Grammy T comes to town

Grammy T came to visit for all of our birthdays this month. This was her 3rd time coming to visit and we hope she gets to come more often! We love when she comes to town because we do so many fun things!

Jeremy's brother Garry and his wife and kids moved to Utah a few months ago so Grammy T gets to see all of us when she comes. However, they bought a house and ended up moving in the same weekend she was in town. Jeremy helped them move Friday and Saturday. They decided to take a small break Satruday and we met at Pei Wei for lunch and then went to Dino Towne at the mall and Grammy T paid for us to ride the fun train. Cameron was excited and loved the ride.

Choo Choo...all aboard

We went to Build A Bear and I told her not to worry about getting Cameron one because I thought he was too little and wouldn't really care about it, so I didn't want her to "waste" her money on one for him. We went along just for fun. Once we got in the store Cameron got all excited and started kicking his legs and waving his arms making all kinds of noises. I looked where he was looking and saw the cutest monkey. Who knew Build A Bear had things other than bears?? So Grammy T said she wanted to get him one. We picked out some cute clothes for him and named him Mo Joe.


Macey, Emma and Molly are Cameron's cousins on Jeremy's side, then there is Grammy T, Cameron and me!


Cameron is so funny. He loves to pick up anything and carry it around. Most of the stuff he picks up is heavy and big. It amazes me the stuff he carries and walks with. He was so excited to walk around with this box...even though it's almost as big as he is.

My little monkey holding his little monkey! They even have the same hairdo! Cameron loves to play with Mo Joe and carries him all around.

This was just a cute picture of him in the cart at Lowes. Grammy T and I went there so she could get Jeremy a birthday gift. The trip went fast and she had to leave, but we can't wait to see her again! Maybe next time we will have to visit her in Florida. At least we will be guaranteed some nice weather. We had a nice big snow storm while she was here. We were all shocked that it snowed and it's almost June! We had an inch or more on our lawn and the mountains got dumped on.

33 years ago....

I was born. I can't believe I celebrated my 33rd birthday already. May is such a crazy month for us that it almost feels like my birthday doesn't count anymore (especially now that Cameron's birthday is in May). However, my family and friends did a good job of helping me celebrate. According to Jeremy I've been celebrating the whole month of May :) My birthday morning started off with chocolate chip pancakes brought to me in bed...yum yum! Then I went to lunch with my mom and sister Michele. We went to Thanksgiving Point to eat and shop. After Jeremy got home from work my parents were here to tend Cameron and Jeremy and I went to my favorite restaurant Carrabbas. I opened my present there after we ate. Jeremy got me a Wii. Then on Sunday we had a big family celebration for Lindsie's, mine and Jeremy's birthdays at Margo's house. Those are the only pictures I got! Then my friend took me to lunch a week later and gave me my present. A few days later a group of my friends took me to The Cheesecake Factory (my other favorite reataurant) for dinner and gave me some nice gifts. Something funny happened too....a different waiter came over to our table and handed me a piece of cheesecake boxed up and said this "is compliments of a gentlemen at another table" and pointed to the table. I told him thank you and waved a polite wave making sure he saw my wedding ring!! I guess that's not a bad thing to have happen to you when you are OLD, my friend said "at least you know you still have it" HA HA . So I have to say I had a great birthday and I feel a year older!!

Cam with Grammy J and Grampy

The May birthday peeps...

Michele, Cam, Me and Margo

Jer and I opening gifts....we got some great stuff!

Petting Zoo

Another adventure for Cameron....he is having so much fun experiencing new activities and learning about the world!! Today we met my friend Lindsay and her little girl at Gardner Village. They have a cute petting zoo there and a pony ride for kids.

Cameron was fearless (not surprised) and had so much fun running around with the animals.

This is "Sally" the biggest pig I have ever seen, she was even bigger in person! All I can say is WOW that is a lot of bacon :)



This was the cutest little pig I have ever seen. It was running all over the place and came over to this rock to scratch himself on it. Cameron wanted to pet it. Molly was ok just looking at it from a safe distance she was a little nervous with all the aminals but kept saying hi to all of them.

The funniest thing ever happened to me! I sat down on the rock by the sheep while Cameron was playing with them and I felt something tugging on my hair. I looked over and there was this goat eating my hair!! He just kept gnawing on it and then left when he got full I guess.

Here is a little video of Cameron enjoying the day. It was a perfect day because hardly anyone was there. I was so mad because my camera battery died 10 minutes after we got there. Oh-well we will be going back for sure and I can get more pictures then! After seeing all the animals and stepping in lots of poo (that would be me!) we got some lunch at the bakery there and had a picnic and enjoyed the awesome weather.

Dino Towne

I always try to go somewhere during the day with Cameron, so WE don't get bored at home. Long gone are the days of him sitting in a shopping cart while I wander through TJ Maxx or meet a friend for lunch while he plays with his toys in his highchair. So I have to get creative now...it's been too cold to go a park yet and he really isn't big/old enough to play in the McDonald play land.

Today I took Cameron to Dino Towne. It's just a little play area inside the South Town Mall (Theresa I found it!! It's not by the food court and Carousel as we found out when you were here last time). He was so excited to play and run around.

Cameron climbed up these stairs to the tree house and then I helped him down the slide. It was so fun to watch him run around and just try anything.

He loved this dinosaur thing and kept running back to it.

