The Bowman Family

I need some sleep

2012-02-10T08:26:00.004-05:00

My baking assistant. Do you see that mouth?

So, I can't sleep. Cami has been waking up a lot in the middle of the night lately. I think she doesn't need the two hour nap that daycare gives the kids but they insist that all kids have to have a 2 hour nap.. even the 4 and 5 year-olds! Anyway, even when Cami does sleep I'm not sleeping. My mind is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. So, I've been in the need to bake lately. I made some choc. banana nut bread on Monday night and I actually slept that night. So, I'm in need of sleep so I though... hum...I should bake. I have a co-worker with a birthday on Saturday so I though, I'll whip something up. But nope, I had my 12-3am sleep and then it was over. Any suggestions? I really, really need to pull in some ZZZZZZ's.

Support

2012-02-03T08:37:00.005-05:00

Many of you know that my dad is really struggling right now. But he is a fighter and we have hope. It's been hard but theses last couple of weeks have been awful. I'm trying to find a balance between dad, work and home. Scott has been an amazing husband. Never complaining that he is doing the majority of the work with Cami or that the house is a mess. Work has been really great and my co-worker and friend Kelly is going to a conference next week in Memphis for me so I can stay home. I want to thank all of our friends and family for the support. We have received a lot of text and calls that you all are praying for our family and it really means a lot.

I haven't broken out the camera since Christmas but here are a couple of snaps I have of Cami from my phone.

Pouty face

2012-01-16T14:07:00.003-05:00

Cami was expressing to me her lack of interest in daycare... I feel the same way about work kiddo!

We have been in kind of a funk the last couple of weeks. With dad still in the hospital, me traveling, Cami going through a rotten stage. The list could go on.

On the bright side we have had 6 showings in the last week. Which makes keeping the house picked up easier. Now, if someone would buy the thing we can add one more item we have to figure out onto the list. :)

girltime

2012-01-02T13:38:00.004-05:00

This past weekend was nice. I got to spend lots of time with Cami by myself (Scott was sick all weekend). We went to Chuck E. Cheeses on Friday, then shopping for a 2nd cousins birthday gift. We end up at Sams club for a copy of Beauty and the Beast. We went home, got on our PJs and snuggled up in the recliner with each other. We watched the game on Saturday at The Bowmans. Cami was in heaven. Nanny, Aunt Sissy, Aunt Mary, Jenna and Laura were all there. And the Cat's cupcakes helped too! That night we came home, played dress up and watched Dora. It was a very low key New Years but I got to spend it with my best girl. On Sunday we went to a birthday party then on to Nannys to spend the night (no school today) I then met up with my mom and had a nice dinner. It was nice having dinner with my mom. I feel like the only time I see her is in passing at the hospital. No resolutions this year for me... just don't have the energy to even think any up. :) Happy New Year to all!

Go C.A.T.S... Cats, Cats, Cats!

Behind

2011-12-28T08:41:00.003-05:00

We had a nice Christmas. I'm behind on putting up my pictures. I will tell you that Santa brought Cami a Dollhouse that she was excited about but not as excited as finding nail polish in her stocking. I'm off on Friday and I'm thinking about taking her to the nail shop to have her toes and nails painted. Is she too young? I think it will totally blow her mind but will see. I'm sure Scott will be against it because she might breath in the fumes!

Christmas cartoons

2011-12-19T09:27:00.003-05:00

(Toast and Eggs with a side of Max and Rubys Christmas Special Saturday morning)

Charlie Brown Christmas, Elf on the Shelf, Mickey Mouse Christmas, Dora Christmas. We have been maxed out on Christmas Cartoons at our house!

Make-up

2011-12-15T10:19:00.003-05:00

She wants make-up every morning so I give her a clean cotton ball and she does her thing while I brush my teeth. She cracks me up when she looks at me, bats her eyelashes and waits for me to tell her how beautiful she looks today.

X-mas cards

2011-12-12T11:25:00.002-05:00

Oh, how I have been trying to get Cami to take a picture for our Christmas Card. Last year she did great but I'm running out of time. She has this "Cheese" smile that she does and does not look at the camera while smiling. (unlike you Jackson Bixler who is a super model! ) So, I might have to pull out an old picture and call it good. Just one more thing to stress over for the holidays!

Dicks Last Resort

2011-12-08T12:36:00.003-05:00

I think when I was around 8 or 9 my dad had a business meeting in San Antonio, TX and he brought the family along. One of our favorite memories was when my parents took us to Dicks Last Resort for dinner. My parents thought it would be a good place to eat and it was but you got an education along with your dinner. The waiters are rude and uncensored. My family still talks about it to this day.

So, when we saw a Dicks Last Resort in Gatlinburg I had to go again. It is a little more tame (we did have a 2 and 14 year old with us) but still just as much fun. The best part are the hats. We had tears in our eyes from laughing so hard! It was another great memory at this fun establishment.

Happy Birthday Trip

2011-12-07T08:32:00.003-05:00

My Dad and my father-in-law share the same birthday. This year we did a quick little getaway with the Bowmans to Gatlinburg for David's Birthday. It was a nice time and Cami enjoyed being around everyone. I'm happy that Laura and Angela got to come along too.

Next year is going to be all about Tom for his birthday. I know he will be healthy enough that we can do something grand!

gingerbread house

2011-11-28T13:37:00.002-05:00

We had a nice long weekend. Thank you to my sister-in-law, Mary Bird, for hosting Thanksgiving. It was great to be a guest this year!

We got all of our Christmas put up. Scott and I thought about shipping Cami off to the in-laws when we put up Christmas but I'm glad we didn't. She liked putting "decorations" on the tree but was so very impressed with the Christmas Village. She would go and get each box and when we would open it she would say, "oh my goodness, its beautiful!"

We attempted to make a gingerbread house. It is looking a little sad this year but Cami did it pretty much all on her own. I remember last year that Cami sat at the table and watched as I put it together. I got the sides and roof and then helped her squirt out the frosting on top and there you have it. She was very pleased with it.

A new thing that Cami is into is hot chocolate. She is request it all the time and it can't be some hot coco mix. She likes the real deal on the stove etc. Good thing for her momma likes it too!

We watched Elf on the Shelf this weekend. Cami is a total believer in the Elf on the Shelf. Our Elf name is George. She wanted to name it Curious George and I said how about "just George." We even had to wave goodbye then she said to him, "I tell you tonight about being a good girl at school and then he could tell Santa, OK?"

upgraded tree

2011-11-22T08:42:00.004-05:00

Last year Cami had just a little tree in her room. Scott decided she needed an upgrade! We are also going to be in the poor house if he doesn't stop buying Disney ornaments.

Hair cut

2011-11-21T10:22:00.003-05:00

Can you believe how long her hair is getting! It was past time for a trim!

For those of you who have boys your going to roll your eyes because you have to get haircuts all the time but old Cami Cakes just got her second haircut this weekend. She did really well and sat like a good girl. The boy next to her cried the whole time but Cami sat there and would put her head down when asked or look straight ahead. I'm sure it helped that Max and Ruby were playing on the TV in front of her.

Scott wanted to cut her hair into a style but I'm not ready for a "real" hair cut. For now, I'm happy with a trim and letting her have long hair. Maybe when she is 5 I'll get her a style. I already hate doing hair as is!

Harmonica

2011-11-18T10:30:00.003-05:00

I've told many of you the story of Cami's Harmonica happens but she just keeps cracking me up with the thing. First off... let me tell those who don't know her harmonica church story.

