Best Cook

I threw this little Chicken Pot Pie together for dinner the other night. Camden turned his nose up and ate a teaspoon of it. He just doesn't like to eat anything. I shipped the dish off to the neighbors and Camden ate some chicken nuggets and swiss cake rolls for dinner. Whatever it takes to keep him happy even though it is lacking in nutrition!

Camden has taken to calling me "Mom Slom". I told him that I didn't really like that nick name and could I possibly have another one? He said, "Ok, how about World Famous Cook?" If I am so World Famous, then why won't he eat what I cook?

This morning I was watching Camden at the end of the drive waiting on the School Bus. He opened the mail box, took something out and came running up to our door. He said, "Mommy it's a letter from Daddy!" It was the cutest thing. A picture of our house and Bentley that said "To Kim, I love you Tim!", complete with snow flake stamps. I was so excited about the letter. Then Camden told me that Daddy didn't send it, he did. How sweet is that?

Also, I asked Camden how he was going to act today at school. He said, "Like a mad fish in a bowl." That doesn't sound too promising!

Bad Hair Day

Some of you may remember this little fan that I had a run in with. About a year ago I was pushing Camden thru Target and he wanted this cute little fan. He was blowing it on my face and being so sweet. Next thing I knew he stuck it in my hair and it wound all the way to my scalp. He started crying and I wanted to cry too. I finally had to ask a Target employee to untangle it. I asked her if it was bad and she didn't say anything. She finally got it out and I felt what was left of my hair and it was totally frizzed. I grabbed the fan from her and our other purchases, paid for them and we high tailed it out of the store. I was so embarrassed and I am sure that we are still on the Target store funniest videos!


Saturday night Camden wanted to comb my hair. I thought, why not, while I make out a grocery list. Next thing I know, he has a comb wrapped four times around my hair at the very top of my head. I jumped up and ran to the bathroom to look. I had to carefully unwrap each little hair. I was pretty panicked and that is why I didn't get a picture of that disaster.


Lesson learned: Do not let you child come any where near your hair unless they are a professional hair dresser!!

Past Halloweens

It is so neat to look back at Halloweens from the past. The cuteness and the excitement brings back such wonderful memories. This was the first Halloween that Camden actually had a costume and got to go out and get some candy. We took him to the Mall and he got tons of it. My sister got him this costume and mailed it to us. I remember so clearly the day that it arrived because Camden was the most excited about the box that it came in. He quickly discarded the costume and played with that box for hours!! Of course it was only appropriate that he would be Elmo this year because he LOVED him some Elmo.

The next year he got to pick his costume. Every little boy wants to be a Fireman!!

The next one was getting into his other love and that is CARS. We watched the movie at least 500 hundred times!!

The next year he decided he wanted to be a soldier just like Daddy.

 The next year Camden wanted to be something fierce and scary! This is one of those Storm Troopers or something of that nature. He got a lot of treats this year and didn't have to do any tricking! Ha. I don't know what we are going to dress up as this year, but I am betting on a Soldier costume. We will see!!

 

Working For The Weekend

Yes, we are working for the weekend!!! Thank goodness it is Friday! Another long week puts us one week closer to seeing Daddy! We don't have much planned for the weekend except maybe skating with a friend. Hopefully Mommy can do the weekly house cleaning and relax, oh wait, that's after I wash clothes, grocery shop, mop floors, entertain, etc. The list goes on and on.

From the above photo you can see that Camden does help with the cleaning when he feels led to do so. This particular time he was cleaning and dusting everything in site because he had gotten suspended from the school bus. He was trying to manipulate me into letting him go somewhere over the weekend. Pretty smart, huh? He learned his lesson well because he didn't go anywhere last weekend for a reward. We will see how this weekend goes.

He reminded me again this morning that I ruined his life by posting Bear and Horse on here. I think he will be traumatized forever. I told him that his friends didn't know how to look at the blog. He said, "Yes they do, it's 4 scoobies!" I had no idea that he knew that. Just goes to show that kids see and know all.

Happy Weekend Everyone!!

Crazy Melt Down

This is the sign that Camden put on his bedroom door. Camden got off the bus when he saw my car at home at lunch yesterday. They had early dismissal so I took him to work with me for the afternoon as a special treat since he was begging. I showed him the post with Bear and Horse at work and he acted embarrassed about it. Stephanie and Amanda told him that they sleep with blankies and everyone sleeps with something special.

When we got home from work Camden had an epic melt down. He said, "Thank you Mommy for ruining my life!" He started crying and acting crazy and carrying on. He was pretty much inconsolable. I asked him what in the world was the matter. He said, "You put Bear and Horse on the blog and I told all my friends to look at the blog. Now you ruined my life!!" I tried to explain to him that his friends probably had favorite stuffed animals that they sleep with but he didn't want to hear it since his life is ruined! Boy Oh Boy!! So much drama that we have to deal with each day!

Last night I told Camden that since he didn't eat much dinner that he would have to eat a healthy snack. He said, "OK, I will have some applesauce and then can I have something dirty like a Snickers?" Now I don't know about you all but I don't consider Chocolate to be dirty at all.

He told me this morning that he can make his eyes zoom in and zoom out. He said they are special eyes because they are blue and they can see in the dark, too! Ha.

Other Family Members

These two are the other members of our family, Bear and Horse. I know, how original can you get with names? We don't go anywhere without these guys or there will be some major chaos. Bear only has one ear now. He lost it from years of wear, but Camden refers to it as the accident. He uses Bear's ear to rub on his eyes, nose and face. He finds this very comforting. This is how I found Bear one morning, stuck in Camden's bedroom door. Must have been a rough night!!

This is Horse sleeping in a box. I think he must be in a corral?

Bear has been with us for many many years. He makes a really good hat when you need to take a nap at the beach.

Even Chesapeake got some love from Bear.

Camden has decided that he is tired of me taking so many pictures of him and he doesn't like being on the blog. Does not play well with others! Check!

Lazy O Farm

Camden took a little Field Trip with the Eastern Wayne Wee Warriors on Friday to the Lazy O Farms. He had a great time feeding goats and donkeys. That may be where he heard about the old fashioned way to clean your hands! He got to pick out another pumpkin.

Of course, we had to paint that cute little pumpkin. Who doesn't love a pumpkin with a little sunshine on it!

I had to tell Camden this morning at least 5 times to put his shoes on and brush his teeth. I told him that I would not tell him again. Camden said to me, "Mommy whenever you get angry..Say this...One, Two, Three, What the heck is wrong with me?" Ok, Camden that is the best advice I have ever heard!