A Birthday Party According to Camlyn

Clowns and party hats are a must do.

Presents are welcomed with flying paper and surprise.

Winter hardy lollipops will still come up even if there is not much snow.

By four years old you are proficient at blowing out your candles.

Birthday party hangovers are inevitable.

Playing Catch Up

Calling on all siblings and cousins, remember Old Maid? Seems a new generation has discovered the excitement.


Pick a card any card, would you fall for it?

Looks like Grandma did!

Family Reunion Auction

How much would you bid for this lovely basket of candy apples?

Halloween, Rain or Shine!

After putting in all this work, a little rain was not going to stop us!

Our knight in residence, Sir Kicks-A-Lot.

And farmer Bob, as one candy giver called him.

Naughty Tooth Fairy!

Caeden has lost two teeth now. The first one I was a bit too squeamish to try more than a half-hearted tug. That tooth was destined to stay in until the neighbor kid convinced Caeden to flick it out. Which he did, outside. Needless to say that tooth was lost forever. As it turned out, no tooth, no tooth fairy.
His second tooth came out yesterday. He very carefully put it in a little glass bowl and checked on it several times during the day to make sure it was still there. He was excited to see if this tooth fairy business was for real. Unfortunately, for me it was a very busy day. Needless to say, this mommy forgot.
5 am this morning Caeden comes crashing into my room. "Mommy, the tooth fairy didn't come." I had just spent my last dollar yesterday on a diet Coke and pillows don't take debit cards. What's a mommy to do? Naturally I slip a dollar out of Mister Money Bag's, Caeden, wallet. Yes, all you Grandma's out there I will slip another one back in! Am I an awful Mommy or what? Paying a kid with his own money!

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Jackolanterns

Camlyn fell in love with pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns this season. If you noticed the decorations on his bedside table, it was all him. He has been carrying around his pumpkin since it came home. He has also been asking me over and over, "Mommy whats Jack-O-Lantern mean?"
Operation Scoop Pumpkin Guts is in full swing.




The results, a bunch of friendly spooks on the front step.

Both of them were proud of their new friends. Camlyn could hardly bear to leave his little pumpkin out there.



Today, they took some pumpkins to school....

And came home with a few more!

Serious!

These are a few pictures that should have gone with the last post. This was the first time getting dressed after we switched dressers. Caeden was up and dressed within seconds, which doesn't usually happen. I love the serious expression on Camlyn's face. It's his "I'm a big boy and proud of myself face, but don't want to be too obvious about it."