Cameron, 7 Years!

Hard to believe that our oldest son, Cameron, is now 7 years old!  Where has the time gone?  Just seems like yesterday that he was born and spent his first few days in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).  He looked so small and helpless, but now he is a super active, sweet, intelligent, caring, funny 7 year old.  He is such a shining light to our family and we are so very proud of the young man he has become.  To mark his 7 years on this earth we celebrated in a few different ways. 

On Thursday, October 7th Daddy took the day off to read to Cameron's class.  Cam was so excited to have this special time with his father at school. 

On the big day of October 8th, we had a great family day, since there was no school.  We joked that the school must have known it was Cameron's birthday (a national holiday, of course, and canceled classes!).  We spent the day biking, at the park, bowling, and going out to dinner.  Cameron's present from us was a new bigger (and he says faster) bike.   Kyle inherited Cam's old bike so we have spent a lot of time lately cruising around the neighborhood. 


Cameron's Birthday Bike



Birthday Dinner

Saturday we celebrated with extended family.  We started with an early morning soccer game.  It was a beautiful and very warm fall day.  Following the game, everyone met back at the house for lunch, cake, games, and presents.  Cameron picked Korean food for his meal - his favorite.  Lauren was of course extremely happy with his choice. 



Goalie



Cameron's New Favorite Books



Cameron Loves Board Games



Uncle Steve, Cameron, & Aunt Angela



Cameron and Great Grandma Betty



Grandma Judy, Cameron and Grandpa Al



Make a Wish!

On Sunday, October 10th, he celebrated with his two best buddies, Jacob and Noah.  The boys spent the afternoon at an indoor play center, then enjoyed Happy Meals and cupcakes back at the house.  He doesn't get to see them often, so he was thrilled.  Check out their big smiles:



Cameron, Jacob, and Noah

We are looking forward to see what the next year brings for our sweet son.  We know you will continue to amaze us.