The Journey of

I can color!

Hello Friends & Family--

We've been trying to incorporate a few more art projects into our routine, which are pretty limited when it comes to a 14 month old. I've been looking for some good non-toxic finger paints (I'll take any suggestions or recipes!) for Cam. I know he'll love to smear it all over and it's a good project to do when the hose is easily accessible ;)

I did come across the crayola toddler marker that is colorless and only appears on special paper (heaven sent!).

Here's our first picture: a Father's day card for Daddy!

Love,

Chris, Amber & Cameron

Memorial Day Weekend

Hello Friends & Family--

For those of you still waiting on your 'thank you' notes from Cam's 1st party, they are coming! We listed the house the week of Cam's party and then it's been a whirlwind of cleaning and showings since then. It's a lot harder to keep your home 'show' worthy when you are there all day long with pets and a little one. We've mastered the chores and loading of the car now!

So over Memorial Day weekend we trekked to Nebraska to visit family. It was a very short visit, but it was well worth it to see family. We still missed some in the Omaha area though :( Here are a few pictures from our visit. I'm missing Grandma Masters, Great Grandpa & Grandma Larson, Aunt Alysia, Aunt Abby and Uncle Keith in pictures, but they were there. Haha!

Amy & Cam (Marquette, NE)

Love this picture, taking the same strides! Grandma Ninny & Cam

I finally met Aunt Jeanne! She's fun :)

Grandpa Masters

First time at a splash park!

First carousel ride--blurry but oh well.

2nd ride, a big swing!

Great Grandpa & Grandma Masters!

Auntie Amy again :)

Great Grandma Mingus!

The Mingus Family :)

Love,

Chris, Amber & Cameron

Exciting news!

Hello Friends & Family--

We are building a new house!

Current house in Madison (Winter 2012)

Many of you already know that Chris and I have listed our first home (any buyers out there?). After much debate we decided that it was time to look for something bigger to accommodate 2 dogs, a cat, us and a growing toddler. No we are not looking at expanding that number either! It was a hard decision as we have treasured our time on Golden Oak, and found some great friends along the way! So, after much consideration on whether we would buy and existing home we decided to build a new custom home. This way we could pick out everything we wanted instead of a lengthy list of home projects on an existing home. You all know how much time, effort and money we put into our current home! A big thanks to everyone that's helped along the way too! I think it's safe to say we are done with major projects for awhile!

New lot!

Basement dug

Footings poured

Foundation poured

After months of looking at lots we chose a nice corner lot in the village (yes I said VILLAGE) of Cross Plains. We are going from 250,000 city to a village of about 3,000. Thankfully we are about 12 or so miles outside of Madison! It's a quiet, safe community. We are already in love with the surrounding area and neighbors. It doesn't hurt that our good friends live right down the street either :)

We picked out a craftsman style plan that fit our style perfectly. I'll have to get a copy of the plans to post on the blog. It should be complete sometime in September, but let's hope it's done earlier! Wishful thinking? Ha! They started the building process of our future home in May. I know this blog is about Cameron, but I thought this was also a good way to keep everyone in the loop on the new house too! And if you know of anyone looking to buy a GREAT home in Madison send them my way! We are visiting the house at least once a week so we should have lots of pictures! And we will have more room for visitors, hint hint!

Waterproofing and forms removed

Love,

Chris, Amber & Cameron

What's been going on?

Hello Friends & Family--

Summer time has officially hit the Zimmerman Household. Lot's of things to do! Busy schedules mean less time for blogging--sorry! More exciting news to come on the next post!

Let's see lots to catch up on! Cam is busy playing outside since the weather has been beautiful! He's always begging to outside :) He also turned 13 months the end of May. He had a short visit (long drive) to Nebraska over Memorial Day Weekend (separate post w/ pictures to come), and drum roll please...

HE'S WALKING!

Yep, on June 2nd he took his first unassisted steps! He hadn't been feeling well for a couple of days, I think it was just a cold. So we were trying not to push him too much, but he did it! He continues to take a few steps here and there, but not too many. Crawling (or bear crawling) is still his main mode of transportation.

I fear when he really does start moving it will be at a very FAST pace. This kid wants to run. And. I. Mean. Bad. Let the bruises, bumps and scrapes begin!

Here's a short video from his 3rd attempt with walking. We were too excited the first two times, plus we had to make sure it wasn't a fluke :) Again, we had just awoken for the day so excuse the outfits/hair/mess. Haha.

Love,

Chris, Amber & Cameron

1 Year Appointment

Hello Friends & Family--

On May 8th Cameron had his 1 Year exam. It was scheduled for the Monday following his Birthday, but unfortunately Dr. E was out sick. He was a lot more to handle this time around, as he didn't want to sit in my lap like previous visits. So he sat on the floor (yuck--it is clean though) and played with his stacking cups and little people. We also had to pull out the snacks :)

I love this face...he's so inquisitive!

We didn't get to meet with Dr. E, but Dr. S. was very nice and said that Cam looked great! He had to get 3 shots this time, and will get 2 more at the 15 month appt. This time around he was a little bit more anxious with the shots (as was Mommy). We were told these ones burned, and boy could we tell. My little guy sobbed, but with some love from Mom was easily consoled. By far the worst shots to date (not the nurses fault by any means--they were great). He didn't have any reactions at all, which we are very thankful for!

Loves going for walks with his dogs!

Here are the stats for our LITTLE guy:

Head Circumference: 46.5 cm--51.9 %
Length: 2'5"--22.2 %
Weight: 19lbs 12.8 oz--8.8%

Always playing with the wagon

Again we have a little guy, he's catching back up on length though! I am going to attribute the lack of weight gain to his constant mobility. This kid EATS a ton, but he also moves around ALL. DAY. LONG. There was no concern about adding more fat/calories so he's perfectly healthy!

Love,

Chris, Amber & Cameron

Smash Cake!

Hello Friends & Family--

His Dr. Seuss themed cake.

There's recent trend of having a 'smash' cake for first birthday parties. I wasn't about to leave that out! The bakery I ordered from offered a free one with the purchase of the larger cake. Got to love free things! I will say our wedding cake was MUCH better than this cake :)

The Smash cake!

I did fear that he would react to all the attention and eyes on him when we were singing happy birthday. Thankfully he just thought it was funny and had a grin from ear-to-ear. He was a little timid at first with the cake, but eagerly dug in once he got a taste. It was encouraged for him to stick his head in it :) There's a video of the entire event, but it is quite long.

All the cake photos are from a phone camera, I apologize as our camera was used to record the event :) Overall he loved the cake. Yet Mom and Dad may beg to differ as he was a little cranky at nighttime, which I suspect was a bit of a tummy ache. All worth it though!

Smash cake = success!

Happy First Birthday to my Little One!

Love,

Chris, Amber & Cameron