O' Christmas Tree

Oh, what an exciting time! This time last year Cameron was helping us get ready for Christmas but while putting up the tree he wanted to pick up EVERY ornament and "help". My, my what a difference a year can make. This year he is a "big boy" and he wanted to help but was willing to do whatever we asked. I am amazed everyday at how good of a listener he is. Don't get me wrong, he wants to do his own thing often but when we really think about it things could be SO much worst (trust me, we have seen some of these 2 1/2 year olds in the stores with their parents).

This year he helped open the box and he placed each ornament in line on the floor for us to pick up and put on the tree. Of course he had to come stand by the tree periodically and take a picture. I told him he could be our little "elf helper" anytime!

So Thankful!!!

Well it's another year and we have so much to be thankful for. Great family, friends jobs, etc. Truly there is nothing at all to complain about. This is especially true for Mr. Cameron! He was the center of attention this Thanksgiving (as I am sure he will be for many more to come). He was able to spend time with both sides of the family for Thanksgiving and had a BLAST. Check him out.

Happening Now

For the past 2 weeks Cameron has been wanting to take pictures EVERYWHERE! And of course after I take the picture he wants to see it. I told him I think he is getting a little conceded. LOL! Here is a quick shot of him before headed to the mall.

I'm Loving It!!

We all know that Jante' and I LOVE movies (and watching TV) but honestly it's been hard to catch up on all of TV shows and watch movies with Cameron because of course if it wasn't something he wanted to watch then it was an issue. True enough I have him asking to watch "Matlock" and "Ellen Tegeerie" (that's Ellen DeGeneres by the way) but that's only because I watch them every day and so he is just used to it.

Well I can say now FINALLY the time has come! The past two Sunday's after church he will either crawl up in the bed (under the covers of course) with me to watch a good movie on Lifetime or lay on the couch with Jante' and watch football. Can you believe it! A 2 1/2 year old that will sit still long enough to enjoy a two hour program! It works because we entertain him during commercial breaks. By either "acting" out what just happened on the TV or making silly faces or something like that. Anything to keep him happy so that when the program comes back on we can say, Okay Cameron the "movie" is back on or "football" is back on. He gets so excited that he lays there and watch it until the next commercial. I'm LOVING it!

here are a few shots of us relaxing.

Feast of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and to celebrate Cameron's new preschool had a "Feast of Thanksgiving" luncheon for the kids and parents. (btw, this is WHY I love being 2 minutes from my sweetie pie).

There was food galore and can you say "GOODY, GOOD"? That really was some of the best Mac and Cheese I have ever had! The mac and cheese coupled with some great turkey and a wonderful smoked ham......woo woo. Cameron and mommy were both stuffed! And of course we had to have desert...well Cameron did. Why did his daddy decide to put him on a white shirt today? Let's just say a white shirt and chocolate "turkey" cupcake doesn't go well together.

His Big Boy School!!!

Well today was the BIG day for Cameron to transfer schools (remember mommy has a new job and Chick-fil-A has a GREAT child care center on site). Just as the Director of the program suggested we have been making a BIG deal about this transition over the past week. Cameron got a new book bag and new clothes and he even got a new toothbrush! We kept telling him he was going to his "Big Boy School" and he was so excited to be with his new friends and teacher.

When we got there he was SO excited and didn't miss a beat! He immediately went for the play kitchen and then to the books. He made sure he went up to all his new friends to tell them his name! I only stayed about 20 minutes and I just knew he was going to cry........NOT so much. That boy fit right on in. Here are a few pics and his progress report from the day.

Each day I will receive an email from the center with 3 documents. The first one is entitled "What in the World did we do today". This document will show pictures and a write up of what went on in Cameron's class. Below is a snap shot of some of the write up. (for some reason I could not get the pictures from the write up to copy but Cameron was ALL over the pictures....I guess because it was his first day).

What in the World did we do today??? Today we discussed hair. For Language and Literacy we read “Hats off to Hair”. Cameron is demonstrating Literacy by demonstrating knowledge about the book. We discussed the different hair types, colors, length, and styles. The children demonstrated Social Relations by sharing the dolls with each other and exploring the hair on the dolls’. Danielle asked an open ended question “Who does your hair”? Brandon: Daddy cut my hair. Kamryn: I got ponytails. I don’t like it tight. My mommy did it. Cameron G: My daddy gives a haircut. Cameron F: I got a haircut next door. Garrett: Yellow, Daddy cut my hair. Ben: Head Torrey: Ran Ran Luke: Daddy he sprays it!

Cameron's First Day Notes (from his individual page) Cameron had a great first day. He ate all his lunch and took a very good nap. Cameron took initiative to explore the kitchen area demonstrating his Creative Representation by pretending to cook. I also observed great Social Relations with Cameron and his new peers. He had an awesome day!

Happening Now

I just had to video Cameron saying his nighly prayer....too cute.