Everyday with Shane & Cameron

Snow Snow go AWAY!

2010-02-19T07:52:00.000-08:00

well since it's cold and we are stuck inside...I thought i'd get out my new floor that i bought the other day to try out on the kids. :) i have such funny, sweet beautiful babies! :) what a blessed life! :)

cameron went 1st while shane was at school-

shane's turn..but 1st he needed a snack! ;)

It's been awhile!!!!!!!!

2010-02-17T18:24:00.001-08:00

I have not updated this poor blog in forever!!!

well here is a small update and i promise to be better about updating this! :)

GO SHANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-07-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

Jason took Shane's training wheels off his bike the other day! Shane did GREAT! He has been practicing everyday and he's doing great! Our little boy is growing up so fast!

so proud of him! :)

LOL! 3 seconds before cam man got taken out. LOL! good thing daddy saved the day and helped shane stop!

go shane! :)

Cameron can pedal his tricycle now too!! :)

isn't he wonderful?!

pretty eyes cam man-(and he refers to himself as Cam man too!)

**Baby Giggles**

July 4th-

2009-07-15T21:26:00.000-07:00

After a 21 hour drive from SC, we went to see fireworks. yes we are crazy. lol! we did have a good time though. they boys LOVED the fireworks! ENJOY! :)

Our Patriotic Boys-

Mommy and her tired babies-

Shane loves his fireflies! :)

Our Trip to S. Carolina-

2009-07-15T20:59:00.001-07:00

We had a fun trip to SC. We got to see family and friends and it was fun to be in a familiar place again. Sometimes we do miss living there. :) We took the kids to the beach and to the lake and had lots of fun hanging out with everyone. enjoy the pics-

pap and the kids-

slushy boys-

some of cam in pap's front yard-

Family Picture!! :)

fun at the lake-

i think Cameron looks just like Shane in this photo-when Shane was 2yrs old. :)

love this one of shane-

**Eyelashes**

another favorite photo-

cam loved the lake-

Jason and Shane on father's day-

The kids with their besties! :)

jason and cameron-so cute!

MYRTLE BEACH-

We took the kids to Myrtle Beach for the day. they loved the ocean! :) We finished the day at Joe's Crab Shack! Shane LOVES crablegs and ate every bite of his yummy dinner! it was a fun time!

Photo Time!

2009-06-24T08:33:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago I took the boys to the base parade grounds to run around (GET PICTURES ;) ) They did great though. I promised icecream and got nothing but smiles from Shane. Cameron could careless about icecream. LOL! so getting him to cooperate was a challenge. ;) We had fun though and I'm happy w/ the pictures. :)

i won't go into details on what i had to do to get this picture. LOL! Being fast was definitly 1 thing because this pose didn't last long. ;)

I love this one of Shane-

They liked the cannon-

My funny 2 year old crawling on the floor of the gizebo because he's afraid of wooden floors and high places. LOL! he's so funny! After a few minutes he did get up and walk but only holding on to the railing for dearlife. ;) he's crazy!

One of my favorites!

Shane took this one. He has a great eye! :)

A few more-

Strawberry Muffins

2009-06-12T11:14:00.000-07:00

Last night Shane and I made some yummy strawberry muffins from our strawberries we picked last week. They turned out so good and they were easy and fun to make!

Strawberry Muffins

**For extra sweetness, dust with cinnamon sugar while still hot.

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

2 eggs

1 cup Stoynfield lowfat plain yogurt

1/4 cup butter, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped strawberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Grease a 12 muffin tin or line it with paper baking cups.

In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar and baking soda.

In another bowl, stir together eggs, yogurt, melted butter and vanilla until blended.

Toss the strawberries with the flour mixture.

Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until the flour is just moistened. The batter will be lumpy.

Spoon the batter into the muffin cups.

Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.

Yields 12 muffins

Thanks to Suzanne for the yummy recipe! :)

My Family-By Shane

2009-06-09T09:00:00.000-07:00

This is a cute idea. Copy this note, ask your kid the questions and write them down exactly how they respond.

