A Note to My Kids

Cam and Mac,
Sorry, I have taken a couple of months off from the blog. Since I am doing this for you to have someday, I thought I would let you know what you have been up to. Cam, I can't believe you are almost 5. You are so sweet and smart. Your personality and kind heart are unlike anyone I have ever known. When you were little and I would see friends who had 5 year olds I thought their kids seemed so old. If it were up to you, you would be playing all the time. You never go anywhere without a car to drive. The world is your race track. You have such a great imagination. You are always pretending to be a super hero, Speed Racer or Mario. You love to wrestle with Dad. He is always the bad guy depending on which good guy you are. You are so good to your sister. I am so proud of how you take care of her and protect her. When we are away from home you stick by her and keep an eye on her. You don't let anyone say or do anything to hurt her feelings. When she comes to school with Mom to read in the library to your class, you are so proud of her. She sits by you on the rug with the rest of your class and you put your little arm around her shoulder. Sometimes you bend down and kiss her on the top of her head. I can hardly read for staring at the two of you. You have started reading. You can read the first 40 pages of the Dick and Jane book that Marmi got you. You are never thrilled about having to "read your book", but you are awfully proud when you are finished. Mackenzie sits beside you and tries her hardest to distract you and make you laugh. You two can be such screw balls. It takes 10 times longer than it should to get through a couple of pages of your book because of how goofy you two are. When I ask you what a word says, Mackenzie yells "nothing" and you guys laugh until you fall out of your chairs. The more frustrated I get the funnier you seem to think it is. Marmi is pretty pleased to hear about this behavior because she said I had it coming. Evidently Uncle Michael and I knew how to aggrivate Marmi the same way. Cam, your birthday party was this weekend. Everyone was there. You were so great at your party. All of your friends from school were there and you were so excited to have them at your house. You were the perfect little host. You ran and played and were gracious to everyone. Even with all of your buddies from school here, you and Ethan never left eachother's side. It is so neat to see how close you are. When you opened your presents, if you already had something or you got 2 of them you gave the other to Ethan. There was a face painter at your party and she painted Speed Racer on your face. You were so happy, as you always are. I watched you run and play in the back yard. You played on your swingset and bouncy toys. You hugged all of your friends and laughed so much. When it was time for everyone to leave you told them thanks for coming. I am overwhelmed with pride for how you behave. There truly is not a mean bone in your body. You got a really cool bike from Marmi and Gampa that you do dare devil tricks on. You pedal it really fast then stop and it spins you around in a circle. Grandma and Grandpa got you a cool TV for your room. Ethan got you your first real baseball glove, tee, bat and bases. It is the kind of stuff the big kids use. Mommy and Daddy got you a basketball pole for your driveway. I look at you and I can not imagine where time has gone. You are so big that it breaks my heart. You are everything that we could ever hope for in a little boy. We love you.

Mac,
You are my little fire cracker. You are so different than Cam in some ways and so much like him in others. You are so beautiful and loving. It is so amazing that such an itty bitty person like yourself seems to always be running the show. You are so full of spunk. I am so proud of how you stand your ground and don't put up with anyone giving you trouble. I have a feeling you are going to be telling Cam and Ethan how it is for years to come. You are my little buddy. We do everything together. Our favorite things to do together are paint our nails and go to Target. You take walks in your stroller with me. For a 2 year old there is nothing you cannot say. We talk about everything. Your little eyes get so big and round and your voice gets so high when you are talking about something you are excited about. You do this silly little walk where you move your shoulders funny when you are really happy. You are such a fun little person to have around. You wear little dresses and bows all the time. When we are out, you stop traffic. Everyone tells me how pretty you are and I try my hardest to let them know how sweet you are too. You are so good while we are out. You sit in your seat at resturants and you behave perfectly at stores. You have never begged for toys or thrown fits for things. You enjoy just being out and running errands with Mommy. This is how you are a little different than your brother. He has never enjoyed an errand in his life. He asks me every 5 minutes when we are going home. He was also never one to sit still anywhere. You have always just seemed to understand how to behave in public. You still love princesses and Dora. You and Cam play "Dora and Diego" all the time. I will listen to you guys outside your room. You are always playing house as Dora and Diego. You guys make breakfast and watch shows together in your imaginary house. You always make Pop Tarts for your breakfast. Last week I heard Cam ask you what show you wanted to watch and you said, "Little Einsteins." He evidently didn't like that answer because he told you that he hadn't recorded Little Einsteins so you would have to watch something else. I could listen to you guys talk to eachother all day long. You are starting preschool in the fall. You seem OK with the idea. You recognize your school when we drive by. I can't imagine going places without you. I get pretty used to having you on my hip, which is of course your favorite place to be.

I promise not to slack off so much on the blog. I am not much of a computer person and now that the weather is nice we are outside all day long. I love you guys so much.

Mom