Everyone's doing it

okay so maybe not everyone is doing it at this very minute, but I bet most people have done it. Myself included, I totally remember doing this when I was a kid.

Post carwash

The kids have been begging to wash my car so I gave in yesterday. It was a way to kill some time, cool off and get my car washed. Once they were done, they turned the hose on each other.

The Poor 4th Child

Yep, Cameron is to be pitied. He fits that mold of a poor, neglected, end of the line child. His parents don't really care that this is what he often looks like in public:








When he cries in the middle of the night, his parents don't come in to hold and comfort him, instead they take a picture:



And when he cries the next night, they ignore him until they realize that he fell back asleep, then they take another picture:



And this is the only picture his parents take of his second birthday:



Let's hope for a bright future for this one.

I am so embarrassed

I think this is the longest I've ever gone between posts, and I have pretty much nothing to show for it. Except for some pretty unimpressive pictures.

A recycled present

Santa brought this present to Donovan and Howie in 2004. We packed it up when we moved and thought this was a great occasion to unpack it. We've been conditioning Cam for several months in preparation of this day. We casually pass by the Thomas books at the library and look at as many as he'll sit through. We randomly put on Thomas DVDs. Santa even brought him a small Thomas engine, all in an effort to guarantee a positive reaction on his birthday. That's not brainwashing is it? If it is, oh well, it worked!







He was totally surprised! And he loved it.

Happy Birthday Cameron!

And to celebrate, here is a random selection of pictures. I don't know where his newborn pictures are, but he was small and cute.

Space Derby

This year the Cub Scouts did a Space Derby instead of the Pinewood Derby. Matt and Donovan worked hard on his rocket and created this:



Donovan's rocket won his first heat and he was very happy. He didn't win anymore, but he genuinely loved watching the other rockets race.






On a separate note, Temple Square is gorgeous. My sister and I visited there after our trip to Women's Conference last week. My mom made it to Women's Conference too and we had a great time. Trips like those always seem too short.