WE CHANGED IT AND ADDED DADDY AND CAM TOO! :)

My Mom- by Shane, Age 6
1. What is something mommy always says to you? GET DOWN HERE NOW-WHEN I'M UPSTAIRS AND YOU WANT ME
2. What makes mommy happy? WHEN I'M BEING A GOOD BOY
3. What makes mommy sad? WHEN I'M NOT BEING A GOOD BOY
4. How does your mommy make you laugh? BEING TICKLED
5. What was your mommy like as a child? YOU LIKED TV
6. How old is your mommy? 26
7. How tall is your mommy? BIG
8. What is her favorite thing to do? GO SHOPPING
9. What does your mommy do when you're not around?LAY ON THE COUCH AND SLEEP
10. If your mommy becomes famous, what will it be for? I'M NOT SURE
11. What is your mommy really good at? PLANTING FLOWERS.
12. What is your mommy not very good at? I'M NOT SURE
13. What does your mommy do for her job? CLEAN THE HOUSE.
14. What is your mommy's favorite food? TURKEY??
15. What makes you proud of your mommy? BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.
16. If your mommy were a cartoon character, who would she be? THE NEWS GIRL
17. What do you and your mommy do together? GO SHOPPING EVERYDAY
18. How are you and your mommy the same? WE BOTH HAVE BROWN EYES
19. How are you and your mommy different? CAUSE I PLAY THE WII AND MOMMY PLAYS ON THE COMPUTER
20. How do you know your mommy loves you? BECAUSE SHE GIVES YOU HUGS AND KISSES
21. Where is your mommy's favorite place to go? SHOPPING AT THE GROCERY STORE

my Daddy-By Shane
1. What is something daddy always says to you? YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND
2. What makes daddy happy? WHEN WE GO OUT TO EAT AND STUFF
3. What makes daddy sad? WHEN WE DON'T GO PLACES.
4. How does your daddy make you laugh? TICKLE ME
5. What was your daddy like as a child? HE WATCHED FOOTBALL
6. How old is your daddy? 20
7. How tall is your daddy? THIS TALL
8. What is his favorite thing to do? HELP ME BEAT LEVELS ON WII
9. What does your daddy do when you're not around?SOMETIMES TAKES NAPS.
10. If your daddy becomes famous, what will it be for? I DON'T KNOW
11. What is your daddy really good at? WORKING ON AIRPLANES
12. What is your daddy not very good at? FIXING THE TV
13. What does your daddy do for his job? WORK
14. What is your DADDY'S favorite food? CHICKEN
15. What makes you proud of your daddy? BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.
16. If your daddy were a cartoon character, who would HE be? SPONGEBOB SQUARE PANTS
17. What do you and your DADDY do together? PLAY THE WII
18. How are you and your DADDY the same? WE HAVE THE SAME HAIR
19. How are you and your DADDY different? WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME PAJAMAS
20. How do you know your DADDY loves you? BECAUSE HE GIVES YOU HUGS AND KISSES
21. Where is your DADDY'S favorite place to go? THE GYM

ABOUT CAMERON-BY SHANE
1. What is something CAM always says to you? SOMETIMES SAYS SHANE ARE YOU GOING TO GET A SOWWAY BUT IDK WHAT THAT MEANS.
2. What makes CAMERON happy? WHEN WE GO TO FUN PLACES
3. What makes CAMERON sad? WHEN WE DON'T GO PLACES
4. How does CAMERON make you laugh? TICKLES
6. How old is CAMERON? 2
7. How tall is CAMERON? THIS TALL
8. What is his favorite thing to do? PLAY W/ TOYS
9. What does CAMERON do when you're not around?IDK CAUSE I'M NOT WITH HIM
11. What is CAMERON really good at? I'M NOT SURE
12. What is CAMERON not very good at? NOT PLANTING FLOWERS CAUSE HE'S 2
13. What does your CAMERON do for his job? HE DONT' EVEN HAVE A JOB!!!!
14. What is CAM'S favorite food? SKITtLES
15. What makes you proud of your CAM? GIVING HIM HUGS AND KISSES
16. If CAMERON were a cartoon character, who would HE be? BACKYARDIGANS-PUBLO
17. What do you and CAM do together? WE PLAY TOGETHER
18. How are you and CAM the same? WE ARE BOTH WHITE
19. How are you and CAM different? WE DONT' HAVE THE THE SAME PJS
20. How do you know CAM loves you? HE GIVES ME KISSES WHEN HE GOES NIGHT NIGHT.
21. Where is CAM'S favorite place to go? IN HIS ROOM TO PLAY.

