Party In the House

Camden and I went to Maddox and Katie's 8th Birthday Party Saturday night. It was so much fun and a little bit of crazy all at the same time. Now what is a party without a head injury? Emma got smacked in the face and she may very well have a black eye today!

This is Amanda calling me from across the room. She was hidden inside the Princess Bouncy Castle. Oh my...

We all decided to join her for some crazy fun! Who says big kids can't have fun?

What is a party without Mimi the Clown?

There was even a little Goblin that we call Urban!

Then there was Scott who just wanted to be a Princess too!

This is what Nealie thought about all of the excitement.

Now we were NOT leaving that party until Camden got his face painted too. He was having a fit and of course he was one of the last kids in line. He wanted to be a Skull and I suggested that he just get a dragon on the side of his face. Then he wanted to be a pirate and I said what about a dog like Bentley. I had no idea what he would pick, but soon enough Mimi the Clown got a hold of him...

He wanted to be a Vampire! My little Edward. Ha Ha Ha. He even sparkled!!! 

We had such a great time. Happy Birthday Maddox!!!

According To Camden

According to Camden, "This town ain't big enough for the both of us!" Isn't that the truth! Ha! I'm the Sheriff around these parts, he just doesn't want to follow my rules!

Camden told me that he knew where the bath tub was upstairs where you dunk your head. I kept asking him what in the world he was talking about since we don't have an upstairs. He said, "You know the big bath tub that you dunk your head under." Finally I figured it out. He found the baptismal pool at our church on Sunday. I had to explain all of that to him and that it was NOT a bath tub.

He told me when I picked him up at daycare that he had his math homework finished and he had to use a calculator on the hard problems. Now as far as I know, you don't use a calculator for Second grade math, maybe for Calculus or Algebra? I told him not to use a calculator again on his homework. He said, "Oh, now I'm in trouble for telling the truth!" I told him that he wasn't in trouble for telling me what he did, but that a calculator would not help him to learn.


He told me as we were eating dinner, "We need to turn this place into a restaurant! How will we make a Drive Thru? Oh yeah, I know, the garage!! Will we serve breakfast, lunch and dinner?" What an imagination he has!

Also, I knew that it was going to be a really bad day when I got up at six a.m. and found him on the couch sitting beside a pair of night vision goggles that he got for his birthday last year. Since it was still dark outside there was no way to tell how long he had been awake.

A Little Surprise

I got this book in the mail the other day!! This was what I wanted for Christmas and I hope Camden will look back at it one day and have some fond memories. I know I will treasure it. It has been so great having Daddy be able to watch us grow everyday and see how crazy life has been at times! Now we have it all recorded in a book!

Camden said in his prayer the other night, "God please be with the broke backs and broken hearts that need you!" So cute, but I was trying so hard not to laugh.

Let's Talk About Food

This is a shout out to Granny Sue. She made some killer Chocolate muffins. These things are to die for!! She really made them for Danny and he was kind enough to share with us a few weeks ago! Yummy! While Mom was here she made some awesome Chocolate Chip and Banana pancakes. They were delicious, however, Camden smelled them and had to go throw up. I don't know if he is just overly dramatic or if the smell really did make him sick?

Of course, on Saturday night we headed out to Fuji's which happens to be one of our most favorite restaurants ever!! We stuffed ourselves and then we were miserable the rest of the evening, but it was so worth it!! This one is for Tim. It will be the second place we visit when you come home!

Camden told me this morning that he had an "Oopsie" in the bathroom. I asked him what his Oopsie was. He said, "When my stink came out, I peed really really powerful and it got on my underwear!" I know that doesn't really go with talking about food, but where else can you get entertainment like this??

A Little Scary

Madeline and Emily decided to get a facial done at Belk. Don't worry Tim, I did NOT do any shopping!! We were just in there to look around and we got a free Make Over for the girls. The scary part was Camden jumping right in the middle of things. He was paying a lot of attention to what was going on.

I wonder if he will be a Make Up Artist one day? Whatever he is, I hope he will be a good one!!

 

Our Weekend

Boy did we have an exciting jam packed weekend! We crammed a ton of adventures into one short weekend. Camden has been crying since his company left. We have had special visitors for over a week and now they have all gone and he is kind of sad. So here is the recap of our weekend: We piled onto the bed to catch some movies. We watched "Courageous".

 On Saturday we headed out for a morning session of skating.

 We played some DS.

 Camden drew a "very large pair of pants".

 On Sunday morning we all went to church.

 Grandma got some Bentley love. The best kind!!

 I will have to get to the food in another post. There was so much that it will take some time to write about. I think we were having a contest to see who could gain the most weight!!! HAHA!

Special Visitors

We had some very special guests for the weekend. Mom, Emily and Madeline came to see us. Camden was going to be so surprised because he had no idea! We ran up to school to pick him up a little early. He didn't seem to be so thrilled? Don't know what was going on with him. He seemed shy and not quite sure what to do!

