Turning 8 in 8 of 08!

Cameron turned 8 years old on the 10th! This was a birthday he had been looking forward to for many years. It is the age in which he could be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints! He was so excited for this milestone!

But first, as is tradition when eating dinner at home on your actual birthday, you get to pick whatever you want. So this is what Cameron chose for his birthday dinner.

Yes, you are seeing it right. He wanted Stuffing, Texas Toast, and Nachos. We decided to balance it out with some fried chicken and fruit cocktail. We loved it! Great ideas, Cameron!

He's so glad to be 8 years old.

As you can see, he was elated on his baptism day. We were scheduled to be at the building at 2:30 and all morning long he kept asking if it was time to go yet! Finally, it was time. He was on cloud 9 the entire time. He had a beautiful program and I appreciate so much our family and friends who came to support Cameron and who took part in the program. It was a very special day for us and I am grateful to those who were able to share it with us.

It is so rewarding as his mom to realize the path he's on and the choices he is making will lead him back to his Father in Heaven. Cameron has been blessed with this incredibly strong spirit and the desire to do what's right. I am so grateful for him in our family and his great example of faith and righteousness.

8 Things I Love About Cameron:

1. His personality. He is a little ball of fire. He's full of energy and goes non-stop all day long. He has always been outgoing and can strike up a conversation with anyone.
2. His sensitivity. He is often aware and concerned about the feelings of others and will usually go out of his way to befriend or include those who may be feeling left out.
3. His testimony. He has always loved bearing his testimony and has loved learning about and soaking up all things related to the gospel.
4. His love of learning. He loves to read! He loves school! He is fascinated with new concepts and although is frustrated when he doesn't understand something, will usually keep at it until the light bulb comes on.
5. His creativity. He has been writing and illustrating stories since he was 3 years old. He loves to make books and collect them. Needless to say, we're running out of room, let alone paper.
6. His love of sports. He collects football cards. He knows every player, their position, their jersey number, and the team they play for. He is an encyclopedia when it comes to stats, especially Seattle stats. He also makes collages on poster boards of any Seattle player he'll find in the newspaper. He is a loyal Seattle fan.
7. His cheeks. He has always had these great, kissable cheeks. I could hardly keep my lips off of them when he was a baby. Since he's gotten older, he only lets me kiss them goodnight now. But boy, are they ever my favorite!
8. He's mine. I love that he's mine. He is the sweetest, smartest, cutest, most lovable 8 year-old out there and I can't wait to see what becomes of him.

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY, CAMERON!