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LOL! He is so funny! I especially like how he thinks the grocery store is my favorite place to be. LOL! and i cracked up inside on his answer for #1 and #18 on Cam's survey. LOL! and I promise our child doesn't sit infront of he tv all day playing wii! ;)

Gotta love kids! especially a 6 year old boy named Shane!

"I Can Hear!"

2009-06-09T08:10:00.000-07:00

Shane has been having hearing problems for the last few months. He failed 2 hearing tests at school and 1 at the doctors office. His teacher was worried that he wasn't listening. So we made the appointment with the ENT and his adnoids were 3 times the size of adult adnoids. They were also blocking his ears and that was causing a major build up of fluid. The ENT said shane was hearing like a person hears if someone is talking under the water. No wonder he wasn't listening at school! the poor boy couldn't hear!!! So finally, yesterday was his surgery to have tubes places in his ears and to have his adnoids removed. He did GREAT! The first thing he said to me in the recovery room is "I can hear Mommy!" "I can even hear whispers!" He was in a little pain yesterday, but he was just in amazement all day that he could hear me talking upstairs when he was downstairs. He also kept telling us how different our voices sounded. Shane is doing much better today! He's complaining of a little throat pain, but for the most part, he is running around and playing like normal. It's going to be very hard to limit his activity for the next 7 days. Haha! :)

Here is a picture of him yesterday right before he went back for his surgery. He was so proud of his ID bracelet and wore it all day. LOL! he also collected quite a few doctor supplies yesterday too! :) One doctor gave him a mask, another gave him a surgical mickey mouse mask, and the nurse gave him bandaids and gloves. :)

Icecream Boy

2009-06-07T21:36:00.000-07:00

Funny story behind this photo. :)

After dinner, I gave Cameron a icecream bar. I was in the living room and Jason went outside. Cam kept saying all done mommy, all done mommy. I kept telling him to hold on. So then he says "Mommy i need towel for hair!" "I need keen (clean)!" I looked at him and all i could do was laugh and take a picture!

The AMAZING Pizza Machine!

2009-06-07T21:20:00.000-07:00

We've been told for the last few months that the Amazing Pizza Machine is really fun, well yesterday we took the boys to check it out. It is VERY fun! It has a yummy buffet, games, rides and we spent 3 great hours there!

Shane eating his dinner-

Cameron on the cho0-choo! :)

Cam playing the popcorn catching game. he loved it!

Shane and Daddy on the go carts-shane loved this!

Shane playing a boxing game. :)

Cam playing skeeball-

Bumper car fun! :)

I rode this w/ shane a regretted it after. LOL! Shane loved it though! i joked w/ jason on the way home that i must be getting old because i seriously have a hard time doing wild, round in circle rides. LOL!

Air and Space Museum

2009-06-07T20:54:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we took the boys to the Air and Space museum! They really liked it. Shane was very interested in learning about the planes and daddy was happy to tell him all about them. Cameron loved looking at the planes and running all around. LOL! it was a lot of fun though! Like an indoor airshow!

Some of the planes at the museum-

The boys sitting in a tire from an old space shuttle-

Shane the astronaut!

Cam under one of the planes-

This is the plane Jason's grandfather flew in in WWII. It was neat to see it restored and get a picture of Jason and the boys infront of it. :)

Shane was so interested in how the planes worked. it was so cute!

