I'm getting a good baby fix this afternoon watching my friend Kirsten's sweet son. It's a good thing it was time for Camille to take a nap because man is it a lot of work making sure she doesn't smother little Freddy with too much love!
This weekend, for the very first time, our family went on vacation (if you can even call it that!) as a family of three. Aaron and I used to go camping with our families, but we haven't been since we've been married. After learning that these friends were caretakers at a campground about 45 minutes from our house, we reserved a campsite and started planning our trip. We weren't sure how Camille, would do, but we decided it was worth a try!
Looking back, I think I can safely categorize our trip into three distinct parts: dry, mostly dry, and very wet.
THE DRY:
Although we had been worried that the weather would be too hot, when we got to the campground we found that it was actually quite nice out. Aaron set up the tent all by himself while Camille and I wandered around. On more than one occasion I fished acorns out of Camille's mouth.
We spent much time taking shoes off and putting them back on. Such is life in a tent. I will be SO glad when Camille has learned to put her own shoes on. But for now, she enjoys taking them off and velcroing them onto her hands.
I endured 30 long hours without my sweet Camille yesterday and today. She went with Aaron's mom on an over-night visit to her great-grandparents' home in southern MN. And while I certainly missed her, it was really nice to have some quality time with Isabel. This morning we went to my friend Brenda's house to enjoy the warm weather and friends to play with. Isabel and Brenda's son Owen had a great time splashing the water, filling and pouring out cups, and going down the slide. It was truly a relaxing morning. And I can honestly say it probably wouldn't have been relaxing if Camille had been there. Not that we both wouldn't have had fun, but she's just so much more active (and mischevious and curious) than Isabel is. I can pretty much trust that Isabel isn't going to run off or dump water on someone or go looking for an elecrical outlet to play with if I'm not within reach of her. But Camille...well, she's a whole 'nother story!
We had the opportunity to join some friends from church at a local beach. Actually, it's very local. It's just about three minutes away from where I work, and I had no idea it was even there! We were there for just over two hours and had such a wonderful time. Camille proved to us once again that she is truly a water baby. Not only this, but she is a beach baby, and took full advantage of wet sand and sunshine.
Thanks for visiting, Angie and Ly! We're looking forward to some 4th of July fun with you guys (and Nick, of course) and our future ever-standing Tuesday night dates!Huh. Turns out Thursdays can be fun, even if they don't conclude with a new episode of E.R. Megan joined us for the entire fun-filled day: lunch at Olive Garden, playing outside, more playing outside. What a beautiful day it was today!
This morning Lyla was baptized into God's family! What an exciting event it was at our church, as there are so many people who love her (and her parents!) so much! She can now add a new title to her job description: Lyla Jo Christoffer, Child of God! Lyla, we pray that you will grow to love God and to know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. May He bless you in ways we cannot even imagine!
These are some bathtub pictures from the other day. Camille went though about a one week period of absolutely hating taking baths, but thankfully she is back to her bath-loving self!
