Autumn Woods Classic 2010

Since I used to work at this race when I worked for Three Rivers Park District, I knew it would be a great even for Camila (a 1K kids race, lots of kid activities, t-shirt). Anna and Kayla joined us to make it an extra fun morning. Camila (and I think Kayla) had a blast. The weather was perfect, the sun was shining, the leaves on the trees were beautiful, and the kids behaved. :) The pictures are in reverse order (after the race shots are at the top.)


Hay Bale Maze (she LOVED this - she didn't want to leave)




Showing off her ribbon


Just before the race (I wonder what the girls are thinking?)


Amelia's not sure what to think of all of it.


The future runners

She's on the Move

So this post is way overdue, but Amelia has been crawling for the last 5 weeks (just over 10 months). We had a few sibling fights at the beginning when Camila realized that Amelia could now get into her things, but the last couple of weeks have been much better. Camila knows to put things on the table if she doesn't want to share (or if I tell her it's not safe for Amelia). But the best part is now they play together/around each other ALL THE TIME. Anywhere Camila goes, Amelia must go too, and Camila loves it. Camila likes pushing Amelia in this old baby swing I pulled out, and Amelia even tries to push Camila in it. Camila is always running to get Amelia a toy or doll (especially since Amelia is always interested in whatever Camila is playing with, and vice versa.) My favorite is watching Camila run around the house with Amelia crawling after, trying to catch up, and both of them squealing/laughing as loud as they can.

That's not to say it's always fun, but I'm focusing on the good for now. :)


Notice Camila insisting that Kitty needs to be in the picture. (That stuffed animal is in rough shape!)



Amelia about to get into trouble. Notice her crawling towards Camila's special blanket. Surprisingly, Camila has started to share Kitty and Blanket with Amelia. Amelia has her own kitty, but she loves playing with both. I'm sure I'll have stories to tell as she gets older, but Amelia appears to have a bit of a devilish streak. She's not the easy-going baby she once was. It's quite the reverse - she's ALWAYS getting into trouble. I'm afraid she's going to be a biting or hair pulling toddler since we've already had some trouble with that.

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog! I'd post something tonight, but I'm worn out from birthday party preparations. You'd think with how tired I am that we must be throwing a huge birthday bash for Camila's 3rd birthday tomorrow, but it's just going to be low key. Maybe I'm just getting old.