Birthday Cake Song

Last weekend we celebrated Shelby's 1st birthday at Grandma and Grandpa Cochran's house. It is nearly impossible, I've decided, to get a good picture of this many children...and their parents. Anyway, this one is pretty good (and Camden isn't even making the fart face here...)

This was the best one of the four of us...

Camden helped Shelby open her presents and then proceeded to hog them all.

the birthday girl greatly enjoyed her cake. She ate every last bite, even licking the crumbs off her fingers. Not a bit was left on her, the tray or the floor!

If you want to see some more of the pictures from the weekend, here's a few....

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Camden Pictures

I'm sure this goes against Blogging etiquette, but this is Matt writing on Tara's Blog and I wanted to let everyone know about a new set of pictures I have posted on Flickr.com.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamapajama97/sets/72157612745278281/

These are all pictures Camden has recently taken with Tara's camera. Thought it might be fun to share them with you. Enjoy!

Munchhausen (just Chaos)

So, Shelby has taken a liking to Wendys chili - Camden liked it a lot too at this age. She picks out every bean and even chews them up, which is funny to watch considering the fact she has no molars.

Last Friday Pat held her annual Christmas gift exchange. Due to the poor weather last month, it was delayed until everyone was back in school. Basically, picture 17 children ages 12 and below turned loose on cupcakes, cookies, and presents. It was just chaos. It did not seem to bother Shelby much as she hung out with Dillon and just took it all in.

Camden agreed to get his hair spiked up for the occasion...

Here they are playing in the play room while everyone else partied in the next room. He was understandably overwhelmed by everything going on. We joined the party later as presents were opened.

Here's Shelby, right in the middle, still content to hang out with Dillon.

Camden got a really cool digger that he has enjoyed playing with and sleeping with too.

Last weekend Matt took the kids to the mall while I got some grading done. They had some fun and we met up later for lunch...at Wendys :)

Alberta Let Your Hair Hang Low

Notice anything new with Shelby? Besides the packets of oatmeal she discovered in the kitchen cupboard and enjoys taking out and tossing all over the kitchen...

Milk Jug Stomp

We rang in the New Year as most parents of small children do - by going to bed before midnight and cursing the neighbors when awokened by their fireworks as they celebrated up the street. I got to the Supermall this morning when it opened and enjoyed having the place to myself as I shopped (the salespeople were not too thrilled to be working, however). Anyway, here are a few videos - the first is Shelby's latest talent with the milk car from Camden's train set and the second was this morning as the kids played in the kitchen.