Camden-The Tool Man

What is a trip to Nana's without presents?
My Mom gave Camden a tool belt complete with screwdrivers, a hammer, safety goggles and a wrench. Once we had Camden's gear out of the box and assembled around his wasted he proclaimed: "I going to Papaw's. I want to fix something."



So...
To Pawa's he went and "fix" things he did.

Feeding The Chickens

We took the available opportunity of being out in the "boonies" (which is where Nana and Papaw live) and fed the chickens. Camden even gathered the eggs...two perfectly un-cracked eggs. Un-cracked until Camden smashed them together with excitement about gathering said eggs.

Levelland: Day Two

We didn't stay in Levelland...
Thursday morning Camden and I packed up and headed to the Science Spectrum with Madison, Shey-Shey and Nana. Our morning at the Science Spectrum was followed by pizza and shopping. Needless to say we had a very full day that ended with a lot of memories and two extremely tired kiddos.
(and parents too if I'm being completely honest)

Levelland: Day One

Camden and I flew to Levelland to spend some time with my family. After we got off the plane Nana (my mom) picked us up at the airport and took us to the shop to see Papaw (my dad). Camden greeted both of them with hugs, kisses and one question: "Where is Madison?" Shortly after our arrival Madison and Shey-Shey joined us at the shop for a little fun in the dirt before heading to lunch.







After lunch we headed out to Nana and Papaw's house to
spend a little time in the pool.

Visitors From Afar

My brother Daniel and his wife Callie made the long drive from Levelland down to Houston for the Memorial Day Weekend. We spent the weekend shopping, at the beach, eating tons of yummy food, talking, sightseeing, taking naps, and hanging out around the house. I didn't take oodles of pictures like I normally do (shocker I know) but still managed to catch a few cute shots of some of our weekend fun.

At the beach in Galveston:











Riding the pony at Kings Confectionery on the Strand in Galveston:
(we all came home with multiple bags of sweet treats)



And finally...
Uncle Daniel showed Camden all he knew about racing:

And The Gold Medal Goes To...

CAMDEN!!
(and all of the other kids in his class)



A slight disclaimer before you read on:
I do not claim to be a human tripod or have an eye for spectacular angels therefor, I'll apologize in advance for my cinematography skills. I have found out how easily it is to copy files from our video camera so I may go a little overboard for a bit.

Now, on the the actual blog that illustrates the title...

Today was Camden's last gymnastic class of the semester.
After playing with his classmates and practicing all of the skills he's learned throughout the semester each child was called to the podium decorated with balloons and received a gold medal.











Camden was so proud and had the biggest smile on his face when Coach Stephanie gave him his medal. He said "I have a medal Mommy! They gave me a medal! Its my medal!"



And do you know what?
His Mommy and Daddy are pretty darn proud too!!

End of Year Chapel

Today was Camden's last day of school for the Spring semester. Since it was their last chapel of the semester the parents were invited to see each class sing a special song they had prepared. This was Camden's first group performance so I was ready and waiting with the video camera to capture what I was sure would be a memorable performance. I'll give you fair warning; there is no singing involved on Camden's part but the event is definitely memorable.



After chapel Brian and I joined Camden and his class for lunch.
These are a few more memories captured from the day:


Camden with his teachers
Miss Ashley and Miss Christina