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.

Don't ya just wish you were 2 again. Look how much fun he looks like he's having.

And now for something that is sad...well to me. Cameron always had a hard time calling me MOMMY...it always came out as Mannie (Pronounced Ma-Knee). It makes me melt when he calls me it. Its just so cute and I was hoping that it wouldn't ever change. Well this evening Cameron wanted to go swimming. So we were jumping in and splashing around and out of no where I hear "Mommy I jump!" wha?!?! MOMMY?? I turned and said "Cameron, whats my name" and clear as day...MOMMY! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I want to me Mannie! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. But its okay, atleast its not Mom yet...but still...really makes me realize how big he is getting.

Sometimes when I look through the viewfinder, I just know I got "the one". One that melts my heart. This is the one :) He was SO proud of him self. He stood at the gate and kept feeding Finnegan, our neighbors doggy (who he's usually TERRIFIED of), animal crackers. He was just so happy the doggy was nice to him and took the cookie nicely. It was too cute. Just sooo happy.

So on a side note, Cameron has been VERY attached to his loveys (aka Doggy) and blankeys. He absolutely freaks if you take them away. I'm waiting for the day that daycare tells me he can't have all of them there. I think with the change to the new daycare building and some other things, he's just has become very attached to them.

Oh and my new favorite story about Cam?!?! Saturday night, it was just Cameron and I. I asked Cameron around 3:45pm, what he wanted for dinner. Of course his answer was "Noonoos!". Fine, so I packed him up, doggies and all, and by 4pm we were at Olive Garden. Pretty freaken bold, as he is "that" kid in restaurants usually. We walk in, got seated (and he sat right down next to me in a chair and DIDN'T move!) and the server came over and Cam looked right up at her and said "Noonoos Pwease" and she nodded and I got the soup and told her to put the sauce on the side for him so he could dip. Within 5 minutes, the food was out there. Cameron said thank you and than he got asked if he wanted cheese...well duh, hes my kid, of course he wants cheese! He said please to the nice lady and she LOADED his plate up with cheese. Talk about pure happiness :) He said thank you and he chowed down. Dipping his noonoo's and bread in the sauce. Not a peep outta the kid. I was shocked. I was so happy, I almost wanted to cry. I even got a compliment from another mommy in the restaurant, she asked me how long it took him to start being that way in public like this...I told her 2 years to the day haha. Wow, I was just SO proud of him. It was just the BEST meal ever! Seriously!

mmmmmm...Sandra's got a new toy. It's almost 1 week old :-(
Cameron loves to see daddy on the web Cam, its hilarious.
My screen is covered in baby kisses from him now.
Still need some new programs for it, so those waiting for proofs, please please be patient with me. I am working on 2 computers now.

I got to have such a blast on Saturday, early morning I got to meet up with M. and his mommy A. We had such a good time. What a cutie pie!!! SO smart and has beautiful eyes.

A. here is your little sneak peek. Be patient with me. I just got a new computer and trying to still work on the old one AND am just getting over whatever Cameron just had (yucky).

My little spike dude & princess. I just love them and I just LOVE these...

We found Daddy's microphone in the office and felt the need to rock out today....if I could of post it so you could hear him sing...HILARIOUS...he was so proud.

That's all I have to say...thank you 'B' for feeding the addiction he has :)

Cameron LOVES to swim now...he's doing SO well. He went from only wanting to sit on the steps, to actually walking in and swimming over to people he wants to see. Sometimes we run into a problem of him not keeping his mouth shut and getting water or trying to figure out how to flip back over after we manage to get on our back...but all in all we had fun.

mmmmm 40d! Definitely a lot different than the xti with a bigger learning curve if you ask me. Soooooooooooooo no used to that little wheel on the back. It seriously took me a good 15 minutes to figure out how to change the freaken' f-stop, even after reading the manual, it just wasn't clicking to me. I love the iso options...I went from 5 tiny jumps to TONS...its great great great. Anyway...3 random pics from yesterday with the kid who won't look at me anymore :(

Yay yay yay yay yay!

Hmmmmmmm lets see...

-I am selling my XTi...why?? I upgraded finally! Yay...40d should be here any day now...so the pictures below...are a few of my final with my original camera baby.

-Cameron had fifths disease last week after a notice at daycare went out stating that someone else had it. Leave it to our child to be the one to get everything that everyone else has.

-We thought Cameron was having a nasty case of prickly heat...after much research, turns out fifths disease rash (which is NOT contagious) can stay with him for WEEKS and shows up when in heat or under stress...poor guy looks funny.

-I'm very bored...summer TV is yucky and now we are stuck watching movies that we purchased that we really don't feel like watching haha. We are watching superman as we speak...just doesn't seem right...I really want to watch my regular shows. Good thing is Lost finale is on Thursday :)

Okay okay okay...just a few pictures of my baby...

Don't let him fool you...he's not sleeping :) But if you look closely, you can see his fifths disease rash :( poor dude.

of pictures that is..PCS (Photographers Child Syndrome)...meaning my child now refuses to look at the camera anymore...all the M&M's in the world won't work...refuses...flat out refuses...BUT I did however manage to get this one today after holding down the shutter button for what seemed like an eternity....the glance at me was just by chance really.

We had a big busy weekend. Cameron was just getting over this ear infection and all of the sudden, a rash appears on his arms, legs, and now face. Turns out he's got fifths disease which was going around in school. He's okay, just has a yuky rash that will go away 7-10 days.

Saturday morning Cameron and daddy went out and got a new backpack, sunglasses, and watch...we are totally cool now :)

We planted flowers in the garden.

We played drums with daddy on our new game :-)

Just being Cameron and silly.

Both of us...a lot!

Or just a simple good job comment below will do...

Today was a first...a BIG first. I...Sandra...MOWED the lawn for the first time in MY LIFE! Yes, that's right, I actually did some sort of yard work. The lawn was getting long, I knew Cameron would want to play outside, SO...I left work at 4pm, figured out how to start the monstrosity of a John Deere for about 10 mins (later discovering that I was low on gas DUH!) and mowed mowed mowed. Took me a few rounds around the yard to figure out how to maneuver the thing, but I did it...AND, I got my ONLY pair of sneakers DIRTY...check those puppies out!

We had a wonderful time...filled with cake, yummy spaghetti, lots of kiddo's screaming (ummm...in kiddo's, I mean Cameron), nice quiet naps, and lots of love all around.

Mommy & Sandra self portrait

Cameron & Mommy self portrait

Cameron insisted on having his own "mote" while sitting with pop-pop

We have a slight cake obsession in my family

The 3 mommy's together

You know whats amazing? The fact that Cameron LOVES to go really high on the swing...well...high in HIS standards...BUT...if you go and law down the ground and take a picture of him swinging...it looks SO much more higher :)

Oh...and apparently...Cameron has decided to get a little cold...when he went to bed tonight, he had a 100.5 fever...yes low, but for him, that's how all his nasty colds start. Lets just pray this was just a fluke...I can't stand anymore colds.

I probably get about 10 of these shots before I get one good one...he LOVES to stick his face toooo close to the camera :) Silly man.