Nana and Grandad's house

This picture is so funny to me. This is my dad's new toy. Camille is thinking, "Should I go even though mommy told me not to?"
I've been meaning to post pictures of Camille's first time at Nana and Grandad's house all by herself. On Wednesday last week, we decided to let her stay at their house for the first time bc Clayton and I each had different things going on. I was VERY, VERY nervous about being away from her mainly because she is still nursing a few times a day...and I had never been away from her that long. Her and I went to my mom's office last Friday to show off her walking skills to mom's co-workers. When we got there, she went straight for Nana and didn't even want me! She acted like she knew what was going on the whole time. Just before I left my parents house I was giving her some hugs and kisses and she was just kissing all over my face and giving me big hugs! She was being so sweet! Once I got in the car, I called Clayton and just started boo-hooing. I knew she was being well taken care of...but she's still my baby girl! Well, she did AWESOME! Mom said she never cried, went to bed very easily and drank her milk with no fuss. She just had a blast! It looks we'll be taking advantage of that more often!

My mom and dad are on vacation now celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary! They were on the Today Show this morning and I will try to post a clip of it when I figure it out. Please pray for them as they are traveling through next Sunday.

This is what happens to Camille's hair when she gets out of the bath tub. I thought it was funny so we took a picture!

100 things about me

I was tagged by my sister...so here it goes!

1. In four years of marriage, we have now lived in 4 places.

2. I was born in Dallas, TX.

3. I weighed 10 lbs 8 1/2 oz. at birth and my mom took no meds!

4. I just got a new pink Razor phone and I feel pretty trendy with it.

5. I grew up in Kemp, TX.

6. I was Miss Kemp 1998...or 1997...I don't remember

7. I have a little sister that is 5 1/2 years younger than me...Brooke!

8. I graduated in the top 10% of my high school graduating class.

9. The only job I have ever had that didn't deal directly with children was working at Cajun Cones in Abilene, TX.

10. My daughters birthday is one week after my birthday.

11. I love Old Navy.

12. My dad died when I was 7 1/2 months old.

13. My Ronnie Daddy is the only daddy I know. He's awesome!

14. Clayton was born into this world the day before my daddy was taken. God was already taking good care of me.

15. Clayton and I have been married a little over 4 years now.

16. My wedding day was perfect!

17. I have WONDERFUL in-laws!

18. My mom is my hero.

19. My sister is much trendier than I am!

20. I wear contacts. Clayton is pretty sure I am legally blind.

21. I took piano lessons from 5th - 12th grade.

22. I love swimming.

23. I can't stay awake in movies.

24. My favorite movie is Annie.

25. I collect Willow Tree.

26. My radio is ALWAYS on 94.9.

27. I could watch my wedding video every day.

28. We own our first home and we're LOVING it!

29. We have been a part of 3 churches since we have been married and all are pretty different. We love our church in Trophy Club!

