It's only been a month...Kam's Birthday

So, it's been a month TODAY since Kamden's 2nd birthday but I realized I hadn't posted any pics from it. He was definitely spoiled this year. He had 3 little parties. One with the Johnson's. His cousin Chloe has the same bday. Then a little party with his friends. I wasn't going to do one but because we were moving I thought it would be fun for him to play with them all one last time. (Really it was so I could see their mommies one last time.) Then we went to my parents over conference weekend and he got another party. His favorite part is the cake. Every time he looks back at pics, he says "CAKE!" about 20 times. I think he's got a sweet tooth.

I couldn't get the thing to light. Jeff thought it was pretty funny. Chloe turned 5. She's nice enough to share her b-day with Kam.
Notice Kamden's blurry hand? He was excited.
I thought this picture was hilarious. The twins are about 6 months younger than Kam and they needed some ice cream too!Kam has a little obsession with dinos. So I decided a volcano cake with dinos would be fun.

He loved it.

DINO!

Kam and his cousins loved the corral.

Yes, it's very common for dinosaurs to be in a horse corral.

Why? Do they look out of place?

The Eagle Has Landed!

We have arrived in North Carolina!
There are so many things to update, Kam's birthday, our drive across the country, our new home, and how beautiful it is here. But we'll do one thing at a time. So many people have told us that we've arrived at the PERFECT time because the weather is so nice and all of the dogwoods are in bloom. We are so happy to be here. Most people know that Shena (a girl from Grace that I grew up with) lives here. We're in the same ward, she helped us find our apartment-which we love- and she's taken us under her wing and helped us adapt to our new surroundings.

The Good(Sad)byes

Easter egg hunt with the Barthlome cousins

Dinner one last time with my friends from high school

Hanging with our Provo ward friends before we left.

Kamden with his GREAT-grandma. He loves her so much. When we stayed with my parents a few weeks ago, he went and 'covered' her with a blanket.

Kamden, GG, and Paisley

Jeff planned a surprise date for our last night in Provo. He uh, left his outlook calender up on the computer and I saw take Lyndzi to Chef's Table & a movie. Oops Jeffy. What a wonderful husband I have. He planned a surprise date, got a baby-sitter and took me to the Chef's table. It was oh so delicious. We lived about 30 seconds from the nicest restaurant in Utah county and had never gone there. It was certainly a special occasion.

Now for the nitty-gritty. Yes, that is my son. He LOVED the moving truck. Don't go thinking I'm a bad mom. This was at the end of the day and after hours of keeping Kamden away from this, I finally gave in. I was exhausted.

Thanks Andy for showing Kamden how to wipe his 'clean' fingers across his face.

We could not have done it without the Alexander's. They have moved lots (also across the country) and know what it takes to move. We didn't even have to ask for their help. Andy took the day off work and they all came for the day. Jeff and Andy had the bed taken apart (no small feat), couches loaded, the piano, and about 1/2 of our boxes loaded before lunch. When people came that night to help, there wasn't a whole lot left for them to do but we were grateful they came by.
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! to everyone that helped pack, clean, and came to say goodbye.

All the girls got to go to Build-A-Bear and helped so much with Kamden.

Rachel, Nate, & Taylor came that night and helped clean the apartment the next day. That was so helpful.

What would we do without our family?

The night before we left, the Johnson's got together to say goodbye.

Kamden has 3 little cousins his age on the Johnson side. I'm so sad to take him away from them but I'm sure they will always be good friends.

Kam & AbbyThe Hunt with the Johnson's

We're really going to miss Sunday dinners with everyone. :(The Departure

So we thought it would be fun to get a pic next to all the state signs. It worked out pretty good except when we were on a bridge or a busy freeway so some of the pics I took while driving by.Kam thought he was so cool sitting up high with us and up front.Yeah, you see the rain? It rained EVERY single day of the 4 day drive.

Missouri State Line

Illionis State Line

We drove right though my mission. It was so fun to reminisce. I served in such a beautiful place.

We wanted to get out, jump for joy, and kiss the ground but you can see the freeway was a little busy.

Jeff, Kam, and Grandpa J. We were so glad he came with us. It was so nice to rotate drivers and have help with Kamden.

Jeff leaving on Thursday morning for his 1st day of work. He has already made some sells and has 2 surgeries on Thursday. I'm so proud of him.

Kamden is such an active little guy. Grandpa kept saying, "You gotta keep your eye on that one. He is so curious." Kam was constantly into his pills and bag. They had such a fun time together. We are so lucky to have John and were so grateful for his help this week. It was sad to see him go.

Our new houseKam loves the warm weather and being out of the car.Yes, that's right. We have traumatized our 2 year old. Now he officially HATES getting into the car seat. Can you blame him? After 4 days of being restrained, I'd hate it too. He did so good on the drive out though.

We love and miss you all! Thanks again for all of the help with our big move to North Carolina!