Camden is Six!!!!

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Happiest Birthday my sweet Camden Boos!!

I feel like I just wrote you a letter, yet it has actually been one year since my last.

This past year has been a whirlwind for our family! Sometimes I feel like we have all lived a few years packed into this very one.

Mommy and Daddy worked incredibly hard to develop our dream, Releve’ One. We truly believe, despite our hectic schedules, that we are teaching both you and Dashy to chase your dreams with heart, soul, and integrity. And although we constantly strive for more balance, we are committed to the strength of our family and doing whatever it takes to grow together in love and support!

We also moved into our brand new home that we spent 8 months building. When I walked through the doors for the first time after we closed on our home, unexpected emotions came over me. For it is within these four walls that I will watch my boys grow from children into men! These four walls will see us through many trials and tribulations! Within these four walls, it will one day become very quite when you and your brother head out to make lives of your own! I know it’s the natural progression of Life, but it still moves much too quickly! Please slow down, my son!! Don’t grow so fast!

Yes! 2013 was a big one for us all, including one of your largest milestones to date…Kindergarten!

This summer, my anticipation was equivalent to your excitement toward your very first year of school.

One week before you were to begin Kindergarten, I went up to your bedroom to look in at you, (as I have done every night since you were born), and couldn’t believe how much space you took up in your bed! From my teeny tiny Lookalou to my big boy in the blink of an eye!

So Fast- and as you know, it’s TOO fast for your Mommy.

It’s hard to believe that six years ago this eve, we were in the hospital awaiting the arrival of you, our soon to be first-born son! And tonight, as I type this letter, you are across the room practicing your form as a yellow belt in Tae Kwan Do class!

This year, you have grown from a little guy to an inquisitive kiddo. Your laughter lights up my world and your love and concern for others reminds me that Daddy and I are raising a young gentleman.

You amaze me with what you’re learning not just in curriculum but in the  skills that I feel will take you farther through Life than any textbook could ever teach.

Your light is radiant, true, and I KNOW that the little baby I held in my arms for the first time 6 years ago is going to shine his whole life long!

My wishes for you:

1.     You continue to journey with zest and confidence

2.     You love your brother more with every passing day and always see him as your best of friends

3.     Family remains of utmost importance

4.     The love you hold in your heart never goes unspoken

5.     Your laughter and joy changes the lives of others

6.     Grace is your second nature

7.     You always hold doors open for ladies

8.     And of course: You dance like no one is watching your Whole. Life. Long!

My heart is full of pride for the incredible little man that you’re growing into, and I thank God daily that I was chosen to be your Mommy!

I Love Love Love You, Camden Boos!!

Happy Birthday To My Teeny Tiny Lookalou!

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey! 

You'll never know dear "I so much love you" please don't take my sunshine away! 

XOXO- Mommy

IN A FLASH- SUPER DASH TURNS 4!

                                  

IN A FLASH- SUPER DASH TURNS 4!

Oh Sweet Dashy, how is it that we have so quickly arrived at the eve of your 4^th birthday?

Despite that I do my best to appreciate the little things- soak up moments in their uniqueness, I am still and always will be in awe of our ever swift and unwavering friend: Time!

It’s almost impossible to fathom that four years ago,  I was laying in bed- a mommy of 21-month-old, blonde curly haired Camden and the next day, I was privileged to hold the miracle of you in my arms and close to my heart.

Suddenly, in an instant, I became a mommy of two precious and beautiful miracles!

And as it was with Camden, our first baby, I felt like I had known you my entire life!

I knew you were my purpose and instantly felt a new realm of love that I’d never known possible.

As your delivery date approached, I recall feeling nervous that my heart wouldn’t be big enough to hold even more love... I’d already thought I’d given all I could to Camden and your Daddy!

But there you were, so teeny tiny yet eager for the world and those in it ready to love on you!

From the moment the nurse placed you in my arms in it was obvious that you knew who you were and what you wanted…and you haven’t stopped living with that same fearlessness ever since!

Tiny yet determined- that’s always been Our Dashy B!

Doctors told us you might have cystic fibrosis when you were in my belly and once we’d learned that not the case, we were told at thirteen months that there was a concern for muscular dystrophy.

I remember praying that you’d be able to keep up with your big brother…and thank God you do exactly that! 

In fact, you give us all a run for our money with your off the chart vocabulary, old soul, and crazy dance moves and rhythm!

I couldn’t ask for a more spunky, sassy, determined, hilarious, quirky, talented, musical, and loving little person to walk beside me hand in hand throughout these magical childhood years! 

You’ve completed our family brilliantly and are wonderfully and perfectly made!

Your strong willed and intelligent approach catches me off guard, frustrates me, and even makes me laugh in moments when I shouldn’t!