Cameron playing on one of the pretend cockpits. :)

Shane being a pilot. :)

Strawberry Patch~

2009-06-03T22:19:00.000-07:00

Today I took the boys on a fun playdate to the strawberry patch! They had a lot of fun picking and eating the strawberries! Tomorrow we are going to make Strawberry Muffins! Yum! We started this back when Shane was 3 and I was pregnant w/ Cameron and we have done it every year since! It's so fun and I hope it's something we can continue for years to come!

You've got a Friend in Me

2009-06-02T19:41:00.001-07:00

I made this video of the boys a couple weeks ago! :) I making them each a copy to have when they are adults. i hope it's something they can cherish forever. and I hope that they will be friends forever too! :)

I'm Back!!!

2009-06-01T20:33:00.000-07:00

Well, i've gone back kinda far and tried to fix the blog. It's now public again and after this set of pics i'll start watermarking them. :)

It has been 3 months?! since i've updated this! We've been sooo busy!

Well, 2 big things!!! Cameron is completly potty trained!!! He has an accident every now and then, but he is doing awesome! We are very proud of him! Shane is officially on his way to 1st grade!! I'm happy and sad about this! He is such a big boy now! :) He had a great end of the year program and we are very proud of him! :)

We enjoyed spring and are now getting settled into summer! Shane loves being off school! We are enjoying exploring Omaha, making new friends and having fun in our backyard!

Here are tons pictures from the last few months-Enjoy! :) This is going to be a LOOONGG post!! it may take a few minutes to load all the pictures! :)

The boys at the base Easter Egg Hunt in April-

Shane played soccer for 6 weeks. He really liked it and wants to play again this fall!

I took the boys one afternoon to some beautiful gardens that are in Omaha. I got some great pictures of them and it was fun exploring the gardens! :) The flowers are just gorgeous and I can't wait to take the boys back there!

Well, of course they didn't really want to cooperate and humor me when it was time to take photos! LOL! :) I love this though! i can't help but crack up everytime i see this picture!

Now these are better! :)
Cam in the gardens-

Shane in the gardens-

They turn on the smiles so well! ;)

We bought a firepit for our backyard and we've had a great time on the weekends hanging out by it and making marshmellos, little smokies and moutain pies! The boys really love it!

Mother's Day-
I had an absolutly wonderful mother's day! We went to on a Drive thru Wildlife Safari! We drove through and seen a lot of animals and then we got out of the van and hiked in the woods to find bears and wolves! Very fun! :) It was a wonderful day! Couldn't ask for anything better!

My Guys hiking-

One of the wolves we found-

Some of the animals on the safari-

They collected everything on the path-Leaves, bark, sticks, mulch, rocks-you name it, they had it!!

I love this! :)

Zoo fun-
We really love the zoo! We have been there 3 times now and have finally seen everything the zoo has to offer! Each time we go the boys love it more! Shane's favorites are the tigers and lions and Cam's favorites are the fishies (aquarium).

I love them in green-

Me and my big 6 yr old!

Daddy and Cameron-(looking at parrots)

And again-

Shanebug-

After our zoo trip, we went to a local lake and i took some pics of the boys! i LOvE siloutte shots! they are definitly one of my new favorites!

Crazy Boys!!!!!!!!!
One night while jason was at work we had some fun w/ the camera! Shane LOVES taking pics so he took some of me and cam and then we just had some fun! they are just sooo silly!

Cam's Crazy Napping-
We've decided to sorta end Cam's naps. I know it's something i'll regret later, but it's easier to plan things and do stuff w/out working around a nap. Of course it's nice because unlike Shane, Cam will nap anywhere! A couple weeks ago, Shane was playing in his room and cam was on the floor playing cars...a few minutes later it got quiet and i looked under the table and he was sound asleep. It was very funny! This is very funny, but his most recent sleep session in the shopping cart at Costco was the best. unfortunatly I didn't have a camera for that one, but at least i caught this one on camera. By the way, he is under our coffee table and he slept almost 2 hours under there! :)

My almost 1st grader-
Shane's last day of kindergarten. makes me sad. i can't believe he going to 1st grade. he's so excited though. "they are the big kids mom!"-So there you have it! He got great marks on his report card. Even in music class! ;)
(with his teacher)

A new playset!!!
I scored a free wooden playset for the boys on craigslist.com. jason and I spent a day putting it together and it has been a hit ever since! both boys LOVE it!

dirt on his nose. :)

i love these 2 pics-

And I love this one of Shane-Taken in his clubhouse! :)

Mommy's Helper-
Cameron had so much fun helping me water the flowers a few nights ago! :) He's so funny! He usually hates water and the hose, but he does seem to do okay with it when he's in control. lol! silly boy!

