How Sweet It Is!

Hello to all! Thought I would update the past month of our lives. Lets start with my pretty boy! Slade.....my how he is growing. He is only 2 1/2 months old but is topping the scale at nearly 16 pounds and 25 inches long. He is already wearing 6 month clothes and looks older every day. He has such a sweet spirit and everytime he smiles my heart melts. He has been battling thrush the past month but is now on stronger medicine so hopefully will get over it. On his 2 month check-up the doctor heard a murmur in his heart so they decided to do some extra blood pressure and oxygen test to be on the safe side. They had to bring out the "big" cuffs for his thighs. Everything
came back looking good and just something they will check with each appointment.
He didn't have much say about wearing Zoey's hat but I'm sure when he gets bigger he will get his revenge on both Zoey and I. It's so fun to see them interact with each other.
Zoey, my little bug, who is quickly approaching 2 years in May, has quite the personality. She is now talking in sentences, dressing herself, and has even started potty training. Everything has to be her idea though and she does have a stubborn streak, but she had to get something from Cam....right?! She is really starting to show her love for her little brother. In fact almost every morning the first thing out of her mouth is, "Where's Slade?" She is a smart little thing. She already knows 20 letters of the alphabet and we are continuing to work on numbers 1-10. Colors seem to be hard for her and it makes me wonder if maybe she inherited Cam's color blindness as well.

Both kids are growing and doing well and I count my blessings every day that I have been given the opportunity to be their mom.

Cam's basketball season just finished. They won more games this year then they have in the past 3 years combined. He did a lot for those boys and while they didn't go as far into tournaments and he would have liked, I think he would say it was a successful season. He is already starting football stuff, working on camps and retreats and anything else to do with football. Sometimes I wonder if theres a big football inside his head. He has been off pop since the first of the year and is determined to lose weight now that basketball is over.

I'm enjoying life as a wife and a stay at home mom. Even though Zoey knows how to push my buttons, its fun to see her grow and try to get away with things. Cam and I were released as CTR 4 teachers and I was given the calling as nursery leader. I think this was more for Zoey's sake. She started off really good in nursery then Slade was born and it went downhill in a hurry. I've been in for 2 weeks now and I enjoyed it. It was be nice when Zoey lets down her guard and doesn't worry about me leaving every minute. It takes her a while to warm up to people and likes having mom around in "scary" situations. Cam got off the hook with no calling, but I'm sure that will change soon. We are currently deciding whether to continue to rent or find a place to buy. We would like to find a house a little bigger than what we are in now. We are hoping to be in something different by summer.

We try to take each day as it comes and enjoy the moments that fill those days. Hope you enjoy the pics. Zoey is still in her refusal to smile phase but I did the best I could. The pic above shows her 'mad' face. Who would of thought that between Cam and I we could make such stinkin cute kids!!! We are certainly what one would call a Happy Family!!!!!!

How sweet it is........