I've been slowly adding to my scrapbook pages, maybe at some point they will all get put together into a book. Since my printer only prints 8.5 x 11 pages (and not the standard 12 x 12 scrapbook page) I have to get creative. Mostly, I just make a page and back it with some pretty paper. This one I decided to add journals to each side. It's a little out of order here, but picture the journalling on each side of the page.


Wow, I can see my forehead a mile away in that picture.

While I can't believe Cameron is four...my sweet baby boy...at the same time I'm thinking, "finally!" Since he is in a mixed 3/4 Pre-K class he does many of the things that 4 year olds are already doing. He definitely shows his age and maturity in some social aspects and in his speech, but otherwise he's a pretty smart guy and keeps up well. He'll be in PreK again next year since his birthday is so late, but I'm glad that he has been given the opportunity to be with the older kids this year.

Cameron has always enjoyed movies, cartoons and characters, but he never really clung on to any of them as I have seen other kids do. This is somewhat a relief as we are not totally charactered out, but on the other hand it takes away the fun of, "look! it's ____!" That is, until recently. I don't know if he suddenly loves the movie, or the love of his cousin Mark who loves the movie, or the fact that everything you could possibly imagine is made in the shape or likeness of Cars, but he's got the bug! And I'm cool with that. This definitely was a Cars birthday (and Christmas). I'm actually going to have to watch and pay attention to the movie so I know who/what he is talking about these days. Ah, kids these days. LOL

... IDK...my BFF Jill? I love that commercial. Sorry if I lost ya on that one. But if I didn't, you are ROTF or LMAO. Or maybe it should be LYAO. Whateve.

Anyway, here it is--the party in all it's lovely craziness.

1. Don't leave Christmas shopping until Dec 22nd. Especially if it's your anniversary, you have a free casino hotel room and a babysitter. Never again.
2. Finishing shopping on Dec 23rd is no fun either.
3. Tired, sick 2 year olds are no fun. None.
4. Patience, patience, patience.
5. Children act like children because they are...wait for it...children. If you treat them like adults and expect them to act like adults, all they turn into are bossy children. No thanks.
6. If you buy toys that need batteries, include the batteries.
   
7. A simple hug and "I'm sorry" goes a long, long way.
8. If your belly is full, STOP EATING.
9. The best part of my Christmas, as always, is watching everyone open their gifts slowly. For 4 hours. Really, I'm not being sarcastic. I honestly love that my family all gathers Christmas morning (parents, kids, aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins) and opens each gift in turn. But parts of me also wish for a simple Christmas morning.
   
10. When your Christmas tree falls over on Dec 27th, it may be time to call it. Although a little early this year, we will be clearing out our Christmas gear soon.

And, I haven't even looked at any pictures taken in the past two weeks. But I did just (very quickly) create a few scrapbook pages from all the photo Christmas cards we received. I still had last year's sitting around, so I did those, too. I've been wanting to save my friends' kids' pics and be able to watch the changes from year to year.