Happy Birthday Vulcan

In early June, we went to Vulcan's birthday party celebration. Our favorite activities were the drum circle where we all played along w/ a leader and the face painting. Hampton had talked about getting his face painted for two weeks (since the day we got the flier in the mail about the party), and it did not disappoint. You'll notice that he doesn't want to close his lips together in his clown pictures b/c he was worried that would make the paint come off. It was extremely hot, so next year, we're hoping Vulcan's birthday is in the fall :)

Trip to North Carolina

Memorial Day weekend, we went to visit our cousins in North Carolina and had a wonderful time, as we always do when we hang out w/ them. Lots of fun times in a short trip . . .

Hampton cleared the driveway of water for fun the first morning we were there.

Swinging in the tire swing at the Sr. Wagners' house.
Helping Mr. Britt grill hamburgers.
Lemonade bars with Audrey.

Catching fireflies!Hampton and Daddy riding the 4-wheeler, which, I have to admit, scared me to death. But, they were VERY careful, and Hampton LOVED every second of it.
Hampton thoroughly enjoyed walking around in Ashton's rain boots, and he did a great job.
Hampton snugly asleep in Ashton's bed with all of his friends.
Camden reading on the way back home.

Hampton's Last Day of School

Hampton's last day at Canterbury was on May 27th. His teachers were Miss Elizabeth and Miss Kim, and we had a great year. Time is FLYING by! I can't believe in just a few short months, Camden will be at Canterbury, too.

It snowed!!

It snowed at out house on 12/5, making it Camden's first time to see snow! We all took a walk around the block, to enjoy the sights, stopping in to wake up Mina first thing in the morning. Later that day, we picked out our Christmas tree - what a fun day!!

More late September pics

Daddy the birthday boy w/ his babies. Hampton had two falls in the living room, hence the ice pack. All is well, no worries!
This is the sweet angel I had to wake up to pick up Hampton at school this week. Look at her cute little belly hanging over her pants :)
It was so nice and cool this week in the mornings, that Hampton got to wear a light jacket and pants to school! YAY for fall!
Camden's first ride in the stroller like a big girl. We went down the stree to the little park. Unfortunately, someone had left a soda can by the top of the slide and yellow jackets were swarming around it, so we didn't stay long. Hampton's still talking about the "jackets" at the park.

She sits!!

Look at my little precious one! This is the best toy ever! I got it at the consignment sale a couple of weeks ago, paid a whopping $3 for it, and it has been the best investment. She can hold onto it to sit and is becoming such a pro. I remember Hampton's physical therapist telling me that when he could sit unaided for 30 seconds, he could officially sit. Camden was almost there on this day, but she's definitely there now. Josh said she sat the other night by herself almost the whole time I was in the shower, only leaning over to catch herself! Yippee, Camden-girl!

Late September pics of the pumpkins

Hampton loves to "touch her water" when Camden is taking a bath. It helps me that he's interested in it when I'm giving Camden a bath before Josh gets home, so it can keep Hampton occupied. However, the other day, Hampton was my official towel "getter" and holder, and I never got or held the towel; so, you can see, some days he's more interested than others.


Camden's started sitting up in her bathtub! She's such a big girl! A couple of weeks ago, she just started to sit up for Josh when he was giving her a bath, and ever since then, she prefers to sit than to lie back. She's growing up!!
Hampton wanted to sit in his Elmo chair AND in Mombi's lap . . . problem solved!
Camden's first cereal experience. She wasn't such a fan, so we've tried again a couple of times, and I'll try again next week. I'm thinking she just wasn't quite ready yet.
Hampton wears underwear now! Sometimes on just his bottom, and sometimes on his bottom and his top!