Do you ever just hate blogging?

I have the feeling I'm totally alone in this idea (hating blogging), but I really find that it takes a lot of planning--I don't think the pic uploading part of blogger is the most user-friendly--and work to resize the pics, etc.  Does this sound lame?  Am I just lazy?  I think if Chad helped me with the blog, I wouldn't feel such pressure to update it all the time.  (I also receive quite a bit of pressure from unnamed relatives--ahem--to post new pics of Cameron pretty much every day.  Love you guys, but you're killing me!)

That being said, I DO have new pics and things to talk about.  But it will have to wait until tomorrow.  Looking at the computer for too long gives me a headache (I'm waiting for glasses to come in the mail...more on that later).  So I will update this more tomorrow after church.

Until then...

What we have been up to

Last Friday, I went strawberry picking. I picked quite a bit of berries. Yum! The Budrow didn't do so well toward the end of the trip. He was tired of sitting there, playing with hay straw and watching me. So I didn't get to mound the boxes like I wanted to. Oh well. I made some strawberry freezer jam.

We were supposed to go to the pool for a fun visiting teaching thing, but some of the girls couldn't go. So my neighbor turned on her sprinkler for the kids. I didn't take pics of that, but I'll get some when we do get to the pool. Here's Buddy in one of his many pairs of trunks.

About 20 minutes ago, I was talking to my neighbor on the front porch. I was leaning against the storm door (that was open). When I went to turn and go inside, this is what happened.

I took a better close up, but I didn't want anyone to get sick! It was pretty nasty.



This is what I have on it now to help the bleeding and the pain (I have paper towels underneath the peas). Fun Fun.

Oopma Loompa and the Temple?!?!

A few days ago, Cameron had ravioli for lunch. He got it everywhere! I knew he would, but I also knew it was something he would eat. So the opportunity cost of his eating it was small (did that sound nerdy?). Anyway, when it was over, it was hard to get the orange sauce off of his face, especially since scrubbing would be involved. So I left him. As an oompa loompa. What a freaky movie Willie Wanka is. Anyone else agree?

We went to the Chicago Temple with our neighbors yesterday. They watched Cameron while we did some sealings and we watched their son, Chris, while they did a session. Here is what transpired...

We had a picnic

The boys played

Cameron made some weird faces

We walked around

I decided a walk in the grass was a good idea

Then, remembering how it has rained the past 4,000+ days and noticing that the grass was soaked, I decided the walk in the grass wasn't such a fun thing.

I tried to console Chris when he was upset cause his mom and dad weren't there. We had some good talks about being a good example to Cameron since he's younger than Chris (about 10 months) and how he needs to be a good big boy cause he will have a younger brother next month. Yeah, I don't know how much of that sunk into a 2-year-old's brain, but it stopped him from crying. I tried.

We looked up at Moroni, whom Chris promptly told us was up there (smart little kid).

We played by one of the fountains

Cameron and dad played by the fountain near the front of the Temple

We took a rest from the long day

And it was a long day. Both boys missed their naps and really paid for it later that night. But, I'm still glad we got to go!

Dad's Day

Well, I was going to post a gazillion pictures in this one post, but the internet is being funny. So, here are some pictures from just.... today, actually.

Cameron getting ready for church

Working on getting Cameron to stay still for a picture

Still trying here. Notice how Cameron is trying to pull his hand away from Chad's. What a bungus (yes, mom, I called your grandson a bungus!)

Finally...Success! My two cute boys!

After church, they were pretty tired and the floor seemed just as good a place as any to plop down

Cameron, emaciated?

No, Cameron's been eating PRETTY well!

Cute Chad

Ready to watch the Braves game after dinner

He's a fan

Too Lazy

Ehhh...I've been too lazy to post anything new on here until today. So here are a few pics from the last week and a half.

Cameron's getting to be such a big kid!

It's getting hotter and since we live on the top floor, I feel like our place is at least 10 degrees hotter than outside or in our hallway. Chad set up a fan on Sunday. Cameron seemed to enjoy it.

Cameron fell walking up our driveway (it's kind of steep) last week. He got the scrape and bruise on his head from that. Then later, he got hold of a pen that didn't have the cap on. Then, he somehow scraped the side of his nose. *(After this was taken, he fell backward off the couch. It was a great day!)

Chad and I went to a Braves/Brewers game last Tuesday night. It was nice to have a date for just the two of us (Cameron usually tags along).


This is Jeff Francoeur-- we make fun of him because of the face he's doing here (he always does this as he comes up to hit). The pic doesn't really do it justice...just looks like he's smiling. But he seems to stick his upper teeth out more. Looks funny.

Miller Park. Those Wisconsinites love their beer!

One of Chad's favorites, Huddy (Hudson), with the windup

Chad and Cameron in their seersucker suits for church. Cute. (Notice Cameron only has one shoe on...?)

A Whole New World

I know I just posted the other day, but Chad and I have experienced some new things in the last few days (well, at least I have).

We volunteered last night at THE WORLD'S LARGEST BRATFEST!!! I had to put that in all caps to make it seem really cool. It was a lot of fun. Chad and I were both cashier runners, meaning we ran to grab drinks when people ordered. We switched off shifts so that someone would always be with Cameron. Chad worked first, so I got my hotdog (I don't do brats) and pepsi and sat to listen to a band, Sunspot. They were actually pretty good. I wish I could've captured it better on my camera, but Cameron started randomly dancing. Hilarious cause it was really loud rock music. Guess he likes that.

They also had carnival rides and little booth-like things where you could get souvenirs or funnel cakes (I did get one of those!). The only kind of annoying thing was that there were two bands kind of battling it out...way too loud. But overall, it was a lot of fun.


















Another new thing for us was that we just got back from our first family bike ride...complete with little kid seat on the back of my bike. So, I've gotta mention that I haven't ridden a bike in a LONG time. I figured getting back into it would just be like...riding a bike. Hee hee. I had to say it. Anyway, so I had this new bike to get used to and then let's throw a 22-pound kid on the back, just for kicks. The first few blocks were rough. Poor Cameron. He probably felt a little motion sickness at the beginning. And I'm so out of riding shape (well, shape in general) that I was really tired when it was all over.

But since we volunteered last night, we got coupons for a free brat (or hotdog, thank you) and ice cream from the Chocolatte Shoppe. Good stuff. There's one located down by the library (about a 10-15 minute walk from our place). So we biked on over there first and then went down the bike trail.

Madison has this awesome bike trail going through the whole city. We rode downtown and stopped at Lake Monona. Really pretty and so much fun.

We stopped at Monona Terrace to look at the water and take some pictures. Cameron was really annoyed with his helmet and being in the seat for a while. I'm not sure how many miles it was down there, but it took us probably a good 30 minutes.

We later stopped at a grassy spot to hang out. I was helping Cameron with his helmet...

And spotted this. Look at his nose. This was a common occurrence on our trip.

Then Cameron decided it would be a good idea to eat a dead dandelion. Nasty.

This is Monona Terrace. Kind of a funky building--it was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright (he's a WI native and some of his houses are around).

I was totally out of focus on this one, but I think it looks cool.

This is on the way back to our place. I felt like I was going to die. Seriously. The trail was really pretty in this spot. It's kind of in the back of a few neighborhoods.

It was great. A lot of work (I think we were gone for around 2 hours!), but a lot of fun. I'm glad we have our bikes now and can go on rides together (and get in shape!).