My sisters were home this weekend for Easter and heard Cameron's term for ketchup, "chepup" and thought it was hysterical. Sometimes the day-to-day pieces of love that I get to keep in my pocket sneak into the ears of others and I forget just how hysterical and cute they really are.
Anway, in honor of this I decided it was time for some catching up... or chep-up! :)
* Every time I open my car I laugh at the items that I find. Currently you would see, 3 reusable grocery bags, 7 toy cars, 1 Oscar-the-grouch sock, 1 stride-rite shoe, 3 plastic Easter eggs (2 with candy still in them melting), a pack-n-play, 3 baseball hats, boogie wipes, a bottle of allergy medicine, an empty bowl, a TCU football, and a stroller.
* Cameron has started picking a few stuffed animals to sleep with at night and they have to be placed in certain places next to him when he sleeps with the covers on top of them too. When we were talking about all of his stuffed animals, he said: "Aunt Erin has A LOT of animals!" Aunt Erin, if you're reading this, know that you're animals are being carefully watched when Cameron visits you. I'd rather he not love stuffed animals quite as much as you do, but it makes me smile that he's realized your love of them and that he finds joy in your joy.
* Payton's 1st Birthday was simple and perfect. He ate a bean and cheese burrito with a side of rice and a large piece of "green" funfetti cake with chocolate frosting. More than likely he'll be on whole milk 100% by next week and has transitioned to 1 nap a day on a COT at school. Oh and did I mention, he's been off bottles for about a month. Where, oh where, has my little boy gone? He's also saying "uh oh" now and it makes my eyes sparkle.
* I'm not sure who taught Tim how to say the name Jeremy, but he says it Jerm-y instead of Jer-em-y. This has now become a battle of wits in our home. We read a Thomas the Train book occasionally that includes a character named "Jeremy the Jet Plane". Tim continues to tell Cameron it's Jerm-y and I argue that it's Jer-em-y. Then I laugh so hard that I cry and tell Tim to please not ruin our Son.
* Easter was great, although a little chilly in the morning. We went to church for a little egg hunting where we taught the boys what a soccer goal was, you know the more important lessons in life. Cameron was trying to pick only blue eggs, since those were his favorite but we talked him into picking a few other colors so that his basket was colorful like a rainbow. Saturday night Tim learned of another funny tradition that my family and I do -- our Easter bunny hides our baskets. He always has. So of course, he was going to hide Cameron & Payton's. Tim thought I was crazy but went along with it. Cameron was pretty pumped when he found his in the bathtub, "Silly Easter Bunny!", but Payton just wanted his moved so that he could play in his walker. 
* There have been days where I find myself floundering a little, especially at 8pm when I'm stuck in the bathroom praying that Cameron is going to pee. I don't like complaining or whining and I really do try to make the best of everything. But I have my moments. That's when we randomly find a patch of bluebonnets on the side of the road (even if it's a pretty busy intersection) and we have an adventure. Spontaneity cures a lot of my floundering. Sometimes the grind, the schedule, the discipline eats at the free-spirited, flower-child part of my soul and I just have to break the redundancy. That's when my heart pauses and I forget about that frustrating 16"potty that haunts my dreams or the dinner that I don't want to make or the laundry that I don't want to do... that's when we break away and just breathe.
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