My love for you explodes from my heart daily and wouldn’t trade you for anyone or anything!

The gift of having two boys so close in age is one that I treasure beyond explanation!

Today you and Camden both played outside in the yard for hours running, giggling, getting dirty, exploring trees, plants, and the vast lands of make believe… Together!

What a brilliant view from our back door…one I will never take for granted!

Watching Camden doting on you at your birthday party this weekend ignited my heart and brought tears to my eyes! His arm around you, hugging you close during a group photo, filled me with an indescribable joy!

Your current passion is for dancing, making others laugh (even when they shouldn't), and of course dolphins and ninja turtles!

I love turning on music and watching the beat invade your soul! You just HAVE to dance! It’s a contagious energy that I hope always remains!

I know I always ask you and your brother to “slow down” in the growing department, but in all honesty, I have loved every moment past and present and I truly can’t wait to see what the future holds!

So as you leave the baby years behind, chubby cheeks and all, I am thrilled to look back on what was with smiles, tears, and joy; and hold tight to your still tiny hand as we walk through the doors of what has yet to come.

There are no words that will ever explain the bountiful love and pride that I feel each and every day because I was chosen to be the mommy of the amazing Dashton Bleu Weber!

Happiest 4^th Birthday To My Future World Changer, My Little Boy Bleu, My Shooner, Pinken, Poods, Wackah Packah, Munkin, Sweetie Precious, Dashy B, D, Wacka Do, and Love Of My Life!

I Love You “50 and One Hundred” and To Infinity and Beyond!

I can’t wait to watch you become who you’re destined to be- what an honor to be part of your journey!

Love, Love, Love- Mommy

Camden Boos Is FIVE!

Monday, January 7, 2013

My Biggest Boy: Camden Boos

Five years ago today, Monday, January 7, 2008, in Los Angeles, California- I was preparing to check into the hospital.  Daddy and I had waited such a long time and we were both so anxious to meet You: Our very first baby!

You were supposed to be born on January 3^rd, but had decided to stay cozy in my belly as long as possible.

Mommy’s doctor: Dr. Adhoot, said it was time to bring our sweet miracle into the world, so Your Daddy and I made sure our bags were packed and we began our drive to Burbank’s St. Joseph’s Hospital.

I still remember this day so vividly: moments turned to hours and hours turned into the next day…

January 8, 2008…the night You were placed in my arms for the first time- the instant my Life became complete! 

Because You felt so safe and sound in my belly, and did not want to enter the world on Your own; Dr. Adhoot said it was time to help You arrive.

I remember EVERYTHING! The excitement I felt, the fears that I would not know how to care for and give You what you needed,  your first cry, our first mommy and son kiss,  the love I have for Your Daddy and the beauty that encompasses the Miracle of Life!

From the second I held You, I knew YOU…like the missing piece of my Life’s puzzle had finally been found- and to this day, I cannot believe how blessed I am to be Camden Jon Weber’s Mommy!

How is it that five years have passed so quickly?

I know I keep asking You to stop growing so fast…but it’s because I’m trying to savor  not just all of Your milestones- but  even the smallest miniscule moments that create the storybook of Your Life!

You’ve grown from a small “teeny tiny lookalou” with jet black hair and super dark skin, to a basketball fanatic toddler with blond ringlet curls and chubby cheeks, to my handsome big boy who is obsessed with all things that have wheels and with a laugh that gifts all of those around You such joy!

Although I am so enjoying all of your stages and ages, it’s hard, as your mama, to say that you’re not a baby anymore!

At present, You have become a little man who knows exactly what he wants- without a doubt!

You’ve inherited determination and strong will from me- so I fully understand when You have Your melt downs!

I have a feeling that we will have many struggles as You grow into a man, but I vow that I will always do right by You- even when You don’t like me very much at the time.

The way You love is so beautiful…simple yet with extreme feeling and passion for your age.

You are verbal in Your feelings…hopes…and needs and I so love those qualities in You!  

Watching my growing son open doors for ladies and hearing You speak YOUR truths are endless reminders that Your growing up to be a True Gentleman…

Your Great Grandaddy Ben would be so proud!

Most of all, getting to experience and share in the bond that You have created with Dashy is a dream come true! May you both always stay as close as these years!

There simply aren’t enough words in the world to capture or describe how much I love You, my Camden!

Mama’s life was forever better the day I met you and it’s been a growing story of love, happiness, and family ever since!

Thank You for being the most fun, sweet, silly, sassy, loving, caring, and yes…even strong willed…big boy ever!

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine

You make me happy when skies are grey

You’ll never know dear, “I so much love you”,

Please don’t take my sunshine away!

Happy  5^th Birthday Camden Boos!!

You will always and forever be my “Teeny Tiny Lookalou”!!

Love Love Love…