Catch Air

One of my new favorite places to take Cam to play when it is so hot outside is Catch Air. It has a few inflatables like Monkey Joe's but it also has a great dance area, giant legos, big balls, and lots of other things for small children. Another perk it that it has not been crowded anytime we've been there. It also has a great place for parents to sit and watch the kiddos play. You can see everything from the comfortable faux leather chairs:). Did I mention free coffee?? That's right! The kids get to play and I get my caffeine fix...win- win!

dance party!

Sweet cousins!

Our new backyard..aka...Cam's paradise!

We finally have a play set in our backyard and Cam could not be happier. We are thrilled with the way it turned out. Thanks so much for all the family that came out to lend a hand and a drill and get this monster put together. Thanks also to Lynn and Sherrie (Papa and Grandma) for keeping the kids for the whole weekend for the construction. A big thanks to Patrick and Mallory for staying till 10:30 on Sunday to finish the job. Watching Cam play out there is worth all the sweat, sunburn, and time (right, Matt???)

Cam wants to be outside all the time. I can't wait till fall so we actually can. It's way too hot right now!

Arrrr Matie!

While at the beach we took Cam on the pirate cruise. It was well worth the money! It was a 3 hour sail on a pirate ship filled with pirates, sword fights, water gun fights, tattoos, face painting, sunken' treasure, and music. SO MUCH FUN!

water gun battle

Cam kept shooting himself:)

daring sword fights

swabbing the deck

playing the tambourine with Daddy

Cousins

every pirate needs to limbo

Cam thinks every pirate's name is Arrr Matie:)

We had such a great time!

My first Movie

We knew it was a long shot, but when we were at the beach Matt took Cam to see Cars 2 with the cousins. Cam doesn't really like to watch movies, except for Toy Story, but we figured it couldn't hurt to give it a try. He lasted about 20 minutes:)

Beach!

One thing we always look forward to is Nana and Papa's annual beach trip. This year we loaded up two children and all the "stuff" it requires to maintain their quality of life and headed down to Panama City to meet Nanny, Papa, Uncle Matt, Uncle Mark, Aunt Cole, and the cousins for 7 fun filled days.

One of the perks of going to the beach with Grandparents is that they get a place right on the beach with a pool and love to baby sit a certain 3 month old. Harper and Papa really bonded!

Loves to swim!

eating popsicles by the pool

play dough on the deck

Our front yard:)

sand castles

soaking in the sun

The Saladins with baby Miller on the way:)

Miniature golf

He loves golf!

Cousins

Thanks Nana and Papa for the awesome trip. As usual the kids loved "Camp Nana." That lady can entertain a bunch of boys!

4 Months Old

I cannot believe another month has passed. My little infant is now a baby. She is rolling over back to front and front to back. She is smiling and laughing (my favorite). She is also talking a lot, especially to her baby doll. She just babbles and babbles! She is still sleeping through the night, but doesn't like to take naps during the day. Needless to say, we are not giving up on the naps! My little girl already has her first tooth coming in. Harper is wearing 3-6 month clothes and a size 2 diaper. She is drinking 5 oz every 4 hours. She is a great eater. She weighs 14lbs 11 oz (65th percentile) and is 2' 2.38" (97th percentile). She is a tall drink of water!

She is still on the Prilosec for the acid reflux. We met with the nephrologist (kidney doctor) about the kidney reflux and they want to keep her on the Bactrim till she's 18 months. Then they will retest her to see if it has healed itself.

Harper loves watching her brother. She will just smile and smile at him. She loves the exersaucer and play mat. She had become a little spoiled and likes to be held. We are trying to break this habit but it's hard not to love on her all the time:). They are only little once, right??

Cam's "Independence" Day!

The Fourth of July was filled with all the usual: food, fun, family, and fireworks. Unfortunately, Cam also thought it was a good time to practice his own independence. We went to a park in Duluth that had live music, games, food, and fireworks. I was putting glow bracelets on all the boys (my nephews and Cam) about 15 minutes before dark. They were all gathered around me. When it was Cam's turn, he wasn't there any more. Matt was walking Harper around the park. I thought perhaps he went looking for his daddy. When I found Matt, no Cam! Needless to say, I freaked out! My sister, brother-in-law, Matt, and I starting looking everywhere. Could not find him anywhere! Needless to say, the park was so crowded and it was getting darker by the minute. About 20 minutes after his disappearance ( the longest 20 minutes of my life) and with little help from the employees of the event (don't get me started!), I found him at a concession stand on the other side of the park. I thought he would be upset, but not at all. He just looked at me and said, "Hey mom, look at this!" He wasn't the least bit concerned that he was alone and it was getting dark. Yikes!!! It was pretty hard to enjoy the fireworks when you are still on the verge of tears and your heart won't stop pounding, but Cam and Harper seemed to have a great time.

Perhaps next year we will stay at home and watch them on T.V. It seems a safer that way:)

Here are a few pictures we took before Cam's great escape. Taking pictures was the furthest thing from my mind after we found him.

So Big!

Throwing the ball with Tucker

Showing off our new stroller. Love it!!

Napping girl. Harper loved the fireworks. She just watched an smiled. Love her!

Will probably never let my little explorer go again!