A Reward

Hello Wilson! Camden got a balloon at Old Navy the other day. He decided he would draw a face on him. That was just fine until we realized that the black marker was getting all over everything!

Camden asked me one morning, "Mommy do you know what a skunk smells like? Well, that is what your meatloaf smells like!" Oh my, is it my cooking or is it the smell of raw hamburger? Does my cooking really smell that bad?

Camden has been saving his allowance for a long time. We pay him each day for good behavior and when he misbehaves he has to pay us. He told me that he was going to buy Bentley a toy for being so good. I told him to spend his money on something for himself and he said that Bentley should get a reward! Poor Bentley got a Hedge Hog and almost lost his mind. He carried that thing all over the house for two hours. He tried to bury it a few times under a bed or behind a pillow. Bless him, he just didn't know what to do! No more rewards for dog! 

The Gifts

I just love this picture! I didn't notice until I downloaded it, but it looks like he has antlers on his head (actually the snowman plate stand!) Camden got some little gifts for his birthday from us! At church Sunday some special little ladies lavished him with money! He has them eating out of his hands! They just love him and he loves them. We, of course got him another remote control boat. I think this will be his fourth one. When will we ever learn? But, when it's your birthday you get whatever you want for a whole day! Ha!

 

 For Camden's actual birthday day he chose to eat at Applebee's. He ordered his favorite and two desserts! He is totally my child!!! When we were getting up to leave, I slid to the end of the booth and right on down on the floor in a heap. I have never been so  embarrassed! Tim helped me up and I ran out of there as fast as I could! Now Camden has a big party on Saturday with friends and skating and that's how you make turning Nine years old something to remember! If only Mommy and Daddy can keep up! By the way, Camden's boat is awesome. We had so much fun running it all over the pool and it is super fast!

You Are Nine

Camden you are nine years old today! Honestly do not know what we would ever have done without you in our lives!

  You are our sunshine and our little "tornado."

 We love you, more than you could ever imagine, forever!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I Miss This....

Sandy Toes!!

 And the view!!

Summer is calling me!

Little Things

I love my new picture frames! It's just a little thing, but I do love to take some pictures (just ask Camden!). So why not frame them in something special! Even though they were inexpensive frames, I think they fit so well with the pictures that I chose. Love!

One night Camden told me that since he ate seconds for dinner, he would be available for a brownie! I am so glad that he treats me like the best waitress in the whole world! Let's just hope we get this figured out before he meets his future wife! Ha!

Also, I caught him playing volleyball in his room after school. The ball and the ceiling didn't get along well. I explained to him that this would be an outdoor sport for now! He does keep me on my toes!

Snow?

Camden has been praying so hard for snow for the past few months. He really wanted eight inches of it! His prayer on the night before  was: "Lord just give us whatever you can, or we will take maybe two feet of snow!" On Saturday afternoon his prayer was answered! It snowed like crazy but never stayed on the ground. No matter, he had the time of his life. He didn't get to wear his snow boots last year because we didn't see a snow flake all year. When it started snowing I grabbed his boots and we discovered they were two sizes too small! Oh well, that wasn't going to stop him! He played for a few hours and rode his bike around the yard. We even took his new sled out, but it wasn't going to be useful we soon realized. Then Daddy and Camden went out that night to ride four wheelers and got stuck in a ditch!

It certainly wasn't a blizzard but Camden didn't mind at all. He only knew that snow was falling from the sky. It was a beautiful sight! Also, I got this little happy book in the mail! Makes my heart smile!

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! We are so excited about this big day. I got a gift for each of my three favorite boys! I hope they like their little surprises!

A Little Love

Camden put his Valentine's cards together for his classmates today. We didn't get too crafty this year, just some Pixy Stix. He thought that he was going to make cards for everyone in his class. I had to set him straight and let him know that we had these handy little cards all ready made from Target! Ha! So precious that he even wrote one to me!

 Of course, I made some yummy goodness to help us get ready for "Love Day"!

 

Special Treat

Camden insisted on making us a special treat one night for dessert. Yes, that is Pop Tarts with ice cream on top and some Cheerios and M&Ms for good measure! It was so sweet for him to come up with this on his own. He has taken an interest in the kitchen and has even started writing our family cookbook! One of his recipes for pancakes and bacon in case you want to try:  Ster relly good. Leave the pancakes on for 30 sen. Put the baycan in for 3:30.  He also wrote a recipe for Choclate & Vnillu cake. Big Smile!

Camden let me know on Friday morning..."I'm about to have a record Mommy, wearing my old socks for a whole week!" Don't know what to say about that!

Some Camden

Camden is really starting to shine in Art Class. This is a long stretch from his potato head people he used to draw! He likes drawing castles now and designing each one differently! I love the mountains in the background on this one!

We were on our way out the door for church one morning and Camden goes running back in the house. He said, "I have to get the charts for church!" I was thinking what kind of charts, do we really need charts in church, etc. He came running back and said, "Charts make your breath smell good for church!" In his hand was in fact a roll of  "Certs." Note: Must teach that boy how to read!

I walked past Camden's bathroom one night and he had a comb stuck in front of his face. I asked him what in the world he was doing. He said, "I'm combing my eyebrows because I want them to look nice too!" Oh my word! 

The Maddox & Katie Party

We went to Maddox and Katie's birthday party and we had a blast! Katie had her own cake but I didn't get a picture. They have been best friends forever, well nine years, and they share the same birthday date. Amanda and I decided that we needed to get the party started in the bouncy castle for Princesses.

 It was kind of rough on us because, you know, we are not really princesses anymore. More like Queens! Any who, we were not doing all of this sweating and getting static hair for nothing. It was for this little bit...

 This little bunny baby was getting some serious attention from all of the kids.

 Camden decided to get his face painted at the very end of the party. He told Mimi The Clown that it was a school night and he had to be in bed by 8:30. Way to get her to hustle, Camden! (It was a Saturday night by the way!). He said he wanted scars on his face. We thought he said "Stars". 

 Mimi said,"This is what you look like when you don't wear your bike helmet!" His reaction to her talented work!

 When we got home he wanted more pictures! My baby does so have a sense of humor! He is so full of drama! We had a lovely time as always!

Pajama Day

Since our boss was on his annual Ski Trip, we decided that we should have pajama day at work! Scott tried on Amanda's pajamas and they fit him! We laughed until it hurt and then started snapping pictures. I can just see Tim putting on women pajamas. That would never happen! Scott is after all just one of the girls! It was just too funny!  Next we all took a little nappy nap!

Stephanie emailed pictures to our boss. He said we were all fired including Scott. He called a little later to make sure that we were appropriately dressed! Of course, we would never come to work dressed that way! What?!? We like to have fun on the job that is for sure! We will do anything for laughs! And why not, life is short!

 We topped it all off at the end of the day with some of this from Olive Garden....

 Whew, just another tough day at the office! Glad that is over!