Things, Things, Lots of Things

It's been awhile, so I have lots of random things to talk about. Mostly about the girls and what they're up to lately.

Cameron loves books and loves to "read". One day I found her reading "Praying for Your Unborn Child" (yes totally random!) in her baby doll stroller. Silly kid! She actually sat there and "read" the book for awhile. I was cracking up.

Sydney has started to eat food in the last few weeks and it's been pretty fun to watch. She liked rice cereal, LOVED sweet potatoes, wasn't such a fan of acorn squash and was totally digging pear. This picture was one I took the very first time she tried rice cereal. She looks pretty excited about the whole thing doesn't she?

Cameron is such a sweet big sister. This day she wanted to get into Sydney's bed with her to play after she woke up from a nap. Sydney thought it was the coolest. Also, notice Cameron is wearing a fairy tutu skirt. She has been really into wearing skirts and dresses lately. A lot of times during her nap she'll get up and go search in her closet for the outfit she wants to wear when she gets up.

Sydney took her first bath in the big bathtub with her big sister a couple days ago. They thought it was pretty cool to be in there together. We eventually ended up putting the bumbo chair in there so Sydney could sit up by herself.

Cameron is quite the artist. She likes to color, paint, glue... recently she has been "taking notes" and drawing in notebooks too, which she likes to do with a pen. The only problem with the pen is she often gets carried away and the pen ends up other places besides the paper (i.e. on the floor, her arms, feet, belly, on our sheets, the table, etc.). One day she was so excited to show me some of her "artwork" and she said "Mommy, Sydney's face!" This is what I found! I was cracking up inside, even though I kept a straight face so she would understand that it wasn't ok to decorate her little sister. The best part about the whole thing was that Sydney couldn't be happier! I think she was just excited that Cameron was paying attention to her.

The weather has been really, really nice lately which is so awesome! I love summer time. It's been great because all our neighbors come out and we get to see everyone. So fun. There are a lot of kids around which is awesome too. Yesterday we were walking over to play at Cameron's little friend's house and this is what she insisted on wearing...her boots! She loves her boots, even in 80 degree weather apparently. HA. Some battles just aren't worth fighting. Also, notice the notebook and pen in her hands. Yes, she was equipped just in case she needed to take notes on something while we were in route to the play date.

Sunday afternoon we took the plunge and had Cameron say good-bye to these guys, her "phires". She is SUPER attached so I've really been dreading taking them away from her and we've been putting it off for awhile. Finally on Sunday we decided to go for it. We left them in a bag at church so that Jesus could give them to other babies that needed them. Well, Cameron did not take the whole thing very well. She cried as we left church. We eventually we got her distracted by taking her out for noodles (her favorite thing to eat!) She's been doing pretty well for the most part, it's just when she starts getting tired that we have problems...big problems. She cries and cries and cries and says "phire at church no more" and "phire in momma's pocket" (because she used to be able to find them in my pockets). It's really been heartbreaking to watch the whole thing. But hopefully she'll adjust soon.

In hopes that we could get Cameron attached to something else besides her phires, Mimi got Cameron a monkey, just like her cousin Cole. She LOVES the money and was so excited to tell me about it when she picked her up from Mimi's house yesterday. Unfortunately, it hasn't quite taken the place of her beloved phires yet. Let's keep hoping that it does soon!

Sydney has really been on the move lately. She is rolling and scooting all over the place now, I'll put her down in one place and two seconds later she's on the other side of the room. And just in the last week or so she's started pushing up the the plank position. Last night she started pulling her knees in a little bit too. I don't think it's going to be that long before this little one is crawling! (God help me!)

Sydney loves hanging out with her big sis. The other morning she was relaxing with Cameron on the bed. Look at her with her little foot up!

Last Thursday was my Grandma's birthday, so the girls sent her a little message to wish her a happy day.  

That's pretty much all I've got for now. Hope you enjoyed the update!