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This weekend Shelby ate her first real cereal - Kix - and enjoyed the ones that actually got into her mouth. She's also mastered holding a sippy cup, as evidenced below. Maybe she'll master drinking out of the correct end next.

We got to watch cousin Maggie Friday night while Mark and Arin went to a Mariners..I mean, Seahawks game. Maggie was a fantastic guest and everyone ate a good dinner!
Shelby is itching to keep up with her older brother. Here she is standing with only a little support from the couch. She does make a very cute little standing person. This evening she was scooting and making some serious attempts at crawling. We're in trouble.

O I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside

Today we made a trip to Matt's work and then the Seattle Aquarium which is just a walk down the steps and across the street (back up the steps, however, with 18 lbs. in a Baby Bjorn is not as easy as I had hoped). It was a beautiful day and we really enjoyed the visit with Matt's coworkers. At the aquarium, Shelby was entertained by all the fish and Camden enjoyed getting to touch a starfish and watch the wave tank. Overall, I think I prefer the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium but this was a nice day outing with the kids.

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Here's Camden watching the wave tank. And, yes, he likes to say "poo poo". Hopefully he will grow out of that soon.

and this was by the touch tank....

The Camping Song

I'm trying a free scrapbook type program that you can then post on your blog. We'll see how this works and if I even like it....

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Everyone had a good time camping and we're looking forward to another trip with Mark, Arin and Maggie next year when Shelby and I can join in the fun too.

Camping Next to Water

This morning Matt packed the car for him and Camden to go camping. The kids played together a bit and it is fun that Camden wants to play with his sister. The sideways Elvis mouth is something Shelby may have inherited from her Great Grandma Cochran. Anyway...here they are in the laundry basket.


Here they are in the wagon. Shelby's not sure where to put her feet and Camden was happy to have someone to talk to in the wagon as I pulled them around the driveway.

Finally, the car was packed and the boys were ready to go. Camden enjoyed the "kitty song" as they drove away for Camden's first camping trip. I'm enjoying the afternoon with Shelby. Since she's not crawling yet, the laundry basket makes for adequate containment as I write this blog.

And, here's just a fun little video from this morning...

The Swimming Song

Shelby nicely posed with Camden's sunglasses. She was so excited, she even drooled a little.

Last week we spent some time in the Yakima Valley visiting the Cochran grandparents and Aunt Arin and Cousin Maggie. We were lucky enough to be invited to swim at someone's really nice pool one of the afternoons.



We came back early because Camden wasn't feeling well most of the week. At home he decided to take out his headphones and music player for a bit.
And....it isn't quite a first word, but she's working on it.

Angel Blue

Today Camden and I enjoyed a day at the Museum of Flight. Shelby stayed home with Aunt Arin so we got some time to have fun together without worrying about meeting Shelby's needs. We started off in the control tower...

Later we had lunch and Camden showed off his new airplane...
Then, it was time to watch the Blue Angels take off. We found a spot all to ourselves and managed to get a fairly good show. Not perfect, but good enough to see them go.
They are kind of loud....
I didn't manage to take video at just the right time. Here the front four had taken off and left a big cloud of smoke while the other two took off after them....

And, finally, Fat Albert came back in for a landing. A fun day that I'm sure we will repeat next year (and figure out how to get to the balcony lookout where all the members only got to go).