Fishing Fun-
We took the boys to a local lake last weekend to fish! it was a lot of fun! Shane seemed to like fishing a little and Cam was busy chasing geese! LOL! i caught 3 fishies! yay! :)

The boys fishing-the 10 seconds that cam sat and "tried" to fish. ;) LOL!

Daddy and his guys-

my fish-shane was so excited!

Cameron- :)

Shane-:)

Okay! Well I think i covered Most of what i missed! :) Check back often for updates! We are keeping busy and exploring lots of new places and trying new things!!!!!!!! Love to all! We miss you and LOVE you! :)

2009-03-27T18:13:00.000-07:00

Eyelashes

2009-03-23T09:57:00.000-07:00

I love Cameron's eyelashes and i try to photograph them every chance i get!! Just one that i caught at the zoo. love this photo and this little man!

Henry Doorly Zoo

2009-03-23T09:41:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we took the boys to the Henry Doorly Zoo! It was so much fun! The zoo is huge so we got plenty of exercise walking everywhere! LOL! It has a lot of cool exhibits though. A butterfly pavilion, a rainforest, an aquarium and a neat thing called desert dome. We bought a family pass, so hopefully we can go to the zoo a lot! The boys loved it! Cam even walked the whole time and he did great!

It's Spring!!!

2009-03-23T09:26:00.000-07:00

Well, we think Spring may have made an appearance in Nebraska! We've had about 4 days of beautiful weather..of course as i type this is chilly and gray outside, but hey, maybe it's a start of spring. LOL! We've been outside non stop with the boys though and it's been great! Shane has found some 6 year olds that live in our neighborhood so he is at the park constantly with his friends! And Cam just loves playing on his bike, skates or in the backyard!

Shane's Bday Party and other stuff~

2009-03-23T09:17:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago we had shane's 6th Bday party at the local skating rink! He had so much fun! Only 2 of his friends came to the party, but the boys all had a blast and shane was happy, so thats all that matters. :) Shane does really well on his skates and he can't wait to go back! :)

Cameron's Toddler Skating!

A few weeks ago I took Cameron to our local skating rink for toddler skate time! he really loved it so i need to make it a weekly thing for him!

Here he is skating like a big boy!

Shane loves to put tattoos on Cameron! It's so dang cute! and Cam just loves them too!

Sunny Days!!

2009-02-27T12:15:00.000-08:00

This week we had 2 beautiful days!! It was a nice preview of spring...hopefully! The boys were both so excited to get outside. Jason blew up the bouncy house and we also played at the park. It was so fun for them. Hopefully this is a preview of our spring/summer days. FUN in our backyard. And a park is right behind our house. How cool is that?!

Happy 6th Birthday Shane!

2009-02-25T22:44:00.000-08:00

February 26, 2009-Shane is 6yrs old today. I can't believe it. Time goes too fast! I've looked at all the pictures i could find tonight of him from 2, 3, 4 and 5 yrs ago. It just doesn't seem like it should be time for him to be 6 already.

But i'll be happy for him today on the outside (and cry on the inside cause my baby is getting so big so fast!). He's so excited about his bday! :) Such a big kid now!

My sweet boy! Shane! I love listening to his stories and I love watching him play. He has the greatest imagination! He's a great brother, a great son and a great friend. He's just a good boy. I love everything about that kid and i hope to be just like him one day. Caring, giving, kind, generous, sweet, loyal, sincere, unique, smart, funny and the list could go on and on.

