Merry Christmas!

This year was so fun because Cam actually understood what was going on. He was so happy and excited to finally be able to open the presents. It took us 2 hours to open everything because Cam would get distracted with every gift (and he got 1000) and Scott was video taping. Great combination.

Cam got a huge chapstick in his stocking and wouldn't put it down. Look for the "upper lip shine" in the pictures to follow!

Thanks Lindsey and Alli, Cam loved his Toy Story stuff!

Cameron got a few Disney movies that are must haves. He was pretty excited about The Goofy Movie.

Cam loves the moon, or as he says La Luna, so Scott got him this awesome rocket that reflects the moon and other scenes on the ceiling. Cam was flying it around all morning....ZOoooom Zooooommmm!

Thanks Uncle Scott, Aunt Amy and the girls! Cam has not stopped coloring! He loves the magic markers, almost as much as I do. No messes!

Grandma Mia got him his own portable DVD player. He was in heaven!

His awesome, huge fire truck!

 

 Cam's favorite gift from Gramy and Papa..Elefun! He wants to play every second.

Cam was spoiled and has not stopped playing with all of his new stuff since Christmas.

We appreciate the whole family and all the thoughtful gifts that were given this year. It was a great Christmas!!

We are so grateful to have had you come visit mom! Thanks so much for everything.

Temple Square

My mom was able to visit this year for Christmas and I am so glad she did! We have tried to go to see her every other Christmas, but since Cam can't fly for free anymore, it just wasn't an option this time.

We went to temple square on Christmas eve and had a great time. We were bundled up (Eskimo Mom!) and ready for the crowds.

Cam LOVED the horses. With the wait being over an hour and the cost of $60.00 this was as close as we were going to get! Maybe they will lower the prices after the season.

Christmas at the Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

 

We go to the Gateway every year during Christmas time. I love the big tree covered in lights and Cam loves the fountain. It wasn't raining, but Cam discovered the umbrella and couldn't put it down.

Jon and Rach

Winter Swimming

Cam would swim everyday if we let him. He loves going to the rec center with Scott and asks to swim each time we drive by it, which is often since it is 2 seconds from the house. Scott is so good to take Cam and spend the evening swimming with him. Cam gets so excited and will talk about it for days.

I can't believe how brave Cam is in the water. He is not afraid of anything it seems. He loves the big "lellow slide" and can go on it 100 times. I always ask Cam after he is done going down the slide if it is scary.  

"NO Mommy! Dat's fun. Try again!!"

Mall Santa

We took Cam to see Santa this week at Fashion Place Mall. They let you take your own pictures instead of buying one of their over priced packages.

We talked to Cam about it before and he said he would not sit on Santa's lap, but wanted to talk to him.

And that is exactly what happened!

I tried sitting Cam on his lap but he would not let go of me. This is as close as he would get without me right next to him. Santa didn't seem to mind too much, he was tired and wanted to fan himself with the coloring books he was handing out anyway.

Santa did get a quick high five, so quick that we missed the picture!

Big Boy Bed

We have been talking about converting Cam's crib into a toddler bed for a while now, but had been putting it off. He wasn't trying to get out of his crib so I thought it was no big deal. I realized though that I had wanted to also start potty training him after the new year and felt I couldn't handle both big milestones at once!

So a couple of weeks ago Scott converted the crib and had Cam him help. Cam was so excited and proud to help "fix" his bed. He has done surprisingly well and absolutely loves feeling like a big boy. The first couple nights he woke up after a couple hours of being laid down and came out in the living room. We just told him it was still bed time and he went straight back into bed. He has been waking up a little earlier now if he hears Scott getting ready for work too.

 I have been trying to teach him to let Scott or myself go get him in the morning or after naps instead of him opening the door and walking out. He is slowly learning the concept and I am just trying to be patient. 

He really has done so well and I am so proud of him. 

A picture of him in his bed will be coming soon!

The first morning after sleeping in his bed, he woke up and walked out into the living room and said Hi to us. It made me realize how grown up he has become. It made me so sad to think he is no longer our little baby. As I was trying to get ready for church I broke down and just laid in bed and cried. (I can blame my emotions on the pregnancy, right?)

I am not ready for him to grow up and change. I adore him in every way. It makes me sad to know I will never have him again at 6 months, 1 year old, 18 months, 2 years old...

I know we will have other children and I will have those ages again with each of them, but it won't be Cam at that age. There has not been one day of his life that I have ever wished the time to go faster so we could move to the next stage of his life. He has been amazing from day one and I know that will continue, I will just miss all these moments. I want to always remember him like this and the fun we have.

Every time I look at him and tell him what a big boy he is, he shouts,

 "No, mine little Mommy!"

I wish little could last a little longer.

Festival of Trees

We go to the Festival of Trees every year and went on their last day this year. Wow, it was crowded! I wish they did it longer...4 days just isn't enough.

Cam had fun this time because we didn't make him sit in the stroller. It gave me more stress for sure though. There were so many people and I was afraid of losing him.

There seemed to be SO many trees this year and a TON of quilts. I was in heaven!

Can you tell Cam was getting bugged that I kept taking his picture?

ha!

I need to make one of these! This is one of my favorites.

One of the Utes trees.

Toy Story galore!

Lunch time...

I love all the fun things that we do during the holiday season and this is definitely one of my favorites. I can't wait until next year!