Happy BDay #2 - Week of Aug. 18th

Cameron started off the week with a very special surprise... another birthday celebration with his 'second' family, the Ringlers! Jane, Chris & Cam enjoyed an incredible home-cooked meal and a very special cake, made personally by Cam's 'Big Sis' Lauren and her boyfriend, John. It was incredibly yummy and Cameron definitely agreed!! What a lucky boy to have 2 cakes in 2 days. Cameron saw balloons for the very first time and was pretty interested in them. They've been floating in his room all week and he loves to look at them. Many thanks to the Ringler family for a wonderful celebration & Cameron's fun presents! It was a bittersweet evening since Chris, Jane & Cam had to say goodbye to 'Big Sis' Lauren who's heading to school out in Colorado.

Before Cameron's 2nd bday festivities, he had his 12 month appt with the doctor. She commented how much he's grown- he now weighs almost 21 lbs and is a little over 28 inches tall. The doc said he can switch over to whole milk in the next month or so. Cameron even gave the doc a big smile, until of course, those 3 vaccination shots were given.

Cameron spent the remainder of the week catching some of the Olympics with his parents. He did get caught up in the excitement, so maybe look for him in the 2020 or 2024 games!

This first year has been pretty incredible and Chris & Jane couldn't be more proud of their son and how far he's come. Thank you all for your amazing love and support!

1st Birthday - Week of Aug. 11th

Headline: Cameron Jackson celebrates his 1st Birthday!!

Another socially packed weekend awaited Cameron...

On Friday eve, Cam and his parents had fun at Chris' company picnic in Ada Park. Chris volunteered for the 'Flush Tank' for charity, and needless to say, helped raise enough money to be totally soaked! Then, the family drove up to the cottage to see Grandma and Grandpa and to say goodbye to some of their favorite cousins, who had to leave early the next day.

On Saturday, Cameron met more of his Stony Lake 'family' and had a great time hanging out with the families that are so very special to Jane. Caroline, who Jane used to babysit, changed Cam's diapers 3 times that day- and she swore she'd never change a diaper- way to go Caroline! Cameron enjoyed a wonderful bonfire too- pictured here is his 'Aunt' Sally.

Sunday was Cameron's first birthday and Grandma ordered him a special "Smashcake." Cam's Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins all joined in the fun. And boy, did he smash that cake! Luckily, Grandma ordered another cake for everyone else!!
Cam eagerly helped his Mom open every present and seemed intrigued with each and every one of them. Cameron wants to thank everyone for celebrating and for all of his special gifts!! Pictured is the aftermath of the mashcake! Thanks Grandma for letting Cameron make such a big mess- what a great first birthday!!

Lots of Friends - Week of Aug. 4th

Cameron's newest favorite snack to eat is Nilla Wafers-
he loves the taste and eats them in little pieces. He happily smiles and 'says' hmmmm' when he eats them, which translates into 'yummy!' Cam was Mr. Social this week... on Thursday afternoon, he ventured up to Stony Lake with Jane & Grandma to visit close family friends, known as the second family. Cameron met Jimmy (a.k.a. Umpy), Barb, Sarah, & Matt. He easily went to them since he they introduced the tasty Nilla's!

On Friday & Saturday, Chris, Jane & Cam hung out with the Cronk family at the cottage. They had lots of fun playing on the beach. Cam's parents look forward to helping to prepare Hannah for babysitting in a couple of years.

Next year, the Cronk's youngest, Thomas, will have team up with Cameron to play with the girls.


Saturday was a special evening as Chris & Jane celebrated their 5-year wedding anniversary. Lucky Cameron stayed at the cottage to play with his nanny & cousin, Annie. Thanks Annie!!

On Sunday, Cameron met lots of new cousins at Aunt Mary's retirement party! It was a long drive home and after all of that activity, Cam slept 10 hours... yeah!

VROOM - Week of July 28th

Cameron has increased his sound vocabulary as Chris & Jane try to remember all of the new things, including a single "da" which was expressed very clearly.

This week Cameron hung out his babysitter, Sarah, twice and he was a happy camper!

The weekend included another beach trip for Cameron and Chris decided to get his toes wet in Lake Michigan. Cameron wasn't too keen on the chillier water and is definitely hoping the next time in feels a little more like his bath.