Happy 6th Birthday Shanebug. Mommy loves you more than you'll ever know. :)

Just a little video i made of shane...

Happy Bday Shane! :)

Busy Month!

2009-02-25T18:36:00.000-08:00

February has been such a busy month! Can't believe it's almost over.

Here are some updates and new stuff we've done this month.

This is our new dog Snow. She is part Husky from what we were told. She's adorable though and she is such a sweet dog!

Jason painted Shane's face up for the Superbowl. Shane LOVES the steelers! Just like his daddy! lol! He watched the game and cheered along with Jason. So fun! Go Steelers!

A few weeks back, we took the kids to the Omaha Children's Museum. They really enjoyed it! It's a great place with lots of neat stuff that the kids really loved.

Shane and Cameron playing on a fire truck!

Shane with his face paint. They had a real face painting station that kids could do their own faces. it was so fun for him!

Cam had a blast! this was his first time at a children's museum!! We can't wait to take both boys back! And it's great because it's only about 15 minutes from us!

Bowling!

2009-01-30T20:46:00.000-08:00

This week Jason had a day off, so when Shane got out of school we surprised him with a trip to the bowling alley. He loves to bowl and he does really well for an almost 6yr old. he insist on the bumpers, but he actually does better without them. Cam even bowled 1 full game too. He loved throwing his ball down the lane..with the help of Jason and Shane of course. LOL! it was a fun day! :)

Downtown Fun-

2009-01-13T11:20:00.000-08:00

Over the weekend we took the boys downtown to have some fun in the snow and explore the park. It was fun!

Shane and Cam sledding

3/52

2009-01-12T21:20:00.001-08:00

#3 of my 52 week photo project.
Jason and I took the boys to downtown Omaha over the weekend. We played in the snow and walked around the little lake. It was a lot of fun! Gotta love Cam's face. he wasn't too impressed with the trip. His boots kept falling off and he kept falling down in his snowsuit. he was only happy during sled time. LOL! And shane of course LOVED the snow! :) Such a great day!

Lots of New Stuff!!!

2009-01-12T20:13:00.000-08:00

Lots of stuff going on lately.. and lots of new pictures to add...

Cameron has decided to take a big step in being a big boy. About 2weeks ago he started climbing out of his bed. So Jason took the rail down in the middle of the night and he is now sleeping in his make do toddler bed. LOL! (his bed doesn't convert) So we will be making a trip for a toddler bed this weekend!!

2 more from Cam's 2 yr photo shoot-(i think he looks just like shane at this age in this one! such a cute little smile!)

And 1 more-

2/52 of my picture a week with the boys-Kisses for Cameron is this one! :)

And some fun bathtime pictures. Definitly the favorite time of day at our house! :) Both boys always have so much fun!!

and who doesn't love cute, little, wrinkley little kid feet! hehe!

Cameron watching Jason shovel our driveway! I love this picture of him!!!!

Shane's new "pet"

An old picture from November..The boys playing in the backyard. From November from a "warmer" high 40s day. LOL!

Okay. that's all for now! :) enjoy! :)

Cameron liking the camera or his horse?!?!

2009-01-03T21:51:00.000-08:00

I took these a couple weeks ago of Cameron. He LOVES his horse that Uncle Andy made him. He'll seriously rock on that thing for 30 minutes straight! So i grabbed my camera and got these!!! I still have a few more to edit but these 2 are my favorite shots! all the cute smiles are courtesy of Jason making him laugh behind me! :)

I love this one! Look at those eyes!

And 1 more..Love that smile!!..i will share the rest when i get them edited..

3 cute pictures-

2009-01-02T23:40:00.000-08:00

Poor poor shanebug is sick again. :( This is him yesterday with a 102 fever. I came downstairs and he was all curled up on the couch sleeping..Poor little guy.

And too cute!! We had went out earlier to the mall for shoes and boots. he was so excited to get boots. he put them on as soon as he came home. i thought it was so cute that he fell asleep on the couch with them on. LOL!!!!

And the last one..
My babies..
They are so sweet!

