We had lots of fun in the week leading up to Easter. Then to top it off, this year we had visitors for Easter weekend. Dad, Lisa, Kate, Liv & Jack came into town. Here is a snapshot of our holiday:
The crafts...
The eggs...
The bunnies...
The goodies...Cameron was so excited to help Melia find her easter basket for the first time! He even left the easy easter eggs during the hunt so she could find some. This year we put some confetti eggs in the mix...he wasn't so sure what to make of those. The yard was a mess!!
Then of course there was some Disney fun. The bribery for a Micky picture. Cameron loved the Buzz Lightyear ears. Then some checkers (his favorite these days...and he is quite good). He also had a day to himself with everyone. They played at the hotel pool and went to play mini golf.
We went to the Orlando Science Center. This was technically Cameron's second time. His first time with us. He loved that he could show us around. This time they had a Star Trek exhibit. David and Cameron built magnetic cars. We took some photos next to the costumes.
Then the kids had fun racing cars and playing with the exhibits. We had to take the last photo to show Reindeer the fun he missed while waiting for us in the car.
Cameron painted a bird house that we bought at Joanne's. He wanted to do a craft project. We hung it up in the bush out front of the house so the birds could use it. I really don't think any of them are using it, but he was pretty proud. Then we played with the Christmas pine cones they decorated that are still hanging in the bush. So much fun, but we really need to stop with crafts that go outside.
Funny Cameron Story: Cameron got a time out for hitting Melia. After a little while, I told him he could be done with time out if he was ready to be good. He continued sitting there and looked at me and said "I can't, I'm still being bad!"
He also taught Melia a new song he apparently made up. One night at dinner Melia started singing a song and we weren't quite sure what she was saying...of course Cameron started giggling. He was able to translate for us: "I wish, I wish, Melia was gone". It was a little chant/song. He said he made it up and sang it to her and she caught right on. Of course she was so proud of the song. We told him it wasn't very nice to wish his sister was gone...so he changed the words and started working on teaching her a nicer version.
Max is still on his mind. We gave Cameron some old photos we had of Max and Azriel. We actually put up a photo board and put photos on it of friends, our old pets, and cousins. One night I went in to check on Cameron before bed. This is what I found...poor boy still misses his puppy.
He loves his art projects! For St. Patrick's Day he made a leprechan and a rainbow with a pot of gold.
Then like a crazy kid, he made his first lap in the pool for 2013. It was a really nice day. Though with no heater on the pool, the water was freezing!! He kept telling me he was brave and could do it. I think he was an ice cube by the time he got to the other side. Needless to say, that was a short lived dip in the pool. Daddy even surprised us all by running and jumping in with his clothes on.
Otherwise, in the month of March they have spent a lot of their days playing at parks...having picnics. Here are some photos of Cameron pulling Melia to the park in our community for one of those days. Then just some random shots from the rest of the month.
We did Disney...again! It's definitely the place we spend most of our free time. This trip was just me and the kids alone. It was really busy so we occupied our time on quick rides with no lines (very few of these). We rode the carousel for the first time there. Cameron actually requested it, which is a shock. He actually likes them now. We spun around in the tea cups...Cameron was spinning us so fast. And we bought some balloons...that were seriously still floating 2 months later!!
More bubble bath fun! They still love their baths together.
They love playing in the rain together. Our patio gathers little puddles all over. They like to run through them, splash, and even bend down to put their hair in it. Such cheap entertainment.
Cameron is such a gamer! He has developed a love of the game of Life. He really gets into it...though sometimes we think it's because he knows it takes a long time and he gets our attention. LOL. This night he beat us...and we have pictures of his victory dance. Haha!
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Then just some final photos from February. Cameron is becoming quite the social butterfly at the park. He loves running around playing with the other kids. Such a change in him! He's growing up so fast. Still loves to help us cook...and such a great big brother!
Some Cameron stories:
He loves what he calls "fast music". In the car he will ask us to change the station and then stop it when he finds something he likes. He asked me to stop one day and he was on a Spanish station...he LOVES this music. When the song stopped the guy started talking. Cameron gets a puzzled look and says, "mom, what is he talking about?" I told him he was speaking Spanish. Cameron's goes, "Your car speaks Spanish?". It was funny to see the look on his face. He can still only count to 10 in Spanish...and has learned to say hola and gracias. Haha.
The kids got in trouble several times before bed one night. As soon as Melia was in bed, Cameron asked to play Life. I told him not tonight because it was almost bed time. I went in to switch laundry. A few minutes later he walked in and started patting my back and said "Mom, I understand what it feels like when you get so frustrated and angry. I'm really sorry we dumped all the water out of the tub on the floor and ate the butter." LOL. You'd think I flew off the handle or something. And yes, they did splash a lot of water out on the floor...and were caught climbing on the table to get the butter!
We ended the month with putting in Cameron's initial application for VPK (voluntary pre-kindergarden). He is super excited. He went over to the school with us to inquire and fill out the forms. We will have everything confirmed by the end of April. I can't believe my little man will be starting school soon!
