Dancing Machine

There was quite a bit of dancing going on at Madeline's birthday party. Camden decided he would jump right in and break some moves or do some boot scooting. First he had to ease in and blend in with the crowd....

He decided to break it down and show them some of his moves....

Look at that form!!

He's got the moves like Jagger! Camden is a one man show! He was very entertaining and couldn't let the night get away without getting a hold of the microphone too. He requested the DJ to play "Pain Without Love" or "Click, Click, Boom". I told the DJ not to play either of those since it wasn't appropriate at all for the church Fellowship Hall. Finally, Camden, Emily and Abby sang their version of "Baby" to the birthday girl! People actually stopped to stare at  the dancing. He wanted to know if I would put him on YouTube. Not!

Sweet Sixteen

Camden and I were so honored to be a part of Madeline's Sweet Sixteen party! We had so much fun with lots of family and friends. And the food was completely incredible. Here is the candy table.

 The cake was awesome!

 There was so much food and lots of dancing going on....but the biggest moment for the birthday girl was this Justin Bieber look a like named Jeremy. He sang "Baby" and danced with Madeline. Such a special moment!

 Madeline has been called to be a Missionary. We are so proud of  the young woman that she has become. She is such a shining example of a leader for Christ. We love you so much, Madeline. Oh and she did get her driver's license so everyone watch out!!

The Party

To start the day off we had to go to the Commissary. We stopped at the gate going onto the base. The guard asked Camden how he was doing. Camden said, "Good, this is the best day of my life because it's my birthday!" I love how he is so animated with strangers! Next we had a little cake at home and opened some presents.  Camden said that his "cake tasted a little like heaven!"

One child's mom called me and asked for some ideas for a present for Camden. I gave her a few clues and when I got off the phone Camden asked me if I told her that he liked Mr. Potato Head. I told him no. He said, "Good because I don't!" Such a little silly! Next we were off to skate and enjoy some friends for the afternoon!

Camden and Maddox

Camden, Noah and Jayden hanging out. Love, Love, Love Noah's shirt!!!!

Now there were no clowns at this circus, but we did have this:

Me and the girls hanging out and NOT skating!

Then we were off to Camden's favorite Mexican restaurant and he was serenaded by a real Mariachi band in Spanish and English! It was a great ending to a great day! Hope this was the best birthday ever Camden!! You are a little man now!!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my special boy. Eight years ago today I became a Mommy. I didn't think that it would ever happen, but God had big plans for me. Long years of pain and many tears were all washed away the instant I saw your beautiful little face Camden. There just are no words to describe that first moment. How does a Mother ever tell her child how much he means to her? Only God knows the depth of that kind of love. You will always be my little baby boy, Camden, no matter how many birthdays you have. But this one day, eight years ago, will be something that I will never forget. You were born in my heart and that is where you will stay forever. I don't want to forget that when you tell me that you love me, I always say I love you more.

And Daddy was pretty smitten too!!

"A Mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in it's path."
~ Agatha Christie

Seventh Birthday

For the Seventh birthday Daddy decided to get Camden something that he didn't discuss first with Mommy! You can imagine my shock when I saw him with this...

 A BB gun for a seven year old? When is that ever appropriate?  Camden has already shot it at our house! Daddy was with him, but he was talking on his phone when this happened. Don't need to say anymore....Any who, since Daddy had back surgery this year, we traveled home later so Camden could also celebrate his birthday with family and with someone very special!

Sixth Birthday

For the Sixth birthday we went to the islands of Madagascar. We watched that movie ten thousand times! Daddy and I kind of liked this movie too, so it wasn't as bad! 

My cousin, Michelle, made the cake and it was awesome and unbelievable!

 Camden also got an IPod for his birthday!

Fifth Birthday

Since this was the year that we would be traveling to Disney it was only fitting to have a Mickey Mouse birthday party! However, Camden declared to us that he didn't "want to meet Mickey, because he would freak out!" We had no idea how that would turn out, but he did meet Mickey and he was fine!

 I love the Juice mustache and tattoos! We did make it to Disney and his visit with Mickey went great! We took tons of pictures!

Fourth Birthday

For the Fourth birthday we were so in to tractors! He loved tractors and everything had to make a tractor noise! So precious!! He insisted on driving the tractor on the cake!!

PaPa let him drive his real tractor. Don't you love his haircut that he gave himself? Does every child cut their hair when they are four?

Third Birthday

The Third birthday was all about Cars! We watched that movie too many times to count. All Camden could talk about was Lightning McQueen! Everything he owned and played with was Cars!

The famous dump truck that traveled with us to the beach for several years!

Second Birthday

The Second birthday would have to be Elmo. This baby loved him some Elmo and that was all we watched on TV for a whole year! We also got him a PupCake which he loved!

Such a special time!

Is the party over yet? I am really tired!!

First Birthday

I thought this week I would take a trip down memory lane and look back at each birthday that Camden has celebrated starting with the first. Camden's First birthday was so special. We celebrated with family back at home. I had been dreaming of this occasion forever, so it was a ton of fun to plan. He was still such a little baby boy then!

Pictures

Looks like someone got a hold of my camera again. I found this while downloading pictures. I am sure this happened while I was in the shower the other night. There were also some not so flattering pictures of the dog. So maybe it is time to skip showers all together and just start doing sponge baths! Sure, why not!

Camden asked me, "Is there a Baby Fairy that comes and takes away all of your baby stuff and gives you big boy stuff?" I asked him what the Fairy was going to take and he said, "Bear." Oh my, are we ready for Bear to leave our family?

Camden told me, "Mommy I can make my head spin around and around!"  Now I thought I was the only one that could do that!! Please hurry up and come home Daddy!!

Tattoos

Camden just loves tattoos. These tattoos were fine for him to play with and I thought they came off pretty easily. I, however, was somewhat alarmed when we got home from church the other day and he had these tattoos up and down the sides of his body and his arms. I sure hope he didn't show them off at church! Oh my! I would find out at bath time that these tattoos do not come off at ALL, they have to wear off. We have scrubbed with everything you can think of and almost a week later he is still sporting some very fine ink! He told me that the one on his side means "God".

Last night the phone rang and Camden wanted to get it. I saw that it was the school calling with their weekly update on PTA meetings, book sales, etc, so I told him to answer it. He stood there listening for several moments. Finally I told him to hang up. He said, "I am not hanging up! I will get thrown out of school for good if I hang up on my Principal!" I told him it wasn't really his principal on the phone, it was a recorded message from her! He said, "Well it sure does sound just like her!"

Hart Braker

I don't want to forget the notes from Camden. Recently Camden got into some serious trouble for running thru a parking lot. When we got home I made him go to his room. Then the notes started coming. He always slides notes out from under his door to me. Usually he writes that I am mean or he doesn't love me and the notes always have math problems on the inside. I can understand him trying to express his feelings in the only way he knows how to, but I am slightly confused by the math problems. Maybe it helps to tamp down his anger! He has been doing this for about two years! Just something else for the memory bank! Ha!

Camden's prayer the other night:"Lord please bless the people with only one leg and bless all the people with zero legs!" When he was finished I just looked at him. He said, "What, it could happen!"