Uh Oh......

So Cameron has been taking a few steps here and there for a while now. Nothing to really speak of. But today she decided that walking was the cool thing to do and has been doing so ever since. Now, don't get me wrong, she will still crawl and prefers crawling some of the time but it won't be long until she is walking full time.

the first video is from November 18-

the next two videos were taken today, a lot has changed in a week.

Thankful....

Wow, is it really Thanksgiving already? As Thanksgiving gives way to Black Friday and everything Christmas, I wanted to take a minute to give thanks for all the wonderful blessings in my life that I often either forget or that get overshadowed by everyday life. I need to start taking a few minutes everyday to reflect on the wonderful things in my life and stop getting so bogged down by all the things I cannot change. So with that said, here are just a few of the things I am so very thankful in my life...

• my wonderful, caring, patient, understanding, level headed, handsome and every so logical husband.
• a husband who works so hard at his job as to make my life a little easier.
• the two most extraordinary, beautiful, smartest and funniest girls in the whole world who make me a better person.
• my amazing family.
• better friends than I deserve.
• a warm house to keep me and my family safe.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

A Visit to the Butterfly House

My sister had today off so we decided to take all 4 girls to the Butterfly House in Chesterfield. I knew Olivia would love seeing all the butterflies as she has been asking to go see butterflies for a while. She was pretty funny when we went into the "room" with all the free flying butterflies as she didn't know that the butterflies were free to roam about and that freked her out a bit but all in all she really enjoyed it. After we were done inside the Butterfly House we took them over to the giant carosel and let Olivia and Kate ride. It was a great day and we really enjoyed spending time with Olivia's Meme, Tater Fry and Abby Cadaby.

A beautiful fall day...

Daniel having Thursday off and the beautiful weather, we deicided to rake leaves so Olivia could jump and play in them. So while Cameron was down for a nap Daniel and I raked up most of the leaves in the front yard so Olivia could have a little fun. After about 2 hours of raking and jumping, the leaves were so small you could hardly tell we even had a pile big enough to play in.

These are just a few of the vidoes that I took...

Cameron's 1st Birthday Party

Yesterday we celebrated Cameron's 1st Birthday(a little early). We had a full house of family and friends and it was a great time. It was a little bittersweet as this will be the first and last birthday that Cameron will celebrate in our current house.  She had a great time, got lots of very cool presents and we made some lasting memories!!

New to this all...

After much thought and some gentle nudging I have decided to start a blog. Stay tuned for all the exciting adventures that our family will experience as Daniel prepares to move to Houston while Cameron, Olivia and I stay here for the time being.

Enjoy!!