Puzzles are my thing

Cameron has been working on mastering puzzles for a few months now. She can now do multiple puzzles all by herself. She has puzzles with big wooden handles and puzzles with smaller pieces. She was not the first kid in the class to master the puzzle, that was David, but she was a definite second. Of course she is really good at taking puzzles away from the other kids and that gives her lots more puzzle practice time.

She gets really excited when she finishes a puzzle and will make sure that everyone gives her a round of applause when a puzzle is complete. She likes lots of recognition. Although you can't really read her shirt, it says "Little Genius" and we couldn't agree more...

Daddy's Girl!

So people think Cameron is just like mommy, but they are wrong. Sure she looks like mommy and is extremely assertive, but she is just like daddy. She is very easy going and takes everything in stride. But the similiarity is most obvious when she spots an airplane.

Daddy loves airplanes, spotting them, flying in them, modeling them, studying them, even reading about them (or at least looking at the pictures)....

Cameron loves airplanes, spotting them, flying in them, watching them takeoff and land(which she does with daddy often), even reading about them (or at least looking at the pictures)....

During a NASA open house, she got to go and visit the SOFIA project's 747 and another observation plane which she was allowed to go into the cockpit. She immediately climbed into the Captain's chair, but quickly realized she couldn't press the buttons from the seat. She pressed all the buttons which caused some alarms to go off which was very exciting. Mommy had to take her out of the cockpit which caused her to get upset, until she visited the cargo hold. She was in heaven (oh, and daddy was too).

Its a boy!!!!

So we had our diagnostic ultrasound today, and daddy was convinced it was going to be a girl. Surprise!!! Cameron is going to have a brother and PJ is going to have a boy baby to hang out with.

The baby was very active and gave us quite a show. He showed us all his tricks. He actively sucked his thumb which Jeff kinda liked (Cameron never quite got the hang of it). He showed us each of his parts so we have already counted is fingers and toes.

Of course I asked the tech if she was absolutely sure. She laughed and said we didn't have a shy baby and while some babies are hard to tell, she was pretty sure she could give us a 100% guarantee. He looked healthy, spine was good and he already weighed 11oz (and mommy looks it!).

Its a party weekend!!!

Cameron was invited to celebrate her friend Caroline's third birthday. The party was at Pump It Up Jr. This was Cameron's second party at this place and she recognized it instantly. She was much braver this time and climbed the big slide all by herself. Even though she was one of the youngest guest she acted like one of the oldest.

Cameron loves to slide and this was the tallest slide she has ever done by herself. All the parents kept commenting on how grown-up she was, especially her table manners. She sat by herself at the party table and enjoyed her pizza and fruit. She was especially excited when the cake was cut.
The second part of the weekend was spent visiting Grandma Cindy for her birthday. Cameron went to Carmel with daddy and Uncle Greg. Mom could not go because she was oncall for work.

Cameron was very happy to see the flowers she bought for Grandma had arrived safely. Grandma, Daddy and Uncle Greg enjoyed a nice visit, dinner, and trip to the toy store. Cameron was lucky enough to get two wooden boats that she now plays with in the tub.

There are things you cannot have too much of....

Although Cameron is not quite two, she has some definite opinions on things. The first is that you cannot have too many babies. She now has 4. I told her that she had enough and she gave me the funniest look I've ever seen. I thought maybe she didn't understand me, but along with the look came, "No Mommy! Baby!" and well I got the message.

She also firmly believes that you cannot have too much art. We have boxes and boxes of her masterpieces and she insists on making more. The rainy season seems to be an inspiration to her. Good thing we love art too!

And now Cameron has another love......Shoes! She will collect all her shoes and ask us to put them all on. She saves her favorite shoes for last. Her current favorite pair are her pink crocs. We have to hide them before we ask her to get her shoes because she doesn't understand its too cikd for them.

I think her happiest shoe moment was when daddy showed her that her shoes didn't have to match (thanks daddy!). She proudly walked around the house in her patent leather bow/croc shoes.

New Year's Tea Party...

Cameron brought in the New Year by having a tea party with a few of her closest friends. She has had the tea set for a long time but this is the first time we let her play with it. She invited Elmo and Mr Bunny for some tea and treats.

We spread out the blanket and everyone took a spot. Cameron served Elmo first and stirred in some milk and sugar. She knew exactly what to do with the little plates and cups. She even had pretend cake and cookies and helped Elmo and Mr Bunny enjoy some of each.

She was very considerate to her guests. Mr Bunny couldn't use his paws so she stirred his tea and helped him drink it slowly. It was a very nice party and the tea helped everyone sleep better.