Daddy's Boy

Do you think Camden looks like his Daddy did around this age?!?!

I'd say just a little. :)

The Party...

We had no idea if Cam would "enjoy" his party...would he notice the decorations? the people? the presents? After the party, Toby said that he felt like Camden had a lot of fun! That is exactly what we hoped for! It was great to have so many of our family members there and of course Cam got some great presents!

This is about as good as family pics get these days...

Cam LOVED (and still is) playing with the balloons! We could have saved some money & given them as his presents.
Who doesn't wrestle with cousins at your first birthday party?!


Camden with his fun Auntie Ashlee...she gave him lots of cool toys! He is loving the play microphone she gave him.

The grandpas chatting it up!

Someone else liked the balloons too....

Nana did the honor of feeding Cam his birthday lunch!

Cam wanted to make all his guest feel welcome, so he visited the dining room crowd too!

Camden had plenty of great help opening presents!

Sharing presents with Uncle John

Trying out his new sand table from Nana & Papa...he loves it!

All the cousins did!

Doesn't he look so grown up on his new trike from Mimi & Grampa?!

Trying out the new pool (minus the water)!

Camden loves trucks right now! Uncle T.J. & Aunt Marla sent this cool truck that makes popping noises when you push it...he loves it!

The Decor...

When I first started planning Camden's party, Toby & I talked about that we wanted the theme to really be something that Camden loved...so we quickly decided on dogs! Camden loves his own dog, but also all dogs we see! I had a fun time pulling together cute decor, but tried to keep it inexpensive and not over the top.

The Cake...

I had no idea it would be so tough to pick cake pictures! My goodness, I think we have about 75 of them. :) It was pretty funny, because Cam started out super timid with the cake. He had no idea what to do with it...then I put some on his finger...he still didn't know what to do. Then Daddy helped and finally...he got it! I think it is safe to say that Camden loved the cake! We had to hose him off in the backyard after...which he loved too!

Camden's First Birthday Party

Due to all the pictures and trying to keep them somewhat organized, I am going to do multiple posts from the big day! We had such a great time and are so thankful that our family could be there to celebrate with us!!!

Weekend Fun with the Fam

We were blessed to have a lot of our family here for the weekend to celebrate Camden's birthday! In addition to the party fun, we also enjoyed spending fun times with Nana, Papa, Mimi, Grampa, Aunt Kara, Mary Grace, and Garrett. Our pictures are short Nana, Papa, and Aunt Kara, but we had a lot of fun with them too!

Cam loves his new trike from Mimi & Grampa!

Cam thinks Grampa is really fun!

Reading a new book with Mimi


Garrett & Camden sporting faux-hawks at the fountains.

Trying the fountains out with Daddy

Mary Grace loved the fountains!

Mary Grace built a really cool sandcastle!

Sliding at the beach with Mama

Silly Garrett!

Camden loves playing at the beach!

1 Year Old

Camden got to spend the morning of his birthday at Dr. Kim’s office for his 1 year check-up! Everything looked great and the shots weren’t too traumatic, but the 3 tubes of blood they drew certainly was…especially for Mama and Nana! We are so thankful for the healthy, fun little boy that God blessed us with! As you can tell, I didn’t get a dog picture, but here is a look at what Camden’s up to at 1 year…
• The trend for size continues! Camden is 31.88 in (95%) and 23.8 lbs (75%). We continually get told how much older/bigger he looks than he actually is!
• Camden wears size 12-18 and 18 month clothes and size 5 or 6 shoes. He is in size 4 diapers.
• He is a champ at sleep! We love that he sleeps from about 8:00 pm to 7:30-8:00 am every night. He is also still taking 2 naps, both around 1.5 hours. He is a crazy man in his sleep and moves around a ton!
• Camden drinks whole milk in a sippy cup at each of his three meals and takes one bottle at bedtime. We will work on dropping this in the next month or so. He does great with most any finger food and has begun to eat mostly what we are having. He still has oatmeal for breakfast and yogurt with his lunch. I would say his favorite food is Chick-fil-a nuggets! These are a rare treat that he enjoys.
• Cam’s hair has lightened so much since he was born and he is certainly a blondie now! He also has already picked up a little bit of a tan, such a cutie! He has 8 teeth that have broken through so far, but 2 are not completely down yet.
• He talks up a storm! You can’t understand him a lot of the time, but that doesn’t stop him! Words that we can understand are: mama, dada, bye, night night, dog, duck, ball, book, pop, truck. He also loves to make sounds for a few things like his trucks and ducks!
• Camden is a walking machine! He doesn’t crawl at all and can get where he wants quick! He thinks he is especially cool when he carries things when he walks.
• He recently has begun loving music and dances around when it is on!
• Camden has also begun testing the limits this month. We have had a few fits when he doesn’t get what he wants or is told no. The most common is when he doesn’t get to go outside or has to come in!
• Some of his favorite things right now are: trucks, toy lawn mower, sand, golf clubs, books, balls, stuffed dog and real dog, pushing his own stroller, and balloons!

We cannot even begin to explain how much we love our sweet boy! It is amazing to see how much he has grown up in just 1 year. We are so thankful that the Lord entrusted us with Camden Lloyd. We love you!!!