On Saturday, Cameron met a very good friend of Chris & Jane's, 'Auntie' Leslie, who drove up from Indiana with JB. Leslie brought Cam an assortment of Indianapolis Colts sports balls to play with. Thanks Leslie! His favorite appeared to be the softball, as it made him giggle like crazy.

Cameron also giggles at funny new words... Grandma said "vroom, vroom" and Cam couldn't stop giggling over that sound.

Bumbo Chair - Week of July 21st

Although summer is flying by much too quickly, Cameron was able to enjoy the first part of the week at the lake with Jane.

Chris welcomed them home Tuesday night and Cam showed off his new trick of trying to grab his spoon while he's being fed. Apparently, he doesn't think that his parents can feed him fast enough!

Jane had to spend two nights in Chicago for work, so Grandma stayed over one night to help out- thanks so much, Grandma!! After all of the traveling, it was fun to be home for the weekend and have the family together.

Cameron has been working on sitting up more and he now has a Bumbo which supports him, but still allows him to build his upper body strength.

Over the weekend, he played in the grass with Chris and went out to dinner with his parents on Saturday- he most certainly was the best-behaved kid in the restaurant...not that anyone is biased...

1st Bonfire - Week of July 14th

For those of you who are regular Cameron bloggers, our apologies...this late entry was due to limited internet access.

It was a busy week for Cameron and his family as they welcomed relatives at the Lake Michigan cottage and spent quality time with Grandma & Grandpa Miller.

Cam seems to be getting used to everyone and had sweet smiles for cousin Steff and all of the Haroldson fam.

This week marked another first for Cameron- attending a beach bonfire and watching his first real fireworks! Although the s'mores looked very tasty, his parents decided he should wait a bit before trying that tasty treat.

Sunday was a very special day for 11-month old Cameron. On July 20th, Cameron Jackson was baptized on the beach of the Lake Michigan cottage, on the very spot where Chris & Jane were married just 5 years ago. He is pictured here with Chris & Jane's flower girl, Hannah.

All of Cam's relatives, his godparents, Chris & Joanne and many close friends were present for this memorable event. Cameron made his parents very proud and he didn't even cry once. It was such a perfect day!

Grandma Suzanne - Week of July 7th

The week started with Cameron's parents wondering if he was nocturnal, since he was waking up at least three times every night. However, it turns out, the drooling boy is teething. (Everything goes in his mouth!) He had a surprise visit to the doctor on Friday to be sure he didn't have an ear infection, so Cam got an unscheduled weigh in: 19.5 lbs! Such a big boy!

The weekend for very busy for Cam. He met his Grandma Suzanne and Uncle Ulysses for the very first time on Saturday. Cameron showed off his tummy time skills and rolling. Grandma Suzanne made him a special "ABC" quilt. His giggle is everyone's favorite. Chris & Jane are amazed at the little things he will find funny.

Sunday was a fun-filled day at the family cottage so lucky Cameron had two Grandmas to play with and capture his attention.

Cam can now sit on the couch with the cushion behind him. He certainly acts like he wants to crawl, but just doesn't quite have all of those moves down yet.

Jane is on vacation next week for some beach time with Cam and family!!

Happy 4th of July - Week of June 30th

Cameron's 1st Fourth did not include a fireworks display, but he did spend it with his grandparents, cousins and Aunt & Uncle. The noise did not seem to bother him, but it was a little too buggy to enjoy the lights. However, Cam did have some quality bonding time with cousin, Megan.

On Saturday, Cam met some very special people that Jane used to babysit for- her Stony Lake family. Cameron took a special liking to Molly, who seemed to captivate him with her smile. He also met Katie, Ben, Julie, 'Uncle Bud & Aunt Cath' as well as many others.

The family had a little early celebration for Chris' bday which included Jane's niece, Steff, and Cam had a little taste of chocolate ice cream- yum, yum!

Sunday included a special treat- visiting on the beach with his newest cousin Maya! Maya's mom, Lisa, purchased a special beach cabana for the kids- these cousins are totally stylin! Maya's big brother, Harper, joined in the beach fun as well.

Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July holiday!!