Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Camp Halloween

This past weekend was Halloween up at Whitetail, it was a beautiful weekend, well into the 80's!! Gary, Erica, Gordon and Lorlie and there kids all joined us for the weekend. Gary and Erica pulled there camper up next to ours and Gordon and Lorlie stayed with them. It was a blast, we always love having company and it keeps Cooper busy too with the other kiddos around.

Friday night we had a late dinner, everyone was winding down from the week, Gary and Erica were getting things set up in there camper, so we just grilled brat patties (my new fave) and hot dogs. The Ryan's and Borgerdings already ate so it was just us. After dinner it was jammy time. I was so excited to find Cooper's old Halloween jammies and better yet, they are 9 month jammies, so they fit Cameron perfectly!! Not sure if they'll fit come Halloween night but for now, they are perfect.


Before camping, we planned meals accordingly so each family had to prepare one meal on Saturday. We had breakfast and decided to try a new crockpot recipe, OMG it was delicious and SUPER simple. We turned it on Friday night before bed and it was all ready to go Saturday morning. All it called for was frozen hashbrown, ham and/or bacon, and a dozen eggs. We threw in diced onions and red peppers that we prepared at home so it was so simple and so so good!

Here are the boys eating breakfast.


We used a little table for the young ones to eat and they loved it!


Yup, Cameron's up there all by himself!! Don't worry, someone was near by!

Can't forget to feed my big boy! Don't worry, he's getting plenty!


After breakfast we cleaned up and just hung out, the kids went on the jumping pillow and played around the campsite taking turns riding the tractor and pushing lawn mowers around.

Then came lunch!! Gordon and Lorlie made a ton of taco meat and brought all the fixings for walking tacos or just a taco, whatever you wanted. It was so nice, we each brought a crockpot liner and we used the same crockpot for each meal which made clean up super simple.

Andy, Ben and his two kids came down to visit. This is his first time at Whitetail so we showed him and the kids around on the golf cart. They stayed for lunch but they wanted hot dogs!


After getting dressed and ready for trick-or-treat, it was time to load up the kids in the wagon and start our way around the campgrounds. The men stayed back to hand out treats and offer an adult beverage to the adults, or course!

I sure wish I would have gotten individual pictures of them all but Erica was snapping these pictures so I grabbed a few too but none of my own kids. Duh!!

Taylor is a vampire and Ryan is a construction worker

We took a lot of these pictures, they are quite comical because no one would all look at the same time.
These 2 crack me up. Ryan is looking at Cameron, not sure what Gavin is looking at.

And this one Cameron is looking at Ryan and still not sure what Gavin is looking at. Oh and BTW, Cooper just woke up from his nap so he wasn't too happy about being a penguin! LOL


Mr. Construction man!

These three rode in the wagon most of the night, once Cooper seen what he was getting he was a much happier penguin. Poor thing, though it was so hot!! We did put the hood down after a while.


My little penguin

And my little monkey asleep. He was in his bumpo in the wagon and all of a sudden I see his head flop down and scared me to but then noticed he just fell asleep so we took him out of the bumpo, took his hat of and laid him down in the wagon. By that time we were almost done so I grabbed the golf cart and headed back with Cooper.

The kids got a TON of candy. We save it for next weekend when we have Halloween 2! Plus we don't need all that candy!

After trick-or-treating it was time for dinner! The Borgerdings were in charge of that. She make a potato soup with all the fixings and it was so yummy. Again, we just used the same crockpot and it was ready to go when we got back.

Later on that night, I'm in the camper and I see this...these two are going to be world famous chefs!

Sunday came and we all just threw in whatever we had for breakfast. We had sausages and sweet rolls, again so easy!!

Eating again, this may have been Saturday night, but it was hot out!

After we got cleaned up, we headed to the pool. We didn't get to swim Saturday as the day just flew by so we stayed late Sunday to go swimming. The water was FREEZING but Cooper didn't seem to mind one bit.

My big boy and his chins!

 Cameron spent alot of time on this big towel. He's almost crawling and if he wants something, he's going to get it. He was trying for the grass but we stopped him every time.

Watching Cooper swimming! Daddy was just getting ready to watch the Bears from inside the bar, while eating there famous cheese curds, YUM!! Go Bears!

It was a great weekend and we loved having company. Next weekend is not going to be as nice but we'll be there, it will be one of our last weekends of the year. I'm ready because next year Cameron will probably be walking and it will be easier!!

We got a call from mom to stop at Grandma's so we did. Aunt Nikki put this bow in Cameron's hair. Silly Nikki!

Thursday, September 18, 2014

6 Months Old!

My baby is half way to a year old!! Where does the time go?? I just want to treasure each and every moment of his life.





Cameron is a wiggle-worm! This boy wants to move. He went from just being able to sit up himself to pulling himself up to the seated position in ONE day!! I swear I just tried setting him down one day and he sat, really good, then the next day I swear I put him on the floor on his belly and a few minutes later I look over and he's sitting up!! Yes, just like that...and he wants to MOVE!!

A few things I want to remember about Cameron's 6 months of life are:

  • You are wearing size 3 diapers - we prefer Pamper's swaddlers
  • You are wearing size 6 month cloths, snuggly, and are fitting perfectly into 9 month cloths, momma needs to do some shopping!
  • You love to eat!! We started this month with cereal then we mixed in a few veggies and also gave you a few fruits. You love everything thing. You make a funny face at the first bite, thinking "what is this" then you just go to town!
  • You love your bath! I still put you in your sling to wash you but when you're done, I've set you right in the water with Cooper and you absolutely love it! You were laughing so hard at your brother the other day, it brought tears to my eyes. You would splash, then Cooper would splash, and then you'd just crack up! 


  •  You are still strickly breastfed! Momma has had some sore nipples because you're just a busy body. I've had to call to get some magic potion just so I can feed you.
  • You're a great sleeper. You get tired around 8, I feed you, sometimes you fall asleep, sometimes you don't, but I put you to bed awake so I don't get in the habit like I did with Cooper, he still needs me to fall asleep! You mostly sleep through the night. I like when you wake up around 5am so I can feed you in bed and snuggle. If Cooper is in our bed, which happens a few times a week it seems, we'll go snuggle in Cooper's bed. You will go back to sleep after eating until I have to wake you up at 7 to go to daycare.
  • If you're still sleeping before Cooper wakes up, he's always asking where you're at. You two are going to be best buds, I just know it. You'll be knocking around your big brother real soon.


You are always so happy!! Whenever someone talks to you just just give them a big ole grin. It sure melts mommy's heart!

Cameron's 6 month check up was the other day and he weighed in at 19.2 pounds!! Yes, he's my chunker and I love every squishy part of him. I never thought I could love 2 people so much in my entire life than I do Cooper and Cameron! God has blessed me so much! I have a wonderful husband and 2 families that I love dearly.
 
And just to compare Cooper and Cameron, here is a couple pictures of Cooper!

 




Love both these boys to the moon and back!! I can't wait to see these two in action!