Cameron's First Word and Sign!!

Cameron said his first official word!! He has already said Maaa and Daaa and boble (bottle), but he has never said anything clear enough to be an actual word. Yesterday he said "APPLE" and pointed to an apple on the counter. Clear as a bell "APPLE". He gets such a reaction every time he does it that he repeats it all the time now. I am so proud of my little guy. I can't wait to hear his little voice more and more.

Here he is in the car doing it again...

I have been signing to Cameron since he was 10 months old. Just a few basics: Mom, Dad, Food, More, Please, Night Night, I Love You, Milk....anyways he is starting to sign back!! He can make the sign for Milk and for Please, but yesterday he put two signs together to say "MORE PLEASE". It is the cutest thing....I will get it on video because it really is so adorable. The best part is that he knows what he is saying. We were eating a banana together and I always say and sign "MORE PLEASE" while we are eating....and yesterday he signed back!!!

It's the little things that make life fun!

I have been so out of whack for the last month I have only been able to update facebook. So for new stuff, check facebook and I will just do better from now on.

Lets catch up a little......Cameron is finally feeling better from his cold/cough, which makes life wonderful again. We are both still working and busy as ever!! I have not been enjoying the sunny weather becasue that means ALLERGIES!!! Terrible Hay Fever and Grass allergies debilitate me almost daily in the hot summer. I am hoping a doctors appointment might help me get some relief. I have been running for a few months now and believe it or not, I am really enjoying excercise. I have signed up for my first 5K in August so there is no turning back now!! I have a workout partner and that makes all the difference. Halsy just finished finals week and is very excited to not worry about school for a week. We only have one more term before we start Chirpractic College!! I can't believe it is almost here. We were thinking about moving when school came so Halsy wouldn't have to drive so far, but in the end we decided it was financially and emotionally better to stick around here. So my parents have some permanent house mates......but they love it! I am especially excited to stay in the Farmington Ward and keep my friends and calling that I love. I am very excited to be living here when Megan has her baby and stay with my family!! Halsy has a longer commute, but I promised him as many books on tape as he can handle!!

Cameron is growing!! FINALLY....we went to the doctor and he is almost 20 lbs....what a big boy! He is drinking whole milk by the gallon and loves to eat hot dogs. He has added "Ball" and "Balloon" to his list of words. He still moos at everything, but we can get him to "quack" and "Grrrowl" sometimes. He gave us his first sign, something I have been teaching for a few months. He said "please" by signing. I was so proud (especially becasue my family called me silly for months). He also has added spinning to his dance moves. He is so fun! I love watching him figure things out.

My Grandpa DeLong passes away this week and what an experience. It was very sad, but also very wonderful! Having all of the family together from all corners fo the USA was too amazing. It was a beautiful funeral and grave dedication. This was my first experience with a death in the family close enough to feel sorrow. I am very grateful for the gospel and the knowledge that I have that I will see Grandpa again.

4/19/09 - 5/9/09 Recovery and Getting out of the house!

We finally rid ourselves of the dreaded Pink Eye. The disease spread through Brooke to Cameron to Jackson back to Cameron to Dad to John to Halsy to Katelyn and finally ended there!! Mom, Jena, Matt, and Megan came out unscathed. We were purell and clorox freak!! I couldn't stop cleaning and washing things. I NEVER want pink eye again. Hopefully we cleaned well enough that it is gone forever. I haven't posted in so long due to the amount of sick and suffereing people (including myself) that I was caring for. We were so excited to be able to leave the house, but we were so nervous we waited a week after we showed no symptoms to venture out. We took the boys to the playground, out to dinner, to the grocery store (where we liberally drenched the cart in Lysol becasue we determined that was the origination of the pink eye in the first place) and we were loving being around human beings again!

Halsy had been working for Play N' Trade (video game store) for almost a year and it was wonderful. However, the owners weren't too business saavy and announced they were closing the store down. Leaving us without income.....SCARY. Luckily Roof Life needed some data entry work done and he could do that part time from home and then it turned into a full time office position!! YAY for Halsy! We are so happy to have a working schedule again. It gets a little crazy when Daddy is home too much (Mothers out there....you know what I mean). Halsy is still doing school and we only have 1 term left before we start Chirporactic College!!! YIKES....now that it is getting closer I don't think I'm ready.

