Bedtime routine with Cameron

Cameron has become accustom to quite a routine at bedtime lately. Every now and the the routine will change slightly but only at Cameron's request.

Every night, Cameron puts on his own pj's...very rarely will he let us help him. Once he is in his pj's it is time to read books...I always tell him just one book but we usually ending up ready two or more! After we read books, the light gets turned out and I have to lay in his bed and sing to him. The song list is as follows...Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Jingle Bells, ABC's, The Itsy Bitsy Spider, I'm a Little Teapot, and You Are My Sunshine. Yes, we sing Jingle Bells every night even though the Christmas season was months ago! After I sing these songs, I then have to turn the light back on and scare the monsters away...from behind the door, behind the bed, under the bed, in the corner by his dress, then end of his bed, behind the curtain, and in the closet! I then say my good nights.

Now, if Cory is working, we then have to call so that Cameron can say good night. However, if Cory is at home, Cory must then sing 5 Little Monkeys to Cameron before he gets to say good night!

It has become quite a process but we do manage to get through it pretty quickly...we're masters now!

Photography

I have always had an interest in photography but recently the interest has grown. Last fall, Cory bought me a new camera...it's a Canon Rebel EOS T1i and I absolutely love it. I still need/want to get another lens for the camera but I'm crossing my fingers that Cory may have actually already purchased one and is saving it to give to me on our anniversary. Thankfully, I have less than a month to wait to receive the anniversary gift and finally find out what it is!

Anyhow, lately I find myself searching through various photography websites...reading about photography and looking at pictures taken by other photographers. I've also been reading the manual for my own camera and I've started to play around with the various settings and trying some different things. Cameron is a great subject but sometimes he's not always willing to sit still long enough!

I'm hoping that during my extended stay in PEI, I will have the opportunity to take lots and lots of pictures and hopefully get better at the art of photography. I have a great friend who just had a baby and I'm hoping that I may be able to take some pictures of her new little bundle.

I may be new to this whole photography thing but I am really excited to give it a try. Perhaps I may one day be able to turn this hobby into something a little more and maybe even make some money doing it. It would be the perfect job for a stay at home mom and mounties wife. Being a mounties wife really doesn't allow for a career due to the fact that moving from place to place is part of the job!

I'll keep you posted on how I'm getting along. Here are a few pictures that I've take this past week.

Cameron is funny!

Cameron is always full of energy and often says some pretty funny things. I've been trying to remember to write these funny things down regularly so that I can share them. He is so busy and says and does so many funny things each week, that I often forget before I get the chance to share.

Lately, Cameron's been talking a lot about how he wants to be like Daddy. For example, he wants to be big like Daddy. When he says he wants to be big, he throws his hands up in the air and jumps, so I'm guessing he wants to be taller. A few weeks ago, he came up to me with excitement in his eyes, he pulled up his pant leg and proceeded to point at his leg. With lots of enthusiasm in his voice he exclaims, "Look Mommy, I have hair on my legs, just like Daddy!" I thought I would fall over laughing because of course the hair on Cameron's legs is not much more than peach fuzz but that's close enough to Daddy's hairy legs in Cameron's mind!

Just the other day, Cameron was once again telling us that he can't wait to be big like Daddy. He then referenced the hair on his legs and then tells us that he wants a map on his back just like Daddy has! He told us the map will have a fish, footprints and pictures on it. For those of you who may not understand this, Cameron was describing the quite large tattoo on Cory's bad...oh dear, I think we're going to have our hands full ;)

We just never really know what Cameron is going to come out with next. This is entertaining at home but I'll admit it sometimes makes me nervous outside of the house...not knowing what nonsense he may share with others! A couple of days ago, I informed Cameron that I was going to have a shower. He responded with, "Okay Mommy, but remember...don't forget to take your clothes off!" He then smiled and went back to playing with his toys in the living room. I just laughed and shook my head...he made it sound like that I occasionally forget to undress before getting into the shower! However, Cameron often gets so excited about bath or shower time that he sometimes forgets to take all of his clothes off before starting to jump right in!

I'll try to remember to keep note of the funny little things that he does so that I can continue to share!

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

It seems that much of my down time consists of watching TV. I find myself watching the Food Network quite regularly and I must say I quite enjoy it. I definitely have a love of food and I love to watch as these chefs on the Food Network create such a wide variety of tasty and beautiful items.