I dropped Cami off at Sunday School last Sunday and when I went into her class to pick her up I noticed when she was walking over with something blue in her boot. She whipped it out and it was her blue harmonica (we have 3). I said, "Cami, you sneak, did you bring your harmonica to church." The class helper guy said, "Yes, when when all the kids set down to read our bible story book she got out her harmonica and started playing it for all of us." My eyeballs jetted out some at this. He said, "I just told her it wasn't time for that and she smiled and put it back in her boot."

So over the last week I've caught her with the harmonica in her boot or she'll come around the corner playing it. One morning I got to listen to not one but two harmonicas the entire ride into work. Oh, you should also hear her try to say the word "Harmonica" it is not even close and it's so dang cute.

Final days of Fall

2011-11-14T08:20:00.003-05:00

This weekend we got to spend lots of time outside. Sunday we met up with our friends, Laura & Dane Camic and Kristyn and Allie Disponette at the park. The kids had a great time and I really love spending time with Laura and Kristyn. Laughter comes easy with these two and our kids play well with each other. Cami has the best of both worlds. I girly, girl with Allie and an ALL BOY with Dane. And I have two great friends that I can share anything with.

Taking a break to have some brownies, playing is hard work!

Don't let this girl fool you, she was up at the top of the tree. She's a Monkey!

Cute kid

2011-11-08T12:49:00.004-05:00

My Cami really is a cute kid and it's got nothing to do with her looks.

She is just so special to me. Last night I came in and she said, "I like your necklace." I said, "Thanks these are called Pearls." She said, "I like your 'peeruls' you give them to me when I grow up?" Its just little things like that that melt my heart on a daily basis. Things that crack me up are when she tries to sing a song and doesn't know the words she just keeps on singing or when she is watching a show and she is the only one in the room she'll still belly laugh and then run and tell you what was so funny. She is very curious and full of wonder. She loves the outdoors and isn't afraid to get messy. She can remember everything you tell her and is afraid of being put on Santa's naughty list.

She's my girl and I'm missing her on this random Tuesday at my desk.

A "Fairy" good Halloween

2011-11-01T09:16:00.005-04:00

She looked in the pumpkin and said "look at all the rocks inside". Then Scott went into great detail about pumpkin seeds and she thought it was nasty that you would eat the seeds.
"Ok, daddy I want a screaming face, no a scary face, no no a happy face"
She forgot all about the pumpkin when I let her have the marker!
Getting ready to trick or treat with her main man, Dane Camic!

Halloween was great this year. A big old thank you to the Camic's for having us over. Just might have to make it an annual event!! (no pressure Laura)

First Bday party

2011-10-24T09:20:00.004-04:00

Kylie, Ava and Cami

Cami went to her first birthday party that I am not friend with their parents. Kylie had her birthday at the pumpkin patch which was great but nuts! It was SOOO packed plus the fact that our church (10,000+ members) also had a family day out there made it ever more insane. I had to keep an eye on Cami at all time. I also had to make ideal chatter with Cami's classmates parents. I know this is in a long line of birthday parties I will be attending.

Also this weekend we changed Cami's nursery into a Big Girl Room. I'm sure you are thinking that at 2.5 years old she should be out of her crib but she never crawled out or had a problem sleeping. Lindsay was kind enough to give us Coopers old bedroom furniture as he is upgrading. So, the time had come to bit the bullet. We took Cami to target to pick out her bedding. Dora!! She doesn't even watch Dora anymore but what can you do. I plan to change it up in a couple of months once she gets use to it. Everything is finished in her new room except I need to get a bookcase and new curtains. Tonight will be her first night sleeping in her big girl bed.

It's been a hard weekend for me. With the birthday party and the new bedroom, I'm just a little sad that my nugget is growing up so fast.
Cami and Ava saying "Cheese"
Cami was the only one who let the goats eat out of her hand

And for those of you who have been out to Boyds Orchard she did the big slide!
By the way, Scott loves this outfit. I think she looks likes she ready for boot camp!

vacation pics

2011-10-19T08:31:00.003-04:00

Thanks Nana and Papaw for taking us on vacation! We had a wonderful time and can't wait to do it again!!! We love you!

Vacation Report

2011-10-17T15:18:00.001-04:00

Vacation Report will be Coming Soon!

some favorite pics of Little Miss

2011-10-04T08:41:00.005-04:00

We're Sick

2011-09-30T08:56:00.001-04:00

We're Sick. And I'm Sick of being Sick!

Making Vegetable Soup for some much needed comfort.

No more Traveling!

2011-09-22T17:02:00.002-04:00

Cross your fingers, cross you toes....

I do not have to travel again for work until Jan. 2012! I just got to cancel one of my pending business trips and the other one that is pending is hopefully not going to happen. Isn't that horrible for a sales girl to say but I'm a little over leaving the family right now.

My mom's 40th birthday is tomorrow (Sept. 23). You stop celebrating after 40-right? You all know I love my mom. She is a great mother but over the last 10 years has become one of my best friends. I love you P!

Conversation with a 2.5 year old

2011-09-16T08:30:00.003-04:00

Conversations with kids are funny and something I truly enjoy. Camille is very chatty and if you ask her questions she'll talk your ear off or until the next episode of Wonder Pets comes on. This morning she was sitting on my bed in between all the pillows telling me it wasn't time to get up because it's still dark out and then the following conversation-

Cami: It's NOT time to get up momma, its still dark out. I'm still sleepy
Me: It is time. It's getting close to winter so it will start to be dark out in the mornings but will get lighter as we get closer to school
Cami: Winter? Winter, Snow, Santa bring me presents and baby Jesus birthday
Me: Yes that all happens in the winter. But you know what comes before Winter? Fall!
Cami: Fall? You hurt yourself momma?
Me: (I shake me head)
Cami: I eat turkey, goggle goggle. No mash 'tatoes
Me: You know what comes before Thanksgiving? Halloween!
Cami: I be a witch! No, I want to be nice. A fairy please

And on and on it went.

Happy Weekend! And Good Luck to my friend & cousin-in-law Kristyn today. We will have a new baby in the family and can't wait to meet her!!

Family

2011-09-15T10:07:00.002-04:00

I've been really busy lately but I haven't been able to spend much time with the family but when I do I try to make it really count. Family really is everything. I was just in Georgia this week and I'm off to Texas next. Every time I come home from a trip I seem to notice what I have taken for granted or over looked.

As soon as I walked in the door last night I went directly into Cami's room and we set down and read books for 20 minutes. I bought her a pack of new "girl" books and we set and read all six (pinkaloucious and fancy Nancy) and then read them all again before we went to bed. She didn't want to go to bed so she asked me if I would "Rock a little minute." It so cute, how could I say no. Then she just chatted her little heart out to me like best friends. I know that in 10-12 years she isn't going to want to talk to me so I'm trying to suck it all up as much as I can. Scott had to go back in and give her Pluto after I finished up and he was stuck in there for another 30-minutes getting chatted up. When he came back to bed I said, "I think she's got our number." He agreed and we snuggled talking about how much she has grown up and how our lives have been enhanced by this little girl.

Bow-tiful

2011-08-31T08:12:00.002-04:00

This is why she loves her daddy. He'll do anything she asks!

House for Sale

2011-08-30T08:45:00.003-04:00

Well... we have officially taken the plunge and put our house on the market. We have talk about it since Cami was born but I believe we are ready. We haven't made any plans about what we would do when it sells. I don't want to get my hopes up and then be waiting month after month for someone to finally buy it. But say a little prayer that it will not be on the market that long. When I looked at Scott last night and told him that our house has to be spotless and picked up at all times he looked at me like I'm crazy!!

Granny

2011-08-19T14:59:00.003-04:00

I've been meaning to post this picture for a couple of weeks. It was Granny Bowman's 91st Birthday and we got a great picture of her and Cami together. Granny still lives on her own, does her own shopping, attends church and likes to write letters. Yes, real letters that come in the mail. She is very sweet and has always been so nice to me.

