Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween, from your friendly neighborhood Tiger and Lobster.

We had a great Halloween, which included: trick-or treating in the neighborhood, trick-or-treating at Grandpa's work, visiting Dad at work, a ward party, a family party, and a party with friends (no, not all on the same day)!

October Smush Post

Here is the rest of October:

Cam felt like he needed a little babying this day. He grabbed a bottle nipple, used it for a binky, then grabbed Riley's toys and laid on the blanket to play where Riley was.

Chillin' with Grandma April on Conference Weekend.

Hanging out at our friends' cabin.

Cornbelly's with Andy and Brittany

Waiting for the pig races to start

Happy boy!

Giant trampoline!!

First Big Ouchie

In October, Cam had his first really big ouchie. He and I were playing up in my room while I was getting ready for the day. He went running out of my bathroom at full speed and tripped and I heard a thud! I knew instantly that it was going to be yucky. He had flown head first into the bed frame!

I ran over quickly and he was kind of in a daze from the hit. I saw a big gash in his forehead, and the blood started coming quickly. I called Matt, who had just left for work, and he turned around and came home. Thank goodness, because I was not being a brave Mommy!

We headed in to the emergency room and waited for what felt like forever. The doctor came and gave him some versed, which he spit the majority of out. He did swallow enough to get pretty loopy and wobbly on his feet, but not enough to get him as tired as they wanted. He was pretty funny after the medication...laughing at all the nurses, making strange motorcycle sounds, etc.

It was so terrible to watch him being held down by the 2 nurses and doctor. He was red and sweaty from fighting, and had fingerprints on his arms when they let him back up :( I was doing okay until he got a glimpse of me under the cloth they had over his face and cried out, "Mama, noooo!" I started crying and nearly passed out, so they put me down on the floor.

Thankfully once it was over, he forgot pretty quickly (thank you, versed!) and we went home. He only had to have 3 stitches, but they said it was a wide gash, so he is likely to have a little scar. He thought it was great since he spent the rest of the day watching movies, to keep him a little subdued. Poor kid...

When we got home, he insisted on wearing his pajamas OVER his clothes!

Other Stuff in September

Again, I can't remember exactly what we did in September...so it all gets to be smushed into a giant post of pictures. Enjoy!

Visiting the state fair

Watching airplanes at the airport

Being silly

Being really silly (this is the way Cam likes to sleep)

Going to the Greek festival

Family bowling

Just being together!

Cece Doggy

Cece is our new dog! We got her just a couple days before Cam's birthday (not for his birthday...just coincidence). She is a sweet little black and white shihtzu/poodle mix. She is about 6.5 lbs, but acts like she is 50 lbs (she thinks she is pretty tough).

We found out about her on facebook, and ended up contacting the girl who was selling her, who coincidentally I was friends with in elementary and junior high! This girl loved Cece so much and was heartbroken, but due to circumstances in her life, couldn't keep Cece anymore.

She came to us with long fluffy ears, but quickly got a haircut, thanks to Matt...

She loves to play tug of war, be scratched behind the ears, and snuggle with anybody who will let her!

Welcome to the family Cece!

Cam piled all of her toys on her while she was sleeping. Just in case she wanted to play when she woke up...

She sleeps on anything soft, especially our clothes-I was trying to fold laundry here.

Cameron turns 2!

Cameron turned 2 on September 18th! I can't believe he is already 2!

We had to speak in church that day, so my parents came to sit with the kids during church and then came to our house after to help me prepare a little party. That evening we had my parents, and brother Brett, Matt's parents and brother Jameson, and our neighbor Maryanne and her granddaughter.

Cameron was spoiled rotten with a kitchen from Mom and Dad, and clothes and toys from both Grandparents. He also had an awesome fire truck cake (thanks Mom!) and delicious peach cake for the adults!

Cameron is at such a fun age-he makes us laugh daily. A few of my current favorites are:

-He always asks everyone and everything what they are doing. One day as I was putting his shirt on and his finger got stuck, he yelled out "sing! Are doing?" Which is "finger, what are you doing?"

-While talking about Jesus with him and looking at a picture, Cam started to point out Jesus' facial features. When he got to his nose, he poked Jesus' nose in the picture and said, "honk!"

-Whenever he wants something, he comes to me and says (for example) "Treat? Ok! Treat!"

He knows that as long as he asks nicely, I try to say yes most of the time...

He is a little guy, coming in at 23 lbs at his last appointment, which puts him in the 2nd percentile. He loves to run around almost non stop all day. He is obsessed with any type of vehicle (fire truck, airplane, helicopter, motorcycle, yucky truck, car, bus, etc etc). He loves to sing with me and play chase.

Cam still hates most veggies and meat, but loves most fruits and breads. He loves pretty much any treat, but especially marshmallows and vitamins. I know, vitamins aren't a treat...but he doesn't know that!

He loves Cece, but is pretty rough with her. Its been quite the learning process between Cece and Cam. Cece is pretty patient, but occasionally comes running to me to escape psycho Cam. Cam tries to ride her, chase her, play with her "toesies", push, pull, etc...you get the idea.

He is starting to like books more, and especially loves Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton.

He is still a moody kid, like he has always been, but we are learning more and more about how to deal with that when he is. Overall, he is a much happier kid than he was a year ago. He now has all of his teeth in (hallelujah!) so I'm sure that helps his mood as well.

I'm sure I could think of a million more things about our sweet boy...but this is getting long! Enjoy some birthday pictures!

Grandma Tanner and Riley

Jameson and Cece

Happy Birthday little dude!

Riley

Riley is just a few days shy of 8 months old now. He is the happiest, most smiley baby most of the time. You definitely know when he's not...

He is still really little (somewhere around 13ish lbs). His early start at life has put him behind, like we expected. He is still working on rolling at this point, but he'll get where he needs to be eventually!

He absolutely LOVES Cameron. Cam can do pretty much anything to make Riley laugh. Cam loves to tickle his toes. Riley also likes Cece (oh yeah! We got a dog!) and loves to pull on her fur. I'm not sure she likes it all that much, but she is pretty patient.

Ry loves baby food, but mostly the fruits...not so much the veggies, except sweet potatoes. He is still nursing (yay!!) and still spits like a camel (nasty reflux).

He is a total snuggle bug, and loves to cuddle. He can melt our hearts with his little giggles and grins. We love him!!

With his 2 days older cousin, Brynn.

Snuggling

Bath time!

First haircut (minus a few little trims) at almost 7 months!

August

I am so behind...I'm actually blogging about August...in November!!!

I can barely remember what we really did in August, so I'll let the pictures do the talking.

In August, we:

Celebrated Matt's Dad's (Ric) and brother's (Jameson) birthdays.

Cam helped with the gift wrapping.

Bonded with little brother (except Cam looks like he is up to something in this picture)

Tried rice cereal for the first time.

Went to Dad's work party and played on the bounce houses.

Practiced tummy time

Went to the zoo with Grandma and Grandpa Goodrich and Uncle Brett.

Farewell summer!