3 Year Photos

Ok, so I know these are a bit early. However, we decided to do Cameron's 3-year photos when we took Melia for her newborn pictures. Get them all done in one shot. These were taken on 8/6. I think they turned out really cute.

This one so captures Cameron! First of all, he has his favorite thing (next to Reindeer)...Dad's Iphone! Loves to play games and it really is amazing what he can do on that thing! The games he has mastered are way beyond his age and things I can barely do. The look on his face is a common look you see from him.

And some photos with Melia. Cameron had a fake smile on for most of these. We didn't get the real smiles until we told him he could have Dad's phone when he was done. Although, the photographer was really excited by how many good shots she got. Apparently it's unusual to get this many with 2 kids together this age.

And a couple of family shots.

Big Brother Update

When Cameron was not playing baby, he has been a pretty big helper and a great big brother.

He has also taken up photography. Or at least likes playing with our camera. Let me tell you we've got quite a selection of photos of the carpet, Cameron's feet, fuzzy pictures of each of us, and every other random thing around this house. Here is a selection of his most recent work.

During the couple of weeks Grandma Beth was here, he got spoiled by going to the park just about every night! Now he thinks that trend should continue. He waits until the sun goes down and says "It's so nice outside and the slides are not hot anymore. I want to go to the park. I've been a good boy!"

Grandma Beth also started another thing...making reindeer talk. Now all you hear is "Mom, hold reindeer. Reindeer wants to talk." This turns into the most lengthy conversation and once it's started it never ends!

We are also building lots of "sand castles" with his soft blocks. We need to take him to an actual beach so he can build a real one.

On Melia's first doctor's appointment visit after coming home, Cameron locked himself in the bathroom literally minutes before we were supposed to walk out the door. Now we saw this coming at some point because he has been locking the doors. However, typically he was locking them when one of us was in the room with him...and he's been able to unlock them himself. Well this time he couldn't unlock it. David was working with the key trying to unlock it (not much luck) and Cameron was crying on the other side. I finally got him to figure out how to turn the lock and get out. Now every time he goes into the bathroom he says he won't lock the door. Grandma Beth thought it would be a good idea to put duct tape on the lock so he couldn't turn it. So he then was telling the story later that he locked himself in the room and was crying and Grandma Beth put duct tape on him. I swear with his versions of some of the things that happen we will all end up in jail!

He is obsessed by Bush's Baked Beans! He has never had them so I guess this is a sign that he's watched too much tv. Every time he sees baked beans...they are Bush's Baked Beans "with spices".

More funny Cameron sayings:

• I asked him if he wanted to go outside in the yard and have a picnic. His response "that sounds like a plant".



• We were eating dinner and he hadn't touched his green beans. I asked him to try them. He barely got one in his mouth, spit it out and said (with a complete straight face) "I'm not a fan of those, mom". Now everything is "I'm not a fan" because we laughed so hard at him.



• So he is still doing great with the potty all day! No regressions (at least yet). Well he likes to go in by himself and every once and a while you hear him talking to himself. His latest statement of choice is "I'm a peeing fool".



• The other day out of the blue he started telling me there was another house with a yellow potty. Someone was going to flush Melia. As soon as he said it, he got all sad (almost crying) and said "That's my sister, mom. I love her. I really worry about her, mom." No clue where it came from, but he was really concerned and couldn't help but laugh.

Some videos of him playing tee ball in the yard. He is doing pretty good with hitting, catching & throwing. Thinking we may have a baseball player on our hands.






We took Cameron bowling for the first time. He was a "big fan". Halfway through they started cosmic bowling. He was able to bowl all by himself. They had little stands that helped him roll the ball and of course he got the bumpers to help out. Actually beat David in one of the games! He lost interest halfway through the last game because he dropped the ball while trying to put it up on the stand to bowl and decided he didn't like it anymore. Got some videos, but I missed the best one. He actually had a victory dance he did after a couple of his turns.








Then a picture of Cameron and Melia watching cartoons.

Melia Arrives!!

Cameron was so excited to meet his new baby sister! He was there when she was brought to us for the first time. He immediately got up on the chair next to me to look at her. He was talking to her, touching her cheek, and giving lots of kisses! The picture below is him giving her a kiss...though it's a bit fuzzy.



It took a little while to get him to hold her.



Cameron gave Melia a present of her very own reindeer! He even told her he would share his reindeer with her. We got it on video so we have proof later when he doesn't follow through. Cameron even got a present of his own...a Thomas the Tank Engine toy. He was so excited. It occupied him for quite a while and made Aunt Lynn crazy when she saw the photo of him sitting on the hospital floor.



Cameron also got his own baby care kit to help us take care of Melia. This is him showing her the rattle that was in it.



Each day we were in the hospital Cameron came to visit. He helped to feed and burp her...didn't want me to help at all! Then got mad when I changed her diaper because he wanted to do it.



Overall, he is a very proud big brother!

Mt. Charleston Picnic

Spent the day up at Mt. Charleston with friends for a picnic...mostly to escape the heat of Vegas. The kids had so much fun playing! Cameron's highlight was climbing the big hill and "hiking". There were teeter totters made out of logs and the kids played ball and blew bubbles. They were all completely exhausted and crashed as soon as we got in the car to head home. Definitely a hit! Though I didn't end up with a lot of good pictures.

Baby Angie is Cameron's favorite.