Wilkesboro Visit

The three of us went up to Wilkesboro this past weekend to visit the family and celebrate my dad's birthday. We had a great time and had wonderful weather. On Saturday, we decided to take advantage of the warm October day, so we headed to the park to entertain Camille. This was her first time in a swing by herself. I know, I know, how can a child have gone 11 months without swinging? Well, this summer has just been too hot to get out and enjoy a day at the park. So luckily, Camille was deprived no longer :) She LOVED swinging! She was full of smiles as we pushed her.

I'm not sure why my pictures are still loading sideways. (anyone know?)

Anyways, after the swinging we decided to see if the ducks were still out and about. They weren't, but the turtles were. I don't think Camille could really get a good view of them, but she just loved being outdoors.

Camille discovered a new game at Gran's house..... pull out all the kleenex one by one and then roll around in the mess :)

11 Months Old

11 months sure did sneak right up on us! We did get to celebrate her 11mth bday and Nick's bday on Sunday with Nick's family. Camille enjoyed seeing her cousins Emily, Jacob, and Lucas. Lucas has grown so much since we last saw him and is only about 2lbs away from Camille!!

Camille is a pro at pulling herself up these days. She is always waiting at the end of her crib, by the door, each morning when she wakes up. She just stands and talks to the door until I go in and get her. It is quite precious. Camille is no longer interested in anything but standing... she pulls up any chance she gets, especially on mommy's legs. She hasn't tried to take any steps yet, but I'm sure she is close. When she is standing, she will occasionally let go, but as soon as she realizes she is on her own- down she goes!

She is still quite clingy to mommy, but enjoys when daddy flies her around the house like supergirl. The funniest thing at this stage is probably her appetite. That girl can eat!! Just when we think she can't eat anymore- she finds some way to set a record :) We just don't know where it all goes. 

She is still loving school and her teachers and is now eating some food out of their cafeteria/kitchen. What a big girl! :)

Fall is here!!

It is hard to get into the Fall spirit with all this 80+ degree weather we have been having. Despite the heat, we decided to take Camille to pick out some pumpkins last weekend. It is a tradition to go to Ken's Produce in Garner aka Home of Ken's Korny Korn Maze :) We got a big wheeled cart to load our pumpkins on (and to tote Camille in). She was very interested in everything- taking it all in- loving her little buggy ride. (Not sure why the picture is loading sideways.)

We decided to pick out 3 pumpkins- 1 for each of us. Camille was enjoying our selection and especially liked beating on the pumpkins as if they were her personal drum set.

We tried to pose Camille for mini pumpkin patch photo session, but she wasn't very into it. She especially disliked the straw on her feet. What a girly girl!

As we were checking out, the lady at the counter thought Camille needed a sticker since she had been so well behaved! She felt very proud :)

We did get one family shot in because Camille did not want to sit still for long :)

Luckily, the temperatures have started to drop a bit and feel a little more like fall weather! Camille did get her flu shot today :( It amused me b/c she was in such a good mood on the way to the doctor and even once we got there. She remembered the fish tank and wanted to watch them swim as we waited. She was doing her talking/babbling the whole time even once we got in with the nurse. She was oblivious to why we were there :) As soon as they gave her the shot, she wailed and I mean wailed... and she looked at me as if asking "Why did you bring me here!?" Well she wouldn't stop crying, so the nurse asked if she would like a sticker. She immediately stopped crying and even offered a giggle as she was holding the Dora sticker in her hand. Once I put it on her shirt, she acted as if nothing ever happened.... which was good for me! She continued to babble the whole way back to school. Too funny!

Our Lil Wolfpacker!

We have finally gotten to enjoy some great Wolfpack wins this football season. Even though Camille doesn't join us for the games, we still feel like its good luck to put her in some NCSU gear :)

10 Months Old

Camille turned 10 months old on Friday. This year has been flying by. She had a great week in her new class at school with Mrs. Kathy and Mrs. Anna. She even got extra good remarks on her activity sheet including some stickers :)

We had a busy weekend planned for our big 10 month old..... but she got an unwelcomed visitor- THE STOMACH BUG! Camille woke up in the middle of the night on Friday b/c she had gotten sick. Not a fun thing to clean up- I'm talking pj's, sheets, lovie, bumpers, carpet...... and this happened 3 more times! Needless to say the washing machine was kept occupied all weekend. And this unwelcomed visitor decided to visit mommy too :( So while Camille was slowly improving, I was getting worse. What a pitiful pair! Luckily, Mimi came on Sunday to help Nick out and let me get some rest. This was a violent bug, but passed rather quickly. Turns out, her friend Madelyn at school had it on Friday afternoon, so we knew where it came from. Sunday was a lazy day for us all and I think Mimi enjoyed Camille's extra cuddliness and napping.

We are almost back to normal, though I kept her home today just in case.... we aren't quite 100% yet.

I did manage to take a picture of her on Friday doing her favorite thing these days- pulling up on anything and everything.... especially the drawers.

Princess Camille

Well, we have always thought that Camille was our lil princess, but now she has a throne! :) On Sunday, Nick and his dad moved a old piece of furniture that was Nick's grandfather's to our house. It is a beautiful piece and it reminds us of royalty. We decided that Camille should have some pictures taken on her new throne :)

Camille has had a great week in her new class so far. She even showed Nick & I a new trick last night- getting herself from her crawling position to sitting up! That is big for us! She wouldn't do it a second time, but at least we know she knows how :)

If you can tell in the photos, she has this new "pose" for taking pictures. She tucks her chin in and asks like she has a double chin... very funny!

Labor Day Weekend in Charleston, SC

Camille made her 2nd trip to Charleston this past weekend. We were actually staying at the Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms with our friends Stephen & Laura and their two precious girls Ashlyn and Hannah. We had a great time and were glad that Hurricane Earl decided to be friendly to the SC coast :) We arrived late on Wednesday night and got to enjoy several days of great weather!

Earl only messed up one of our adventures..... We had tickets for a boat tour to Fort Sumter and after we had sunscreened up and loaded on the boat, they announced that due to the rough current the trip would be cancelled. Bummer!! On Friday, the guys played golf while Laura & I took the girls to the pool. Camille had quite the time splashing in the water and quickly decided that attempting to drink it would be fun too. We also ventured out to the beach for a photo session :) Most of those pics are courtesy of Laura Price. By the end of our photo session, all 3 girls were covered from head to toe (literally) in sand! What a mess!

Since the water was so rough b/c of Earl, and because Camille was obsessed with eating sand, we stuck to the pool on Saturday. The pool had this giant beach chair that we all took pictures in. We then met up with the Allen's & Kohler's at Boone Farm Farmers Market for a delicious lunch and tour of Fort Moultrie. Fort Moultrie had some great views of the coastline = more family photos!! :)

Camille enjoyed playing with Ashlyn and Hannah- constant entertainment! Ashlyn did have a fall that took her to the ER, but thankfully no stitches needed- just glue! While we stayed back with Hannah, we took some pictures of the two of them playing so sweetly :)

Camille seemed a little disappointed coming home.... I think she was wondering where her lil friends were :) We finished out our holiday with a dinner visit from Jeannine & Mimi. I have a feeling the attention overload for Camille might make her a little cranky today at daycare :)

On a side note, Camille will move from her Wee Ones class to the Angels class at school starting next week. I know she will miss Mrs. Ruth, but Mrs. Kathy is already ready for her!