Then these "rude" kids kept climbing on it and not letting him get to it. Cameron didn't let them intimidate him and he kept going back to the dinosaur. I had a hard time watching these kids be jerks to sweet little Cam. I felt bad because you could tell Cameron was looking at them and smiling, trying to play with them. They never said anything to him or touched him, which is a good thing for them and their moms!! He was definitely the youngest kid in the place. He doesn't seem to let that bother him.

I told you he loved this thing. He kept trying to kiss it or eat it??

Black and Blue

I think I waited too long to take these pictures....but if you look close you can see Cameron got his first black eye! I'm not quite sure when or how it happened, but I can only guess. He is so active he is always falling or bumping into something. Poor little fella.

Mother's Day

I Love being a mom....to the cutest boy in the world. MY day started off with Jeremy making me breakfast in bed. I actually got up and came in the kitchen and he told me to get back in bed (he is kind of bossy like that). A few minutes later he brought in chocolate chip pancakes made with mint chocolate chips....he knows my very favorite thing is anything mint. They were delicious. Then I opened my presents. I got a new Google phone (don't worry I didn't know what it was either, but since I have a husband obsessed with electronics I get new phones, gadgets, computer programs, updated technology all the time!) Apparently this phone is "awesome" and is "Sprint's version of the I-phone" That same day he switched me over to a new email (megustacunningham@gmail.com) which means anyone who has a private blog needs to re-invite me so I can get on your blog SIGH!! I am sure I will figure out all the 1,000 functions of my phone and how to operate my new apps and computer programs in a few months.....I just get used to how things work and then I get to learn all over again. I guess it keeps my brain young huh? He also got me a gift certificate to get a nice massage. I can't wait! After church we went to dinner at Margo and Rick's with my parents. It was a great day! I have to give a shout out to my wonderful mom. Now that I am a mom Mother's Day is MY day too, but I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for my mom. So....thanks again mom for ALL you have done for me and ALL you still do for me. Your, time, support, wisdom, love, creativity, generosity, testimony, and EXAMPLE have helped me through my life. And most of all now that I am a mom, I have you to look up to and pattern my parenting after. I love you!

Thanks Jeremy for making my Mother's Day a special one....I love you too :)

Arizona Trip

When we scheduled this trip to Arizona we didn't want to go when it would be too hot in the middle of summer so we figured the end of April would be perfect. We left Wednesday night late so Cameron could sleep and figured we would drive through to Arizona. Well this is the wonderful spring weather we drove in! It took about 6 hours to make it to St. George...we couldn't see much of anything most of the drive! We decided to get a hotel there and try again in the morning.

Once we checked into the hotel and got our luggage in and settled. Cameron was WIDE awake and ready for some fun. One little monkey jumped on the bed and jumped and jumped and laughed at 1 am....until momma talked to daddy and daddy said "NO more monkeys jumping on the bed"!!


We woke up Thursday morning and ate breakfast in the hotel. Then headed out for Arizona. Jeremy suggested stopping to tour Hoover Dam. I wasn't quite sure #1 what Hoover Dam was, #2 what was so interesting about a Dam, and #3 who gives a Dam? (LOL). Jeremy told me to quit being the Margo of the trip (inside family joke) so we sat in Dam traffic and finally found a parking spot (which we had to pay for!) then we walked around and took our own tour because we weren't going to pay $30 to have someone walk us around. I have to admit it was interesting, but I probabaly wouldn't have stopped if we didn't have Cameron who needed a break from sitting in the car.


Mommy and Cam at the Dam

Daddy and Cam at the Dam Bridge

Who knew?? I never knew cactus could actually be pretty! I had to take this picture because I've never seen a blooming cactus with flowers.

I had to take a picture of Cameron Trading Post....we didn't stop, I'm not into Indian Jewelery!



We ate at The Notorious P.I.G. one night. Mostly because the name made me laugh, but it actually was pretty good BBQ.

We went to the Phoenix Zoo on Friday. I think Cameron was a little too young to understand he had to look to find the animals sometimes. He loved the ones that were close enough to see.

These monkey's (I think they are called Madrils) are so funny looking...

Cameron loved to watch these monkeys climb and jump from tree to tree. He laughed at them.

Daddy and Cam by the giraffes

This Baboon didn't want me taking a picture of his funny looking butt...

We didn't realize how big Rhinos are!!

Cam and Daddy with an Elephant behind them....look closely

This was the end result...Cam fell asleep while walking through the zoo. All the excitement wore him out!

It was Cameron's first time in a swimming pool. We only went twice and stayed about 1 hr or less....the weather was a little too cold because it was windy and the water wasn't really heated. But he had fun for his first experience.

We were right by the kiddie pool which was nice because it was shallow enough for him to walk around in. He was hesitant though and very cautious...he didn't just explore and run or laugh like we thought he would.

We left Arizona Sunday morning and headed to St. George. We planned to stop at one of Jeremy's college friend's house for dinner and to visit then get a hotel for the night. Well, after stopping to get gas a few hours into the trip...Jeremy's "trusty" GPS got us lost. We were lost for about a half hour and ended up on this windy road in a canyon. I said if we were going to get lost this was the best scenic route to get lost on! I enjoyed the beautiful view (this picture doesn't really do justice).

We finally made it to Jeremy's friends house. Cameron had fun playing in the sandpile and with their kids while we ate dinner. He loves to push things and this dump truck was perfect. We left their house around 8:30 pm and decided to drive home instead of get another hotel. Plus Cameron fell asleep the second we put him in the car and we didn't want to wake him up. The drive home was much better, we didn't drive through any major snow storms. Over all it was a fun trip. It felt like we were in the car more than anything though!!