A blast from the past

Today we decided to do something different with the kids. Instead of going to the zoo or playing at the park we went roller skating. Now it must have been at least 13 years since I have roller skated and Cameron has never gone.

It was a riot from start to finish. From the time they put their skates on until we did the CHA-CHA dance out the end.

The kids did great and it only took them about 45 minuted to catch on and not need to hang on to us any longer. As you can see Cameron is not the most graceful skater and spent the most time mopping up the floor. This morning when he got up for school he had a hard time sitting down because his bottom was hurting.

By the end of the day they all had a pretty good hang of it and enjoyed go in circles without falling down.

We will definetly do this outing again real soon. It will be a great thing to do during the summer months.

Dads and Donuts

Today Cameron had Dads and Donuts at school for breakfast. Cameron was so excited he could hardly wait for today to come. He got up SUPER early, and was dressed and out the door by 7:05 this morning. Why doesn't he do this for me on a daily basis, huh!! He couldn't' wait to take his dad to school and show him off. He was telling Rich where the bathrooms were and it was okay to go if he needed and the water fountains. It was so fun to watch him so excited this morning.

Sorry no pics, I will still in bed when they left.

Cameron and Austin

A few weekends ago Cameron had his friend Austin over for the day and the two were in heaven. I have never heard two people talk so much about Star Wars, nothing else came out of their mouths. They set up their battles and play for a few hours and then we headed over to the Diamondbacks Fan Fest for the day. We went over to Chase Field and got to walk around on the field and check lots of things out. They had stations set up where the kids could hit the ball, throw pitches, run the bases and so on. Of course the boys didn't want to wait in line for anything so we walked around for a while then headed home. The only thing they didn't mind waiting in line for was to play the baseball Wii, and they had just played it at home before coming to the ball park :)

While the boys were playing on the Wii Morgan was busy entertaining herself by spinning in circles and falling on the ground, so easily amused.

They of course didn't mind waiting in line for their tasty ice cream!!! Deciding where to eat the ice cream was even a bigger deal, you could pretty much sit wherever you wanted in the stadium. They chose the very last row buy the ice cream stand, smart boys.

Daddy and Morgan throughout the day having fun

that pretty much calls it a day at the ballpark.

Sleeping arrangements need to change a little

Rich and I have always had a rule the kids do not sleep in bed with us, but as Cameron's has grown older it seems he ventures his way in a few nights a week. Which I actually don't mind because he is a pretty calm sleeper and doesn't move around much. But within the last few weeks for whatever reason Morgan wakes up at 5:30 or a little earlier crying, so I would bring her in our bed so I could get a few more hours of sleep. On Monday Cameron joined us in the middle of the night and then Morgan cried so I went and got her and put her in with us, and not such a good idea. Morgan tosses and turns and likes to sleep sideways, so with 2 kids, 2 adults and a dog in the bed it was a bit crowded. So I got up and went into Morgan's room and slept on the floor, and she soon followed and would only sleep if she could be on my chest. Then on Tuesday night the same story, this time when I went in to soothe Morgan she was standing up holding on to her blanky and ready to get out and come with me. So here we were all snuggled in. But the thing is I am the only one NOT sleeping, everyone else seems to be all cozied in and enjoying themselves and sleeping great. What is up with that. Tonight I am going to be tough and not allow any kids in our bed!!!

25 Random Things You May or May Not Want To Know About Me

This is going around on facebook so I thought I would do one for my blog as well.

1. I hate getting up in the morning and could sit on the couch and watch cartoons with the kids for hours.
2. I love to read books and the older the book the better it smells. I used to love going to the library by my Grandma's house.
3. In the eight years I have been with my company I have never taken a vacation that I didn't take my laptop and work everyday, sick I know.
4. I am a HORRIBLE housekeeper, and miss having the cleaners come every week, those were the days
5. I fear something bad will happen to my husband, or my kids
6. I would play video games all day if I could
7. I have no desire to leave the United States
8. I only like to go on vacation if I can go to the beach
9. I am married to the best guy around who is an amazing husband and the best dad
10. I do not know how to bake but my husband is very good at it.
11. I always wanted to go to a military school and join the army
12. I got suspended from school once for 3 days when I was in the 7th grade, which resulted in me being grounded for 6 months
13. I love my sons laugh and how he can always make me smile or start laughing even when I am upset with him
14. Both of my parents have been close to death and even though were not real close it scares me that they won't be around forever and that they won't see my kids grow up
15. I miss everyday how my dad used to be before he got sick
16. I don't like to let people get close to me or share my feelings
17. I always wonder what my life would have been like if I stayed in Tulsa
18. I love living close to my sister and wish we were a little closer and could spend more time together
19. I love that my daughter loves to wear dresses and play with dolls but also loves the mud and puddles, that's my girl
20. I could eat fajitas every night of the week if I had to
21. I met my husband by buying a jeep from him at a car dealership
22. I love that I discovered pedicures and massages
23. I am the biggest procrastinator
24. I fear that I will die from cancer
25. I love the life that I have and the experiences that I have been through and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

The Super Bowl

Last night when we were watching the Super Bowl Cameron asked who was playing, and I told him the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cameron always cheers for the opposite team that we are rooting for. So he started chanting "lets go Steelers" and then he said to me "mom, what are they going to steal" and I said nothing that is the name of the team and explained how they got there name, he said OH, and then ran upstairs to play. A few minutes later he comes back down and starts chanting "go takeaways, go".

Cameron....he is getting so big!!!

Well it has been a while since I have posted so I thought I would give a little update on the kids.
Cameron will be 6 in just 4 short months, and the time will fly and he will be 6 before we know it. He is still loving Star Wars, and yesterday he told me when he is old enough he is going to change his name to Obi Won Kenobi and be a Jedi. I keep trying to tell him that they are not real but he refuses to listen. So I will continue to let him live in his fantasy world :)
We are taking a break from any sports right now. He will be starting Karate in February, if I don't forget to get him signed up, better hurry!! And baseball in March, waiting for the weather to be a little warmer on Saturday mornings at 8:00am. Baseball seems to be his favorite sport by far, wonder who he gets that from :)

He really loves going to school and hanging out with his friends. He loves to learn and is doing very well in school. We met with Cameron's speech therapist today to find out what her evaluation revealed about Cameron and his speech. First off you must know that Cameron did not start speaking until 2 1/2 - 3 years old. So she evaluated him on about 10 different areas, and his biggest problem is articulation of the sounds. His speech is actually on the level of a 3 year old and 7 months. For the life of him he cannot say the sounds K, C, D, G. He gets really confused when it comes to these phonics sounds. When Cameron speaks he will start talking and then stop and start over again becuase his mind thinks much faster than he can talk, this does cause a little problem with some of his peers. We then reviewed Cameron on an academic level, and he is on a second grade level when it comes to reading, math, and spelling. So his speech has not impaired his learning in anyway. He will go to a speech therapist once a week for the remainder of the year and then will be reevaluated before school is out and then once again at the start of 1st grade. The only negative thing the teacher said was that Cameron sure loves to talk and entertain the class. I so hope he outgrows this very fast. He has made the honor roll all year long and continues getting really high marks. I am so proud of him.
Cameron just loves Morgan to death and doesn't understand why she doesn't want to be carried around and loved on all the time. She has quite the temper when she wants to :) They love playing together and get along so well.