Camden's First Snow Day!

Today, Camden's Uncle Bob came over to shovel the driveway, and Camden wanted to go out and see him.  I thought it would be a good time to have his first romp in the snow...unfortunalty he has no snow boots, only tennies.  So, I thought I would try a trick that my Grandma would do to my shoes on rainy Sunday mornings to keep them dry on the way to church...

Clearly putting Ziploc baggies over his shoes removes any way for his shoes to get wet and snowy, but it also removes any and all tread to grip the slippery ground!  So after falling several times on the cold ground, Uncle Bob came up with a better idea...

Uncle Bob wanted to use duck tape, I opted for the less sticky masking tape!  Success!  He was dry and warm, and he could even walk without slipping.

First taste of snow.  Delicious!

He didn't really understnad he needed to stay out of the way, but he was enjoying himself reguardless!

Like always, he really liked running away!

Since we also have no sleds yet, Uncle Bob pulled him around on the shovel.  It seemed to be just as fun for Camden!

Camden had a great time playing in the snow!  Only face planted a couple of times, and didn't even mind the snow on his face.  He likes picking up the snow and licking it too!  It was an awesome time!  Can't wait for the next snow adventure.

Mommy's Overalls

In my family we have a pair of "Big Smith" denim overalls that have been passed from one child to the next.  I wore them, as well as all three of my siblings, and I'm pretty sure that even several of my cousins also wore them!  The overalls are kind of our families "traveling pants" to be passed on as long as they last. 

My mom, me and the overalls.

My brother, Andy, wearing the overalls.

Unfortunalty, I don't have pictures here of  everyone wearing the "Big Smith's", but I would love to gather them all together!  I did take a few pictures of my little Camden wearing them though.  Please enjoy!!

 

Halloween 2009

Camden really had a great halloween!  It was a very busy time, but I think that it was pretty successful...First we went to Cross Roads Village with his Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Jon, and Aunt Sarah.  It was super fun!  But so freezing!!!

Camden loves his Grandpa!!

Taking a stroll in the Cross Roads Cemetary

Trick or Treat!!

Taking a quick break between houses to look at the beautiful scenery

Playing with Spiderman in the haybale maze.  SOO much fun!

After all of our trick or treating, we were all ready to warn up and enjoy our donuts and apple cider...

...nobody was more excited then my little monkey!

Everyone had a great time at Cross Roads,

and Camden needed to take a little cat nap before his next

trick or treating adventure!

Time to go trick or treating at daddy's old stompin' grounds!

Camden, like most kids, caught on pretty quickly to what it

 was he needed to do in order to get more candy!

I think he really had a great time showing off his little monkey suit!

He finally realized that mommy was taking his candy out of his bucket,

so he needed to check and make sure he still had some left :-)

Our 2009 Halloween family picture

After such a long day of halloweening, Camden sat down with Daddy,

and all of his candy, to enjoy the fruits of his labor!

The Monkey Chased the Weasel!

Camden and I went to the forest perserve and had a picnic lunch.  It was beautiful fall day and the weather was perfect for a trip to the park.

My dear little man has learned to run...away from me!!  He LOVES to be chased...so that is what I did.

I continued to chase him all over the park!  The little man can run!

He ran and I chased until finally Camden spotted his ball...

Yeah!  Maybe we are going to play with the ball now...or not...yet again, I chased him around while he carried his ball :-)

Wow!  What a great day at the park!  Next time maybe I will figure out how to get Camden NOT to always run away...but probably not!  It was a great day spent chasing my little man and I would do it everyday, if that's all he ever wanted to do  :-)  Love you little man!