The Christmas Bee

Last night Cameron discovered her halloween costume hanging in the closet. After much pointing and numerous exclamations of, "bumba-bee!" she talked me into letting her wear it.


She had her little wings going, too. I'm not sure if she was actively pretending to fly, or just messing with them because they were there, but she was enjoying it.

Aunt Jan mentioned that I should record some of Cam's more popular phrases these days, so here are a few:

"Oh man!"
"NO WAY!" This is used to convey many different emotions.
"Oh, no!" Seeing a trend here? Yeah, me neither...
"More?" Typically pronounced as 'ah-more?' and is accompanied by a small hand gesturing to the item in question. Also most commonly demonstrated when sweets are involved.
"Stuck!" Everything is always stuck.



I'll add more as I get them, there are several and I'm tired. Here's a picture of Cam in her cold weather outfit, though. She has a pair of mittens that matches her hat and will actually bring them to me and request to wear them. They don't stay on very long, but it's pretty great.

Cameron Puppy

She might be needing more "real kid" time.

From 20091024

We caught her with a rope toy in her mouth earlier today. She snuck out a milk bone and ate it, too.

Sorry it's been so long since a posting, stuff has been crazy busy over here. Good busy, though!

Fun Times at Aunt Jan's

Just look at the cute. Look!



Bed head and cowboy boots. What a life, huh? Today she declared herself Queen of the Table and stole Aunt Jan's crawfish etouffe.



And for the last photo, the Carolina Wren chicks in the garage. Can you discern the fluff from the nest and count how many there are?


That's it. All done. Enjoy the baby and birds, yay!

Stuff and Things

New room, new bed, lots of changes abound for this little girl. I'm really sleepy so going to just stick with pictures. Yay, pictures! And yes, the last picture is a blackmail picture, just for fun.

Easter Times is Good Times!

Okay, first things first:

--Congratulations to Aunt Natalie and Uncle Chris on your new daughter! Cheers! Lots of love from your Austin family!--

I haven't posted in a while. I know, shame on me, but it's been busy here! While Nana visited we had several outings to different stores and attractions - one of which being the Austin Zoo. It's small (I didn't see any elephants, zebras or giraffes) and quaint, but we had a good time. Cameron was interested in most of the animals, staring pretty hard at the bear in particular, but with no desire to leave the safety of her stroller for that particular section. She did enjoy watching the goats and birds too, especially when the Cockatoos came up for hands-on attention. While we ran around Austin having a good time, Nana found a great little Cameron-sized chair for the living room for the little girl. Unfortunately, the cat thinks that it's a perfect fit for him as well. It works out though, since the feline tends to only be interested in it after Cameron is asleep. Also while Nana was in town, Cameron modeled most of her new outfits for her. Swimsuit, dresses, shoes -- the little girl was busy! She didn't seem to mind too much and it was fun to see her in all of her stuff.

Now for the Easter fun. I woke up at 6:30 to make sure Cam's basket was put in her crib, hoping she was still asleep, but the little imp was already up and playing -- Easter Sunday ended up being a very sleepy Sunday for mom here. That's all well and good though, because we had a great day regardless. Cameron started off by discovering the treats inside her plastic eggs and toys in her basket (except for one, the noise scares her still). Then it was time to run off the sugar just in time for Dad's sweet potato waffles, om nom nom (more running ensued after that). That afternoon the entire group of us headed over to Aunt Jan's for Easter dinner. The food was excellent, as always, and Cameron looked wonderful in the Easter dress that Nana picked out for her.


After Easter, Aunt Jan, Aunt Mia, Mae-maw, Cameron and I went to the Lady Bird Johnson wildflower center. It was a beautiful day for an outing and the little girl really enjoys being outdoors. She ran and ran and looked at flowers and then ran some more (she slept really well that night). Aunt Jan was really awesome for keeping up with her most of the time, thank you for that! Mia was also really great help while she stayed with me. Not that Cameron misbehaves or anything, but it is nice to be able to run an errand solo. Another thing about that Aunt Mia: She's a whiz with the baby car seats. Lots of practice, that one has.

We really enjoyed the visits from the Grandmas, thank you both for coming out here to see us. Cameron is pretty worn out from being so busy, but she had a wonderful time and is a good sport to boot.

I hope everyone back home had a safe and happy holiday with many more to come. Until the next post, take care!

Me and Bebeh

Isn't she cute? This is right before she tried to grab the camera. She was very impressed with it.

Growing like a weed, that girl is. She can reach lots of stuff on the table and counters now. Oh, and she can open the toilet lid (...yay, discoveries). Her hair is getting long enough for me to put little tiny pigtails in it, but she immediately rips them out (boo, needs more baby pigtails). Another discovery we've recently uncovered is that she loves lemonade. Loves it. When Aunt Kitty and I brought her to T.G.I. Friday's she slurped down an entire cup before our food got to us, hehe.

Cameron also loves to dance, sing and talk on the phone, but not necessarily in that order. She will take my iPhone and manage to turn on the music, then walk around dancing with it. It wears down the battery pretty quickly that way, but it's wonderful to see her having such a good time. Not like it's hard to charge it up anyway, eh?

Hope everyone is having a good weekend, I'll post more later. =)

Blackmail Pictures, Anyone?

Oh, I think so.

I know it's been a while since I've posted, lots has been going on over here. We went to Lyra's birthday last weekend (happy late B-day, girl!) and had a great time. Cameron was trying to make friends with everyone; she's become quite the little social butterfly. Hrm... I don't have all that much to write, now that I'm trying to, so I'll just post some pictures instead. Sound good? I thought so.

Short and sweet post from me. Hope everyone is doing well out there, enjoy our photos. =)