After a lot of thought, I've decided it's time for this momma to start blogging again! I was looking over my past entries and realized not only is this such a nice way to document our day to day life, it's also something Brady and
Camdyn can look back on... a personal diary of their life. Memories, pictures, personal notes from me... I had to get this blog back in action!
I don't want to miss a single moment of their life, not that I won't remember, because there is nothing in this world that could make me forget. But I want the two of them
to be able to look back on all of their little moments... including the little things they do that make me smile every. day.
So much has happened since my last entry. First of all,
Camdyn was only 2 months old!! She is now 3 years old! We just celebrated her birthday "Under the Sea, Now she's 3!!" this last weekend. She also goes by "Cammi". If you ask her, She will tell you "I'm not
Camdyn, I Cammi". We filled our home with friends, family and 10 sweet little mermaids (and a couple of pirates!). I spent weeks leading up to the party creating mermaid tails and craft tables, seaweed, and mermaid accessories! And yes, I enjoyed every minute of it!! There is nothing I love
more than planning a good party,
especially a birthday party for my baby girl! (A
separate blog entry to come solely dedicated to her party!)
Where has the time gone... I look back at the
previous blogs and I feel like it was yesterday, but somehow it was nearly 3 years ago! I no longer have a baby in my home, no cribs, no diapers, no bouncers,
boppies,
dr. brown bottles, not even a baby toilet! My two little sweeties are potty trained, sleeping in toddler and full sized beds, counting to at least 15 (Cammi) 100 (Brady) and talking, playing, learning non-stop!! These two rarely slow down and even more
seldom leave each other's side. I am so lucky to have these two as close as they are to one another, they are truly best friends.
A few fun facts
about Cammi and who she is at 3...
*Cammi is sleeping in a toddler bed and has been for about 6 months. She still wakes me up during the night. Sometimes a lot. She has a hard time going back to sleep, once she's up she could be up for half the night!
*Cammi is a
Momma's girl!
*She is all girl, but definitely knows how to play with the boys! She and Brady could play power rangers and super
heroes all day long.
*She loves to play dress up!
*She loves movies.
*She can be a bit of a couch potato if you let her. She could snuggle and watch movies all day. (Sometimes I let her, I love my snuggles).
*Cammi does NOT like to play in the snow. She does not like to be cold!
*She sure knows how to give you a compliment! "mommy your hair is pretty." "mommy, is that a new shirt? it's so pretty."
*She loves to play with your hair, especially if it is wet!
*She LOVES power rangers!
*She also LOVES Disney princesses.
*Cammi is my shopper! We usually spend the time Brady is in school, shopping. Even if it's just looking.
*Her favorite accessory? SHOES!
*She loves to dance. Cammi just started ballet 3 weeks ago. Although she has a little bit of
trouble leaving Mommy, she loves ballet. She comes out of class to greet me, BEAMING from ear to ear with a great, big smile.
Brady is in his 2
nd year of preschool. He counts to no limit, recognizes the beginning letter in most words, adds simple equations (2+2, 3+3, 5+5, etc.), knows many words in
Spanish (including colors), can count to ten in
Spanish. He is very smart, and I am very proud of the little boy he is becoming. He has grown up so quickly! He makes me a proud Mommy every. single. day. with his gentleman like qualities, always holding a door for someone entering or leaving a store, saying please and thank you, politely interrupting with an "excuse me" when needing my attention when I am having a conversation with Daddy or a friend, helping around the house, cleaning up after himself, the list could go on and on. He is just a good kid. period. A few fun facts about Brady and who he is at 4 1/2...*If he could get by with it, he would NEVER wear a shirt!*He has already lost his 2 bottom teeth!!
*Loves his Wii, my iPhone, his DS, the Kindle... the kid loves electronics. Of course we monitor his time spent on these games, but if he would he would spend hours playing. Keep in mind it is winter and Mommy and sissy prefer to stay indoors rather than play in the snow on a daily basis.*
He LOVES sports... this includes, Football at numero uno, followed by ILLINI and ND basketball. He also loves hockey, soccer and baseball. *
He does NOT like to lose.
*
His favorite teams: Notre Dame, Illinois, Bears, and then pretty much any team that happens to be winning. He recently went to his first Notre Dame basketball game with Daddy. ND was playing Syracuse, the #1 team in the country. We say he must've been good luck because ND upset them and WON!! 
*He loves to play with his sister. They play everything from power rangers to fixing and styling each others hair. He is a wonderful big brother and it makes my heart happy and I glow with pride each and every day over their bond. It's impenetrable and I hope it stays this strong forever.*
He loves to eat, and is still a string bean. He's tall but skinny as can be! He eats a ton of veggies, including raw green peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots... pretty much anything raw and fresh! *
He loves to ride his bike. He actually got out on it today (Jan 31st!) it was nearly 60 degrees today! *
He loves company!! He's like his Momma in this aspect. We love to host parties and have a house full! I have never seen anyone so excited to have guests or family over. I think this is probably due to never living in the same town as the rest of our family. So anytime anyone is visiting he enjoys every minute of it!! I love this. *
He loves to play tackle football with Daddy. They play in nice weather and in the snow! He could do this all day. *
Brady loves his dog, Cooper. They are best buds! 
*Best of all, he's still my cuddle bear. He loves to snuggle with his Mommy.
