Happy Birthday Cameron!

Where has this year gone? My baby boy is already a year old. Cameron started walking the week of his birthday & he is definitely on the move now. We celebrated with a birthday breakfast at Vandergriff Park/playground. Cameron loves to swing & watch the other kids playing at the park.
We had a great time--he was not interested at all in his cupcake--he plopped it off his tray onto the ground. I think one of his favorite activities was opening the drink cooler & eating ice. He really wasn't that interested in opening his presents until he noticed all his cousins opening the gifts for him. He got some great stuff--everyone was too generous! I can't take credit for these great photos--I had to hire a professional.

Our 1st Family Vacation

We spent a week in Panama City, Florida for our 1st annual family vacation. Cameron was really great on the ride there & back. It's amazing how eating grapes & watching The Wonder Pets on the portable DVD player can entertain such a wee one. I will have to say that this beach vacation was much different than my usual vacation weeks on the beach--let's just say I didn't read one book while I was there. It was different but so much fun.We stayed at a condo called "Splash" which was extremely family friendly with kiddie pools & slides. Cameron loves the water & was not scared of the ocean one bit. Our demise of the beach was his fascination with eating sand & then rubbing his eyes!! Thank goodness for the saline drops I had in the beach bag for such occasions. I will say that I imagine trying to put sunscreen on an 11-month old is very similar to wrestling an alligator.

Tim & I took turns playing with him in the pool. We tired out much faster than Cameron. He loved standing on the side & jumping in the water. Tim would float with him in the lazy river & throw him up in the air. All I could hear was Cameron's squeals of delight. Cameron & I also spent a lot of time indoors. He entertained himself by emptying all the cabinets in the condo. We also loved sitting out on the balcony listening to the ocean & eating goldfish crackers. We visited the new Pier Park at night & Cameron loved people watching. We did have a crazy experience at Capt. Anderson's on my birthday. Let's just say it involved Cameron choking, projectile vomit, & a quick exodus!! There's never a dull moment with an eleven month old.