Our weekend trip to New Orleans

This past weekend we went to New Orleans to help our cousins celebrate their First Communion. We got there on Friday and after a seafood lunch we went directly downtown to see the French Quarter.

In the French Market Mommy and Daddy bought Cameron a special gift for being such a good girl on the airplane. This man was sitting at his stand and we could not pass it up. It says her name! We went to Café Du Monde to have beignets. While we were there Mommy gave Cami a taste of powdered sugar and found Cami’s first tooth coming in on the bottom right.
After a long day of being held and made to sit in a carseat or stroller, Cameron really enjoyed playing on our big bed at the hotel.
The next day Cami met many new faces. The little girl cousins really loved Cameron and wanted to hold her, even when she was fussing. Cameron was very sleepy all day, because she had had only a twenty minute nap in the morning. After being passed around about twelve times she finally fell asleep in her stroller under the shady tree.
Later that day, Mommy and Daddy offered to have the cousins back to our hotel to go swimming. Cami went swimming for the first time! She enjoyed it, but was only in for a short while because it was getting late in the day and it was not very sunny anymore. The cousins had a great time playing with and trying to drown Daddy.
The next morning was May 3rd, Cami’s seven month birthday, so she sat for her monthly photo shoot. Then after a morning nap Cameron, Mommy and Daddy went back to the pool before heading to the airport.
It is crazy, but this was Cameron’s sixth airplane ride.

It was a really good trip!!

Playing outside

It is getting pretty nice these days. We like to be outside as much as possible. Today I brought a blanket and some toys outside for Cami to play. She had a great time and then went right to bed for a nap.

Cami's first Cubs game

Today Cameron went to her first Cubs game and for her first ride on the CTA train! Yesterday we were offered these really good seats for the game, row 7!! We just could not pass them up! It was sad that they did not win, but it was still a great time!

Cami's first trip to the zoo!

Last Saturday was so nice that we decided to take to the zoo. We saw many animals (camels, zebras, lemurs, monkeys, penguins, and polar bears) and we tried to point them out to Cami. Sometimes she would look for a few seconds, but then she would get distracted by all of the people.

We came across this big wall of animals with face hole cutouts. Cami looked so cute in all of the animals.

At the Family zoo we saw many interesting things. We even got really close to a hissing roach and a lizard, yuck!

It was a very nice day and we plan to go back many times this summer!

Moving forward!!

Cameron has been rolling over for a while now, but today was the first time she has tried to move forward while on her tummy! We can't believe how big she is and how much she grows and learns everyday. Crawling next?!

Cubs Win!!

The Cubs home opener was yesterday and they won!!! Cami was dressed and ready for the win all day! The game was delayed about an hour due to rain, but when they started we were in front of the TV watching. We are ready for a great season!!