Happy Fourth of July!

For the fourth we took our first Blackmon family vacation and went to Horseshoe Bay to visit Great Ma & Great Pa. We had a great time!! Horseshoe Bay is about an hour outside of Austin, so we loaded up the truck (it truly felt like we were moving out of the house) and hit the road Thursday afternoon. We arrived and had chili cheese dogs waiting for us, I had never had one before and realized that I have been missing out. Friday morning Ross got up and went and played golf with his Grandpa and I stayed at the house with Mimi and we took care of the baby. Friday afternoon we took Cambree on her first boat ride and she got to meet her twin cousins Owen & Broday. I think next year they will be a hoot together!

For the fourth, Jim and Mimi throw a big party for the boat parade that their community puts on every year. It is lots of fun! There is a land parade, a boat parade and a hat contest. Cambree slept through the land parade and was the star of the show for the party. We really enjoyed it and had the best fireworks view on the lake from their patio. Here are a few pictures from the festivities.

Here is Cambree on the boat in her life jacket that Mimi got her. She looked just like a turtle, but she really enjoyed the ride. She didn't cry once!

Eating her sweet potatoes before the party began.

Here we are, mingling with the people :)

Look at those gorgeous blue eyes! She sure didn't get those from me.

On the deck, watching the boat parade.

Great Ma, Great Pa, Cambree, Owen & Brody

At the pool of the Mariott...she loves the water...she just kicks and kicks...

I think she is going to be a good swimmer!

Cambree's Favorite Pastime

Morning time is the best time for Smiles!!



So Cambree has a favorite pastime...She turns her aquarium on and then she turns it off and then she turns it on and then she turns it off and so on and so on. It is hilarious, she is so impressed with the fact that she can do it. Of course what I haven't mentioned is that she does it all with her feet.


The aquarium is on....

And now it's off...and so on...she can usually go on for a while!

Eating...yummm....

Sitting Pretty in her bumbo




So, Cambree started eating baby food in the middle of June. We started her on cereal once a day. At first, she was not interested at all. She wouldn't open her mouth, and if I could pry her mouth open and get the cereal in there she would spit it right back out. After a while I started giving her some level one food and everything changed. Of course, I made the mistake of starting her with bananas which she loved. Next we tried Sweet Peas and everytime I gave her a bite she actually shuttered in disgust. It was really funny, but I only did that for two days because I just felt so sorry for her. Now we are on Sweet Potatoes and she likes those a lot. She will make yummm noises every couple of bites, which makes me think she really likes them. Anyways, we are venturing into the world of food...today we are going to try green beans, hopefully they will go better than the peas!

With more Cereal on her face than in her mouth :)

Yummm....Can you hear her making the noise?

I think this was our first sweet potato day, she was much happier!