The 52 Week Picture Project~

2009-01-02T23:31:00.000-08:00

i just started a project this New Years! It's a picture a week with my kids! So "The 52 Week Picture Project" I don't have that many pictures of me with my boys, so i thought this would be a great project to capture some moments with them...Every week i will post a new one and i'll try to get creative with it. we will see. LOL! At the end of the year I'm going to make them and myself an album of the pictures. Hopefully i can do this yearly and it can be something special for them to look back on..

So here is 1/52-
Not the best photo. Lots of technical stuff wrong with it..and neither one wanted their picture taken. Shane's sick..Cam, well he usually doesn't want much to do with the camera. LOL! But here it is..Hopefully next week we can get creative!!!!

(For some Reason, the horizontal pictures are being cut off..they must be too big for this page.)

Let it snow~

2008-12-29T12:39:00.000-08:00

These are from a couple weeks ago. The boys loved the snow. This was Cameron's first time playing in the snow and he loved it!!!

Merry Christmas~

2008-12-25T18:01:00.000-08:00

What a GREAT Christmas we had this year! The boys loved everything! Shane said santa brought him everything on his list. (Whew!) Cameron woke up with a 102 fever but he still had a great day!

Waiting for Cameron to wake up! hehe!

LOL! love the flying paper! so fun!

Shane sooo excited about Guitar Hero!

Cameron opening one of his gifts..

Cam's Favorite Gift! his powerwheel!

Shane wore this all day! hehe! :)

Merry Christmas! Hope Everyone had a wonderful Holiday!

Happy 2nd Birthday to my Sweet Boy Cameron!!

2008-12-20T06:14:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Cameron's 2nd birthday. I can't believe how fast the last 2 years have gone!! He is a delightful little guy and I'm so thankful that he's in our family. He fits right in and he's just wonderful in every way. He's sensitive, kind, loves to help and loves to give kisses and hugs! Cameron is talking so much!! He learns new words and sentences everyday. :)

Favorites-

Favorite Food-Mac and Cheese, Juice and his "snacks" (LOL)
Favorite Toy-Blocks, Books, Elmo, Cars and Trucks and of course his brother!
Favorite TV Show-Elmo, Blues Clues, Jacks Big Music Show and Moose A. Moose
Favorite Things to Do-Bath time, Reading books, playing with Shane and playing outside.

Happy Birthday Sweet boy! Mommy loves you so much!!!

Copy and paste the link below for more Bday Pictures! :)

http://www.flickr.com/gp/13369792@N08/9eGsY2

Brothers Forever--

2008-12-14T16:52:00.000-08:00

My Precious Sons-

Shane-5 yrs 10 months-Growing up so fast!

Cameron-2 years old in 5 days!! how did that happen so fasT?!?!

Mr. Serious~

2008-12-14T16:50:00.000-08:00

He didn't want his picture taken. It's my new favorite though. I think the serious face pictures are the BEST! i love his eyes and nose. :)

Steeler Football~

2008-12-14T16:48:00.000-08:00

Jason's new favorite picture!

Merry Christmas From Shane~

2008-12-11T08:41:00.000-08:00

Shane-Always a good sport at picture taking! :) Merry Christmas! :)

Cameron Loves CandyCanes~

2008-12-11T08:33:00.000-08:00

Today i tried many things to get Cam man to cooperate for some Christmas pictures. The only thing that worked was a big candycane!!!! He loved it though and i was able to catch some really cute shots of him!

It's Christmas Time~

2008-12-04T06:19:00.000-08:00

Despite all of our moving and unpacking, we did manage to get our tree up! the boys love it and did a great job helping decorate it.

I'm thankful~

2008-11-26T20:21:00.000-08:00

I'm just sitting here tonight just thinking. Thinking about the wonderful holiday tomorrow. Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving. I love cooking. I love eating of course too! lol! but i also like thinking about all that i'm thankful for. I've never really wrote it down so here it goes-My top 10 of the things of Thankful for.

1. My wonderful husband. i will never for the life of me know how i ever got to be so lucky. He loves me, He puts up with me and he makes me laugh when i feel like crying. He's amazing.

