So cute... had to post!

These pictures were taken back in August, right after Lucas, Camille's cousin was born. We had gone to Rocky Mount to visit and Camille was enjoying the extra attention from Emily & Jacob :) What a surprise to get an email of these from Christy today! I love love love these pictures and it melts my heart everytime I look at them.

I can't imagine Camille will be 1yr old this week- I am still in denial :) Maybe if I refer to her age in months, it will make me feel better about it.... 1 year just sounds so old for my little baby girl!

more halloween pics

Happy Halloween!

We had a wonderful Halloween weekend! On Saturday, Mimi came to visit and brought Camille the witch hat that she had made. It is neat to think that for my first Halloween, I was a witch and mom had made my hat then too :) Camille also got a visit from Katie that day. Though Camille enjoyed seeing her, she quickly was ready for her afternoon nap since she had been playing so hard that morning.

We started our Halloween morning off with church.... the hugest blessing of all was when Camille decided to take a 1hr nap in the nursery- this was a first!!! She typically fights it so hard and ends up screaming for the poor volunteers. It usually takes me going to put her to sleep myself or getting paged out of church b/c Camille is a terror without her sleep :) So I knew we were in for a good day.....

We made our way to Rocky Mount after lunch to get some time with Sterling. Camille enjoyed pulling up on Sterling's furniture :) Camille also enjoyed swinging in the hammock- I think this was another first. Nick took this picture with his phone b/c we thought Camille looked like a spider in her web :)

We then made our way to the big Halloween party at Abe & Christy's. We had a great time and Camille LOVED all the kids running around. It didn't phase her to hear the constant shrieking. There were some very cute costumes too! Being the forgetful mom that I am, I didn't bring our camera :( Thankfully, Nick had his phone to take a picture and then we also got some good ones with Christy's camera. So more photos to come... Nick took this one with his phone. Emily & Jacob are so sweet with Camille. Everytime they would run by her with their friends, they would stop- give her some smiles and hugs and then continue on :) They even stopped for one pose with our little witch....

We have some better ones of Camille in her hat... but those are on Christy's camera. Baby Lucas was dressed as a monkey, so hopefully I can share some pictures of him later... He was adorable!

Camille was so worn out after her busy weekend that she slept the whole way home from Rocky Mount and then slept through the night and had to be woken up this morning :) Maybe we should party more often :)

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 :)