Kiddo Update

Life is busy this month.  Crazy, fun, busy.  So here is a quick kiddo update, just to share some pictures of what my favorite little people have been up to.

Kinley

If you read this post, you saw that she is wearing a lovely fashion accessory these days.  She did participate in the Little Miss Rebel Pageant, and was first runner-up, boot and all!

She and her gymnast girlies cleaned up the chalk and glammed up--it was sweet to see them together.  

My favorite moments of the night were the high five she and Ellie shared after being called up on stage a second time and the little "good job" that I saw her whisper to the winner as she stepped back into the lineup after being crowned.  Before we left for the school, I kept telling her that it's what's on the inside that counts--and she proved that she understood.

She is winding down her year in third grade, getting ready to turn 9, and making plans for a fun summer.  I love hanging out with her right now!

Case

At two and a half, this little boy has reached a silly point where everything he says is funny!  His favorite things are to tell us the story of the Three Little Pigs, say "Wet me see..." while pretend scratching his chin, and excitedly exclaim, "I ha a good idea!"  Sunday morning when I was getting dressed, I saw this little face peek over the drawer:

He also loves showing off his muscles!

As always, he loves playing with tractors.  He found this helmet on the day of our yard sale and now thinks he has to wear it to drive his "dat-doo trac."  

He found a dirt patch that is perfect for digging in the front yard, and if we even leave the front door cracked just a little, he and his brother will find it and escape to their favorite place:  outside.

I always wanted a little boy to dig in the dirt. :)

Camp

This little boy is going to be the one who keeps us on our toes.  He is starting to talk and loves the /b/ sound.  He has started running and I love his little squatty running steps.  He loves going outside as much as his big brother, and can escape in a blink.  As a matter of fact, last week he escaped while we were playing in the front yard and this is where I found him:

He's a climber!  He has always loved to play in the cabinet where my mixer is, and Sunday night THIS happened:

Y'all--while I was in the kitchen putting up groceries this happened.  I thought he was just playing in the cabinet.  He started whimpering, then crying, and when his cry changed tone, I looked down and saw that his head was STUCK in the cabinet between the braces that hold the mixer shelf in place and the wall.  His poor little ear was bright red from trying to get himself out!  I yelled for Zeke, whose first question was whether I had taken a picture!  Luckily, we just had to move the shelf over and make his head go down and out instead of up and out like he was trying to do.  In the past month, we've swallowed a battery, called poison control, and gotten a head stuck.  He's going to be a challenge, this one.

And, I couldn't resist sharing this photo:

That is cousin love at its finest.  These two are inseparable when they are in the same house.  Audrey will crawl, wiggle, push you, whatever it takes to get close to her Kinley--and once she latches on, she doesn't let go.  We really can't say no to her charms...so if she wants K, she gets K, even in the middle of dessert.  We are love, love, loving having our sweet A close by--and from that sweet grin on her face, it looks like she might be loving it too.

These babies are my sweet chaos...even in the midst of a packed month, STILL the most fun I've ever had!

A First Birthday

This past week we celebrated Camp's first birthday.  It is so hard to believe that this little man that we didn't even dare to dream about just turned one. 

He cut his first tooth at three months, and even has an extra tooth on top.  He started walking at 10 months, mostly to keep up with his brother and sister.  He loves to sleep and slept really well until last fall when he and his brother stayed sick for months on end.  Then he decided that snuggling with Mom was a pretty cool way to spend his nights, and who am I to disagree with that?!

He loves to eat and hasn't met many foods that he doesn't like except for peas and green beans.  Bananas are his favorite fruit, and he will point them out to you at the grocery store.  He will drink milk if that's all you offer, but my Southern boy really loves it when he finds someone's sweet tea.

He loves being outside and "car" was his first official word.  He has just learned to blow kisses and it melts me every time.  He loves playing with balls and carrying around any kind of stick--bat, mop, broom, or gun.  He loves wrestling with his brother, and to my chagrin, the rougher they are, the better he likes it! He also loves playing in the cabinet with the mixer.  Go figure?

He is his own person.  Not only does he look different from his brother and sister, but he acts different too.  He puts EVERYTHING in his mouth.  We never worried about Kinley and Case, but Camp has already eaten dishwasher detergent packets, tasted most of my jewelry, and he loves Kinley's Squinkies.  I have dug more out of his mouth that I ever thought possible!  He is the one who has caused us to babyproof--he loves the stairs and the spray bottles under the kitchen sink.  He is also our biter, and if he comes towards you with his mouth open, you'd better watch out!

He is the happiest baby that I know, and I usually describe him as happiness with skin on.  He loves to smile and laugh, and rarely cries (unless it's one of the mazillion times he has hit his head). 

He is my laid back, go-with-the-flow baby.  He is the puzzle piece that we didn't know was missing--the little Terry boy that has blessed us more than we could have ever imagine!  Happy First Birthday Camp--loving you is fun, Little Man!