First week of school

Cam's first week of school has gone so well. He has been so happy when I drop him off and pick him up. He is so full of energy and excitement about his day. He loves his new teacher and his new friends. He is so sweet how he jumps out of the car and walks in holding the teacher's hand. His little mouth is moving the whole way telling her something about his morning or Batman I'm sure. I could not be more proud of him. This morning he didn't have school and he was crushed. He begged me to take him to school. In my wildest dreams I never imagined it would go this well. I recently discovered there is a little girl at school that Cam's friends refer to as "Cameron's girl". He talks about her every night and I saw her hugging him on the playground on Thursday before I picked him up. She is cute as a button. When I ask Cam about her he remembers what she wore each day. He tells me she has long yellow hair. I sure wasn't banking on him having a girlfriend 4 days after school started. Thanks to everyone who worried about him with me. All of his great family is what has given him the confidence to pull this off.

We had the company picnic on Saturday. It was hot, but the kids had a blast. Cameron was so bright red from running around. His friend Adam from school was there and they did not stop running for 2 hours straight. It was fun meeting all the people Ryan works with.

Open House

Here is Cam before his open house at school. We went to his classroom to drop off his school supplies and spend an hour with his teachers and a few other students. He had to cut out a prince and color the prince's clothes. The classroom has a castle theme this year so the boys cut out princes and the girls princesses. He colored his black so he would look like batman. He asked his teacher why his prince didn't have bat ears coming out of his crown. He had me make a bat symbol on his prince's shirt. He had a fun time playing with his buddy Adam. He was a really good boy at school again. I think he is ready to go by himself on Monday. He told me he was a little scared for me to leave him alone at school. I promised him a trip to the toy store on Monday after school if he can make it through the day on his own. I am certainly not above bribing him with a new batman to get him through the day!

Here is Cam before we left to meet his new teacher and see his classroom. He was so excited and happy. We practiced his teachers name before we left and he marched right up and said hello to her by name and told her his name. He introduced himself to every kid he met and played with as many kids as he could. It is hard to believe he is my same little Cameron who used to be so shy. I am overwhelmed with pride for him. He is so bright and sweet and social. He wanted to stay at school and play with the cool toys in the activity room. I have spent the summer worried about how he will do with me leaving him alone at a new school and I have a feeling he is going to tell me to take a hike on Monday. I have had such an amazing summer with him that my heart breaks to be without him. He talks to me and laughs so much. He is so good to his sister. There is so much spirit in this house when he is here. He and Mackenzie have so much fun playing together. I know she will miss him as much as I will. This will be a great chance for Mac and I to paint our nails, hit Target, and do other fun girl stuff together. OK, is he going to college or to preschool for 3 hours a day? It just seems like I should still be rocking him to sleep. I don't know where time goes or how he got so big. I will keep everyone posted on how the first day goes, but I have a feeling he will do much better than Mommy. So, if you cross your fingers for anyone, cross them for me.

What a fun weekend we had with our family. We had a blast shopping in Branson and an awesome dinner at Marmi and Gampa's. It was so great to get our hands on Baby Avery. She has gotten so big. I have never seen a more beautiful baby. Cameron and Mackenzie have such a good time with Ethan. They all play so well together. Cameron and Ethan spent a lot of time dressed up as Batman and Robin. I have to say the highlight of the weekend was the competitive game of bags. We are all a little sore from how much Wii the adults played. Jen is a very enthusiastic player and Michael has a little to learn about bowling. We played baseball Saturday night until none of us could use our right arms. Even Grandma and Grandpa hung in until after midnight. It was so nice to have the laughter and chaos that having so much family together brings. It is awfully quiet and lonely when you all leave. We miss you and love you. Thanks for such a great weekend.

Here is Cam with the picture of the Batman costume we ordered for Halloween. He has to look at it all the time. He has me pull it up every time someone comes in the house so he can show them. He was confused about how it would get from the computer to our house so I explained to him about UPS. I told him the guy in the big brown truck would bring it to our door. Five minutes after I ordered his costume the doorbell rang with our pizza and Cam screamed "my costume is here".

Here's Cam and Mac today before we left for the grocery store. I Have to use random things for my blog because I am practicing. I downloaded this by myself! They were sweet and excited about the store because Ethan, Avery, Kendra, Michael, Grandma, Grandpa, Jen and Craig are coming this weekend. Mackenzie cannot wait to help with Baby Avery. Cameron can't wait to play super heroes with Ethan and "get each other" with Grandma. We are all excited to have company. Anyway, they were good at the store, but who wouldn't be with 15 lollipops. Cameron went to play with his friends Carson and Kaden all by himself today. He had so much fun. I called to check on him and I could hear his sweet laugh in the background. This is the only place he has gone to play without me and loves it at their house so much. He was a little heart sick when the play date was over. Luckily they are just two doors down and easy to find!

Here are my sweethearts. They are all clean and shiny and ready for bed. If only Mackenzie would make bedtime as easy as her brother does. She still finds several things she "needs" before she can go to sleep and every bed in the house is much better than hers.

Cameron

This is Cam before the big neighborhood block party. He had a blast with his new friends. We met so many new neighbors. The kids jumped in a bouncy castle.

Mackenzie

Here's Mackenzie in her new princess nightgown that Marmi got her. She loves getting her picture taken. When the camera comes out you see every tooth in her mouth.