Today Cameron turned six. Last night I tried the usual, asking him to skip his birthday and just stay little. He didn't go for it. "Oh, yeah right," he said with a giggle. This morning he proudly looked in the mirror and said, "Look how tall I am now, I'm gonna need some new clothes!" He did look a little bigger today...
For breakfast we had his favorite, crepes. For lunch Uncle Randy surprised him at school and brought him a cheeseburger and fries. I brought his class cupcakes in the afternoon, which were a huge hit. The kids were all hugging me and asking me questions. My favorite was a little boy that ran up to me, hugged me and said, "I really like your white van."
When we came home from school, Cameron played outside with friends while the other kids napped. Ben came home so we could all go to Bounce n Play. In true Cameron form, he politely declined because he wanted to stay home and play with his new toys. For dinner he chose pizza and then the boys watched a super hero movie we rented and ate popcorn and Dibs. He had a great day and went to bed with a smile on his face!
I can't believe I have a six year old! I always feel especially sentimental when I think back to the day Cameron was born. That was the day that changed my life completely, the day I became MOM. I was SOOOO excited to finally meet him. He has blessed my life every single day. In honor of his birthday, I'm going to write down some of things I love about Cameron.
He is honest. I completely trust him when he is telling me something. I know that kids go through a normal developmental stage where they tell lies (Jake has been in that stage for awhile), but Cameron seems to have skipped that. He has such a conscience. I love that about him.
He is helpful. While not always cheerfully, he really is helpful. He knows how to clean up and he put things where they really go.
He is smart. My friend Alice once joked that the reason Cameron is so skinny is because all the calories he consumes are going straight to his brain. That always gives me solace when I am worried about how skinny he is.
He has a great laugh. I love when he really cracks up about something. His laugh is so fun.
He loves his brothers and especially baby Claire. He is so sweet and gentle with her.
He is aware about and concerned with other peoples feelings. He doesn't like to make people feel bad. He was really sad when he found out that his good friend at school doesn't have a dad at home. He was almost in tears when he told me about it.
He's good at sharing.
He's doing really well at piano. His teacher thinks he's remarkable. (I wonder how good he would be if he actually practiced more than once or twice a week!)
He's a real homebody. There's nowhere he'd rather be than at home.
He's a funny kid. Cameron wants to be a spy when he grows up and he also wants to build robots. At school his teacher asked the kids to draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up. Cameron drew a trash man. He had such a sly grin when he told me about how he had tricked them. He didn't want them to know he's really going to be a spy. That made my day. I wonder what his teacher thinks about his aspirations. Ha ha.
I also love that he smiles a big genuine smile whenever he sees me after school. He'll walk out of the pick up doors dragging along and looking as tired as can be and as soon as he finally notices me he gets a big cute grin. I love it! I don't know if that will always happen, so I want to remember it.
I'm so happy Cameron is in our family! He's a great blessing in my life!