Cody (our cousin) is leaving on his mission and on Sunday we drove to Seattle to hear his farewell and give him loves! Cameron did so well in the car. Napped, ate, played, read books, and caused no fuss! I am so thankful for my sweet little guy. Cody did a great job and it was fun to see all the family again! We had Mother's Day at Red Robin in Seattle, which was a little weird, but it was better than in the car. We had yummy lunch, balled as we read our Mothers Day cards and then got on the road home.

Cameron is getting smarter by the day. He has learned a few new tricks that I just love and of course he won't perform for anyone. If you ask "How big's Cameron?" then say "Soooooo Big!" he puts his arms above his head and smiles! So cute!! He knows how to Moooo like a cow and Baaa like a sheep too! He loves to sing with Grandma Morin and even is starting to do some of the actions with her. He has no fear of the stairs, which is heart attack time for me becasue he will just walk right off the top stair. He loves to run circles with JAckson around the couches and play their own version of tag (which usually ends up in pushing and crying) but they have so much fun in the nea time, what are you going to do? Cameron also loves to Dance. I have a video on facebook of him dancing and it is too cute!!

PINK EYE...Oh the horror!

I got pink eye and so lovingly passed it to Cameron. Luckily no one else got it in the house so far, but we had to cancel most of our friends from Cam's birthday party because we were contageous (I always think of adventures in babysitting when I say that word) The party was still a success, but we were pretty worried for a little bit. By the way, if you have never had pink eye.....it sucks. I had never had it and I never realized how torturous it is to have red, itchy, dry, yet gooey eyes all the time...ARGH poor us! It is finally starting to get better. Thank goodness.

This is what I have looked like for the past day or so.....lovely.

You can see that his left eye is swollen from the itchy goo that is in there.....poor guy!

4/12/09 - 4/18/09 Easter and more fun!

Cameron is starting to climb on everything! He loves to climb into buckets, bowls, and baskets, especially when there are things in them to throw out!

Jackson loves to make soup and pies for everyone! Here is Cam, Grandpa and Jackson eating some soup a la Jackson!


EASTER!! Jackson got to go on his first easter egg hunt this year! It was so fun watching him find the eggs....at first he didn't get it, but when he found the candy inside the eggs he was all about it!

On easter we get a few presents from grandpa and grandma! Cameron got a book...we love books!

This is Cameron's easter outfit for church! I found it at a resale shop months ago and was so excited that he fit into it. We still had to roll the pants, but we made it work and see how cute he looked!!

We finally got a sunny day in Sherwood, OR and we celebrated by playing in the water. Halsy washed the car and Cam and I played in the waterfall. At first Cam didn't like the water, but once he discovered all the rocks in there I couldn't get him out. We played for over an hour and had a ball!

4/5/09 - 4/11/09 Having Fun

We went to Eugene for Conference Sunday and had a ball! Cameron was so good in the car, of course as long as mommy was sitting next to him in the back:)


We left so early that Cameron was still in his pj's when we arrived, so we got in the bath and when Audrey heard the water she came running and strippin'! So cute, we had a cousin's bath.

This is how Cameron and Halsy watched Conference...so spiritual. It was sure nice for me though.....I actually got to watch.


It was such beautiful weather that we took the boys for a walk on our road. It was warm enough that we went along with Jackson when he decided not to wear pants.....personally I think he looks dang cute!


Cameron loves to play with the rocks. He eats them, throws them, and holds them.


I died when I saw these pictures.....so cute!


Pinecones!! Cameron found them and carried them the rest of the way!!


Saying hi to the cows!!


I took Jackson and Cam to Rood Bridge Park and they loved it! I love watching Cameron walking around! He just doesn't look like he should be able to walk,. but he is getting so good at it!

Big steps for Jackson!

Eating Potatos and corn for dinner.....this time mommy didn't mind the mess for the cuteness it produced!