More Camille...

Mawy had a wittle wamb...

Slowly but surely...

Excuses

Camille is now sleeping in a "big girl bed."  It's adorable.  I'll have to post pictures.  Anyway, tonight she is standing at the top of the steps screaming for daddy after we have already put her down for the night.  I lead her back to her room and am just about to explain AGAIN to her our rule about not getting out of bed, discipline her, and close her door, when she says the one thing that exonerates her from all punishment...

I pooped.

2 going on 4

When you ask Camille how old she is, she'll say, "I four!"  When you say, "You're not four."  She'll say, "TWO!"

Indeed, my baby girl just turned two.  She is sure she can do everything her 4 yo sister can do, and honestly, I feel like she's been 2 for at least 6 months.  Her birthday was May 9th.  Her party for family and friends was on Saturday the 7th.

 The theme was BALLOONS!  I was really happy with how my balloon cupcake display turned out.  I got the idea here.

The pink ones were strawberry, the purple were vanilla, the green were chocolate, and the orange were "mystery."

Once again, the Hollingers made the trip from PA.  We love them.

We had the party at Fox Hill Park again this year.  We used the grill for a delicious cookout.  Once again, there was a second party that showed up to use the pavilion.  You can't reserve it.  It's first come, first serve.  Luckily, they found my husband first.  He has so much more grace than I do in these situations.  I was ready to tell them to move some tables together under the trees like we did last year.  We were here first!  Of course, SHARING was a much better example for our kids, and it really was fine.  The pavilion is huge.  Thank you sweetie.

KISS SANDWICH!!!

Her cupcake of choice....unfortunately, I forgot to bring candles.

Gamma Barron with cousin Mikey

Aunt Brooke and Uncle Damien

Uncle Bobby and Aunt Jenny
Bobby took most of the pictures in this post.  I handed him my camera when we got to the cupcakes part, and he did a great job capturing the rest of the party.  Thanks Bob!

GIFTS!!!

My uber talented friend, Missy, MADE this doll for Camille.  Yes, I said "made"....yes, she does have three girls of her own....no, I don't know where she finds the time to be so generous with her creativity.

On Camille's actual birthday, daddy had an errand to run close to our house in the middle of the day.  Afterward, he showed up with flowers and a princess card for his birthday princess.

Yeah, he's cool like that.

Happy Birthday, sweet girl!!!  We love you!

Wordless Wednesday...Dress-up

She was especially proud of this last one...

It was the middle...

Some of you saw my facebook status asking...

"Was it the sometimes uncoordinated, crazy first child or the "I want to do it myself," independent middle child that was the first to need stitches?" (or something like that)...

Those of you who guessed Camille are correct!  She and Adeline were being crazy playing on our bed when Camille took a dive over the edge and hit her head on my bedside table.  The cut was short but deep.  She happened to chose a day when we were headed to the clinic anyway for Nathaniel's two week well check up.  We swung by daddy's office, where the girls were going to stay to color/read/play leapster while I took Nathaniel to his appointment.  Change of plans....I took Adeline with me to Nathaniel's apt (he's healthy...weighing in at 8lbs, 9oz), and Patrick took Camille to the ER for stitches.  We all convened there.

Might as well use the waiting time to hold my baby brother!

They wrapped her in a sheet like a burrito, and she insisted that mommy hold her.

She SCREAMED the whole time and broke my heart.

When it was done, they gave her a popsicle, and like a light switch, she was "all better."  "This pah-sicle is nummy, mommy."  ....and she's been her joyful self ever since. 

Joy Personified

I LOVE this girl!!!  She really is "joy personified."  Here are a few pictures Patrick took from their trip to the Strasburg railroad.  She's such a hoot!

*Update*  Thanks to everyone who has been praying for Camille.  She is doing great after her surgery.  She spiked a fever the next day (103ish) that lasted 3 days.  We don't think it was related to the surgery (except that she may have picked up the virus in the doctor's office or hospital...ya know, where sick people go?!?).   Her eyes seem to be much straighter.  She occasionally overcompensates and crosses her eyes, but that is typical after surgery and should correct in a few weeks (we notice it less every day).  We see her doctor again at the beginning of Feb.  We saw him two days after the surgery, and he was very pleased.