Happy 1st Birthday Camden!!!

This day last year started like this..... YIKES

and ended like this.....

Well worth it.

The first few weeks..

Most recently.....

This year has flown by, kind of. I'm sure the next will go by faster!

Happy 1st Birthday Camden, We Love You!!

Stay tuned for pictures from Camden's 1st Birthday Party!!!!

The 11 Month

August was a very productive month for one cute little boy. Camden was very busy, he grew two more teeth for a grand total of four, gave up his bottle for a sippy cup and started walking. He also started doing this cute little thing when he laughs, he throws his head back like you just told him the funniest thing ever. When in reality you just said, butter beans or girls quit fighting. Once he had me convinced that I'd missed my calling to be a comedian so.... I tried my skills out on the rest of the family. Turns out, Camden is very easy amused.

September brings more milestones, a few we can see coming and I'm sure a few that we'll just have to wait for. Tomorrow, Camden is having tubes put in his ears, hopefully this will remedy the problem of ear infections. Please say a little prayer that all goes well.  One week later, September 14, he will turn 1. Yes, it did go fast. It seems like I was just waddling around Long Beach saying prayers that I would go into labor. I'll post some pictures on his birthday but for now you'll have to settle for this quick video of him walking. Feel free to watch it as many times as you like.




POST EDIT: Camden's surgery went well. He slept most of the day and was up playing all afternoon. Thanks for all the prayers!!

Five

Is the number of days we made it until a fundraiser was introduced to my child. During the introduction they make promises of very cheap toys that could be purchased for far less than you spend on the actual fundraiser.

I have often wondered why they didn't just ask parents to make donations as an alternative to fundraising. Maybe they read this blog post and felt my disdain for fundraisers or maybe their child came home with wrapping paper to sell and they had an epiphany. This year they did offer to take your cash in exchange for absolutely nothing what so ever. Which I think is a wonderful idea. However, my child is particularly excited about a key chain she can earn by selling Entertainment Coupon Books. Please don't purchase one from that link unless you use a special code so she will get credit and move up the prize chain to germ/dust catcher  stuffed animal.

A word to the wise, if you don't want to purchase an Entertainment coupon book, don't answer the phone when I call.

Fulcher Family Vacation

Fulcher family vacation 2011 began with us retrieving the girls from the Neshoba County Fairgrounds. I thought they would be sitting on their suitcases waiting on our arrival, Farrah had been gone for a week and Norah two. True to fair form they were sleeping in. If you haven't been to the fair you should know it's ok to stay up past your bedtime, way past your bedtime and sleep late, late as you can sleep. Fair week is a week of it's own, I can honestly say I've never experienced or heard of anything else like it. I suppose that's why my girls love it. I'm guessing that Camden will join them one day.

Once we gathered all of our little children (this is what Farrah calls them), we headed to the beach. Camden had the stomach virus the week before vacation, since the girls were at the fair, we thought we had outsmarted it. It seems that the virus has a voodoo spell on our family, we could hear about it and start hurling. Norah caught the bug, we sanitized and luckily no one else went down. I'm knocking on wood as I type. I'm sure that virus is lurking somewhere laughing about who will be sick next.

The beach was nice, weather was beautiful. Camden didn't mind the sand, or the water. The girls enjoyed catching waves on the boogie boards and burying me and themselves in the sand.

We made it back just in time to attend Meet the Teacher at Madison Station Elementary. Norah is now a 3rd grader and is on the big kid side of the school. YIKES!!! She is very excited, I hope it last through homework hours. :)

Good times were had. Here are a few pictures from the week.

10 Years!!!

Lance and I have been married 10 years today! This is a picture of the day we met. It cracks me up. Seems like yesterday.                     



Good times! I can't wait to see what happens in the next 10 years!

Our Newest Trick

Day in the Park

We enjoyed the weather this weekend and took few pics while doing so.

We are keeping our fingers crossed for more nice weekends. Cross yours too!