Perhaps his strange behavior had something to do with this Report Card? It was OK, because he actually did a very good job this semester. We are very proud of him!

Movies

May ~ 2008

Grandma left yesterday and Camden and Bentley are resting up. I think they were both exhausted, not to mention that Grandma probably needs a few days to detox as well. I could not keep up with Grandma and Camden, they were very busy with lots of playing and entertainment. Plus they played card games which Mommy is not too good at! Ha!

Last night Camden asked if we could go see a movie this weekend. He wanted to know if I wanted to see "The Miracle" or "African Americans"? He told me "The Miracle" was about whales stuck in ice and the other movie is about airplanes. The airplane movie is actually called "Red Tails" about the Tuskegee Airmen. I love how he so eloquently describes things to me. Sometimes I can guess what he is talking about and sometimes I have to ask a lot of questions.

Nealie

This is Nealie. She is a precious little angel from Heaven and she was sent here to teach us all something. Nealie has Leigh's Syndrome. She does not walk or talk, but boy does she shine. She can light up a room with her little personality.  I am truly humbled by her Amazing Grace.

Nealie has a special Mom too. She is my work friend, Amanda, and she was hand picked by God just for Nealie. I am covered by guilt when my child is running around like crazy and will not stop talking and I think of what Amanda would not give for her child to do the same. A true lesson to be learned.

I wonder if Nealie will ever know how many souls that she has touched in her lifetime. Yes, I think she does know. She is pretty special.

"Blessed are the meek; for they shall inherit the earth" ~ Matthew 5:5

Special Art

Camden drew this picture for Grandma and said that it was her "when she was younger!"  I love the high heels. Wow, Grandma, what big hands you have! And a long neck too! So sweet!

Last night after I told Camden to eat his dinner, he sat there for another 15 minutes. He finally asked, "M did I eat enough?" I said, "What did you call me?" He said, "M."  Really?!?? I told him that he could refer to me as Mommy or Mom. I'm not ready to be just an "M." Ha!

Do The Hokie Pokie

Guess who played Wii Dance and liked it? Well, it was Grandma. They had so much fun shaking their groove things! It was pretty hilarious but so fun!

The pictures speak for themselves. I know they were having fun and I had just as much fun laughing at them and snapping pictures of them! Ha! It is rated "E" for Everyone and even Bentley tried to get in on the action. For a Public Service Announcement: Those little Wii Remotes should ALWAYS be strapped to your wrist. Camden decided to throw ours straight at the TV and it sounded like a bomb. TV glass is pretty sturdy, but we will never do this test again!

Going To Church

We had a fun filled, busy Sunday. First we thought we would take a few pictures before church since we were all spiffed up. 

 Bentley decided to be a ham. Kids...what can you do with them? He looks like he is foaming at the mouth in this picture, but he is just drooling for the camera!

 He doesn't usually like his picture taken. Don't know what has gotten into him?!?!

 After church we spent some time playing outside and then some relaxing, reading and drawing. Camden and Grandma played a little Wii and then we did something sinful. After dinner we ate this for dessert! Oh my!!

What is this sinfulness? Well, it is just Milk Chocolate brownies with Cream Cheese frosting and a bus load of chopped pecan goodness. Yummers.

Look Who Came To Visit

 

Grandma stopped by for a visit. She and Camden are going to be taking advantage of the Winter Break from school. Last night we just relaxed after we went out for dinner and a quick trip to the mall. Our relaxing involved some Miniature Bowling! How fun!!

 Aunt Bev and Uncle Jeff sent Camden some love.  Not to worry, this child has never been spoiled in any way!! Ha!

 Of course, Daddy is looking rather relaxed today! He needed some stress relief too!! And I actually got out this morning and ran a ton of errands while Grandma and Camden went skating, well, Camden went skating.

Christmas Again?

Camden and I took off for church on Sunday morning. Since we missed the Christmas program at our church a few weeks ago,  Camden got some more presents that were left at the church.  How many presents can one child get?

Camden and I will practice up on our dart throwing skills before Daddy gets back! 

 Have a super duper Friday!!

The Wedding

Last year Stephanie had a fabulous birthday party at work. It was all about Edward. We actually gave her Edward, literally. Well, he was cardboard and life size, that counts right? It was such a fun time and I didn't think that a party like that could ever be out done, but...

 The birthday girl was so excited! Everything was perfect!

There were trees with lights down the hallway and streamers hanging from the ceiling. It was a perfect recreation of Edward and Bella's wedding. 

The wedding gifts!

Then all of the ladies from the office ventured over to Applebee's for a little lunch!

In the afternoon it was time for some cake. A wedding cake would have been super, but Stephanie requested some Chocolate pudding surprise!

Next up was an Academy Award Winning performance of Bella finding out that she was having a baby!

There wasn't a body double for this performance folks. It was all acting at it's finest!

Later that evening we all headed over to the Country Club for a surprise party for Stephanie. She showed up way later than was expected but she is a diva actress!! What a great day. Birthdays at work are always so much fun!!