Taylor Family 505: August 2014

Camber and I had such a fun, first summer together!! We were able to lounge and relax at home and also go out and do lots of fun things!!

He has grown and changed so much this summer and everyday he amazes me with his personality! I am going to miss spending my days with him, but I am also excited for him to get to make new friends at daycare and for me to meet my new "kiddos" for the year!

Camber has been to lots of mama/baby groups and playdates, explored at the Blank Park Zoo, and ventured to Minnesota to see the Mall of America, LegoLand, Ikea, and a huge toy store, Lark Toys. We were able to go swimming a few times this summer and spend a lot of time outside, which is always a favorite of Camber's.

He has also learned to CRAWL, so our lives have drastically changed! I can no longer put him on his blanket with some toys and get things done in the kitchen, start dinner, or even go to the bathroom without being worried about what he is going to get himself into. He pretty much loves anything that isn't his toy :-)

We have a stinker! I am not exaggerating this statement. Camber has learned how to snort when he isn't getting what he wants. It is hilarious (and really scary because I see glimpses of our future). I will put a few pictures of it below, but it's hard to get a picture of. I want to try and video it, because it's pretty fun (for now).

Doug is back on his own again as he opened a new shop called Auto Addictions at the beginning of June. He is doing window tint, vinyl, and lots of accessories! He is busy and loving his new adventure!

Daddy decided that Camber needed a truck of his own. Although he is much too young for this, Doug plans to "get it ready" for Camber to use in a few years :-)

Miss Moe is able to ride in the back :-) (she didn't love that idea)

Camber LOVES anything outside!!

Someday he will be able to do it without any help :-)

"Hi Mommy!"

"I'm ready to go down the slide."

The phrase "getting into everything" has just begun. He now crawls and loves to explore! He never crawls for his toys, but always crawls to things he isn't supposed to be getting! :-)

Loves his walker!

Camber loves swimming with Daddy!

We spent a morning at the Blank Park Zoo. Camber loved watching the animals!

He is our little monkey!

Tigger!

Has a tail!

Look at that cute tail!

The day he learned how to stand up in his crib

We have started Baby-Led Weaning, which is just letting babies learn to feed themselves. Camber has had tons of foods and LOVES them all! His favorite was steak, but he has tried chicken, pineapple, peppers, bananas, avocados, cantaloupe, watermelon, and green beans.

Steak is his FAVORITE!!

We went to Minnesota for our family vacation this year. It was just a short, small trip for Camber's first vacation and he did AMAZING. Doug and I kept saying, "Who is this kid?!" He did great in his car seat, which was such a relief! He took naps and LOVED everything that we did. We went to the Mall of America where we ate at the Rainforest Cafe and did some shopping. On Sunday we went to Ikea and then went out of the way a bit to Kellogg, MN and found the best toy store EVER! Lark Toys is a toy store of over 20,000 square feet of fun! They have their own hand-crafted wooden carousel and tons of toys! Camber and Doug were in heaven! It was definitely the highlight of our trip and I am glad that I googled "toy stores in Minnesota!" It was a great vacation and we can't wait for many more!!

He did such an awesome job in the car!

After walking around the Mall of American and doing a little shopping we stopped by the Rainforest Cafe! Camber was so entertained by the fish tank! He kept grabbing for them!!

These pictures are from Lark Toys in Kellogg, MN. Definitely worth the drive!! Loved it!

He loves his puppy dog (and she loves him too)

We went to Indianola for the National Balloon Classic. It started raining so we didn't get to stay for long, but Camber did get to see a few balloons take off! It was fun!