel cheese for my home made mac-n-cheese. It used to be like 2/$6 at the store. I went on Sunday...they wanted almost $6.00 for ONE bag. ONE BAG! I about died. I come home with a fewer groceries but almost spent more. Crazy I tell ya!

8. Cameron is addicted to the Muppet's and Elmo's Potty Time DVD. I am all about the Muppets but If I have to hear Elmo's dad sing about poo poo in the potty again, I think I' gonna loose it.

9. Speaking of potty...Cameron is still trying. I think I figured out how to get him to aim better...Just tell him to stick his belly out and a perfect aim is achieved. Less mess for me to clean :)

10. Yo Gabba Gabba...what is that show? I was flipping through TV the other day with Cameron and he screamed for me to stop on it. I did for a minute and it was like he froze and started doing this funky dance to some "Party in my Tummy" song and now asks for it all the time. It's weird and I'm trying my hardest to not give in to it. Its just weird. Almost like crack for kids or something. Noooooo thank you.

Whew! I did it!

Thats all he wants to do is help..."I help...poppop"  "I help Mommy"  "I help B"  etc. etc. etc.

We spent most of Sunday at Nan and Poppop's.  Nothing too much happend today actually other than just the usual Cam and Maddie fight-a-thon (SO like my sister and I...it's kinda funny actually...they have such a love-hate relationship...more Love than hate though).  Anyway...While Cameron was napping, Madeline took a dip in the pool and started to look like a water feature floating in there :)  Mason was looking cool sporting his mommies sunglasses, and Cam was being like Daddy wearing his Daddy Hat.  Other than that...it was a quiet Sunday :)

Okay, so its not GORGAN...it's Jordan's 5th birthday...but if you ask Cameron who we saw today...its Gorgan, McKenna, Brian, and Steph!  It was such a cool birthday party.  Carnival Theme :)  Fried Oreos, Funnel Cake, Chocolate Covered..EVERYTHING, MOONBOUNCE, Talent acts, Balloon animals, popcorn, cotton candy, you name it, they had it :)  What did Cameron eat...oh just about everything...I honestly don't know if he actually had dinner tonight.  He was addicted to uncle Brian's popcorn machine and the unlimited "box juices" they had available for the kids.  Boy did the lil dude crash hard tonight haha!  

Cameron was VERY proud with how he decorated Gorgan's card :)

Mmmmm...just sinful...fried oreos

Fun on the swing

The man, the myth, the legend...Brian...Gorgan's daddy :)

Hope this brightens your day hun...Click the picture to start :)

So Friday afternoon, I came home to a package in the mail.  I know I didn't order anything, but heck, who doesn't love surprises in the mail?!?  I know I do.  Anyway.  I help run a photography board and there is a really wonderful girl on there by the name of Mary.  She runs a custom stationary studio called Paper & Ink Studio and designs the most beautiful stationary every.  So what was in the package was this beautiful stationary that she made for me.  I was so taken back by how beautiful it was.  I've never owned personalized stationary, but let me tell you, I will for now on :)  I can't highly recommend Mary enough.  Please stop by her website and check out her etsy shop.

My goodness are we ever attached to daddy right now.  He is absolutely the funniest and most fun man on earth...thats if you ask Cameron :)  We just can not get enough of him right now.  Daddy bought Cameron a little 10x30 pool for the backyard for them to play in and Cam has SUCH a blast.  It's great for really wearing Cameron out.  Only problem with the pool...I can't get too close with the camera because SOME people like to splash a little too much for my liking.

So Saturday we decided to try and potty train Cameron. He did GREAT on Saturday. LOVED the whole concept and even only had 3 accidents! Our potty downstairs decided to go out of commission on Saturday afternoon so that put a kink in everything too. Sunday...not so great. He went a few times on the potty, had a few accidents and than the second half of the day was spent outside playing in the baby pool with the girls next door. We sent him to daycare with Pull-Ups today in hopes that he will do good but told them to call me if he's totally resistant like he was with me this morning. He may not be 100% ready yet, and that's okay, at least we tried and started it, hes only 28 months old, so pretty young for a boy really when you think about it. We will keep letting him try but if he doesn't like it, I have plenty of diapers to get rid of still :-) Lets just pray we can get him to do this.

Anyway...We blew up our mini pool in the backyard yesterday and Ger and Cam had a blast pouring water on each other. We have also finally figured out how to swing on the swing set on our belly, thanks to the "Ladies" next door. Oh Keri...scroll down...there is a Kait pic that I just LOVE.

Leave it to Cameron to take yard work safety to a whole new level...

Must wear helmet when using the blower :-)  Never know when a leaf might hit ya.

So night 2 & 3 still were no problems.  Even naps are great.  I've been blessed.  No problems at all and its such a relief to know I don't have a constant bedtime fight on my hands.  The only thing we wish we could get him to do now is to quietly play independently in his room till Mommy and Daddy wake up.  We even put some Little People and Building Blocks and TONS of books in his room.  Instead he goes right for the door and screams till someone opens it for him (which he KNOWS how to open).  All in good time I suppose :)

First....HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!

Yesterday we decided to take Cameron to the Zoo.  Oh the pure excitement.  Loved it doesn't even describe it at all.  He LOVED the monkeys, got to ride a horse with daddy, and got to ride the choochoo with mommy.  We had an absolute blast.  

So yesterday we converted Cameron's crib into the toddler bed.  He loved it, thought it was great, but I had doubts that he would sleep through the night in it.  We went swimming last night and got him really really pooped and than at 8pm, we went upstairs and just read some books on his new big boy bed, layed down with doggy, gave kisses and that was that.  No climbing out.  I went upstairs for bed at 11pm and tiptoed into his room the check out how he was doing.  He was curled up in a ball behind the door (glad I didn't open it all the way when I can in haha) on the floor.  He slept through the night but woke up at 6:45am screaming because he couldn't get out of his room.  All in all...day one was pretty good.  True test is this afternoon, nap. Yikes.

We discovered we can do a mohawk and we think its hilarious.  Almost tempted to go buy some gel and let him wear his hair like this more often.  Much more fitting for him if you ask me :-)

Okay so back story to the last 2 pictures.  Sunday morning Gerry decided he wanted to wash his car.  Being the helpful little dude that Cameron likes to be, he insisted on helping daddy.  What does daddy give him to help?  Why a wash cloth and the hose of course :-)  A recipe for a VERY wet family :-)  While washing the car, Ger noticed that the hose was leaking, he walked over, fixed it and handed it to Ger (I stood by the front door...I was NOT going to get wet).  Cameron than squeezed the trigger and BAM right in the center on daddy :-) hehehe.  The best was that it was on "jet" instead of "shower"  As soon as Cameron got the reaction below, he figured out the game.  We were all soaked by the time the car wash was done.  It was toooooo much fun.