This Little Guy

Camden asked me, "Mommy look up my nose and see if there are any bats in the cave?" Then he wanted to look up my nose to see if I had any bats in my cave. I suppose if I was eight years old that would have been the funniest thing ever. Little boys and their boogers and other bodily functions! You just never know what you are going to get!

This morning as I walked in the living room, Camden came running past me to turn on the switch for the ceiling fan. He said he was so hot and he needed some air. As this was coming out of his mouth I turned to look up at the ceiling fan. Just as the fan started going I saw Bear sitting on one of the fan blades. Bear went flying across the room in about a nano second. Really? I was just trying to get ready for work. What will he think of next?

When I picked Camden up after school yesterday he said, "Mommy I have been thinking. After dinner can we go outside and (At this point I thought whatever it is that my child wants to do...I will make time and we will do this important thing that he has been thinking about!)  can I teach you how to shoot the BB gun? That way you can learn how to hunt with me and Daddy. And if me or Daddy ever falls asleep then you will know how to shoot the gun and you can protect us!" OK, does he know this is sort of a toy gun and it's not for protecting or hunting? I knew that a BB gun was not appropriate for a young child, Daddy!  

Also, Camden let me know, "When Bentley dies we are getting a cat and a new couch, because cats don't eat couches!"

Getting Ready

Yes, here we are! We are dorks and we are proud! In a short time we will be on our way to the Mouse House! If my husband, Clark Griswold, (I mean Tim) doesn't get to ride Space Mountain then you should look for our reality show. I am sure the whole world will hear about it!  Oh, and P.S. don't tell Bentley that he doesn't get to go!!

Will It End?

Will this obsession with wearing the old Army Halloween costume ever end? It doesn't matter if it is 90 degrees or 20 degrees outside, Camden will be wearing this outfit. He wants to be like his Daddy and to be able to dress like him is just icing on the cake. He still thinks his Daddy hung the moon. So for now, I will cherish his obsession over his Army costume, because when it ends it will mean that he is growing up. And you can't dress like you are in the Army and not have some target practice...

Also, a big "Thank You" to Sue for the sweet care package that she sent Tim after his hospital vacation. 

Camping Out

I am not a camper type person, never have been, never will be. Tim and Camden absolutely love camping and thank goodness they found some willing participants! Mark had everyone over at Easter to spend the night outside. The women and some of the children left after dark. The men were going to tough it out since it got down to 38 degrees that night. This would definitely separate the men from the boys (Barry). 

 Do these marshmallows look done to you?

 We had some really fun toys to play with!

 I really don't know what would possess people to sit around outside in a circle and watch wood burn?

 Wait, did you hear something??

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom! You have always been such a special part of Camden's life and our lives too! Camden now affectionately refers to you as "Grandma A".  We hope that you enjoy your very special day and get everything that you wished for! We didn't get to celebrate this past weekend with you because of Tim's Mini Vacation, but we will make it up to you! This is a BIG birthday for you (I won't mention the number!) so we will see you as soon as we can to party it up! Not sure when that might be though. Ha!  We love you very much as always!

Happy Birthday!!

The Update

Oh Happy Day!! Tim got to eat some soft foods today and clear liquids. He asked me if the bed had a scale on it because he thought he was just wilting away! He was just over joyed with his jello. I told Camden that we could not talk about food around Daddy when we visited. As we were leaving to get some lunch, Camden told Tim that we were going to "get some grub". As we were going down in the elevator Camden said, "It's OK, Daddy doesn't know what grub means!" 


Tim is feeling a little better and the pain is not as bad today. We know that surgery is in the near future but at least we have time to prepare for that. He is just so ready to get out of there. Meanwhile Camden took over his hospital bed. His eyes got real big when the nurse came in and thought he was the patient! She was just kidding, I hope!

Camden was having a staring contest with Bentley today. He said, "I won, Bentley "blunked" first!" Ha Ha!  We have cheap entertainment around here!

Mini Vacation

Tim decided that we needed some excitement in our lives! He is in the hospital with a ruptured abscess in his intestine. He will be staying there for 3 - 5 days and can't eat any food or even drink anything. He is standing in the picture above waiting for his bed sheets to be changed and he really didn't want his picture made. He is starving to death, cranky, his back hurts and he wants to break out of there now. I told him to think of this as a mini vacation, no work, no kids, just great pain meds and unlimited access to a remote control! We are trying to keep his spirits up in light of the seriousness of his condition.

We are planning to go to Disney World in a few weeks and his Doctor said that he will make sure that happens. Apparently the whole hospital knows about our situation because his nurse came in this morning and told me to "Please take this man to Space Mountain." I just laughed and said that I would try.  She said that he reminded her of Clark Griswold trying to get to Wally World! We all laughed and I told her to please not say that. That would be awful!

 Hurry up and feel better Daddy!! This little man needs you to play with him!