Mohawk Friday!

You know you've slept really well when you wake up in the morning and your hair looks like this . . . It's been a great day! I've managed to find time to get a haircut AND we have a sitter coming tonight so Jeff and I can go see a movie!! What will i do, two grown-up activities in one day!!
Have a great weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAMDEN!!

Tuesday was Camden's 1st Birthday! He spent the morning with Khaki and the afternoon with mom and a friend, and then at 8:00, he had a little birthday cupcake to celebrate his special day!

He is truly a gift to our family. He has this bubbling, happy personality that never grumbles (at least not yet). He laughs and falls over, he's silly beyond comprehension of a 12 month old, he knows how to have a good time, and he definitely knows how to flirt already!

We learned two things about Camden on his birthday, well, really three things. He likes to watch candles burning. He is scared to death when the smoke rises up when someone blows out a candle. And he like cake just as much as the rest of the mccreary family!

On Saturday, we'll have a small family party with an Elmo theme to celebrate a little more!

I can't believe it's been a week since i've posted! For some reason, mmmm, maybe all the STUFF i do, i didn't find much time to be on the computer this week. I checked email mostly from my cell phone. But we did have a little bit of fun in the mix too!

We are still in awe of how fast Duncan is growing and how different it is to have a puppy in the house. I really believe that having a puppy is more work than having a baby! You get more sleep at night, but it really is more work, overall.

However, he brings a lot of laughter to our family too. He loved his first bath - which was actually a shower, and now gets jealous (as does Camden) when others get to hop in the tub and he doesn't!

I really don't think any of the McCreary kids - canine or human - have ever NOT liked the water! Maybe it's genetic, since their mother really could live in a swimming pool and not be unhappy, but they all love to be in the water! Okay, wait. . .the 2 years Molly had tubes in her ears, she didn't like when water would get anywhere near her head, but she still loved to swim with her head above water back then!

I've been horrible this week about the camera and pictures. I'll try harder this week! Promise. BTW - Camden's first birthday is Tuesday, and this Mama is not dealing well with her last baby turning 1!!! Who thought the first year could go THIS FAST??? He truly is, still the happiest baby i've ever known. I had to work tonight at preschool, so after, i met Jeff and the kids at a restaurant (because seriously, who can cook a meal when they are in charge of 3 kids?? - - jab, jab, Jeff), and no kidding when i say during the ENTIRE meal, Camden was turned around backwards in his high chair flirting with, and laughing with, the two teenage girls that were sitting behind us! Thankfully, they were happy participants in the flirtations. It has crossed my mind when we go to restaurants we should ask to sit next to the "good sports" that won't mind the antics of our happy little fella. He's not annoying, but if you were trying to have a quiet meal and didn't want a smiling, happy baby trying to get your attention, you wouldn't want us to sit next to you! He often just stares at people around him until they tell him how cute he is! I suppose it will serve him well later in life!

It's late and i have to work tomorrow, so closing this post. Will try better this week for more updates!

Happy Last Week of January!

Sunday Night

It's been days since i've posted. This week was PTA board meeting on Friday, and those weeks are always crazy. Exec board met before school even started, then we went to a volunteer tea that the teachers were hosting in our honor, and then straight to board meeting and passing out winter party checks to room parents. Shew. In the midst of all that i think i conferenced with the speech teacher, two volunteers, met a new secretary and filed mail three times. Oh yeah, don't forget hanging out with my kids while they were at lunch!! There are perks to my job at the school :-)

Well, Duncan, our newest family member, has made himself right at home. He is definitely still learning the ropes. . . seemingly the one he has mastered least - is that Camden is the baby in the house, not the puppy chew toy! Some days, he doesn't touch him or go near him when they are on the floor together. Today was NOT that day. I think we've pulled Duncan off of Camden at least four times. Amazing. Needless to say, Camden is being carried around now, not on the floor. It's almost bedtime though. And Duncan has already passed out at my feet . . .his favorite place. If i sit at the desk to return emails or work on the computer, he crawls up under the desk - seemingly very cave-like - and konks out - fast asleep. I'll take a picture and post later! But he truly is a wonderful dog. He loves each of us and is still so snuggly and loving. He loves his new food puzzles that make him work to get the treats out, and has pretty much mastered potty training. He will have to learn that he's not really a lap dog as he loves to crawl up in ours, but when he's weighing in a 70 pounds in a few months, that won't happen anymore!

We did finally make it back to church this week. Jeff has taken the big kids several times over the past few months, but Camden and i have not been. 11 o'clock is prime naptime and i just didn't have the heart to make him miss it. He made it through his time in the nursery and actually fell asleep in Amy's lap as she was so sweet to sit and rock him. Griffin has a flag football game this afternoon and made an awesome interception and also received the sportsmanship award for today's game. This also comes with a free pizza buffet coupon for Stevi B's. . . . mmm, mmm, good i say full of sarcasm. But we will go as he is so excited! Dad videotaped the game for me as i stayed home from the 40 degree temps with Molly and Camden.

What else to share? Oh yea - it was FREEZING this week. Literally we woke on Thursday and the temperature outside was ZERO! Here's a picture of Camden enjoying the warmth and peace of the fire. . . .

Tomorrow is a school holiday and we have nothing planned. Seeing as how you literally cannot walk through Molly's room, we will clean that. Otherwise, we'll see what the day brings! Hope you enjoy your Monday!

First Lollipop!

Camden has begun the process of learning to walk. In that process, he has started to let go of objects he is holding on to, and then just fall, several times falling straight back onto the hardwood floors and bumping his sweet little head. Many of his tumbles are just that, a little tumble that he doesn't even flinch at. However, on Friday, he took a big fall and banged his head back onto the floor. Well, he was screaming crying, almost uncontrollably. Then, good mom that i am, i noticed a lollipop sitting on my kitchen counter --- the tooth fairy had visited Molly at school on Monday and brought sugar free lollipops to the kids. Well, i pulled the wrapper off that thing just as fast as i could, and Camden thought he had won the lottery! The tears stopped immediately! Even before the first lick! Here are the pictures of the sheer enjoyment . . .

"AHHHHHHHHHH, open wide." Seemingly he hasn't mastered the art of putting the lollipop in his mouth with the flat part laying on his tongue!! HA!
"Ummmm, Whatdya call these things? This could be my first real word!!!"
"Does this part taste yummy too?"

"Really, this is fun. I've never had something quite so tasty!" "HAHAHAHAHAHA I LIKE THIS!!" Really, you can see him laughing. He was laughing out loud he was enjoying it so much!

Question for you . . . .what do you like to eat that makes you smile this much?