Amy June 17th, 2010
Today the kids and I embarked upon a new adventure… fingerpainting! Camden has painted with watercolors before, but this is the first time we have really gotten into our art. Literally. First I stripped them down and then we began. This started out as an art project with a purpose- hmmm, wonder what that could be – and then became just a fun way to get creative.
Camden was really into it. The project started out with a lot of hand prints and then became one large smeared purplish blob, but he had fun.
Jax mostly sat there for a long while wondering why he had paint on his hand and then he decided he did like painting, mostly himself, but some on the poster board as well.
We had fun and the washable paint was, thankfully, washable.
PS More posts to come…. trip to Helen, GA, Mike’s big 4-5, etc.
Amy September 25th, 2009
Michael has been on me to publish these pics for 2 weeks. So finally, here they are….
We went to Noccalula Falls a couple of weeks ago and rode the train around and petted the animals and played on the playground. Jackson got to wear shoes for the first time, since I refuse to buy shoes until my children walk. Camden had a blast and except for a few shrieking fits that had all other parents judmentally staring at me, so did Jackson. by the way, Jackson was the one shrieking, not me.
Random deer walking loose in the park
I have shoes!
Amy September 25th, 2009
conversation today between Cam and me
Me: “Camden, are you stinky?”
Cam: “No, Mommy, I not” (said as he turns over and slides towards me with his butt in the air) “Smell me.”
As previously discussed, Jax is now walking. As a result he is forever falling on his head. I don’t remember this many bumps and bruises on Camden… Well, today he slipped on a paper towel and went down face first. I thought he was going to have a bloody lip, but oh, no, he instead had a bloody nose and a bump in the middle of his forehead. Good thing he is not going to daycare or we might be cited for child abuse.
Here is Cam’s scary face that he has been spending a lot of time perfecting in front of the mirror.
Amy September 7th, 2009
As I have mentioned we went to visit my sister over Labor Day weekend. We had a great time. Camden loved playing with his cousins and his oldest cousin, Seth, was especially patient and played with him tirelessly.
My wonderful brother-in-law grilled out yummy burgers, chicken, and sausage for us and my sister even cooked – birthday cake for me and breakfast casserole. It was all delicious and the fellowship was even better.
They have recently gotten Guitar Hero Band version and so we all had an opportunity to jam as well. Mike decided that he has no talent as a drummer and better stick to the guitar. Camden participated by dancing enthusiastically to the music. Jackson even tried his hand at the drums.
Here are some pics from this weekend.
Amy September 7th, 2009
During our visit, my nephew stated his desire to be famous. Well, this is the best I can do for him right now…
INTRODUCING WILL… He has a big voice!
Michael July 8th, 2009
Just downloaded and installed Windows Live Writer so that I could add some cool effects to inserted pictures. Let’s insert a picture with some effects, like tilting and rounded corners. Alright. Now lets add one that looks like a polaroid with some text.
That’s it for now. There are other plugins I want to try for Live Writer, but I’ll look at those later.
Amy June 29th, 2009
This past weekend Mike’s family had a family reunion. The site of this annual get-together is on the Tennessee River. This year one of his uncles had brought fishing poles and Paw Paw took Camden to experience his first time fishing. 
He was so excited, especially about trying to get a cricket to bait the hook.
Michael June 24th, 2009
One of our outdoor cats got bit by something venomous the other day. I just happened to notice his paw and took a picture.
The Paw!
He wasn’t limping or showing any other signs of distress so I didn’t get concerned when his paw swelled 3 times its normal size. The next day I saw the wound itself. Again I wasn’t concerned because he wasn’t complaining. But the next time I saw him, I decided to take him to the vet, who wasn’t concerned too much and gave him some Clindamycin for the infection. Then I took another picture.
The wound
Amy June 21st, 2009
Here are some pics of the events that I have neglected to post until now. I have finally downloaded pictures and you are getting them all at once.
Camden the Gardner
Camden and his Gigi have been planting this spring. She even took him to the store to pick out his own plant and pot, which he announced to everyone at the store what he was doing. These are pics of them planting it. Notice the gloves and hat that he insisted on wearing like his Gigi.
Gigi and Cam planting
Cam watering (notice the tongue)
Michael’s Birthday
Michael’s birthday was on May 30th and this year Camden helped make the cake and insisted on party hats. Michael got Guitar Hero for his birthday which is another reason for the tardy posts. Most of our post bedtime time has been spent playing gigs. A lot of fun!!!!
making daddy's cake
Happy Birthday, Daddy!
Swimming
We have finally gotten Gigi’s pool swimmable and these are various shots of us. Camden is really becoming a fish and he likes to “rescue” people. He even rescued GiGi and pulled her from one end of the pool to the other. Jackson on the other hand is a more passive floater.
Ready for duty
Seth!
Will
Will and Aunt Issy helping Jax swim
Gigi and Jax floating
Random Shots
Here is a pic of Cam attacking his brother with his shark.
Gonna eat you up!
Here is a pic of Jackson getting the hang of standing.
this ain't so hard...
Amy June 21st, 2009
Yesterday was Jackson’s 1st Birthday!!! I cannot believe that he is already a year old. This past year has flown by even though I have been privileged to get to spend it at home with the boys.
Happy Birthday to you...
Jackson is changing and growing every day. Soon he will be chasing Cam around everywhere and annoying him more than he is already. Right now he is really getting the hang of the commando crawl and can get to his brother’s toys really fast. He is working on his 8th tooth. He has started using his sippy cup a lot more and I think that he is actually going to drink milk (Camden gags when he drinks it). Jax can mimic Mama and Dada and sometimes even decides to chatter. He really gets going when Cam talks to him and they try to see who can scream the loudest. He is a thoughtful and quiet child most of the time though. He watches everything around him, but doesn’t comment too much. It will be fun to see how this changes (or doesn’t) as he gets older.
His party was fun. He had his cousins and aunts and uncles and Gigi all come. Unfortunately PawPaw and MawMaw weren’t able to come b/c of illness. He loved his gifts and his puppy from his Cousin Michelle was a hit. His daddy made him an awesome train table that his GiGi is going to embellish with rivers and trees and animals etc on top.
Michael's workmanship
We all had fun and the chocolate cupcakes and homemade ice cream were a hit!
Yummy
Balloons, hmmm
Washing off the cake
Dawson and Camden sharing
My train table and puppy
