I want to remember

I want to remember Cam just like this, 2 years old, my favorite age so far!
There are so many things he does each day that just make me smile and I adore every moment we spend together.

Must Remember Memory #1:

One day we were just hanging in the living room and I was trying to pick up. One of his spoons was on the floor by the couch and I asked him to pick it up and put it in the kitchen. He was so obedient and said in his cute little voice...
"Oka Momma!" and ran to the spoon. He then walked over to the kitchen and laid his spoon "in the kitchen".

I couldn't believe he had done that, I was laughing so hard! He just set it down and walked back over to the living room as proud as could be. I appreciate his help so much. It wasn't in the kitchen like I had wanted, it was better!

Must Remember Memory #2:

Cam has recently started signing. He LOVES listening to my primary CD in the car and is obsessed with the song "I belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints". We have to listen to it every second we are driving...on repeat! Super fun (for him). Ask anyone that rides in the car with us...

Cam has also recently started to express fear of certain things. He doesn't like walking into the house when it is dark outside, he will make us carry him in.
(He is not afraid of the dark when we put him to sleep though. Hmm?)
He also is aware of bugs and gets scared easily. Partly my fault, I know, because I scream quietly when a bee flys by me. But he seems to point out any bug that comes our way and says, in the most adorable way,
"Scawee bug mommy!"
I reassure him he is safe, especially since he is with mommy and daddy. One day when he was telling me he was afraid, I told him one thing he can do to make himself feel better is sing a song about Jesus.
"Oka Mommy," he responded.

A couple days later, he got afraid of a truck he heard outside and ran up to me and said,
"Scawee Mommy. Big Truck. Sing I belong!"

I couldn't believe he remembered what I told him about singing and chose to sing that song. I was so proud of him and my heart was gushing. He is such a good little boy and strengthens my testimony constantly.

Cam, You are just amazing! I adore your face and every word that comes out of your mouth. I love you!

What I will miss about summer...

Oh how I love these little piggy's. 

I will miss the tan lines.

Blog Book

I have been meaning to post about my blog book I had printed earlier this year because it is just so fabulous and I am in love with it!

Blogging is such a fun thing. I love reading what is going on with others and seeing their lives through pictures. I love that I can post my own pictures and thoughts and have them all in one spot. I also LOVE this site...where I can print it all, in a book!

I am not a scrapbooker. I could not put together an awesome looking page to save my life.

I am a picture taker though, especially of my baby boy.

This book IS my journal. It is something that we will have forever that has so many memories and pictures.
I have decided we are going to print one every year. It definitely adds incentive to post more often!

The site is so easy to use. You just type in your blog address and it uploads all your posts in a couple minutes. You can add pages, delete posts you don't want in the book, pick a cover, decide the format you want, then 'click' and you're done!

These pictures don't do it justice, so let me know if you want to see mine.

Upper Stillwater Camping Trip 2010

This weekend we were able to go camping.....FINALLY!

We took Cam camping when he was younger, but he was too young to know what was really going on. This year was so much fun, because he really got it and loved every second of being outside.

We got to use Scott's Father's Day present finally too. Let me tell you. The hinge door is life changing, people! You need a tent? Get this one!

It was pretty cold at night and the wind was blowing so hard. The rain fly was so loud it kept us up all night. Scott and I slept maybe, 2 hours the whole night. Cam woke up super early too, so we all just laid in bed and talked until it was daylight. We checked the time in the car, it was 7:30 am.

 (I hate not knowing the time when I am camping!)

We came home early because we didn't want to attempt another night like we just had. I'm glad we did because I heard it was SUPER cold the night we skipped out.

We left around 8:30, after dinner and dutch oven peach cobbler, and got home around midnight.

There is usually a big reservoir there for fishing and canoeing, but they drained it recently so it is very shallow.

Cam had fun throwing rocks in the water, it's one of his most FAVORITE things to do.

Here we are just below the dam, exploring.

Isn't it just so pretty?

Imagine how great it would look with a full river!

We were in cow country for sure. They whole drive past Heber was full of cows.

They even roamed our campsite! Numerous sitings. Every time Cam saw them he would freak out and say,

 "I want to ride!"

"I want to touch!!!"

We had such a great time and loved the memories we were able to make with Cameron. Next year though, we are not going to put it off this late in the year when it is cold!

Thanksgiving Point

Last week Cameron and I were able to take advantage of $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point, and boy am I glad we did! I am so sad I didn't go throughout the whole month of August during the promotion. I could just kick myself!!

Uncle B came with us and Lady met up a little later, right before Farm Country.

I was a little worried what Cam would think of the museum and the big dinosaurs they had in there, but he did well. He ran around with excitement the whole time, except for when I wanted him put his little foot next to T-Rex's giant foot and take a picture. That was out of the question. He was terrified! 

       

 

We went to farm country after and looked at all the cute little animals. We fed a few of them and went on the wagon ride. I got sick of taking pictures by this time, so only got a few.

4 Generations

Grandpa Talbot was visiting from St. George this month, which made for a perfect opportunity to take a few Talbot generation pictures. We met at the Smolka's house (I LOVE them!) for a BBQ and took some shots after.

I am so so so glad we were able to do them. They turned out great! I got a few pictures on my camera, but Papa did the "professional" ones.

Grandpa Talbot is the sweetest man. He is so fun to talk to and has great stories. He has always welcomed us in his home when we drive through/by St. George and we enjoy visiting with him and Joyce each time.

He tells the funniest jokes and reminds us all, every time we see him, that he is where he is today because of his good looks!

So funny

We love you Grandpa Talbot!

This one makes me laugh so hard. I love how Grandpa has his head hanging. He knew the boys were teasing

him.

I told Cam that if he smiled in this one we could take a break and jump on the trampoline.

Bribe = great smile

Look at these handsome boys...

These were just for fun too. Again, Cam only smiling so he can jump.

I had to post this one, I just love how Cam is giving corner eyes. He looks so mischievous.

A floating we will go...

We were able to go to Ashton, Idaho a couple weekends ago. Scott's family goes camping every year to a place called Warm River. It is this amazingly beautiful campground that is about 45 minutes northeast of Idaho Falls.

This summer we were all a bit too busy to actually set a date to go together, but found ourselves in need of a special celebration one weekend and decided to head up there at the last minute!

This time we didn't camp, we simply booked a hotel for the night. We had so much fun and were still able to do the most important thing: Float down the river!

Don't be fooled by the name, Warm River, because it is NEVER EVER warm. It is so frigid, it should be called Polar Bear River.

Cam LOVED floating down the river.

(I will assure you I did actually float down this year, but didn't get any pictures. These are from the second float, that I stayed clear of.  I was still cold from the day before!)

This is how Papa used the tubes

We got to eat at our beloved, Frost Top.

We also went to Mesa Falls. It is about 15 minutes from Ashton.

I wish we were able to spend a few extra days there and get some camping in, but I am glad we were able to go at all. We had so much fun and I cannot wait until next year!