01.28.08 MN FFA STATE OFFICERS

One of the last photo get togethers with these great guys! I have had the pleasure of working with them as a group and many of them individually during the past year while they've been state officers. They are wrapping up their state officer year in April and will be on to great things.

It was a fun night and a reminder of how college life is on a different time line. We started shooting at about 9PM and had a lot of laughs along the way. It made me forget that I had usually been sleeping for an hour by that time!! Cameron even woke up once and joined us for a few shots!

Trip to the Mall

We had a big day around here. Went to church and then mom, dad and I went to the mall. Got out the stroller and everthing! I am pretty sure that it was mommy's idea, but we all had a good time. We kinda rolled around a lot, looked in a number of stores and ate lunch in the food court. I had a great breadstick from Sbarro!

When we got home, Gma and Gpa Addington stopped by on their way home from a little shopping extravaganza as well. It was nice to see them and like usual, I was REALLLLLLY excited. Sogn and I both wrestle for the most attention from Gma.

Tonight, in the spirit of newfound adventure, freedom and "you can't keep your eyes off me anymore"...I shut my fingers in the drawer on that same endtable I was stuck in yesterday. They hurt for a bit, but I am tough guy...I got through it. No real good nap today, so I was pretty tired tonight.

Crash #2

And here is installment #2 of the Cameron Crashes...I love to pull myself up on things now. Dressers, furniture and this end table is my favorite! Daddy was moving some of my toys so he could vacuum and over the table went. Ironically, I fit right through the hole in the table!! I actually sat and played right here for a couple minutes! It was the perfect little desk for me!

Crash #1

As you can see here, I had my first little crash. I went off the edge of mommy & daddy's bed and landed right on my nose! I cried for a minute, but it didn't hurt that bad. I am pretty sure it hurt mommy more than me! She had run downstairs really quick to grab the phone while I was sleeping! This is evidence of how quickly I can make things change these days!! haha...you better keep an eye on me!

Videos

I've got video!!!
Check out my new gallery HERE where daddy figured out a way to get my little videos on the website. I hope it works for you. There are some from even way back when I was just a month old! In the blog redo, daddy tried putting one right here in the post. Try it out!

We had a great day today going out to my god parents, Chris and Alice's house. It was my buddy Noah's birthday and the baptism for his new little brother Jacob. It was fun to spend some time out there. Sogn came too and ran around outside for quite a while. I was really glad I was inside though because it was -10 degrees outside...brrrrr.

Daddy took some photos of Jacob and Noah too. There are in a gallery HERE .

01.20.08 JACOB MICHAEL

Got some great shots of our new friend Jacob out in Howard Lake this afternoon. He had his baptism this morning and we joined family and friends for a little get together in the afternoon. Of course, had the cameras and brought some light and backdrop. Got a few good shots of this cutie!! His big brother Noah was also in on some too.

01.20.08 MN STATE FAIR BOARD OF MANAGERS

Shot individuals and group portraits for the Minnesota State Fair and their annual meeting at the Sheraton in Bloomington, MN. It was an easy gig, but great to see some of the folks I had met this past summer. I tried to get the inside scoop on the lineup for next summer's fair, but then remembered that I didn't have time to breathe let alone go to a concert! I look forward to spending 12 days taking photos at the Miracle of Birth Center again.

Funny Hair

We may have to substitute this photo out with another one from one of the animals from the zoo, but my hairdo here is supposed to represent some of the animals that I saw at THE ZOO yesterday with the Schwanke's!! They took me on a little field trip and it was awesome!! I loved the fish and the aquariums the best! I got a couple new animal books too. It was so nice of Lisa, Michael, Megan and Connor to take me along and spend the day with me. We all had a great time.

Toothbrush

I went to the doctor today for my 9 month check up. It went really well and Dr. Westlund was happy with how I was turning out. I weighed 18 pounds 4 oz which was only in the 10-25% range, but she considered my sickness I had this last week and wasn't too worried. I have moved up into the 50% range for height and was still in the 75-90% for head size!! I got a couple more shots too...cried for a couple seconds and that was it!!

With my mouth filling up with teeth now I get my teeth brushed once in a while. I have my own brush and it goes on the holder right next to mommy and daddy's big toothbrushes! I don't use any toothpaste yet though.

We had a couple showings at our house so mommy did a lot of work to get things cleaned up and looking good....and I was A BIG HELP!!

01.10.08 NATIONAL AGRI-MARKETING ASSOCIATION AWARDS

This event was held at the Minneapolis Ballroom just off 394 in Golden Valley, MN. What a neat venue!! A classic ballroom that is now used for events similar to this. I am sure it is a hotspot for wedding receptions as well.

I spent a good portion of my time capturing the ambience of the dinner hour. They presented hundreds of awards to many of the nation's biggest names in the Agricultural industry and their subsequent advertising agencies. Lots of great work from those artists and designers.

Not Happy!

Here is my latest discovery. If I stand up and cry in my crib at naptime, mommy will just come in and take my photo!! As you can see, I am not real happy about having to take a nap!! I am pulling myself up on most things that are about my size these days.

We had a game last night in Cannon Falls and they played some music during the game that I just had a great time with. I was dancing and laughing and really impressing everyone around me!