My little Beasties!

7:00 AM 9 Comments »
Thanks to our rad "in-the-know" friends, we heard about an awesome art studio downtown designed just for kids seven and under called ArtBeast. I have been anxious to take the kids but Gabby has been sick on and off so I have had to wait...until a couple of weeks ago!
.
This place is beyond awesome. It's a three story home that has been converted into three different play areas. The lowest level is set up with puppets, costumes, a stage, instruments, and even a pretend spaceship. The kids got right to work down there.
.




.
The main level of the house is an actual art studio where they have easels, craft stations, and a clay table for the kids to create whatever their little hearts desire. Gabby wasted no time tasting the paints.
.
Yummy!



I learned my lesson after this first trip to ArtBeast...I simply cannot have a camera in my hand while Gabby is painting. She was blue from head to toe.

Creating a clay masterpiece!





The backyard of artbeast is set up with dirt, shovels, pails, dump trucks, bowls, spoons, etc. I think Cameron had the most fun outside.



They also have a baby washing station with baby dolls in sudsy tubs. We avoided that area this trip but it sure was cute...maybe when it's warmer out.
.
Gabby took a liking to the dirt as well.

Maybe she liked it a little too much?

And apparently, rocks are delicious as well.
.



Finally, we cleaned up a bit and headed upstairs for some tumbling/climbing for the princess.
My little climber loved it!

We left ArtBeast after two hours and Cameron cried and cried when we had to leave. I ended up buying a month long family pass since the kids had such a great time.
I have a feeling we'll be spending a lot of our summer days here!

Party time!

7:01 AM Posted In , 6 Comments »
Just a few pics from our small celebration on Cameron's birthday. Next month he is actually going to have a party with friends from school. We opted to push the party to March because he really wants a bounce house. Sometimes having a birthday in winter sucks.
.

Cameron made his wish for all to hear:
"I wish for all of the kids at school to play with me."

:(
Presents!
A new "snakey" from G-ma!

A G.I. Joe!

Papa sent a super cool Lightening McQueen sleeping bag and flashlight for the birthday boy
but guess who loves it most?





I'd say Cameron was a happy boy and his birthday was an absolute success!

More of the birthday boy!

9:36 PM Posted In , 4 Comments »
Yeah yeah yeah...so I was supposed to upload these on his actual birthday but we were having way too much fun that day and then my camera battery died so I just now got around to it-oops!
.
Cameron had school on his actual birthday so we showed up armed with goodies- "Vanilla cupcakes with m&m's on top," as requested by Cameron. Later that day, Gabby and I went to pick up our big five year old and found him captivated by "Pinkalicious" at story time.
.

.
Once we got in the car I told him we had a surprise...we were going to pick up daddy for lunch at Cheesecake Factory! He thought that was pretty exciting but what he didn't know was that after lunch, we were taking him to Build-a-Bear.
.
sidenote: Cameron loves any and all stuffed animals and carrys them around the house and anywhere we go, constantly. I knew he would love build-a-bear...and he did!
.
He picked a bunny.
Looks like the big bad five year old is getting too cool for pics with mom and dad!
.


Just stuffed!

Giving the bunny his first bath!

Cameron picked out a karate outfit so he could have a "kung-fu bunny!"

He then chose to name his kung-fu friend "Ty Ty."

Voila!

He loves his bunny with every bone in his body and wherever Cameron is,
Ty Ty is surely close by.
:)

A look back...

12:00 AM Posted In , 10 Comments »
on the sweetest little dude to ever come into my life:




.
Back then, we referred to him as "Chubba Face."
While his cheeks are still a bit "chubba"-like, looking back at these pictures
makes me realize how fast time really does fly.
.
My little man is five years old today.
Happy birthday, Cam Man! I love you more than you can ever know!
.
Stay tuned for more posts dedicated to my sweet boy...
Afterall, you'll want to see what a big bad five year old looks like!

Wordless Wednesday!

2:21 PM Posted In 10 Comments »










Spread the word to END the word!

4:15 PM Posted In 4 Comments »





BOOOOYAH!

Tickets are here!

1:32 PM Posted In 1 Comment »

Please contact me if you would like to attend the crab feed to help bring baby Sofia home!
You won't want to miss it!