30. I am an ACU wildcat.

31. I hate shaving.

32. I have to sleep with my covers all the way up to my neck...no matter how hot it is.

33. I broke out in eczema really bad when I was pregnant.

34. I hate junk mail.

35. My husband is more of a clean freak than I am.

36. God has richly blessed us with our adorable daughter, Camille.

37. I'm not very creative.

38. I have only completed 3 scrapbook pages for Camille...and they are all digital...I haven't even printed them.

39. I love ACU Sing Song.

40. I had a total of 9 amazing roommates throughout college.

41. I have never broken a bone or had stitches.

42. I don't like staying home by myself.

43. I was a cheerleader in junior high and high school.

44. I love singing church songs and rocking Camille to sleep. I know I won't be able to do that forever.

45. I love watching Camille discover new things.

46. I love high school football.

47. I took gymnastics for many years but had a mental block and would never do a back tuck by myself.

48. My favorite color is purple.

49. I don't know how to style my hair the way it's supposed to.

50. I'm addicted to blogging.

51. I have recently found a love for Dr. Pepper.

52. I have been on 2 cruises.

53. My favorite tv shows are Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Grey's Anatomy, and Wheel of Fortune.

54. My mom's chicken n dumplings are my favorite food of all times.

55. My first teaching job was in Kemp and I taught with MY 2nd grade teacher.

56. I have crashed a bachelor party.

57. I have little bumps on my arms that I have had my entire life...they're genetic.

58. I hate tomatoes.

59. I was Keeper of the Key.

60. I had mono my senior year of college.

61. I have been robbed twice in Abilene.

63. Clayton was the only boyfriend I had in college.

64. I worked at ACU Leadership camps as a counselor, assistant director and office assistant.

65. I have a fear of 18-wheelers.

66. I have 3 nephews and 1 niece.

67. I fall asleep in the car easily.

68. I had blue eyes in high school.

69. I LOVE Iron Springs Christian Camp!

70. My first car was a red Mazda MX6.

71. I have never had a ticket.

72. Clayton and I both recieved the Board of Trustees Award when graduating from ACU...different ceremonies.

73. I can't name very many actors and/or actresses.

74. I love wearing flip-flops.

75. Target is my weakness.

76. I don't buy clothes unless they are on sale...thanks mom!

77. I had two special Grannies...I miss them both!

78. I hate goodbyes.

79. I don't thank God enough.

80. I love playing games...but I hate Catch Phrase.

81. I have to sleep with a clock by my side.

82. It drives my crazy that Camille will not keep a bow in her hair...hopefull she'll learn!

83. I can't remember movies very well...even if I don't fall asleep.

84. I get cold very easily.

85. Sometimes I pretend type my thoughts by pressing my fingers on my side.

86. I wake up with just enough time to get ready and leave the house on time...sleep is precious!

87. My favorite ice cream is peppermint from Braums.

88. I am a Siggie.

89. I threw up 5 times when I was pregnant.

90. I went on a Spring Break Campaign to Ensenada, Mexico to an orphanage two years in a row.

91. Getting pedicures are a huge treat to me.

92. I love family time...they are blessings.

93. I love finding new ways to get some where by finding new back roads and shortcuts.

94. I always wanted to have twins growing up. My granny had 2 sets of twins and no one has had any since.

95. My mom hooded me at ACU graduation since my dad was getting to walk me down the aisle at my wedding.

96. My college class is about to celebrate our 5 year reunion in a few weeks.

97. I can shop really well without having to buy anything.

98. I have to have atleast 3 kisses from Clayton before he leaves.

99. I love lazy Saturday's when I get to stay in my PJ's all day!

100. Tomorrow will be the first night I have stayed away from Camille. I'm REALLY going to miss her!

Friday Night Football and First Steps

Friday night we cheered for another high school team. Clayton and I aren't die-hard fans of any one football team around here, so we like to make our rounds. This week we went with friends from church to cheer on the Northwest Texans and Coach Hendrix. The night was filled with dinner with friends, sitting amongst middle schoolers, lots of little ones, toys, tattoos, snacks, and the football game. We didn't make it quite as long as the week before, but Camille still enjoyed cheering on the Texans!We also had a HUGE first today! Camille took her first steps! She has really been moving around fast lately and walking all over the place while holding on to something. We have been working hard on standing by herself lately, but today she suprised us both! She is still definitely pretty unsure about herself, but she did take multiple steps several different times. This video is pretty funny because she takes a few steps and then twists and rolls onto her back. After a few seconds, she bursts out laughing. She's adorable and growing too fast!

Camille and my Classroom

Camille has found another new love...her paci! She took a paci for about her first 2 months and then had NO interest in them. Last week in a panic to find anything to help with naptime, I pulled out a paci to see what she would do. She is definitely not attached to them but she loves carrying them around, chewing on them and ocassionally sucking on it the right way. This is her ghetto paci look.Here are some pictures of my classroom. I am still loving my job and having so much fun with my 22 kiddos. Right now, we are not over our max number because of some students that never showed. So...we will not be adding another teacher right away until we are all consistently at 22 in every class. Thank you for an answered prayer!


And here is Camille wearing my red necklace. This was right before we headed to the Fort Worth Christian vs Dallas Christian football game last Friday night. Camille would much rather wear my necklace than her red bow to support the Cardinals. She actually wore it all the way there and had a tight grip on them. She did great all through the game and we made it until about half way through the fourth quarter. She loves football...or maybe the cheerleaders.
We do have another huge praise! I found the trick to get her to drink milk....strawberry syrup! She loves it! I have also gone back to baby food for the vegetables. So far we have had sweet potatoes and tomorrow we will be having squash. We have to get those veggies in some how!

I have been tagged so I will be posting my 100 things about me soon.

Oh Happy Day!

Camille's new favorite thing to eat is Cheetos! We're having a hard time lately getting anything besides yogurt and fruit down our child! Any advice for a child who refuses milk and/or most veggies?

Thank you to everyone who posted a comment on my last post. As of now, we still haven't heard anything from administration, but I am going to try really hard to stay part-time. Camille had an awesome day on Friday and in a way I felt like it was God's way of reminding me how precious my time with her is and the main reason I took a part-time job in the first place. Please pray that the administration will be recieving to this idea as well. Back to Camille's awesome day...I actually walked in to her playing and having a great time. She even got back down and played some before we left. This had NEVER happened before in fear that I was going to leave her again. She also took a 2 hour nap that morning! It was a huge step in the right direction! Let's pray that after the 3 day weekend, Tuesday won't be a step backwards.

Friday afternoon my mom called because she "thought we might want to come see them." So we went to their house and spent Friday night at their house. We got up Saturday and went to First Monday! I love that place. We came home with a Longhorn dress for Camille, an "Always Kiss Me Goodnight" sign for our bedroom, a red necklace and some new bows for Camille. We came home Saturday evening and went to some friends houses on Sunday and Monday night.