Monday, July 27, 2009

Take me out to the Ball Game!

Friday night was Cameron's first trip to a baseball game. In our town, the AAA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox has a team. They are the Salem Red Sox, and the stadium is literally 2 minutes from our house. Friday the weather was perfect, not too hot, not too cold and Cameron was a good boy all throughout the game! Okay, so he fell asleep in the 6th inning and we left in the 8th, but it was still awesome to have him there! Our seats were amazing...they were right on top of the Red Sox's dugout on the 3rd base line. In between innings, they had the "Sheriff of Mayberry" (hey, Andy Griffith is HUGE out here!) do contests with the Red Sox mascot and various fans. We caught some pictures of the Pie Eating contest that took place 5 feet from our seats! If you have ever seen the movie "Stand By Me" you'll agree with me that this scene was all to familiar! All in all, we had a fun, family night out and can't wait to do it again.

Mommy and Cameron:


Claussen's at the game!


Great Seats!



Pie Eating Contest!






Sunday, July 26, 2009

Western Visitors

Last week we were so excited to have my dad, step mom and 3 sisters come out to visit us in Salem. My dad, stepmom and 2 sisters came from St. George, UT and my other sister Hannah made it all the way from San Diego! It was their first time meeting Cameron and we had a blast for the few days there were here. Since they were only here in Western Virginia for a few days, we made the best of their short visit by jam packing our days and nights! In fact, Cameron had such a great time and was so worn out that the 2 days they were here were the only 2 days he has ever slept through the entire night! Anyway, we went to visit a historic town nearby called Fincastle, went out to a sushi dinner that night and the next day we drove to Williamsburg, VA. That was a loooong 4 hour drive but well worth it since not only did we get time with the Western Visiting Family members, but my brother Dan, his wife Merianne and their baby David (who, by the way is 20 days younger than Cameron!) drove out from the Washington DC are to spend the day with all of us in Williamsburg.
Here are a few pictures of the trip!

Cameron with Grandpa:


Sushi dinner:


Cameron and 3 of his aunts:



Claussen's in Williamsburg:


Dan and his wife Merianne in Williamsburg:


Ralph pushing Cameron through gravel streets of Williamsburg:


Sister Ellie holding Cameron:


My dad and Ralph at Williamsburg:

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

My boy is 3 months old!!

I can't believe on Saturday Cameron will be 3 months. The best 3 months of my life. Here are a few recent pictures of my big boy.





Friday, July 10, 2009

Day at the Salem Fair



Every summer the Fair comes to town, and even though this is only our 2nd summer here in Salem, it has become our tradition to go and "people watch" and of course, ride the rides and eat all of the greasy Fair food. It is well known around town that Roanoke's best of the best rednecks come out from their backwoods homes and hills to visit the fair. Because of this, the Fair caters to them and makes them feel right at home. We actually saw this vendor with nothing but Rebel bumper stickers!


Last July while my family was in town, we braved the Fair for the first time with them in tow, and boy did my dear West Coast family get an eyeful. My sisters Hannah, Ellie and Erika had quite the experience paying 50 cents to view "The Smallest Woman in the World" and riding the giant swing ride. Here's a picture from last year of me, my dad and Hannah just arriving for a night of fun:




But it was fun this year for just Ralph and I to take Cameron-- and even though we didn't get to ride anything this year, we had a blast just strolling him through the crowds of Confederate Flagged tee-shirts and overalls.
Gotta love the South.







It was Ralph's TV station's night at the Fair, so here he is representing!