It's Soccer Season!

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Cameron has officially transitioned from T-ball to soccer and I'm not sure he's much of a fan. Still, he is enthusiastic with the social aspect of recreational sports, just not so much with being aggressive and getting the ball taken away from him.
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His first game was two Saturday's ago and Nguyen and I did our best to pump him up for the event. He went in with a great attitude and we considered that a success in our books!
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About five minutes into the game, Cameron turned around to inform me his best buddy from school, Wyatt, was on the other team. He was ECSTATIC. Of course, when he finally got out there to play, it was all he could do to stop from running right up to Wyatt and chatting his ear off. In fact, at one point Wyatt had the ball and was making his way towards the goal when Cameron stopped to chat with him. They both got caught up in the conversation and the ball was quickly lost. Poor Wyatt tried to concentrate but my social guy wasn't having ANY of that.
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In typical Cameron fashion, some one on one coaching was needed in order to regain focus.
(I can just hear the coach now: "Focus, Cameron. FOCUS!")

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I think at one point during the second quarter, Cameron may have skimmed the ball with his foot before it was quickly taken away by an opponent. This picture perfectly reflects Cameron's attitude for the remainder of the game:
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There was even some foot stomping and air punches being thrown, if I remember correctly.



The game ended with a score of 3-0 (we lost) but the kids had no clue.
They were just excited to get their snacks.



Cameron made sure he got to have some one on one time with Wyatt after the game, so we snapped some pics of these two handsome guys in their soccer duds.

How cute are they?!


We just had game 2 this past Saturday and I can't say it went any better than game 1. I think the score was something like 6-0. So maybe soccer's not his sport but he loves his teammates and I think being a part of a team is a valuable lesson to learn. We'll keep him in sports so long as he tells us he wants to play and as of now, he does.

He took last year off from soccer after the soccer fiasco of 2008:


He clearly was not ready for soccer at that point.
I'd say we've made leaps and bounds since then, wouldn't you agree?

Class of 2023!

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This past Friday, the most handsome boy in the world graduated from preschool. Nguyen and I BOTH were a hot mess and teared up as soon as we saw his class march to their seats.
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The kids were soooo adorable. They sang many songs and even did some sign language to go along with their tunes which I thought was incredibly cute. Eventually, it was time for each child to walk up to the podium and receive their diploma. Look at my guy!
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Of course it HAD to be the windiest day EVER but we still managed to soak in such an exciting event for our boy. Gabby was irritated by the effect the wind had on her hair.
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After the ceremony, Cameron dragged me around to make sure I took his pictures with some of his best buds. First was Makensie, aka "Cameron's wife."
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And then Cameron's good pal Ethan, aka "Eefdin."


Cameron's cousin also goes to the same preschool so Nguyen's sister and brother-in-law were there. We attempted a graduation pic with just the kids and as you can see, it turned out AWESOME!

A picture with Teacher Diana.
(please note: Teacher Diana does, indeed, have two front teeth...it's just a shadow!)

And lastly, the token family shot...wind and all!


We're so proud of our graduate. We celebrated by having brunch at Mimi's Cafe and Cameron opened up a new lego set from mom and dad for all of his hard work.
We love you, Bubs! Now stop growing up so fast!





Disneyland 2010!

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This past Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we made the trip to the Happiest Place on Earth! It was the first time we drove and we also brought along G-ma (my mom) and my friend, Dani, who I grew up next door to and babysat as a young girl. We left around 7pm on Tuesday evening and arrived at the Magic Kingdom around 1:30am. Most everyone (except for my mom and I) slept the entire way there. It was a smooth drive and I know now that the drive there isn't so bad and I could definitely do it again!

Warning: Picture OVERLOAD ahead!

Our first morning at Disneyland we decided to have breakfast at Storyteller's Cafe. We met some pretty cute little creatures there like "Dale."



I wasn't sure how this was going to play out for Gabby. She would either LOVE the characters or she was going to rip their heads off. Luckily, she thought they were pretty awesome and showed them lots of love.



Monkey Love!





After breakfast we made our way to the park. With as many times as we have been to Disneyland, I think this was the first trip where we actually took our picture in front of the castle. I think it was because we had extra adults this time and we didn't actually have to stop other people to click our picture. So thanks Dani, for finally allowing us to get the "token" Disneyland photo!

We hopped on the first ride we saw which was Snow White's Scary Adventure. I should have known better. We started off all giggles and smiles:

But poor Cameron was traumatized from that point on. It really is a frightening ride...not in the way of adrenaline or thrill...but actually SCARY. That wicked stepmother is no joke!
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We decided to keep it light for the next ride and opted for the teacups! Cameron enjoyed it, I think.

After the teacups, we decided to take a spin on the Matterhorn Bobsleds. I actually got to ride too. It's been so long since I have been able to actually ride a ride! It was so fun!

Waiting in line...



Cameron and I took a spin on the rockets in Tomorrowland!

And then we took a Jungle Cruise!
Cameron was still a little worried about what was going to pop out and scare him at any given moment so he spent the entire cruise in a state of panic and ridden with anxiety.

Gabby was so amazing on all of the rides. Not really scared at all.

About midway through the day, my girl was pooped.

A konked-out Gabalicious.


This is what Cameron looked like on the Pirates of the Carribean ride. He was not liking it at. all.
Poor dude.

Gabby woke up and thought it was AWESOME!



After all of those rides, we decided to head back to our hotel for some freshening up. But first...
ICE CREAM!

Someone does NOT want to be left out!


At a snails pace, we eventually reached our room where we lounged around like bums.


What would we do without our iPhones?


Already exhausted on day ONE!


After our little rest we headed back to the park to tackle some more rides.
Tiny Girl didn't last long.

But guess who went on Splash Mountain?
I was SOOOO nervous to let Cameron ride but he met the height requirement so I made sure Dani sat in the back and hugged on to him for dear life when we hit that drop.
My boy LOVED it and begged to go on it over and over again.

My little adrenaline junky!


As we headed out of the park, we spotted the tail end of the parade so we stopped to enjoy it.

We had dinner at an italian place in Downtown Disney shortly after we left the park.
Tired much, Gabs?


Cameron couldn't even make it through his meal. Dude was EXHAUSTED.


Thank goodness our hotel was right there in Downtown Disney. Nguyen didn't have to walk far with "Dead-weight Cam."

We finally made it back to our room and Cameron was out for the night. I was nervous about how the sleeping situation was going to pan out but it ended up working out okay. Cameron and I had our own bed. G-ma had her own bed. Dani slept on the couch and Nguyen and Gabby made their beds on the floor. I can't say I really slept all that much...I was so concerned Nguyen was going to smother Gabby in the middle of the night so I was constantly getting up and making sure the blankets and pillows (and Nguyen) were away from her.
I thought for sure the kids would sleep in but OF COURSE, I was wrong. They were up and ready to roll by 7:30am. Our mission for the day was to tackle Disney's California Adventure theme park. Stay tuned for more fun pics tomorrow!!
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