Another busy, yet fun weekend (and lots of jumping!)

So Camille loves to jump. She has recently gotten extra improvement in her jumping skills, maybe thanks to the bounce houses!! On Friday, Camille got a special treat at school. They brought in a bounce house for the kids to enjoy since it had been rainy all week. Well, after telling her teachers it was too loud, she went in anyway and jumped up a storm! The fun continued when we picked her up from school. Nick & I recently joined Rex Wellness and Friday is Family Swim Night. Camille spotted the pool immediately and was ready to go. She had a bit of trouble being patient enough to get her swimsuit on. The pool was heated- which grossed me out a little, but Camille loved every bit of it. She wanted to rotate from playing with the noodles to the kick boards to just swimming around with Mommy & Daddy. Once she saw a little boy jumping in from the side, she decided she wanted to do that too! Needless to say, she slept well that night.

Saturday started out to an early visit to church. Nick & I participated in the Great Day of Service where we did about 3 hours of service work in the community while Camille got to play in the nursery with her church friends. Later that evening, we went to a cookout at a friend's house. Camille was excited to go to the "party." She got to have her first taste of Frito's- while I only let her have a few, she demanded more and wanted to camp out at the table where they sat. She even convinced some of the other ladies to give her some chips off their plate. She was the only little girl there surrounded by lots of little boys. She enjoyed all the attention and made sure to sing and dance while the crowd was watching some big football games. She was so entertaining and funny and was a great eater that night, even aside from all the chips. :)

The fun continued into Sunday. We went to church and came home to nap. Later that afternoon Camille's best church friends came over to play: Mary & Victoria. The rain held off, so we got to play outside the whole time. The girls all love to eat, so in between playing they would grab some snacks off each others' plates. The hit of the afternoon was when Mary brought her jump house that she got for her 2nd birthday. While Mary didn't enjoy playing in it, Camille & Victoria had a ball. Camille jumped like crazy and loved falling down. The jump house even had a slide that Camille would roll herself down and then turn around and crawl right back in. It was so entertaining! She did a couple of unplanned forward rolls which she laughed at herself for. So we now know what can hold her attention for more than a few minutes :) Perhaps we should invest in our own bounce house since it guarantees a good night of sleep and a good mood!! Until then, Mary will be very popular with her new present!

We thought this picture was funny! Camille got so hot jumping that week took off her pants. She then was so wound up she decided she wanted to wear this Frisbee on her head. Not to mention, it looks like she is saying her pledge of allegiance! :)

Approaching 22 Months

Camille will be 22 months old in just 2 days. Time is passing so quickly! We have been out of blogland for a few days, as Camille got her first ear infection last week, coupled with a lingering stint of bronchitis. Yuck! And lucky Mommy seems to have caught a terrible cold from all those sick germs floating around. So we are a sick bunch and loaded with medicine! Camille seems to be almost 100% now, a week later.... off of the steroid and nebulizer... and now just the antibiotic, which luckily she calls "Bubble Gum" and thinks it tastes delicious!

The terrible two's are in full force at our house. Fortunately, her worst behavior comes out at home and not at school. She pushes her limits every single day and is saying no to pretty much any request you ask of her. She also is developing quite the little temper when she doesn't get her way. It is funny at times, but we have to try not to laugh and instead punish. When she doesn't get her way- which is most of the time- she immediately hits something and makes this mean face. She has learned from enough punishments not to hit us, but will go for anything else she can. Threats don't work at this point and she will immediately do what you asked her not to. We are averaging about one timeout each night- and more like 4 or 5 on the weekends when we have her all day. She walks herself to timeout and pouts, sometimes cries. She sits until we tell her she can come out, which is quickly followed by "sorry mama sorry dada" and a hug.

This was a picture Nick took which I found to be hilarious. She was acting up so terribly in the bathtub and pouring water onto the floor, so I quickly scooped her up and sent her to timeout. She was wet, covered in bubbles, and had her monkey towel on. I was praying she wouldn't go to the bathroom since we had no time for a diaper. I was more focused on the immediate consequence to her action. She sat so quietly and still... Nick and I were in the background laughing to ourselves. We call this "Monkey goes to timeout."

Camille is quite the entertainer these days. She is constantly singing, talking, and dancing. She loves attention and once she warms up to you, she will put on a show! She is also very into adult things. She loves to pretend to talk on the phone. Her play phone doesn't cut it anymore- she only wants to use our cell phones. She fights sitting in her high chair and carseat because she much rather sit where Mommy & Daddy sit. Here is an example.

Since the weather has been nice, we try to go on a walk every evening. She used to be content in her stroller. Now she just says "Millie Alk" to tell us that she wants to walk instead of ride in the stroller. We have to bribe her into the stroller so we can make a lap around the neighborhood before dark. She loves to point out "John's House" and then when she sees any dogs, she says "Come on doggie, come on." It is very cute. She is so observant and usually is spotting something long before we do. Her new thing is asking Nick to name every type of car we stroll past. Her favorite to repeat is "mustine" for mustang. She says it with such enthusiasm.

Camille continues to be an eating machine. Her favorite food right now is pizza. She asks for it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Her next request is usually applesauce or bananas. She loves to tell you what she wants to eat. We only give in to her pizza request on busy nights, but when we do, she eats it like a big girl and eats every single bite and usually asks for more. Here is Camille endulging in her pizza dinner.

Camille's First NCSU Game

Camille went to her first NC State Football game this weekend and she was a trooper!! The game was at 6pm, so we thought since Camille had had a good nap that day, we would get out there a little early for some tailgating. She was the only child in our group, but she was quite alright with that. She had some toys that kept her busy, and of course the food! She loved eating a hotdog, but her favorite food seemed to be the Doritos she kept sneaking off of Nick's plate :)

It was pretty hot, but Camille didn't seem to mind and kept hydrated (not with the Bud Light in the picture!). Walking into the game was fun because we could sense Camille's excitement! Since the temperatures were pretty hot, Camille's little curls became even curlier- so cute!

Once in the game, Camille was SO excited! It helped that we sat very close to the field so she could see all the action. She loved the band and the entrance of the players- She clapped and danced to "Welcome to the Jungle." She also felt very adult by drinking from Mommy's big water bottle.

She was very attentive to the game for the entire first half! Not sure what play this was, but Camille and I were obviously in the same mind set. Also, notice the Howl Towel. All fans got these at the beginning of the game and Camille loved waving it around during each play.

She stayed in Mommy's lap most of the time, but did like for Daddy to hold her after a big play so she could clap and yell "Go Pack!"

Again, feeling very adult, she wanted to sport Mommy's sunglasses too!

We had so much fun with her at the game and were very pleasantly suprised that she was so well behaved and let us stay until the end of the 3rd quarter!! The only reason we left at that point was because she was so tired, but not at all fussy. Our little wolfpacker!

As soon as we got home, I put Camille in the bath b/c she was SOOO dirty and sweaty. She insisted that she have her howl towel in the bath with her. It was quite comical.