91 is amazing to me. Can you believe that she was born in 1920? Think of everything that has happen in the past 90 years. Wars, technology, law changes, social standards, music & entertainment. This list could go on and on. I can't even imagine what will be going on when I'm 91. I bet she never thought you would be able to touch a paper thin object and be able to have access to all the information in the world, hear any type of music you could ever imagine, view picture and video all IN COLOR! Maybe when I'm 90 I'll be sipping the latest healthy tea that makes you strong, thin and younger with each sip all while sitting in my garden in Mars. :)

Girlfriends

2011-08-12T11:08:00.002-04:00

I captured a great video this morning of Cami and her girlfriends from school

Shopping

2011-08-11T09:14:00.003-04:00

Cami was doing a little home shopping last night. While I was cutting up some extra veggies to freeze she shopping all around my kitchen. (notice the Keurig box... this will be gone by the weekend) Then she was pushing her "basket" all around the kitchen singing about all the stuff she was shopping for.

girly, girl

2011-08-10T11:11:00.003-04:00

Cami is a girly, girl. She likes her "pretty dresses" that she loves to give a twirl so that you can ohh and ahh over how pretty she looks. Every time she see something on TV or in the store she tells me she wants the "pink-one-momma." She likes her nails painted and its the first thing she points out to the girls at school. She likes bows now and will keep them in all day long and will remind me that she needs a bow if we forget. She likes all the Disney princes. She's not into watching the DVDs so much but likes anything that has their pictures on it. She likes to cook. She'll drag a chair over or right now its the Kuerig box she won't let me get rid of and stand up there all proud helping us make something. Lord knows, she loves cracking eggs and will put her little finger in the bowl to help fish out any shells. But with all that comes some little girl attitude! I need to start reading a book on how to handle raising a GIRL!

Back from Vacation

2011-07-25T16:26:00.003-04:00

Scott and I went to Seattle and then on to the San Jaun islands last week as part of a work trip for Scott and then a little mini-vacation for us. This is our first vacation with just the two of us since our honeymoon! So, long overdue and we enjoyed spending time together. This was also the first time we were both away from Cami for that long. We love and missed her so much but thankful with Facetime we got to speak and see her while away.

She had a great time when we were gone. She went with Nana and Papaw to the cabin, then on to Aunt Lindsay and ended up at Nanny and Papaws house. So, she was well feed, spoiled and had everyone at her beck and call. Daycare drop off went pretty smooth considering...
Ready to hit the lake!

Hanging out on the back porch before starting the day
Sharing her snack with her friends
Not sure if she really had a boo boo or if she just milked Nana for some cool band aids.

Twinkle

2011-07-15T09:38:00.004-04:00

Twinkle Video

I tried to upload this from my phone so if it gets on here twice..sorry! And I don't know how to flip it around...

up to my eyeballs

2011-07-14T14:09:00.003-04:00

Is anyone else out there up to there eyeballs in zucchini and squash? I've baked, fried and stuff these veggies so much that I'm a little over it.

But, I did find that Scott really likes my zucchini fritters and Camille really likes zucchini bread. So, now I just need to get the both of them to eat steamed zucchini we would be actually eating something good for us!

Happy 4th

2011-07-06T10:01:00.005-04:00

We had a great time at the Cabin. Cami tried her very best to keep up with the big kids. She did not like the fireworks outside but really like them watching out the window. Addie watched the fireworks with her and I think did a little girl bonding. Although they have 2-years difference I think these two could become fast friends in the years to come.

family weekend

2011-06-29T08:32:00.003-04:00

I still keep in touch with several girls from High School and we always try to get together at least once a year for girls weekend. Since some of us have started having kids we had a family weekend a couple of years ago. This past weekend we had another family weekend and it was fun to see the kids run around with each other. I can't remember which one of the girls I told but I said can you imagine what it's going to be like 3 years from now with all of these kids...it will be wild!

We missed seeing Jessica and her family. A stomach bug took them out for the weekend. Hopefully, I'll get to meet baby Baker who is really no longer a baby!

Here is my favorite picture of the weekend. It's not the girls group shot which I love and someone needs to send to me but the one of Cami sitting in her "hot tub" This girl is so spoiled that Nana brought her a bucket of hot water for her to sit in and warm up from swimming in the lake. (side note: Cami jumped off the dock right into my arms this weekend... so big!)

Daddy at work?

2011-06-17T10:51:00.002-04:00

Scott has been working a lot lately. I mean pretty much every weekend the last 3 weekends with really no end in site. He gets home at 9-10pm and it off to work the next morning at 5:30am. Not gets up at 5:30- leaves the house at 5:30. We know that one day all of his work will pay off as he climbs the latter at the hospital.

But with all that work we haven't been seeing much of our man lately. We have been missing him a lot at home and I know he has been missing us. Last night he called me at 5:00 and said I've got to take a mental break. I'm picking up Cami and we are going to Ghatti town (like Chucky Cheese but has a nice salad bar) Anyway, I met up with them at G-town and had a nice family night. Cami also had a new Woody & Bullseye toy (Daddy Guilt!) and was very excited.

I'm sorry to say that Scott will be working all weekend. Hopefully, he'll at least be able to squeeze in a breakfast together on Sunday. Happy Father's day Scott. We love you!

Dora Detox

2011-06-16T09:38:00.002-04:00

Remember I mentioned a Dora Detox? It was after the Dora birthday party with more Dora gift than known to man. Well.. slowly but surly Dora has been getting less "play" time out our house. Some of her new favorites are Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Blues Clues! I don't care about all of the toys that have Dora on them but that cartoon is dreadful!

new likes for Cami

2011-06-15T09:03:00.004-04:00

Cami doesn't have many things that she doesn't like besides Veggies and Handy Manny but she is picking up some new things she likes that I think are great.

She has always loved berries. The girl will eat her weight in berries. On Wed we go out to the farm so she LOVES Farmer Erik's strawberries the most. She likes the chickens, dogs but she's a little afraid of cats.

She now likes Cinderella. She will watch the first 60 minutes of the show or when "Cindy-relley" gets to go to the ball. After she gets to the ball she usually is done and off to play with something else. I finally figured out that that is when the mice and other animals are not in it that much. I think I'm going to buy her Bambi DVD and see how it goes over. The Bowman's have a baby deer that has been hanging around their house and she has seen it. I think Bambi will become a LIKE real soon.

She likes for you to tell her how pretty she looks. She'll spin around in a dress or turn her head this way or that way.

She is really fun. She is her own little person with ideas and Lord knows she has opinions. We are going through the stage of "Where's Daddy, Where's Nanny etc" She wants to know Where someone is at all times. It's kind of exhausting after the 300 time of telling her that Emily from the pool went home but it just makes me have to come up with creative ways to get her mind on to something else.

You know your "Country" when...

2011-06-06T08:58:00.002-04:00

You know your country when you spend an afternoon in the backyard in only your panties.

Still here

2011-06-03T08:44:00.004-04:00

Mutt and Jeff

Hi! Long time, no blog. :)

I can't really remember what has happen since the baby dedication. We went up to the cabin for Memorial Day which is always fun. Cooper and Cami had nanna bring them hot water for the baby pool (lake was freezing) and I think Cami went down the slide into the pool 100 times. Cooper showed Cami how to go down belly first and backwards. So, needless to say we had to keep an eye on those two. Cooper and Cami crazy. Cami so badly wants Cooper to play with her all day but he gets a little bored of her little girl ways. But he's a good sport and will usually play with her some. Gray is her little cuddle buddy. Grayson is also her "protector" from bugs, holding her hand down the stairs and making sure she's not too close to the edge of the dock.

