OUR GROWING FAMILY: Champion!

Well I may not be keeping up like I promised but I will keep trying. Thought I would update everyone on the excitement in our house again.

Now that we have made it through everyone having bad colds we are on the road to health again around here. Amazingly Ben and I did not yet get what all four of the kids had. I also realized that this is the first time ever that Calvin and Clayton were both that sick at the same time. Wow did I feel bad for all of them.

This week was Catholic school's week and that means Cameron has been super busy with work getting ready for it. He did an essay on the benefits of a Catholic Education. He did a Religion Fair project on the Rosary and he did his first research paper on Bishop Callahan. Along with all of these things we had the St. Jude Math-a-thon and studying for the spelling bee which was this week. As if the list is not long enough Cam continues to have wrestling practice two nights a week and has been participating in some weekend tournaments. Sometimes I can't believe he is managing all these different things. He got to see how his hard work pays off this week as well. His essay won for the best in his class and he was the Champion for the 1, 2, and 3rd grade spelling group. As for wrestling he has taken 2nd place in all of the tournament he has been in and he is doing wonderful. Tomorrow Cameron gets to try his skiing skills out again (skied 1 x last year) up at Sunburst for Ben's work ski outing. Saturday he is going to a wrestling tournament in DePere and then has a friends birthday party on Sunday. Man just writing all this down makes me tired. What is it going to be like when the little ones are bigger and have social lives as busy as Cameron's?

As for Clay and Cal they are still doing wonderful. Clay is my super potty trained boy. He is doing great!!! I have decided that Cal is not going to be ready on his own so I took a new stab at this and we are just not putting diapers on him except for naps and nighttime. I went back to taking him potty every hour or so and waiting til he goes. I use bribes to get him to go or anything that works at the time. It seems to be working so I am keeping my fingers crossed. Today he actually told me 2 x that he had to go!!!!!

Kenzie is a crazy rolling little maniac and continues to be a super baby. She is usually happy just to watch what is going on. Before she got sick I thought she might eat us out of house and home but now she has slowed down a bit. She continues to sleep through the night perfectly even through her cold. This morning when I went in by her she had actually rolled over in her crib and then was stuck on her tummy and never even whined. When you put her on the floor she can roll herself all the way across the room. It is really cute.

Of course I will share some pics. Hope everyone is well.

Cameron Spelling Bee Champion!!