Mosaic/Collage/Smorgasboard

I have a random collection of things I wanted to post about, so here goes!

Zoo--On Saturday, we went to the zoo. We saw a baby elephant and a baby giraffe. They were pretty cute. Camden didn't really know what was happening, and slept through a lot of it. Next year...

Good Advice--I recently attended a wedding, where I heard some excellent advice: The minister told the couple to listen to everyone's advice, and then make it work for them. I think this good for marriages and children. :)


Mints--As I walked home from the wedding, I carried a little box of mints. Apparently I was talking to Brian with great use of my hands, because all of a sudden, there were butter mints all over the road. The next day, there were little pastel spots where the mints had fallen. We laughed the rest of the way home.

Birthday Girl--My little sister turned 10 years old yesterday! She's in double digits now. She's not a little girl anymore!

July 2009

3 year-old Rachel posing as a Hawaiian princess in our backyard

Happy birthday, Rachel!

Random discoveries--

~You don't really need a microwave to cook microwave popcorn.

~You don't really need eggs to make peanut butter cookies.

~Baking soda can make your carpet look, feel, and smell cleaner; it may take its toll on the vacuum, though.

~Baby bibs with water-proof plastic backing will melt in the dryer.

~The quick-cook option on the bread machine actually makes delicious bread.

Happy Fall!

Giggles

Hi! It happened! Camden had a fit of giggles last night. It was 5 or 6 minutes of pure thrill! This is the video from Brian's phone--sorry about the very un-HD quality. (Our camera battery was dead.) I can't wait until next time!

4 months old!

On Monday, Camden turned 4 months old, and for his birthday, he got to taste cherry-flavored teething gel and ice water. He was pretty excited about both. Today he went to the doctor's office. He is 14 1/2 pounds (29th percentile) and 25.75 inches tall (67th percentile). He was pretty sad about his shots.

Over the last month, Camden has started giggling, though he is pretty stingy about them. He has rolled over both ways and is starting to sleep on his own (hooray!). He is very opinionated about what he wants. I had no idea that 4 month olds would care so much about what is happening. :)

Playing outside

Bath time!

Play time!

Happy 4 month birthday!