This week has been pretty full. We went out to the Farm on Wednesday to pick up our CSA veggies. Farmer Erik showed Cami how to pick strawberries that were so juicy I had to use a bottle of sprayNwash on her entire shirt when we got home. She also got to pet, Good Boy, the farm dog and she looked at, blackberry, the cat. She got to ride on trackers, play basketball and feed the chickens. So, it was a fun afternoon. Oh and mommy scored some yummy veggies and herbs. Laura and Cami at Laura's 8th grade graduation

Last night we went to Laura Bird's 8th grade graduation. Yes, I took a 2 year old to a hour and a half graduation ceremony where she had to sit in the stands. She actually did really well. I told her to be as quiet as a mouse and the entire graduation she as looking for that mouse. Too cute!
Laura and Jenna Bird

Tonight we are heading to Dane Camic's 2nd Birthday party. Dane is one of Cami's BFFs and he is having a pizza and cupcake Thomas the Train Birthday party. I'm sure she will be worn out after the week she has had and I will be happy to let her sleep in!

So to start the weekend off right... a little surprise McDonalds Breakfast for Cami. :)

Baby Dedication

2011-05-17T08:41:00.003-04:00

Camille Madison was dedicated at church on Sunday. We go to a very large church (10,000+) so they only do dedications 1 time a year. The past two years we have been out of town for one reason or the other but this year we made it!

All day long Cami kept telling me she was having a Jesus party. It was really cute. Anyone with a dark beard is Jesus to her now a days. A couple of weeks ago we were playing cards at the cabin and she looked at the cards in my hand and pointed to the King and said Jesus. :)

I'm happy that Scott and I have decided to bring Cami up in the church. It's another set of values outside of the home that will go a long way in her life. Camille is a blessing to our entire family. Thank you for everyone who came to celebrate Cami's day.

What happans at Nanny's...

2011-05-13T12:37:00.003-04:00

I was off last weekend enjoying the Derby at Keeneland (so fun!) to celebrate Laura's birthday. Happy 30 Laura Camic!! And Scott stayed home to clean house, do the laundry etc. for me for mothers day. He sent to baby (I'll always call her my baby) to his moms because cleaning house with a "stage 5 clinger" is hard to do. So, here are some pictures my sister-in-law sent me. These are tame... you should see the ones with finger paint all and I mean all over her!

Cami gets dedicated on Sunday afternoon and then a family dinner after!

Congrats Daddy!

2011-05-04T13:12:00.003-04:00

Congrats to Scott on his new promotion! He is now the Facilities Manager of St. Joseph Hospitals. So, what does this mean? Scott was the Facilities Supervisor along with 8 other supervisors in his department. Now his is the boss of all the supervisors. St. Joe is putting Scott on the fast track so now he has to get an associates degree in Engineering. So, for the next 2-years he will be working full time and going to school.

We are so proud of Scott and are thankful for everything he does to provide a better life for Cami and I. We are luck to have him and hope he feels the same.

Prom

2011-05-02T10:16:00.002-04:00

It's prom session! On Saturday we went and took pictures of our niece Jenna going to prom. First off, these kids don't look 16! Jenna's date was like 6"4! I look back and remember that I met Scott's family for the first time at Jenna's 8th birthday party. She has grown into a beautiful girl. She gets great grades, is an extremely good soccer player and is active in her church.

We love you Jenna and hope you had an amazing night!

Easter Pics

2011-04-25T08:30:00.003-04:00

More pics to come of her hunting eggs!

Easter party

2011-04-21T08:55:00.004-04:00

This past weekend at the cabin my sister made me make sugar cookies with her to decorate cupcakes for Cooper and Gray's school parties. We had enough left over that I too would take cupcakes to Cami's party. Well when I got to school another mother already signed up for cupcake. I got fruit~WTF! So I didn't want the cookies to go to waste so I brought cupcakes in a day early. The teacher gave me a questionable look but whatever.

And I do mean WHATEVER to her teacher right now. Cami has been learning to use the potty for a whole 12 days now and hasn't had an accident in over a week and she looks at me today and says "Are you working on pulling up & down her paints and underwear at home? Because I have 17 kids and she expects us to do it and its a real hassle." I must of had a hateful look on my face because she then says, "I mean she's doing great... its just that that is part of potty training too." I replied that my main focus has been on getting everything in the potty and not in the pants so I thought that would be less of a hassle. I said we will start working on it." Deep Breaths, Deep Breaths!

Cabin weekend

2011-04-18T09:16:00.004-04:00

We spent a long weekend at the cabin. Cami got to spend lots of time with her cousins. They left on Saturday night and on Sunday morning the first thing she says to me is "I want to play with Grayson and Cooper." I said sorry honey but they left last night. She looked at me and said "how about papaw?"

She is so funny. Just getting her own personality and saying really funny, cute stuff all the time.

Oh, and no accidents since Wednesday!

Cabin time

2011-04-14T14:30:00.002-04:00

Can you believe this picture is from late April last year! My how she has changed. And speaking of changes Cami had her 2-year check up this past week. She is a healthy girl. She is 50% for height and 68.9% for weight. Dr. W said that if she was 5 years old and had theses stats that she would say watch the junk food but since Cami is still a toddler and on whole milk she isn't worried. She did tell us to take the whole to skim. I think she will be fine with this but I think Scott is going to be heartbroken.

We are heading up to the cabin this weekend although it is not suppose to be nice. Even if we stay in side and watch cartoons all weekend it will be fun to just get out of town. Linds and the boys are coming up so this will insure that the nugget sleeps well!

Potty Update

2011-04-11T08:17:00.002-04:00

Pretty successful weekend of potty training. 1 out of 3 #2's made it to the potty. This is where I think we'll have some issues. All #1's made it to potty except one time when I told here we where going to take a bath and she ran to the bathroom. I was cleaning up dinner and when I got to the bathroom she was in the tub in her panties and had an accident but thankfully it was in the tub so easy clean up for momma.

Say a prayer for Ms. April today as its her first day of potty training with Cami!

Pancakes & Sausage

2011-04-08T09:05:00.003-04:00

Camille loves Pancakes & Sausage. I'm pretty sure she would have this for every meal. Some kids its chicken nuggets, other its mac & cheese but my girl is a breakfast girl.

To celebrate waking up with a dry diaper every morning this week and successfully using the potty when we wake up I treated her to McDonalds pancakes and sausage. I let her tell her order to the cashier at McDs and she said, "I want pancakes, sausage, milkshake please" as clear as a bell. The guy raised an eyebrow and I said make that a Milk. I'm not sure who has been giving her milkshakes but she has been asking for them a lot lately. Hum.. I think it might have something to do with the grandparents.

Happy Weekend Y'all!

Backseat Driver

2011-04-07T08:26:00.004-04:00

I have a backseat driver! Cami likes to tell me "Green means go!" "Stop, Stop its Red!" I guess this would be Ok if it was every now and again but it's the entire time we are in the car every morning. She also likes to make me aware of every school bus and big truck on the road. If she hears a horn then we talk about "Why, beep, beep Momma?" for a good 10 minutes. When we get to UKs campus she points out that the kids are walking to school. Then when we get to daycare she says "We're here, I want out!" I think I've got a talker on my hands.

Wake up, Wake up

2011-04-06T08:35:00.005-04:00

Have I ever mentioned that Cami is a bear in the mornings. The girl does not like to be woken up at all! She cries, puts her blanket or Pluto over her face or says "NO, NO, NO." For a while we have been sitting her on the potty when she wakes up. It's hit or miss. Sometimes she will do it and other time we have meltdowns. But with our "Potty Training Weekend" coming up I have been sitting her on the potty in the mornings no matter what. I really think I should get a job at the U.N. after this because I'm learning to be a master negotiator.
Yea, this is what kind of mood she normally wakes up in in the mornings. Fun times!

