Matt's Birthday and then some...

Happy 3rd Birthday, Millie

Millie turned three on Friday! Her Aunt Lauren and Grandpa D'Amico came to our house to celebrate with us. My phone was ringing non-stop with birthday wishes. It was such a joy as her mother to see Millie's face light up each and every time she got to talk to someone special. The morning was jam-packed.

After cheesy eggs for breakfast, Millie opened her presents. She got lots of summer clothes and a Fancy Nancy book from us, a chest full of princess dress up from Grandpa, butterfly wings from Aunt Lauren and Uncle Luis, a beaded necklace craft, ink stamps, a dress, a swimsuit and coverup, and a game all from Yaya and Papa and a couple of sweet books from Aunt Leigh and Uncle Andrew.With her birthday girl shirt on, we were headed to the library and then later to pick out cupcakes at a specialty bakery. However, on our way to the library, Millie revealed she wished to bypass the library and go straight for the cupcakes. What a surprise! Our now-three-year-old would rather eat sweets than read books. Huh... So off we went to Neopolitan where she chose a chocolate cupcake with very green icing.

Next stop was a Toy Town, a new large toy shop, where we were basically the only patrons the entire hour we were there. The kids enjoyed the princess castle bounce house and everything else. We managed not to buy anything. Only one came out kicking and screaming, and unfortunately it was the birthday girl, but hey!, it was time for lunch.


Dinner was interesting. She chose Ramen Noodles and mandarin oranges over mac n'cheese which is her favorite.

Saturday was the big party day! A few of Millie's little friends and their parents joined us for the Little Mermaid-themed Birthday Celebration. They played a couple of games. One was sort of like pin the tail on the donkey only with Ariel, a flowered barrette and lots of peeking. The other was a treasure hunting game. We filled the kids' ball pit with lots of fun trinkets they could find and take home with them. That was all fun but I think most of the fun was had outside on the playset. The party moved outside where the men were stewin' up some Lowcountry Boil for lunch. It was delicious and such a delight not to have to worry about cooking it all in the kitchen.


Of course we could not avoid a princess cake this year because after all, Ariel is a princess too!
The party was a success, but we could not have pulled it off with out the amazing decorating skills of my sister and dad. They were awesome to pitch right in! Thank you!

Camden is 18 months old now!

Camden turned a year and a half on Friday, March 4th. It is truly hard to believe that he was born a week before Millie turned 18 months old. We celebrated the day with ice cream sandwiches, pizza and more ice cream. Kids and dads just can't eat enough ice cream.


Camden is now walking straighter. He has been wearing his orthopedic supports in his sneakers since February 16th. He is talking more but really just words that Matt and I can understand. Mostly he says the beginning of a word and then points to show us. Matt taught him how to say "Run, get to the chopper!" (quoting Arnold Schwarzenegger from the Predator movie) He's hilarious and says it all the time, even at random. His favorite part of the day is evening which involves all of his favorite things eating, bathing, eating again, reading, and sleeping.

He's using utensils but prefers his hands more. He likes to help make messes. He may turn out to be a lefty.


He shows excitement by squeezing his fists and smiling real big.


He's a curious monkey. This is literally where I found him Friday afternoon. Trash intrigues him. Also this week, he walked to me with a screwdriver in his mouth. How and where on earth he found that, I'm still not sure. I bet we'll be visiting the ER before his second birthday. I don't know how we've managed to avoid it thus far. I have to keep my eyes on him at all times or else he'll find the worst place to be in our childproofed home.

His endless obsession with wheels is the sweetest thing to watch. Every car toy in our house can usually be found upside down. It's Cam's signature move.
We are in love with our boy. He brings so much joy to our family. He's got a well baby check-up on Monday. I am wondering if he weighs the same as Millie. I think it's close. He's already in some 2T clothing.

They are my favorite way to spend my week day.