Diners, Drive-ins and Dives is by far one of my most favorite shows on the Food Network. Guy Fieri is the host of the show and he travels to all kinds of diners, drive-ins and dives all over the United States. He goes to the craziest little places and finds the most amazing food ever! I find myself practically drooling while watching this show...even when it's food that I would probably never let pass my lips.

Whether the places Guy visits specialize in breakfast, lunch or supper and it could be Cuban, Italian or Mexican...the food is always incredible! Even if I've just finished eating, this show makes me hungry...it's crazy. Cory laughs at me because I love the show so much but he likes it just as much ;)

If you haven't watched Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, I highly recommend it. It's amazing what type of food can be found in some of these little places!

Last Day of Nursery School

Today marked the last day of nursery school for Cameron. It was not officially the last day for all of the kids but it was Cameron's last day because we will be leaving for PEI next Wednesday!

Cameron has enjoyed going to nursery school very much this year and I hope that he will enjoy it just as much when he starts again in September. Nursery school was an excellent opportunity for Cameron to have social time with other kids his age, to learn some structure, learn to follow rules and to learn many other things. Since last September, Cameron has changed so much. He can count, sing his ABC's, he actually enjoys coloring, he loves making crafts, and he even follows the rules at school (we're still working on the rules at home).

I honestly wasn't sure how much Cameron would benefit from going to nursery school at the age of 3 but it has definitely proven to be a great thing for him. I'm sure he will miss his friends from school but we may get to see a few of them over the summer. I loved seeing how excited Cameron was to go to school every Wednesday morning and to see how proud he was of the crafts he made each week to take home. It was truly a fun experience for him.

Next year, nursery school will involve a little more work and a little less play to prepare the 4 year olds for kindergarten. I'm sure Cameron will love it just as much as he did this year!

Thank You Mother Nature :)

In my last post, I was whining a little about the terrible weather. Well, the weather has been much nicer this past week...finally! We were able to enjoy the outdoors every day this week. It wasn't just warm but it was sunny and HOT! Cameron was able to play in his whale sprinkler a couple of days and he absolutely loved it. It was so much fun to see him running through the water, having a blast and laughing. I was even able to get a little color this week as well, so I don't have that pasty winter look anymore :)

A few weeks ago we got Cameron a new bike helmet. He refused to wear his old one and informed us it was for babies! In all fairness, the old helmet was starting to get a little small. He now has a super flashy Hot Wheels bike helmet that he is more than happy to wear. So, one evening this past week I decided it would be fun for Cameron and I to go to the post office to pick up the mail and that he should ride his bike. Well, lets just say it took forever to get there and then we both walked back with the bike between us. The bike was passed onto Cameron from his cousin, so it is more than a few years old so I'm not sure if maybe the bike doesn't work as well as it used to or if Cameron was just being lazy. He seemed to have great difficulty keeping up the rhythm of pedaling and it turned out be a little bit stressful for mommy. I'm not going to worry too much about it though because we'll be leaving for PEI soon, so maybe we'll have better luck with him riding his bike when we return in July.

It is the beginning of the long weekend, even though long weekends don't mean so much to me anymore now that I'm a SAHM. It is Cory's weekend off (even though he's going into work tonight for 4 hours) so we are hoping for the nice weather to continue although the weather forecast doesn't look too promising. Regardless of the what the weather decides to do, I'm sure we'll have a great weekend. We're having friends over tomorrow night and we're looking forward to that. Since Cameron and I will be leaving for our extended vacation to PEI in less than 2 weeks, I wanted to see everyone before we left because we'll be gone for almost 2 months.

What is with this weather?

So, here we are on the fourth of May and it pretty much feels like WINTER! I seriously can't believe how crazy the weather has been so far this spring. When I had my little trip to PEI in April, the weather in PEI was horrible...it was quite cool and rained every day. Although, while I was in PEI, the weather in SK was beautiful...sunny and 15-20 degrees every day. However, since I've returned to SK, I think we may have had one nice day. Not only has it been gloomy and cold, we've had snow flurries almost every day for the past week. I just want the sun to shine and for the temperature to stay above at least 10 degrees...I don't think that's too much to ask for.

The nice weather we did have was just a tease. Poor Cameron got a taste of playing outside and ever since it's just been too cold and wet for him to play outside. It was also nice to turn the heat off in the house but that didn't last long either. Mother nature better pull her head out of her butt soon! I want sun and warm weather!

I really was meant to live in a warmer climate!