My Muddy Buddy

Owen has been thoroughly enjoying the rain! At least the mud puddles it is leaving behind. After the 3rd set of clothes were trashed with mud for the day I told him he had to play in his undies if he wanted to go out there again. So he stripped down and headed outside.

Oh, look how sweet he is...

Don't let him fool you here he is trying to fling mud at me!

Leaving his mark

A Bunch 'O Birthdays

Shad and his older brother Jerel share a birthday and their sister Janel's is just 2 days before. Jerel was kind enough to take everyone out for their birthdays to celebrate. We went to Macayo's and had a great night full of laughs. I wanted some pics of the night so we took turns taking pictures of everyone. Suddenly the camera started taking pictures spontaneously while Camille was holding it. It was so funny to try and figure out what was wrong when she finally realized that the smile detector button had been pushed. Quite and interesting feature that I didn't know about.

So next we were all trying to figure out what is the camera detecting to take the picture? Teeth showing or can it really tell when your lips curve? So we did some experimenting and it made for a fun night and even funner pictures.

Happy birthday Campbell trio!

Jerel, Janel, & Shad

Jerel & Camille

Ok, so here come the funny ones -don't kill me Camille!

Test #1: Showing teeth, no smile Verdict: Smile detected

Test #2: Open mouth w/o teeth showing Verdict: Smile detected

Here's us celebrating at home with a Lemon Meringue Pie -Shad's fav

Happy Birthday! I love you! And age is just a number!

Some Firsts For Nya

So the summer was a bit rough for us all. Nya just really needs to be entertained and wants my attention every waking moment. Owen is much different. He plays great on his own and prefers it that way most of the time. So I have a lot of freedom to cook, clean, blog, or whatever. Nya however wants to be involved in the cooking, cleaning, and thinks she must sit on my lap while I am on the computer. Let's just say we didn't get along the greatest this summer. I could often be heard saying "Nya, I need my space." And she could be heard saying, "Mommy you not being nice to me" which is what she says whenever I tell her no followed by a tantrum.

So I decided to give myself more of a break and get her involved in a few things. I did feel guilty at first thinking I had over scheduled my 2 year old, so I opted for 1 day a week circle time instead of 2, and Dance as long as she is in Tumbling with me.

This picture KILLS me...is she really this old?

First day of Circle Time with Miss Jen. She LOVES going to school and asks to go almost every day.

First day of Dance with Miss Melissa. Apparently she behaves like an Angel at Dance...who knew?

So I said, "Nya, let me take a picture of you doing a dance move for your first day of dance" and this is what she came up with. Can you see the passion? Look, eyes closed and everything. LOL