As of Wednesday, I offically now have two toddlers! Campbell is one....wow! Poor thing, his birthday nearly came and went without being noticed with Christmas, my dad being diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his knee and having to start heavy chemo pronto (more on that later, but please pray for him!), traveling, etc.... I started feeling guilty that he wasn't going to have the big shebang that Austin had, so I quickly threw together a family party....we HAD to get the infamous first-birthday-cake-on-the-face picture!Campbell has become quite the little boy. He started walking a few weeks ago, and over Christmas, be became a pro! He's having a ball keeping up with Austin! It was cute to see Austin get excited about Campbell walking, too! Campbell's only real word is "Ei" (which can mean either Levi or Amen) with an occasional "dada" and an even more rare "mama". He jibber-jabbers all the time, and today I went in to get him from his nap, and he was just lying there singing....precious! He loves to clap and dance and play peek-a-boo. He is on the move and very busy, but still the cuddle-bug he's always been. Oh, he's also squared away the sound an elephant makes.... and just in time for the National Campionship game! :)
What a wonderful blessing our little Camp has been! He is so happy and such a trooper...I could learn a lot from him. He loves his family, especially his big brother. It is the most fun for Andy and me to watch their realtionship develop and grow. We pray daily they will be the best of friends, having fun and encouraging one another, as iron sharpens iron. Happy Birthday Campbell! We love you!
Austin helped me make Camp's cake...and lick the bowl! (and yes, that's a boxed cake mix you see in the back....didn't have time or energy to make anything original or creative :( but how can you go wrong with chocolate on chocolate???)
starting to dig in....
and loving it!
"Now what?" wondered Blackbeard Campbell
This is what we refer to as the "stink eye" for those of you familiar with the movie Juno.... unfortunately, it's one of Austin's favorite poses when we're trying to get a good pic!
Oh, we thought this was funny....I think Austin got a little confused with us talking about Christmas being Jesus' birthday and his Nani's birthday, and that Camp's birthday is right after Christmas....too many Happy Birthdays and Merry Christmases to keep up with! Because on Campbell's birthday, we opened Camp's door to get him, and Austin yelled, "Merry Christmas, Campbell! No...uh...Happy Birthday, Campbell!!" :)
