sliding fun!

Cam is a little dare devil, choosing the fastest slides at every park we go to. Here he is enjoying one in South Carolina.

Then Sarah had to try it out. I think Cam has sliding down, but she needs to work at it.

cousins, second cousins and cousins once-removed

In 2009, six babies were added to the Xaver family. It’s always fun to introduce Cam to fellow members of the 2009 class, and my cousin Meg was nice enough to drive her cute boys (including 2009 member Morgan) down for a visit. After warming up to each other, they really enjoyed playing with toys and jumping on the couch (sorry Aunt Sharon!).

Q: How do you get three boys to look at the camera at the same time?

A: You don’t.

My beautiful cousins and I…

along with our kiddos.

I really enjoyed our visit, and loved seeing the boys! Two years ago, six babies were added to the Xaver family, including Morgan and Cam.

edventure!

We took Cam to visit EdVenture with Sarah on Toddler Tuesday.

We had a great time exploring every room there.

Not sure who enjoyed Edventure more: Cam or Sarah.

Cam’s favorite part was knocking over the towers Sarah and Chris methodically built.

Waiting…waiting…waiting…

BOOM!

Me, after a long morning at a toddler museum.

 

Well worth the visit, and Cam took a very nice nap afterwards!

beach & strawberries

After our nice vacation we came home to a long to-do list at home and work, which meant blogging was placed on hold. After spending Memorial Weekend on the couch with a TBD sickness, I found I had more time on my hands. So here’s the second vacation post–our trip to Isle of Palms Beach.

One of the best beach toys we’ve ever purchased is a small inflatable pool. It gives Cam some water to play in all day. He liked it when Daddy helped him jump from the diving board.

And he CRASHED holding his beach toys on the way home.

As did his Hannah.

We stopped at a strawberry patch on the way home. Cam was very helpful placing them the berries into the buckets; that is until he tasted one and decided they should all be tasted first.

We had strawberry salads, strawberry shortcakes and strawberries in cream the rest of our visit. Yum!

VACATION!

It’s been too long since we took a vacation, and a wedding in Atlanta gave us the perfect opportunity. We decided to visit family in South Carolina before the wedding. Chris’s favorite way to travel is to drive overnight, which we managed once again. I managed to get SOME shut eye on the drive down in between Cam’s wakeful moments while Chris drove the entire way. He crashed as soon as we arrived at our destination (a visit with the Guess girls!) while Cam and I played with the girls.

But day two was a trip to the beach. Cam wasn’t too interested in the water at first, but we discovered last year that a small blow up pool is a great beach toy. 

Some things never get old for a toddler.

We had wonderful weather and a lot of sun. The only one who left the beach without turning red was Cam, the rest of us obviously need to spend more time in the sun. We stopped at a strawberry patch on the way home, more stories and photos to come!

blub blub blub

Cam and I had a lovely morning at The Missouri Botanical Gardens on Saturday, enjoying the weather before yet another cold snap arrived into town.

 Showing off a little bit of our bum.

 We fed the koi until I was out of quarters. Cam was not very understanding of that.

 The fishies talked to Cam, saying “Blub blub blub.”

I realize there’s not a ton of Cam face photos this time, but that’s what happens when you are trying to wrangle a toddler in the middle of crowds. We did have a good time!

tug'o'war

Pip is the best playmate ever.

suction cup fun

giggle giggle!