I tried to get a picture of her with her panties on but she wasn't going to show me. I told her that when she goes to the bathroom all the time that Mommy, Daddy, Nana and Nanny will all buy her Dora Underwear. This weekend we also have to go and by Cami a shoe rack. The above pictures are just the shoes she got for her birthday. There are about 25 pairs in her closet and another 10 or so pairs of shoes at my moms!!

Happy Birthday Cami

2011-04-01T08:24:00.004-04:00

(she blew out her candle on the first try)

Cami turned 2 on Sunday. We had her Dora Birthday party on Saturday. It was a lot of fun and the food was good. Thank goodness for Qdoba!
(enjoying her favorite "Sam Salsa" with chips)

Cami got lots of great things and I think she had a wonderful time. After her party was over we went swimming with all my nieces and nephews. (Ethan and Addie are cousins but I think of them as more)

Then on Sunday we just hung out with our little girl and enjoyed her personality. Lots of PJ time and then I had to pack to go to Destin for a business trip early the next morning.

(She is figuring out if she's a white or chocolate gal)

(I was on only momma to get in the pool. My sister, mom, aunt and cousin watched from the sidelines with a glass of wine in their hands. Hum... who got the short end of the stick here?)

So, now that Cami is 2 and has moved into her new room at daycare we are fully starting the potty training. Well see how this goes. She pooped on the floor last night and peed on the floor this morning. Good times!

Family date night

2011-03-24T08:38:00.003-04:00

This weekend is going to be full of fun. We have lots of family and friends that are going to celebrate our special girl. But last night, I wanted to do something with just us. I decided to try out the Hibachi place. You know, it's all a roll of the dice with Cami but I thought she would love it.

Well, I think she had mix emotions. She was really good while we waited but then the little Hibachi man came out. He asked "she ok with fire?" I said, "I guess we'll find out" She was not so sure about the fire. She jumped off her booster and into Scotts lap with the flames shoot up to the roof. She kept telling us that the fire was Hot and to not touch it. A lot of "No more fire" comments all throughout dinner and she was not going back in the booster. So, my sweet Scott just let her sit on his lap the entire time and she ate and ate and ate and ate. She really liked the food so maybe next time we will do dining room only.

After dinner we took her to a place that we knew would get a thumbs up-PetSmart! Although, she was not so happy with mommy when I rejected a "Baby mouse, peasss momma!"

Hola

2011-03-23T08:36:00.003-04:00

Hola, Cami Cakes party is only 4 days away! We talk about the party every night and she tells me who is coming, about her cake etc. She thinks Hector is coming to her party and I have to tell her No and she gets disappointed. Cami is really starting to thin out. I noticed that her waist and hips are becoming very narrow. She still has some upper thigh roll action (who doesn't) but they are very small. And look at that face... she looks way older than 2!! I didn't cry at 1 but 2 is starting to get to me a little more than I like.
FYI- she likes to put her hands in front of her face when you try to take a picture now so I have to surprise her with the camera to get a picture.

Camille's Birthday Week

2011-03-21T11:10:00.003-04:00

It's my baby girls birthday week!! Busy, Busy, Busy... but my goal is to post everyday. So, although this one doesn't have pictures I still want to tell you my Top 10 things I love about my nugget.

You always want to be outside
You have a "Daddy" song that you made up and sing all the time
You hide when anyone comes over and usually can't wait for them to find you so you pop up and start giggling to let them know where you are
You love to have your back and tummy rubbed
You dance every time the opening song comes on to any cartoon
You think "Tiny Ants" are funny and scary all at the same time
You love to read
You play in the bath tub likes its your person swimming pool
You love to accessorize
You talk with an accent that cracks me up on a daily bases

I love you Cami Cakes and hope you have the best birthday week! I can't wait to experience all of the fun that the 2's will bring!

Thank Goodness for Jeggings!

2011-03-15T12:12:00.004-04:00

So, today I put a dress on Cami that came just below her butt. I didn't realize that the dress was this small until it was on her. Instead of wrestling the clothes off and putting on a new outfit at 6:00 am I tossed on some Jeggings and she looked really cute. If the jeggings stay on trend I might be able to do this with this years dresses next year. :)

Scott inspectors are at the hospital this week. Please send up a prayer for him that all will go well. He got home at 9pm last night and woke up at 3am to head back into the office. We love and are very proud of you daddy. We know you'll do great!

What do you love about the South?

2011-03-09T11:19:00.002-05:00

I recently had to come up with an idea for a promotion at a trade show to get more people over to our booth and have a great follow-up item after the conference. The conference is called Travel South USA and it brings people who book group travel together with people from the South to make sure they include southern destinations when they sell travel. Anyway, the question we asked people at the conference was, "What do you Love about the South."

I'm pretty pleased with the outcome! But I'm more pleased that my boss was really happy and now wants us to do this at the other trade shows we attend throughout the year! It just feels good to get a high-five now and again. Have you given a high-five today??

bday invite

2011-03-07T13:52:00.000-05:00

Per my conversation with my sister I have removed Cami's bday invitation since it has my phone and email address. I never think about stuff like that. :)

No Thanks

2011-03-03T13:33:00.004-05:00

So, my little girl who use to eat anything is now a "No Thanks" on everything. She'll try almost anything but her reaction is to spit it out and say "yucky." Who know, I'm hoping it's just a faze. She doesn't like any veggies, no much fruit (even the can syrup kind) and is hit or miss on chicken nuggets anymore. If we took Milk out of her diet the thing would be skin and bones.

She loves Chocolate pudding...thanks Papaw!

She also wont turn down white bread. "Yum, Yum, Yum, Yum,Yum" is usually what she says when getting a piece.

Garden & Gun

2011-03-02T09:44:00.002-05:00

I have fallen in love with a new magazine. You know how everyone gets Southern Living (everyone in the south that is) well this is way better. Southern Living is kind of old news but if you want to check out a fun hip new magazine about the south check out Garden & Gun and don't let the name fool you!

Back From HotLanta

2011-03-01T08:16:00.003-05:00

I'm back from Atlanta. I do not have another trip for 30 day...Yippy!

While I was gone Camille got sick-shocker and I came home to a husband with the flu! My house is a crazy mess, laundry is everywhere (and still in my suitcase on my bathroom floor), there are dishes in the sink and toys coming out of the my _____. But there is no where I would rather be. Last night instead of tackling all of the above things I got home from work looked at both of my sweethearts and said, "It's time to say Goodbye to February- Ice cream night." So, I loaded both of my sick babies into the car, bought them a cone and enjoyed the night. I've got the rest of the week to get it together. :)

Cami's cute quotes

2011-02-21T08:38:00.002-05:00

This weekend Cami was a chatter box. We went to see my sister and spend time with the boys on Saturday. After a sand fight between Cami and Cooper Cami has some serious words for Coop. Now, we could not understand a word of what she was say but boy was she laying into him all the while her little finger was out pointing at him and I may have seen her head bobbing. Don't know where she gets that. But her vocabulary is really taking off but when she gets excited or I guess mad she gets going and you can't understand anything. I thought I would list some cute stuff I heard out of her mouth this weekend.

"Comeondaddy"- Yes, its all one word and VERY country
"Oh My..I love it!"- After seeing the full size tent in our living room
"I miss papaw"- Out of the blue this morning when I was putting her in her car-seat.
"Daddy at work, Cami at work"
"I want to shower"
"School bus, School bus- Oh WOW!"
"Geen means GO"- at a stoplight
"See you Stac"- At daycare drop off this morning after Miss Pam said it.

