What a Day!

What an action packed day we had! Campbell and I went to A's 6th bday party...Cupcake the Clown, face painting, balloon characters, cake, pizza & a pinata. Campbell was so excited about the clown she was squealing and rolling around on the floor when we first got there. Campbell passed out in the car on the way home which was good because...

 

...she needed to get charged up for the second party of the day. Next we all headed to E & H's 1st birthday at My Gym. Singing songs, trampoline jumping, being buried in the ball pit, sliding, climbing, bubbles, space ride, rolling balls, parachute, pizza, cake & pinata - wow!

Blake even went for a space ride. He liked it except at the end when I took out his paci out to try to get a picture. Can you see the mohawk Blake is sporting in the ball rolling picture? Today was the first day I put a little 'product' in his hair to make it stay up. He got a lot of compliments on his edgy style.

  

  

 

  

  

We ended the day with our first video chat with Cousin Alex in Singapore. Campbell had a blast seeing her cousin and showing her a lot of things...like her Elmo balloon, her cow, her room and many other random things. They told knock, knock jokes back and forth. Campbell got to see Alex's room and her hamster and dog! We definitely need to do that more often.

What a fun filled day!

(Side note: Campbell stayed dry all day today - which was awesome considering the day she had.)

Earache & Reverse Psychology

We took Campbell into the doctor & she has an ear infection too! I had no idea. Now both kids are on antibiotics so hopefully they can get well & stay that way for a while.

I promise - no pictures for this one! Campbell (finally!) did more than tinkle on the potty. Grant, you'd be proud of me - I used reverse psychology. I said, "Campbell - don't go poop in the potty! Don't do it! You should go in your practice underwear." She said "NO!!!" And then she just went like a pro. It was pretty funny. I don't know if that would be approved by my ECFE Parent Educator, but I've tried so many other tactics that haven't worked that I thought I'd give it a try.

Rasberries

Blake was really into his raspberries this morning...



Campbell is going on her 4th day with a fever so the nurse wanted me to bring her in this afternoon to have her checked out. Her runny nose is better today though - thank goodness. I thought we were going to run out of kleenex!

It was so nice and sunny out yesterday. I thought a little fresh air would be good for all of us so we went out for a walk even though the kids are sick. It's warm out again today (47 degrees - heat wave!), so maybe we'll head out again depending on how Campbell is feeling.

Dress Up

Campbell was playing dress up today & she got all decked out in 2 tutus and 6 purses.

 
Then she said "I only want to wear 1 tutu at a time and I want Blake to wear one." So we tried to get Blake to wear a tutu, but he cried because he was tired. (Or maybe he knew we were trying to dress him in a TUTU.) Then Campbell started crying and said "But I really wanted to play dress up with my baby brother!"

Campbell-isms

• To Gabe: You said it big guy.
  
• She's started to call her stuffed animals her 'pals.'
  
• Run real fast like the wind is in your ears.
  
• The WHY? WHY? WHY? has started! Campbell asks it to EVERYTHING that I say. I just read this in a Parenting magazine, "A University of Michigan study found that preschoolers ask info-seeking questions such as "Why?" and "How?" at then mom-boggling average rate of 76 an hour." I wouldn't have believed the 76 per hour until it started happening to me. She actually asked me 'why does a cow moo?' Oh my gosh! I don't know!

Recent Pictures

 

SO BIG! The other day Blake was standing up playing with a toy & he let go & stood on his own for a split second. It was funny how he didn't even realize he was doing it. I don't think I've blogged this yet, but Blake has been crawling on his hands and knees now for a couple weeks. No more army crawl - I kind of miss that move - he looked like a little iguana wiggling his little body back and forth across the floor.

 

Drinks with Daddy.

Funny girl in the bath. Campbell has just LOVED the bath lately. I can't get her out of there. On the other hand, Blake all of a sudden is TERRIFIED of it, screaming the whole time he's in there. So I started bathing him in the sink and he does better.

 

All Campbell wants to do when we play outside is eat snow.

 

Trying to get a picture of Blake's 'faux-hawk' and I catch him coughing. Which is actually pretty appropriate considering how much he's been coughing this past week - poor little tough guy! 

 

I can't get over how cute she looks with the long awaited pig-tails. 

 

 All ready & so excited to go to the "work store" (Home Depot) with Daddy. 

 Blake having a blast playing in the slide. 

Blake thinks that Campbell is hilarious - she can just get him rolling. She's been so sweet to him lately - tickling him, doing such a great job sharing, NOT pushing him over & asking where he is the second she gets out of bed. I love how she imitates the little nicknames we have for Blake - she calls him Blakey Blake. Mr. Man. Sweet Pea. Stinker Binker. Mister. Baby Boy. She never calls him just 'Blake'.

Climber

Go Blake! He was trying to climb up the slide last night & after some practice he got about half way up. Then today he took one look at it and conquered it like a pro. I couldn't believe how fast he scooted right up there!

I think we may have a climber on our hands. The other day the step stool was out and I found him just about up on top after leaving him unattended for about 1 second. Also, probably the most challenging thing about Campbell's potty training right now is trying to keep Blake off the foot stool at the base of the toilet when Campbell is sitting there. He just wants to be in on the action I guess.