Sunbeam

At the start of the new year something exciting happened for Cameron - he went to his first day of primary at church. He is no longer in nursery and is now going to the Sunbeam sunday school class. He was very excited to join Kylie and Chad in primary. It came up so fast. Usually kids are three for a while before they begin sunbeams. Cameron's birthday is the last possible day you can turn three to join the Sunbeam class, so needless to say, he is the very youngest in the class. But you would never know. I am so proud of him. According to the ladies that serve in primary, he is very reverent. He raises his hand to ask questions and loves to answer them too. He sings along and LOVES it! It is so fun to watch through the window when he doesn't know I'm standing there.

He has been saying his own prayers at night for a while now.....but with assistance from mommy or daddy. Just recently he wanted to say them all on his own. I thought that would be really cute and I was looking forward to what he might say. This is what he said, "Dear Heavenly Father, please bless that I can get my own Bakugan so that I won't have to play with Chad's. Please bless that I don't have to get baptized because I don't want to. I wish that I could watch Tom and Jerry every day because I like it. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

I was so impressed with how carefully he thought of what he wanted to say, but it was hilarious what actually came out of his mouth. Even though he was telling his Heavenly Father what he wished for, I still thought that it was very cute. As for the baptism thing, we have had many discussions lately about what you do when you get baptized and how you have to go under the water. He is very afraid of being dunked under the water, and that the water is going to be cold. So he is pretty sure that he would like to avoid being baptized altogether. Hopefully he will understand more and change his mind before he turns eight! :) I'm looking forward to lots more sweet prayers from Cameron!

Cameron Turns Three!!!

Cameron's birthday was such a fun day. He was born on a fun day to begin with, and having a birthday that day makes it that much better! Our New Year's Eve was filled with fun from morning until the new year began. We even let the kids try and stay up....more on that later! :)

He started the day opening presents....

Then, he had his very first birthday party with friends at Pump it Up! They were hosting a New Year's Eve countdown event for a small group of kids. Cameron thought that the entire event was all about him and had no idea that other kids were even there. It was a lot of fun. They bounced, shot nerf gun balls, slid, played air hockey, and counted down to "New Year's Eve." Everyone got hats and blowers and rang in the "New Year" (at noon) singing happy birthday to Cameron. It was fabulous! We ended the party with pizza and sparkling cider and then came back to our house for cake and ice cream. Thank you to all of our family and friends for a fantastic 3rd birthday for Cameron!

Cameron also had a birthday celebration at preschool. He was the "Special Helper" and got to help make the juice, pass out napkins and his special #3 brownies we made at home, and he was the first in line all day! He is such a cutie.

Here are Kylie, Chad, and Cameron at about 11pm on New Year's Eve (Cameron's birthday). Cameron was asleep within five minutes after taking this picture. Chad made it until about 11:30, and Kylie fell asleep about five minutes before the New Year. So funny! They had a lot of fun trying to stay up. I think they were all amazed that we even let them try. I was actually impressed with myself that I let them stay up that late....first time EVER being up that late!

Christmas with the Family

Christmas time was as fun and busy as ever. We have lots of family to see and we are very lucky that they are all pretty close to home. We spent and evening with Oma, an afternoon with Grandpa and Mary, and Christmas night with Grandma. We all had a great time, but were glad to be home the morning after Christmas to open up new toys and play together. Here are some pictures from our time with the family.

The Night Before Christmas.......Cookies for Santa (and carrots for the reindeer)!

Love this picture - see how fast they run down the stairs on Christmas morning?

Playing the new Operation game with Daddy

The only thing Cameron wanted for Christmas - Criss, Cross, Crash!

Kylie's and Mom's favorite gift - a matching necklace that says Mother and Daughter.

Oma's House

Pillow Pets for Everyone!!!

Grandma's House

Scavenger Hunt looking for a gift from Grandma....

Solve the puzzle.....Disneyland Passes!!!

Irvine Park Santa Train

Every year it is a tradition to go with Grandma to see Santa Clause at the North Pole at Irvine Park. The kids get very excited, write a letter to him and bring it with them when we go. It is a big deal. Christmas would not be Christmas without seeing Santa Clause first. We take a little train ride through the park to the North Pole, and Santa is there waiting to meet us and read our wish list letters. This year was especially fun because we had Mary, Alex, and our new little cousin baby Alex to go with us. It was fun to watch his expressions as we rode on the train and he was checking out all of the lights. Santa did not disappoint this year and the kids had a wonderful visit.

Cameron's Turn to Shine

Unlike Chad, Cameron is NOT shy. Not in any sense of the word. Sometimes he pretends to be, but he is definitely not. He was extremely excited for his first time up on a stage and couldn't wait for everyone to watch him. His preschool has a little Christmas Program every year - Chad and Kylie performed in it when they were there. All of the 2, 3, and four year olds get up in front of all the parents and families and sing. It is so cute and so much fun to watch. I look forward to it every year. He knew every word and every little hand motion. He was very focused on the performance, until he started to check out a little girl on the row above him. Every now and then his little head would look up, and we lost him. It was actually really cute. Check out our not-so-shy little boy.

I will never forget the moment he walked down the aisle of the church and saw us sitting in our seats. His face lit up and he was so excited! This is the moment right after that.

Random picture of Cameron visiting Kylie's class party.

So cute - just had to throw it in here.