-She can also count to 11 now although she likes to start with 7 until you tell her to start at 1
-She can sign the entire alphabet as long as someone is singing with her otherwise she gets half way and gets bored.
-We are working on our colors. When asked what color something is she says "Geen" but I've got a couple of pinks and reds out of her recently so we are improving.

Orange Leaf Yummy!

2011-02-18T09:26:00.003-05:00

It was beautiful here yesterday. We got a taste of Spring and it was much needed. To celebrate a little warm weather Cami and I headed out to the much talked about Orange Leaf. This is a self serve yogurt shop that was started by a couple of local 20-somethings. Its a chain out of California and its a big hit here in Lexington. They are actually expanding into two more shops around town. And they did all of this on a $20k investment. It just goes to show that all you have to do is come up with the right idea and BAM! overnight sensation!

Anyway, it was great. Cami and I shared a cup for a whole $3 (your price is based on weight) Here is a picture of my little nugget sampling some of the good stuff. Oh, this was after a full day of daycare so she is a little sloppy. :)

LOVE

2011-02-15T10:23:00.003-05:00

Big thank you to Laura for snapping this pic of Cami!

I had a great day yesterday with Camille. We got to go and hang out with Dane and Laura. She played outside, ate Chick-fil-a and got to play in the play area at the mall. Cami has a big crush on Dane and she also has a crush on Laura! We spent the rest of the day watching Dora and Elmo, coloring, making a V-day card for daddy and we even hand dipped strawberries in chocolate for daddys gift. Have you ever made chocolate dipped strawberries with an almost 2-year old? A lot of work but she had a blast. She also ate 2 dipped strawberries and had chocolate from head to toe resulting in her 2nd bath of the day. :) I'm glad I got to spend the day with my special girl. Now, if I could just get her daddy to take a break from work long enough to at least have dinner with us... hopefully this big project will be over soon!

Happy V-day

2011-02-11T10:24:00.002-05:00

I'm taking Monday off to spend with my lil' valentine. Cami is a very sweet girl. She has a smile that can make me melt in a heartbeat. She also is really coming into her own personality. Just this morning I looked at her and she made this crazy funny face at me and then started cracking up. She is a little joker and loves to laugh.

My big valentine will be working all weekend. We haven't seen much of each other with the both of us working so much. This time of year is hard since I'm traveling a lot and he has a big project at work. But one great thing about my big valentine is that every morning no mater what he gives me a kiss and tells me he loves me.

I love my family and wish everyone a very Happy Valentine's day!

Back from Baton Rouge

2011-02-10T08:18:00.003-05:00

I mean seriously... this girl has all the power!

I'm back from a work trip to Baton Rouge. Cami has been pretty much been staying with the Bowman's from Friday night until yesterday afternoon when I picked her up. She was excited to see me and kept hugging my neck which makes me feel amazing. Scott's got a big project at work coming up so he has been working around the clock. He plans to work this weekend so it will be just me and my Cami cakes. I plan to stay home, clean house and watch plenty of cartoons.

Since Cami has been at the Bowman's her and her nanny sleep together. Let's just say that putting Cami to bed last night was a bit of a challenge and guess who was in our bed at 3:30! Tonight I'm going to be strong if she decides she needs to wake up. :)

I "heart" Kindle

2011-02-03T12:46:00.002-05:00

I know that this post has nothing to do with Cami and I've got some good pictures to share but I keep forgetting to upload them. I've also got to get Cami saying "Bye, Bye Honey" on the Flip but my Flip is not working at the moment so stay tuned.

Anyway, I got a Kindle last week and it is fantastic if you think you're in the market.

Birthday party planning

2011-01-27T15:21:00.004-05:00

Well...I'm not really sure how we are at Birthday party planning time already but I'm starting to get the "itch" for Cami's 2nd Birthday. It's going to be Sesame Street. It should probably be Dora theme but for those of you who know me know how I feel about Dora. How do you say annoying in Spanish? Anyway, I just can't believe that in 2 months from today I'll have a 2-year old! Look at that picture, she looks like such a baby. If anyone has any good Sesame Street B-day ideas let me know! It's going to be just family this time around. No big party...been there, done that!

Too young?

2011-01-25T08:22:00.003-05:00

I think she is a little young to become a "gamer" but she really thought she was hot stuff playing that game with Cooper.

Bathtub Babe

2011-01-24T08:48:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday Lou

2011-01-21T08:46:00.004-05:00

Happy Birthday Lindsay Lou! Actually, I'm a day early but I don't blog on the weekends so I wanted to give my shout out now.

Linds, I love you so much. You are a great sister to me. You are always doing things for me and Cami that I will never be able to express how grateful I am. When I was in the hospital although I told you NOT to come, there you were sleeping in a chair beside my bed all night. You are one of the first people I go to for advice and I know I can always pick up the phone and call when I need someone to tell me I'm right even when I'm wrong. I know that we had a rough couple of years in our late teens but I really wouldn't know how to be me without you.

You are headstrong, focused, determined, willing and God knows you have your own opinion. But most of all you are a caring person and I thank you for always taking care of me.

Home from Philly

2011-01-18T08:41:00.003-05:00

I was in Philadelphia last week for a conference. Thanks to Tommie and David for watching Cami for me. Yes, Scott was home but he finds it very hard to watch her when I'm gone. Please Lord don't ever let me die or that man is going to have to move back in with his momma. :)

Philly was nice although I could have been in Indianapolis for as much as I saw the city. I did however enjoy some PBR in the oldest pub in Philly.

Here is a picture of the girls I work with. The dark haired one is Kelly who I work with everyday and have become really close friends with over the years. The blond is Tammy who works in our Ohio office. I only see her a couple of times a year but we work a lot over email and phone calls together.

Now, on the the cute stuff. I snap a couple of pictures this morning of Cami just so you can see a little of our morning routine. She was up at 5:30 this morning so it made it a little easier. Usually, I wake her up at 6:30 and she says "NO" and hides under her blanket. Good times. :)

No good reason

2011-01-04T14:08:00.003-05:00

Every year since Scott and I have been together I have made Cinnamon Rolls for Christmas morning. I tell myself that I'm going to make them from scratch and every year I find myself smacking the roll on the side of the counter. Oh well! This year Cami got to enjoy. Papaw was trying to sneak some.

Cooper and Cami are trying out her new picnic table. Coop set on it most of Christmas.
Cami got lots of Pink for Christmas. She got a baby doll set from the Bowmans and she likes to get into the baby dolls playpen. Below is a picture of Tommie and her granddaughters.

I'm out of here!

Oh, I should mention that Santa brought her some bows too!

Another week please

2010-12-20T08:19:00.004-05:00

Is it me or does everyone need another week before Christmas. I'm really excited about Christmas this year because of Cami. She knows Santa although I'm not sure she really gets that in 5 days all of those gifts under the tree can actually be unwrapped and that there is some good stuff.

Saturday we celebrated Christmas with Scott's dads side of the family. We don't see them much but I have really grown to love his family. They are all wonderful people that are very loving.

On Sunday we headed over to Nana and Papaw Wellers to have a day of first. If you can imagine we can still have some first left. Enjoy the pics!
On a whim I decided I couldn't take it anymore and went and got Cami's hair cut. Just a little snip so that her "curls" would still be there. She refused to wear the cap so we had to get a haircut in our Dora sweatshirt.
She got to watch Little Bear and sit in the pink car~bonus
To all the mothers out there the Cookie Cutters in Hamburg is dirty! I was warned but Cami NEEDED a haircut. She is 3 months away from being 2-years old and this is her first haircut.
So, after that nasty dirty place Cami had to be scrubbed down. She got to have her first bath in Nana & Papaws tub- with the jets. She loved the bubbles. And yes, I am the mother that lets her kid have water up to her chin if she wants.

