THE WEEK OF SICK

Not much to tell, just yuck. So far Stuart and Cam have refused to get sick, we're praying that they stay that way. I've been sporting a cold/sinus thing for awhile and Tuesday night got the "flu"...violently. Luckily no one else has had it in the house. Emmy's got a cold that's just yuck. Poor thing. The humidifier is running non-stop in her room, plus the nighttime vicks/sudafed thing is plugged in. Hopefully it's all on the mend.

Here's a pic of the sick Em and tired Cam...

The Birthday! (& Emmy with a lightsaber!)

The Birthday Party!
The day dawned bright and beautiful, the sun was shining and God blessed us with a 70 degree day in NOV! Crazy!

Cam woke up SO excited! He's been waiting for this day for weeks. Stuart had blown up all kinds of balloons the night before and we just set them all over the basement floor (the kiddos could run and jump and hit them all over). Cam went downstairs this morning and saw them all over and exclaim, "Oh my, oh oh OHH MY GRACIOUS!" Just the greatest reaction! Then he saw the cake (I realize what it looks like) and he exclaimed that it was beautiful!

His friends came over (Aleah, Sean, Kade, Colton and Josh) and played outside and had a blast! We ate opened presents, ate lunch and had cake...what could be better? Then later tonight we had the family party! More presents (wow!) and more cake...turning 4 has never been better. Camden had the best day! I cannot believe he's 4! I just want him to keep the magic that he feels about the world alive as long as possible!!!! Our prayer this year is that his heart grows to know God more and more and sees His handiwork all around...bless our little boy!!!

Shed Aquarium

In honor of Cam's birthday, Stu took off Monday this week and we went into Chicago to the Shed Aquarium (they have "free" days on Mon/Tues during the fall. While the trip was far from free, its was fun! Cam LOVED all the fish, dolphins, penguins and lizards. Everything was a thrill for him. He said his favorite were the penguins. Emmy (now walking fully) chose to walk up to all the tanks with fish and stand there and "talk" to them. Funny!
We ended the perfect day trip at Maggianos...yum spaghetti...that's the pic of sis at the start...it was good stuff.

Playing outside, its a good thing!

Here’s some pics of Cam playing…the weather’s been brisk, but as long as the sun is shining we’re getting outside. Being cooped up is what January – March is about, right now 30 and 40 degree weather, we can play in that.

Cam climbed a tree with some help. His friend Aleah was over and they played in the leaves for a while and played “bucket head” (don’t ask). Nothin’ but fun!

Cam also got his hair cut… I’ll get some pics of that up soon. He looks so big and handsome with the short hair. All the summertime curls are gone…until next June!

Happy Halloween!!
It was COLD here, hence Cam was a bear again. It’s a roasty, toasty costume! He even got HOT in it! We hit a nearby neighborhood that some friends of ours live in…brought our candy offering and dumped it off, then we went door-to-door. Cam had a great time, but I think we were all a little too cold and tired by the end of things. Our favorite had to be Cam reporting, as he was coming from each door, what he’d gotten there, with GREAT enthusiasm! “Oh, a SUCKER!!! COOL!” etc…

So enjoy the pics…Emmy’s an elephant in case you’re wondering.