Birthday Girl!

My baby girl is 3 years old! It doesn't seem that long ago that I was holding her in my arms and rocking her to sleep each night. Now she barely even fits in my arms, much less will she stay still long enough for me to hold her, sniff sniff. To celebrate her birthday we took Cami to a water park. She had a blast! And mommy and daddy did too! It was a WONDERFUL day!

This sweet little girl came into our lives 3 years ago and has forever changed our lives. She amazes me each day! From the witty comments to the continuous curiosity. From the leg hugs to the goodnight kisses. I love every minute of every day with her. She makes me stop and smell the roses and appreciate life more. Happy Birthday Cami! Mommy and daddy love you very much!

Tommy & Sarah

Cami absolutely loves her cousins Tommy and Sarah! They came in town recently and we spent the 4th of July together. Here are a few of my favorites from the day. waiting for fireworks glow sticks! flag cake this one was taken on Easter but this is when the love affair for Tommy and Sarah began! We love you Tommy & Sarah! Can't wait to see you again!

Independence Day

Here are a few pics from our 4th of July festivities...

walking to our spot to see

the fireworks

although Cami enjoyed the fireworks show,

this is how she watched them.

First Smile!!!

So, this wasn't really his first smile but it was the first one caught on camera. The pics are a little fuzzy because I have to do lots of baby talk, tickling, and other embarrassing if I was caught on camera things all while trying to hold the camera still.

Nothing warms your heart more than seeing that precious baby boy smile!

Noah's First Month

Check out how Noah has changed over his short, little one month lifetime...

Swim Lessons!

Cami just finished her very first set of swim lessons! She did great! She is now completely comfortable in the water and has no problems putting her face and head under water. Neal was an excellent coach as he had to take her to swim lessons every day for two weeks!

She might not have the "scoop hands/kicking feet" form down perfectly but she is well on her way to being a little fishy!!

Father's Day

I have to say I am truly blessed to have such an amazing husband who is the BEST father to our children! He is such a patient and loving father. Cami and Noah are two very lucky kids to have Neal as their daddy!

Daddy-Daughter date night!

Father's Day 2011

He's Here!

Noah Thomas Dube made his entrance into the world on May 28, 2011 at 6:47 pm. He was 6 lbs 15 oz and 21 1/2 in. It all started that morning at 7:00 am as my water started to break. Neal was at work, so I was stuck at home by myself trying to get ready, get Cami some breakfast and get her dressed, finish packing our bags for the hospital, start some laundry, call my parents to come watch Cami and the dogs, etc, etc, etc. We finally got everything ready to go and as we said our goodbyes to Cami before leaving for the hospital we told her we were going to have baby Noah and we would bring him home soon. She replied with "can we keep him?" The cutest and sweetest thing ever! At the hospital I had a fabulous nurse

take care of me. She even brought me Popsicles!

Taken while in labor. Yes, I'm smiling-

epidurals are GREAT! Meeting her baby brother for the first time! Cami was so excited to meet him. She was super sweet and gentle with him. She kept saying "awwww!"

My favorite picture from the day!

Such a sweet sister from the very beginning!

First family photo

I'm not sure why Cami is making this face

in this picture, I guess because

she's a 2 year old...

Time to go home!

We're home!!!

Look at Maddie checking Noah out!

We are so in love with our little man!

Noah's Room

Here are a few pictures of our little man's room. I really can't take any credit for this room as Neal did most of the work. All I did was have a vision and Neal brought it to life. My favorite part of the room is the two painted canvas' above the changing table. Those are both original works by Neal. Such a talented guy :)

Here is the last pregnancy shot of me...4 days before I went into labor. I was almost 37 weeks in this picture. My belly was huge! Much bigger belly than the first pregnancy!

Preschool Program

Our little girl is growing up way too fast! She is almost 3 years old! She is at the perfect age right now and I wish I could freeze time and keep her this little and precious forever! At the end of May Cami graduated from her 2 year old preschool class and had a little program to celebrate. The program pretty much consisted of a couple of songs, lots of pictures, and cookies and juice. Thats all a 2 or 3 year old can handle anyway. It was the cutest spring program I had ever seen, though! Here are some pic's of this special occasion...

Cami and her teachers, Ms. Stacey

and Ms. Toni.

Cami's preschool class.

I'm happy to report that Cami did awesome at her first performance in front of a group of people. She sang most of the songs and did the motions. She was not shy at all. We were so proud of her! This school year was a wonderful expeience for Cami. She learned so much and made great friends. She loved going to school each day and was excited to come home and tell me all about her day. I can only hope she keeps up her love for school!

Here's a little video clip of Cami and her friends singing...