After all of that we made Christmas Candy. Mom and I made buckeyes. Cami sat at the table and watched. Mom and I were talking away and dipping the PB balls in chocolate when I looked over and little miss was sneaking her first buckeye (minus the chocolate). She loved it.

Bows are Here!

2010-12-17T09:06:00.002-05:00

For all of you awaiting bows they are here! I have to separate 215 bows into all the different orders but I promise to get them to you all for the holidays. Sorry for the delay!

Sweetness

2010-12-16T10:32:00.004-05:00

This is a holiday card preview. I just think she looks so sweet in these pictures.

I started the tradition of the gingerbread house this year (thanks sams club for the pre-made kit) and it went over well. Cami, Scott and I sat at the table together and worked on the house. A couple of things to remember next year. Read directions first and decorate before putting together. (Hey, I'm new at this) Also, I want to let everyone know that the picture of Scott and Cami was the only 30 seconds that the two of them worked on the house. I had to do the rest but hopefully Cami will be more help next year. She does like to look at it and say Mommy's house.

Santa

2010-12-15T16:29:00.003-05:00

Cami really does like Santa. She talks about him all the time. Lights up whenever she sees a Santa on TV. Says "ho, ho, ho" etc. So, I was thinking that we would get a good picture but not so much.

Never make plans

2010-12-15T08:57:00.003-05:00

So, one can never really make plans as a momma. Cami got sick and I needed to stay home with her so I had to cancel my weekend plans. This past weekend I was planning on going to Indiana to see Kristen Morgan who is on bed rest at the hospital keeping baby Max safe inside until he is ready to make his grand appearance sometime in Jan. I really wanted to see Kristen and give her my support. She is a beautiful women and will make the very best mother. She has a calming quality to her that is a true gift. Max has given her and her husband trouble throughout this pregnancy but I told Kirsten that I have a feeling he is going to be a very chill baby and motherhood will be a breeze. I was also going to see the other "cabin girls" and just catch-up on life. Kristen Bixler has a new house I was dying to see, I wanted to see Hilarys son Augie to see how much he has grown and if Cami was keeping up with him. I always love seeing Jessica because she brings so much spunk to the party. Jenny Reeves ooops I mean Jenny Moore has more patience that anyone I've ever met in my life. And I really wanted to hear about Jenny Tsao upcoming wedding and to hear her laugh which is always infections. Speaking of infections....

On Friday the 3rd I had a little out patient surgery on my bladder. Remember all those problems with my bladder when I had Cami, well I finally went and got it fixed up. So, after the surgery (which is a story all on its own) I was put on meds so that I wouldn't get an infection. Well after about a week on meds and not feeling so great Saturday night was the last straw for Scott. As I was shaking like a wet dog left out in the rain with a cherry red rash all over my body at 3:00 am he said I'm taking you to the ER. I said No because I didn't want to wake up Cami and take her out in the cold. So, I went back to bed. On Sunday Scott woke up and said if you are still this bad when I get back your going to the hospital. So, needless to say I went to the ER. Its never good when you have a doctor, nurse practitioner, nurse and some other people staying outside your door talking about how "interesting" your symptoms are. Anyway, I was this rushed to St. Joe main ( I was at the little ER clinic in Jessamine Co). I was the hospital for 2 nights. They thought I might have an infections disease that I picked up during surgery but it has been determined that I'm just really allergic to Sulfa drugs. I would normally not write all of this out but I know that a lot of you have been worried (thank you for your texts) and wanted to give you the story so I don't have to tell it over and over. I have to meet with infections diseases tomorrow to see if anything "grew" in my blood samples but I'm confident I don't have an infections disease and lets hope not since I'm at work today. :)

Pictures coming soon

2010-12-08T09:15:00.003-05:00

I figured out what is wrong with my camera.... no batteries! So, now that I've got that figured out I promise to take some pictures soon of Cami Cakes! Check out the little nugget from last Christmas, can you believe how much she has changed. Look at that little butterball!

Happy Birthday Dad!

2010-12-06T08:24:00.002-05:00

Saturday was my dads birthday and I wanted to give a great big old shout out to my Tom-Tom. He's a great dad and the very best papaw! We love you dad and hope you had a great birthday and an even better year!

A "Sick" Thanksgiving

2010-11-29T11:49:00.005-05:00

We had a really nice Thanksgiving on Thursday. Both sides of our family came together. I think it says a lot that Scott and I can bring our parents and siblings together with their own families and still have a grand old time. This year Thanksgiving was a little louder with the addition of Lindsay's family and the laughing that came along with her two crazies!

Thanks Lindsay for snapping some photos!Not sure what Chad was thinking but he let Coop and Cami go outside without shoes on. They were cold and soaking wet so they need a hot bath.. together.

P.S. The "Sick" part of Thanksgiving was that Cami, Scott, David, Tommie and I all were sick over the weekend. Little Cooper is having some tummy issues now so hopefully that is the last of it!

Potty Time?

2010-11-24T08:21:00.002-05:00

There has been a lot of talk about pee and poo at our house. My parents and Scotts mom have been telling me for months that Cami is ready to potty train. She will be 20 months on Saturday.. its 20 months right? Anyway, she doesn't like to have a wet diaper anymore. She will tell you that she has peed and will even go an get the diaper. I would say about 4 out of 7 mornings she wakes up dry. I talked to Dr. Waddles (yes thats her peds real name) about it and she said that if they are not taking her a daycare then we should try it until they get on board. I talked to Cami's teacher and she said that she wont go into the "2's" until May. So, I'm a little confused because this AM Cami woke up dry just like the morning before. So instead of putting a new diaper on her only to change a soaking diaper in a 1/2 hour I took Cami into the bathroom and after a "little talk" got her to sit on the potty. And guess what, if that girl didn't pee in her potty! She then went over an got TP and threw it in the toilet, shut the lid and flushed her potty all while it sang her a merry little song. So friends... I feel like I'm at a crossroads. To potty train or not to potty train that is the question.

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-23T09:01:00.001-05:00

I haven't taking any new pictures but I thought I would share this cute little face for your viewing pleasure.

We are still here

2010-11-18T08:34:00.003-05:00

Well, I think this might be the longest time between posts in awhile but I'm back. Montreal was a great city I just wish I had more time to actually walk around the town. That would of helped with the 5 pounds I gained! So, what is new at the Bowmans?

We have pretty much given up on the highchair. She will eat her breakfast in it but other than that she wants to be in her booster. She also like to read the circulars at dinner when she eats.

We also have a new fun thing that we like to do with her head when she gets her picture taken. She says "See" and turns her head. She then wants to see the back of the camera immediately.

I'm also thinking I might need a new camera. I think the pictures are coming out fuzzy... or maybe I need glasses. (no comments Laura)

Passport

2010-11-08T16:53:00.002-05:00

Have you tried to get a passport lately! Good grief! Well after 3 attempts at filling out an application. A FedEx to Madison County and so on and so forth I applied for my passport on Oct. 4th. I paid extra to have it rushed ($250 -hello) and I am happy to say that I received it today. This is a good thing considering I leave for Canada this Saturday. So, I'm all happy when I get my passport and then I see the picture. Now, I'm not one that is really all worried about my picture but this one takes the cake! I look like an Oompa Loompa! I'm so orange its unbelievable. Maybe this is why my sister has called me pumpkin head for as long as I can remember. I showed everyone from work and they promised that I didn't look like this in "real life."

