Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the great mothers out there! What a great Mother's Day (and weekend) around the Glenn household. Cameron and Jante' decided that I had worked REALLY hard this year so they decided to celebrate all weekend (how sweet). The weekend started with a Saturday Breakfast made especaially for mommy. Okay, well Cameron and Jante' didn't actually make the breakfast but they bought me a really nice breakfast (lol!) it tasted like it was made with love - hahahaha.

Next was a little spring cleaning with Cameron. It was time for a trip to the Goodwill and to Kroger to drop off items for the Tornado victims. (It's hard to believe a 2 year old had 17 pair of shoes that he can't wear to give to some child less fortunate). But it always feels good to give back!

Next Cameron and Jante' decided to give me the rest of the morning off so I was able to go do a few "mommy" things on my own. Since Jante' had to go to work in the afternoon, I decided it would a great time to start a new family tradition, a Mother and Son picnic for Mother's Day. We had a great time (see pictures below).

Sunday was just as great! I have to say I was really impressed with the wonderful gifts I recieved for my big day! One of which Cameron is in LOVE with......Garrett's popcorn. He loves the cheese and caramel just as much as mommy (lol). Then it was off to dinner with Nana and Auntie Margaret. It is a day I will not forget.

As I reflect back over this past year I have to say this has truly been some of the best days of my life. We waited so long to have children and as the old saying goes, if I only knew then what I know now.......we would have SO started having kids earlier! Cameron is the joy of our lives and I don't know what I would do without him. Yes it's hard work and yes we are doing our best to be great parents but all the hard work and long days are SO worth it! From him playing his music and singing along to him telling me to "go fast mommy" in the car, every day is a new adventure. Every night we get on our knees and thank GOD for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us! It's always, Fun times at the Glenn's!!

Bye Bye Prince

I know most of you know by now but for those of you who don't, as of Friday April 29th Prince is with a new family. I know, it hurts me to even type it but HONESTLY it was for the best. Long story short Prince bit me (twice) just recently and completely tour UP Cameron's room. It was time, I am not for sure what was going on but we couldn't do it any more.

The worst part is as you know Cameron and Prince were very close (at least Cameron was very close to Prince). I can tell he really does miss Prince. It's funny because now that Prince is gone Cameron's old toy dog has become his new best friend. He walks him everyday and just today he asked if he could take the dog out to "potty". I guess I have to work on how to make him realize the dog with mechanical legs is not real. LOL!

Cameron "walking" his toy dog

2 Year Checkup

I can't believe it but this week we went to the doctor for Cameron's 2 year check-up! Wow, what a great 2 years it has been. All went well at the doctor. Cameron is 29 lbs (he is in the 49th percentile for weight) but honestly when you pick him up you would think he was 35+ lbs! And he is on the low end of average for his height (let's hope he has a growth spurt real soon, lol!) I look back at pictures of him from a year ago and I am just amazed at how much he has grown. In addition to growth we talked with Dr. Pitts about his fine motor skills and speaking abilities. Dr. Pitts was impressed with both. In fact when Dr. Pitts said that by this age most kids could sit on a small toy (like a bike) and mimic movements of that toy - I told him that Cameron was riding his tricycle. He could not believe it! I had to show him the video of Cameron riding and steering his and he said that most kids could not both ride and steer until they were at least 2 1/2 and sometimes 3! I don't know if I believe it takes a child until 3 years old to do this but I did know that Cameron was doing better than the average 2 year old. So we are so proud of him!

Check out these pics of Cameron, check out the difference a year makes!

May 12, 2010

May 1, 2011

Pic of the Week

My pic of the week comes from the evening of the Church Easter Egg Hunt. I have noticed that Cameron watches Jante' like a HAWK and tries to emulate him often. Jante' is known for standing with his hands in his pockets. When I saw Cameron doing this I could not believe it! He literally looks like a a miniature Jante'.

I Just Came to Say.........Happy Easter Day

What a weekend! Starting Friday Cameron had a jammed pack weekend of activities. Friday started with an Easter Egg Hunt at his preschool followed by a Easter party. Jante' and I were both able to attend the party and Cameron had to put on a show because we were there (funny as usual).

Saturday was a great day but a LONG one! The church Easter Egg Hunt started at 2pm and we literally did not leave the church until almost 6pm! Games, food and the actual hunt took most of the day. I was so pround of Cameron. To watch him running around looking for eggs was HILARIOUS! He participated in the 2-6 year old age group and he out-ran some of the older kids to get his eggs. He left the hunt with 4 eggs total, one of them being a GOLDEN Egg! There were 5 golden eggs total and he found one of them! WHOO-HOO! The Golden Egg had $1 in it and Cameron was extremely excited.

Sunday started with a GREAT service at church followed by a great dinner at Nana's house. A perfect end to a busy but extremely fun weekend!

Pic of the Week

Here is my Pic of the Week. Check out Cameron giving Prince the "chicken eye" for trying to steal his crakers. Too funny!

And He's 2!

The BIG day finally arrived. April 15th, 2011 - Cameron's 2nd Bday. The day started with breakfast as a family and I took Cameron off to school for his 1st party. He had a "friend" who was born on the 16th so he celebrated with us. They had a BLAST - cupcakes for everyone. I was surprised cause these kids can EAT. I mean several of them had 2 cupcakes - REALLY. I told one of the parents - I was glad they were staying at the school - the teachers could deal with them running around on a sugar high (LOL)!

Because I had TONS to do before the party I took the rest of the day to head to Nana's house and start my prep. I mentioned to several of you that I was nervous because Ken Cook (the weather man) was calling for THUNDERSTORMS and because I didn't have a plan "B" for the party I didn't know what I would do if it did rain. Well our prayers were answered! It STORMED Friday night and by 7am on Saturday morning it was clear skies! We got the decor finished was ready for the festivities.

A great time was had by all. From the Jumpy to Jay the Balloon guy the kids were extremely entertained. Even the adults were going crazy over the balloons that were being made (I have several pictures that are not posted below of the adults standing in the line for their balloon - this was a funny site).

I have to say all of Mommy and Daddy's planning paid off. The theme was great and I was able to find several items online (either Etsy, Oriental Trading, Celebrate Express and Amazon) that went over really well. Similar to last year we had different "stations" to help direct guest. At the Fuel Station (food) we went with "Fire Engine Hot Dogs" (we rented one of those hot dog grilling machines) and FireHouse Subs. In addition to the BEAUTIFUL and DELICIOUS strawberry and key lime cake we had an Ic Cream Bar at the Cooling Station. Guest could choose what toppings they wanted on their ice cream. I found some mi nature fireman hats that we used as the ice cream bowls - too cute! We also had to do our Prize Table again (this was a BIG hit last year). Kids could collect tickets for winning games and exchange those tickets in for prizes. This year because because we are just a week away from Easter we decided to do 3 Top prizes, one "Girls" basket, a "Boys" basket and the Golden Egg. All I can say is WOW - what a hit. Congratulations to the kids who won!

A special thanks to all of our family and friends that made it out to celebrate Cameron's big day. He had a BLAST. Looking forward to seeing you next year!