2. My wonderful, beautiful children. I have been blessed from the top of the heavens with these two sweet angels and i will NEVER be able to THANK God enough for blessing my life with them.

3. My home. It's heated, it has a sturdy roof and it is filled with so much LOVE. When i'm in it, i'm happy..truly happy.

4. My Children's Health. I'm so ThankFul that i hear those LOUD screams, i break up those fights, clean up those messes, hear those belly giggles....cause that all means they are healthy and thriving!

5. My Family & Jason's Family. They call me, they help us when we need it and they Love us. Unconditionaly.

6. My Best Friends-They live far away now but i will Never forget them and i'm so Thankful for the 5yrs we got to spend with them!

7. My Photography-I love it. it makes me happy and i'm glad i have a supportive hubby who lets me love and have such an expensive and time consuming hobby. LOL!

8. My Health-Maybe selfish but i'm thankful that i'm healthy so i can watch my sweet boys grow and learn.

9. Jason being Home-After having him gone for a full year, i'm just so happy and thankful that he is here with us this year! :)

10. A Silly one for the last one. LOL! Living near a Target AND a Starbucks. That is just J-O-Y!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! :)

On our way to Nebraska~

2008-11-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

These were taken at a rest stop in Iowa. the kids were done riding so we stopped..they ran around (jumped off some picnic tables LOL) and i even got some great siloullete pictures of them from the beautiful sunset. The sunsets are just amazing out here!!!!!

Saying Goodbye to South Carolina~

2008-11-14T11:06:00.000-08:00

Today it really hit me that we are leaving S. Carolina. I've been excited since last year about leaving this state. But today I'm kinda sad about it all. It's shane's teachers fault. lol! She sent him home with a beautiful scrapbook filled with pictures and letters from his friends. So sweet! That got me thinking about Shane's school time here in S. Carolina. He has gone to the same school since he was 2 1/2 yrs old. I'm not ready for him to be in a big school in all day kindergarten. :( Where has the time gone??

His first day of preK-2 1/2 yrs old-

His first Day of Kindergarten

And now after thinking about all of Shane's day school memories, it really makes me sad to say goodbye to South Carolina. For a number of reasons too! SC was the first place Jason and I made a home together. We were young and newleyweds when we first moved here. This is the place we have watched Shane grow.

3 1/2 months old-We just moved in a few days before this was taken! i remember it like yesterday!

Just some of Shane as a baby in our first house.

And of course we can't forget about Cameron. He was born in South Carolina and i will always have the memory of being pregnant here and the house we brought him home to. :)

So i guess that leaves me to a closing. In Jason's military career i'm sure we will move several times and i'm sure that we will take something with us with each base we leave. But i think Shaw will be at the top of our most memorable military bases. It was were we started our lives, watched our boys grow, made the BEST friends (that we won't EVER forget!) and just grew so much in so many ways!! So Goodbye South Carolina and Hello Nebraska! I'm so excited for this new chapter of our lives!

Fall Leaves~

2008-11-13T09:52:00.001-08:00

Yesterday i took the kids to a local park to get some fall pictures of them. I figured once we move to Nebraska the leaves will probably be long gone. I'm sure "leaf peek" time is a lot sooner out there than in S. Carolina. Shane loved playing in the leaves. Cameron-not so much...but that's to be expected from him. LOL! This was a real treat to get out of the house for us.Poor Shane was out 3 days of school from bronchitis so this was our first trip outside in 3 days!

Enjoy the pics~

Halloween Pictures~

2008-11-13T08:00:00.000-08:00

I had some people that i email say that they didn't receive the photo email of the boys in their Halloween costumes. So here it is..

Halloween 2008

And some others from the Halloween Season~

Trying out Blogging~

2008-11-13T07:00:00.000-08:00

Well this is my first blog post. I thought a blog would be a great way to keep in touch with family that we can't be close to. Plus i've slacked off majorly on the kids webpage so this will let the people with out myspace get to see our children too! LOL!