3 Year Photos

I took Cameron to the park yesterday to try and get some 3 year photos of him. This kid wouldn't sit still for nothing! He was far more interested in doing what he wanted to do. I was only able to coax some smiles out of him when I put a pinecone on my head. Nothing better than mom making a fool of herself! I am going to try and get some indoor studio shots, too. I have a lot more control over things when I am indoors. You can see more photos from this photo shoot by visiting my Photography blog.

My Dæmon

If any of you have ever read the Golden Compass, then you will know that it is a great book. In that story, a person's soul is on the outside of their body in the form of an animal. It is known as a dæmon. I took a little quiz to see what my dæmon would be. Do you think it is a good fit for me? Please let me know!

On Being a Mom

AMEN!

Yay for Sheila!

When we first moved down here to Nevada, our tarantula, Sheila, Had a little accident and broke two of her legs. She limped around for a while until she molted. At that point the front leg was then missing entirely, and the one behind had only grown half way. We were sad:-(

But she just recently molted again (they do this about once a year), and we are happy to announce that her limbs have been restored! Well, they're not perfect. They still have some growing to do. But we have hopes that within time she will fully regrow both limbs.

So here are the latest of Shelia, our beloved Chilean Rose tarantula!

Isn't she gorgeous!
The shell. If you look closely int he red spot you can see the fangs. Yup, they shed those, too!Here is a good look at her regrown limbs. The red arrow points to the limb that was previously missing entirely, the white arrow to the half-limb.

Harry Potter Party!

We had Cameron's birthday party last Friday, with a Harry Potter theme. Cameron LOVES Harry Potter! We had a great turn-out this year. In fact, it was pretty crowded in our teeny little apartment. But everyone had lots of fun, and that's what counts.

I had this spectacular vision of a Hogwarts castle cake in my mind. It was going to be truly amazing. However, I had to work the day before, and I was really busy the other days of the week. So I only had the day of the party to prepare, and although I was up early in the morning to prepare, it just didn't come together as planned. But the kids loved it anyway.


Cameron's favorite part was playing with the balloons. His favorite color is orange (yes, 3 year olds have favorite colors!), so he loved the orange balloons.
He got lots of gifts, but his favorite is his new Harry Potter magic wand. His favorite spell: Obliviate!

And just because I am insane, here's a pic with all 8 party kids. They were all surprisingly good, except for one. Any guesses who that one might be? Hint: he's sitting on my husband's lap!