Halloween fun

2010-11-02T10:11:00.004-04:00

Kissing Cousins~ Hey, they were both born in KY y'all so it's OK
Playin on Dane's swing set

Bad Momma

2010-11-01T16:43:00.001-04:00

My camera was MIA this weekend but thankfully Laura was Cami's 2nd momma this weekend and snapped a few pics of her in her outfit. Hopefully, I'll have more to post soon. (hint, hint Laura)

Happy Fall

2010-10-25T10:21:00.003-04:00

Hanging out with Nanna and Papaw.
At AppleWorks Orchard. If her "pebbles" would of been higher she would of made 3 feet!
Checking out the goat
Here first pony ride lasted 30 seconds. The horse took a "bathroom break" and she was off and not getting back on. I think she realized that it was a real pony.
Playing in the leaves at the cabin is FUN. This girl was outside the entire day and tossed about 200 walnuts into the lake. She could of done it all day.

New Dog in Town

2010-10-21T08:05:00.003-04:00

Cami loves, loves, loves her Pluto. She sleeps with that little stuff animal every night and likes to drag him all over the house. But yesterday, the Bowman's gave Cami this new dog. She hasn't let it go since. I asked her if she was ready for "night night" last night and she said "No" of course but headed back to her bedroom without Pluto. I said, "don't you want Pluto." She said "No but I went and got him anyway. She ended up sleeping with Pluto last night but this morning after we finished getting dressed she grabbed the new dog. Hum... Pluto destiny to be determine.

Aquarium

2010-10-18T08:24:00.004-04:00

Scott and Cami outside the Newport Aquarium in Northern KY
She was giving this little frog a kiss

Here she is checking out the snakes

She thought it was soo cool because one of the big pythons moved
I think they are checking out a turtle

After the aquarium we went to the Hofbrauhous. It's an awesome German brewery.

Boy, she was awful thirsty! Does anyone else think she looks like Elton John?

After the brewery, we went to have a scoop at Graeters. I think you can only find these ice cream shops in Ohio and Kentucky. I thought she was looking at the camera but she had other things on her mind. This is one satisfied customer. This was a great Saturday. Scott looked at me on the way home and said "I'm really happy." I think that was the best part of the day.

Week updates

2010-10-08T15:51:00.003-04:00

Sorry for the lack in posts. I have been extremely busy with home and work.

Ok, so last Friday we took Cami to Boyds Orchard. It was fun. She really enjoyed the tunnels. Scott said she looks like a little gerbil, (such a sweet daddy) and then we were going to get a pumpkin but Cami went to the bathroom and well... I'm not changing a dirty diaper on a picnic table or port-a-potty so we went to Scott's parents who live down the road. We still have to get a pumpkin!

My dad and I went out to WEG on Thursday. It was a beautiful day in the bluegrass. We rode the bus out to the horsepark and we both said that we think it was our first time on public transportation.. at least in Lexington. WEG is a great experience but the best part was having alone time with my dad. We always have other people around or Cami gets all of the attention. It was good to be my dads girl for the day.

We are off to the aquarium on Saturday. Scott's birthday (I didn't post about it because he hates this blog) was Wednesday and he said he really wanted to take Cami to the aquarium for his birthday celebration. Sweet Daddy, huh?

18-month check up

2010-10-05T16:10:00.002-04:00

Cami had her 18 month check up this afternoon. She is still 25 pounds which is the same as her 16 month check up but she is now 34.75 inches long. That is 1.75 inches in 2 months! She is in the 99.16% in height for her age. She is in the 12% for her weight to height ratio. This means she is long and lean but I've got to tell you... she still has her some thighs. I told her the other day that God needs to help her legs grow otherwise she is going to be cursed with the Ruff thighs. (Ruff is my mom side of the family) The only thing worse than Ruff thighs is the Ruff nose. I've been blessed to have both! Other than that Cami is as fit as a fiddle. Dr. Waddles said that in the next month or so Cami should have a "word explosion" and that she should be able to clearly repeat about anything we say. Looks like I'm going to have to clean up my mouth... this is another Ruff trait!

It's about Me

2010-10-04T08:28:00.002-04:00

Ok, so this post is not about Cami but about ME! At the start of Sept. I went on a little diet. My goal was to drop 20 pounds (I don't know what I was smokin either) but I'm happy to say that as of this a.m. I'm down 12 pounds. So, I'm putting it in writing that I'm going to loose 10 pounds by Nov. 1st.

Cami has school pictures today. I didn't grab a picture of her this morning because she woke up at 5 and was a pill ever since. You would think I was committing mass murder at my house but all I was doing was putting on a pair of tights. Once they were finally on, she looked at me, hugged me and ran off. What up with that?

Need a haircut

2010-10-01T09:38:00.004-04:00

Cami was scheduled for her first haircut last night but at the last minute my hair lady had to cancel because she became sick. I think Scott was happy because I got two calls from him yesterday telling me to cancel. He doesn't want "Her curls cut off." But folks, Cami only has curls after freshly washed hair. We bath her at night and by the time she wakes up in the a.m. I have this crazy mess below:

I noticed a couple of weeks ago that it is starting to tangle. When I brush her hair in the mornings I usually get a crunched up face and an "ohhhh". So, it's time for just a tiny snip to help out. Plus, all that I can really do with it any more is give her a "pebbles" or pigtails. Both are usually ripped out by the time I get her from daycare.

So, this weekend we may have to do a walk-in at cookie cutters. You know if I had a boy I could of just shaved his head and been done with it. This work with the hair is so my sisters department. :) Have a great weekend Y'all!

1 1/2 Years old

2010-09-27T08:17:00.002-04:00

Today Cami is 1 1/2 years old. We are only 6 months away for 2 years old! Camille is a fun kid. She loves to play, will wrestle anyone, sing and is a chatter box depending on her mood. She is now starting to make extremely funny faces when she thinks something is strange, yucky or funny. My favorite face right now is her shocked face. It's big eyes and her mouth open very wide.

She is picking up new words everyday. He newest one is Thank you. I think only those of us who have been around her know that she is saying thank you but that's ok. The word she popped out the other day as clear as a bell was Popeye. Her and Scott have been bonding over Popeye cartoons the last couple of weeks.

Fall I think has finally come to the bluegrass. Cami wore jeans and a rain coat to school today. Just wanted to let you know that even in her jeans and a polo she looked better than that other girl at school today. :) Boo-yeah!

We have a monster on our hands

2010-09-16T08:23:00.005-04:00

We have a monster on our hands and it's not Cami... it's Daddy! He has become a toy monster. We have so many toys I don't know what to do and he keeps bringing them home. I yell at him and now he hide them and give them to her when I'm not at home. I told him that I'm taking everything out of his wallet but his I.D.
Of course she is loving it and yes that is TWO toy boxes in the background!

My camera got hijacked!

2010-09-15T09:01:00.004-04:00

Last Sunday Cami went to watch her cousin Jenna's soccer game while I got 3 hours to make chili, cornbread and PB cookies. I also cleaned the house and did a couple of load of laundry. Its crazy what you can accomplish when you don't have someone saying "mommy, mommy" every 2 minutes and dragging out toys you just picked up. :)
Here are two of the hijackers. Aunt Sissy and Laura
Hanging with Aunt Sissy and Nannie at the game
Aunt Mary was making sure she stays hydrated.
I put a water and a banana in her diaper bag for a snack. I later found out she had a capri sun and half a hot dog at the game. Hum...

football!!

2010-09-14T08:33:00.003-04:00

Cami wasn't too happy with the Colts results~

Cami before school last Friday to get pumped for the UK game on Saturday. UK Won! The only problem is there is a girl in her class that has really cute clothes and came in with a full on UK outfit with matching hair bows. Plus today that same girl had on the cutest black dress to Cami t-shirt and jean shorts! Her mom has no idea but it's now "officially" on for best dressed!