Florida 2011

Cam ready to snorkel!  His lips were blue since it was our first day and only in the 60's, but there was no keeping him out of the pool!

Cameron remembered a picture of Bryant and me drinking out of a coconut on our last trip to Mexico...he felt he should give it a try too!  FYI:  a hammer and nail OR a drill are needed to puncture a hole in a coconut!

Coop riding on Bryant's shoulders and anticipating our entry into Sea World!

Shamu!

Riding the carousel at Sea World

Checking out the ice caves at Sea World's Wild Arctic...they loved the snow and ice, even though there is plenty here at home!

Sea World Aquatica
Fun in the sun and the boys' first experience with sunburn...we applied and reapplied, but that darn sun loved our pasty Minnesotan skin!

First steps into the OCEAN!

 

Just a BRIEF glimpse into our trip to Orlando and Cocoa Beach.  We had a splendid time!  The boys did great on the plane trips and were absolutely in awe of all the sites we were able to see in our short time in Florida.  I will say spending eight hours at Sea World with only a purse was delightful...no diapers, no stroller, no bags full of extras!  We can't wait to go back and spend more time watching our boys enjoy the beautiful sunshine and outdoors!

Lucy is my BFF

Cameron's 1st grade Projects and Assignments

My Little Chefs

On the menu....
Partially toasted Eggo Waffles with Parkay and LOTS of Mrs. Butterworth's syrup
Milk or Juice

Happy Birthday to Evan!

My friend Heather's little boy turned two last week...he's currently celebrating with his family at Disney World!  Heather and I had a great time making his cake!

The Countdown is Well Under Way!

11 more days....until we are here...today's forecast 87 degrees and SUNNY!!!!

Happy Valentine's Day!

A few (new and old) pics of those I love on this lovey-dovey day!

Lucy turns 3

Turning Four Festivities Continued...

Coop's door

Cupcakes for daycare

Vikings football from our sweet daycare provider, Jan

A new DS for Coop, so he can take after his big brother!

Pinewood Derby

Cam's Vikings inspired derby car.

Cam competed in his first Pinewood Derby in January. We had no idea what we were in for until we showed up and saw the parents with drills, toolboxes, precision detailed cars, and serious faces. Cam's car was by no means the fastest, but he did have fun and I have a feeling next year will be a whole lot faster!

Cooper turns 4!

My little Jedi Cooper has officially turned 4!  We celebrated his birthday with family, Star Wars goodies, and lunch on the 15th of January, and then enjoyed pizza for his actually big day on the 24th.  Cooper was a little confused when the 24th came around and we were still in the celebrating mood...he was already 4, so why were we having another party?  Coop keeps telling peope that he's 4 when they ask, but that next he'll be 5!  Don't rush it Cooper, you're Mommy is trying to suck the last bits of baby out of you!!! 
Happy Birthday, Cooper!!!  You are SO loved and cherished!!!

A+

Cameron scored 10/10 on his spelling test this week!  He just started spelling and does really well...he even took on the five challenge words to get a perfect score.  We went to Subway for supper to celebrate, which is Cam's favorite! :)

A Politician???

If only our sweet Cameron would put his smarts to better use...

1.  Cam to Coop, "Watch and learn kid!"  AND no, Cameron wasn't demonstrating the best behavior at the time.

2.  Cam goes to school and heads to the gym for morning (before school) kickball.  The teachers asks if he has had breakfast and Cam replies, yes.  Cam plays ball and at the end of the game says his stomach hurts and he needs breakfast.   The teacher says didn't you say you had breakfast and Cam replies, no.  The teacher allows him to have breakfast, which means...not only did he get to play kickball for the full time, but he also got breakfast AND was able to head to class late.  YES, this has happened more than once.

3.  Cam and another boy are wrestling at Kidstop.  The boys are not allowed to wrestle, so they are sent to the office.  The other boy is worried, he hasn't been to the office before, however Cameron has been to the office before... Cam tells the other boy, "Don't worry they'll just have you sit here for five minutes, tell you not to do it again, and then you can go play."  The Kidstop manager couldn't help but laugh since Cam said it with such a straight face and so matter of fact.

Yes, we have a SMART boy on our hands that knows how to work the system.  Grandpa Guy thinks he might grow up to be a politician! :)

Papa and Grandma Sharpe

Gingerbread House

A late Christmas addition...forgot to put this on the blog earlier! 

 Hope you're all enjoying the start to a wonderful, new year!~