DeWitts in Kaz: Big Kid

He's a big kid now, just ask him! Cameron's been doing well the first half of this year. He did have a couple of bouts with strep, but other than that, has been fairly healthy. He took a basketball class at the Y and then a baseball class.

The kid is way more coordinated than his mom, that's for sure. He recently took a swim class (without Mom or Dad in the pool) twice a week in Rocky River (the town, not the body of water). He's so close to swimming on his own! He had a great time with it - there was a smile on his face the whole time he was in the pool.

He's also become quite interested in reading lately. He knows most of his letters and numbers (1-10) by sight and is pointing out letters and numbers that he sees as we read. He completed the Lakewood Library summer reading program and was the recipient of a $20 gift card to Borders (his name was picked randomly).

Other things we've been up to since the last update:

We visited the Cleveland Children's Museum on MLK Day. They had a great big indoor sand box and he had a lot of fun digging and building.

He and Buffy had an "adventure day" on President's Day and went to the Natural History Museum and went "ice skating" in Wade Oval. It was "ice skating" because they didn't have ice. They were using some kind of teflon that was supposed to work with skates. Buffy, who knows how to skate, had a heck of a time and Cameron had it even rougher. The upside to the rink is that warmer weather doesn't pose a threat, but the downside is the actual skating.

We had one trip to the ER. He put a kernel of hard corn in his ear one day at school. He mentioned it to Brent in passing when he picked him up. Turns out they had been using corn in the sensory table that day and Cam thought it would be interesting to put a kernel in his ear! So, off to the ER they went. After an hour, attempts by 2 doctors and 2 popsicles, his ear was free and clear.

We attended the Easter egg hunt at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens back in April. It was a little chilly, but he had fun looking for eggs "at my garden". He had his face painted like a bunny and gave the Easter Bunny a big hug and said "Thank you".

He and Brent went to Lake Farm Park with an LECPTA group this spring and had fun checking out all of the baby animals, riding a pony and playing at their playground. Cameron is definitely excited about going back some day.

We drove over to see our friends in Indiana over Memorial Day weekend. We stopped in Perrysburg on the way and spent the night with Buffy's Aunt Sue. When we got to IN, we spent time at the Potawatomi Zoo and also went up to the beach at New Buffalo, MI on Lake Michigan. Cameron and Elizabeth had a lot of fun digging a great big hole in the sand.

Cameron had a great time at "Meet the Trucks" and was also very excited about everyone who came to his dad's family birthday party, including his cousin Morgan.

Brent put a new roof and siding on the garage in June. Cam was a big helper and insisted on getting ready to work which included a baseball hat, sunglasses and his kid gardening gloves.

On the 4th of July, we took him to the Lakewood parade and later in the day went to the fireworks in Lorain with some friends. It was his first fireworks display and he did really well. He had a great time and was asleep in the car within 5 minutes.

Cam went to his first baseball game to watch the Lake Erie Crushers (minor league). He liked the bouncy stuff that they had to entertain the kids and announced to us after about 1 inning that he was ready to go.

We plan to go to Saugatuck, MI for Cam's "Gotcha Day" at the end of July and are hoping to take a bigger family trip around birthday time in November. We don't want to jinx it, so 'nough said for now.

Things Cam's been saying:

"DISGUSTING!" - to just about anything and everything he doesn't like.

"You're an eyeball." and "You're a coconut." - usually said when he's teasing.

C: Why do you have to go to work Daddy?

D: So that I can make money and buy you toys.

C: I don't want toys, I want you to stay here and play with me.

C: My voice is gonna be like Daddy's soon.

M: You mean it's going to get lower?

C: Yes, it's starting now.

Going past St. James Catholic Church in Lakewood (which is absolutely huge and has oxidized copper doors):

C: Mommy, those doors are made of money!

Telling him about a new cat (whose name is Beef O'Brady) that our friends recently got:
C: We can eat him?

Often as we drive down the street, we ask him to point out the US flags he sees. Yesterday, he saw a POW-MIA flag and said:
C: That's the flag for the missing people.
(No idea where he got that - maybe he remembers from the 4th of July parade)

Out of the blue:
C: Daddy and me are thinking about going to DisneyWorld.

Sledding in January