Wuz Diss?

This past week Dan was on TDY (Air Force term for Buisness trip away from home) in Columbus and since it's only an hour away Cam and I decided to tag along. On Tuesday I took Cam to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. This was the Manatee exibit, which also had sting rays, sea turtles and fish. Cam totally loved it! The whole wall was the tank, he kept running back and forth along it squeeling and pointing and saying "Wus diss?" (Cam's way of saying, what is this?) I think I told him about 100 times, that's a fish, that's the turtle, that's the manatee, that's a rock....etc. :)
This sting ray was just as curious as Cam to investigate what was looking in.
Cam was pointing out the fish to me.
Hello Mr. Sea Turtle!

This was by far Cam's favorite part of the zoo. I can't wait to take him to the aquarium in Cincinnati this winter. He loves to look at fish and marine life!

The Pumpkin Patch

We went to Young's Dairy Farm a couple weekends ago and picked out pumpkins for Halloween. It was really fun, we got to take a tractor ride out to he field and Cam loved running around looking, touching, and trying to pick up the pumpkins.
Cam looked so cute toddling around from pumpkin to pumpkin. Of course he wanted to touch and inspect every one we passed. :)

I loved this picture, the pumpkin looks huge, but it's just that Cam is still little :).
We ended up getting 3 pumpkins...2 bigger ones, (Dan and Me) and a little baby one (Cam). I can't wait to carve them the week of Halloween...stay tuned for the glowing jack-o-lantern pics!

Trip to the Zoo

Sorry it's been a while since my last post...we've been kinda busy lately! Last Friday we took Cam to the Cincinnati Zoo. We had a really good day, the weather was perfect, Cam was great and most of the animals were actually moving around! This bird was just chillin' walking around on one of the sidewalks and jumped this fence when Cam chased after him. It was neat to see the bird out in the open, but Dan and I were wondering if we should tell someone....escapee??
Mr. Cheetah
Cam thought the Gorillas were really fun. There was a Mommy, Daddy and Baby gorilla, and he loved watching the baby jump and swing all over. The mommy gorilla had her hands full chasing him around and watching him. I have to admit, I know how she feels!
The gorilla was clapping and so Cam started clapping too. It was super cute!
The baby hitched a ride on Mommy :) Isn't the Daddy huge?!?

Cam totally loved going to the zoo. He just loves being outside, and the fact that everywhere we went there were animals to look at was a huge bonus.

Looking Good Lieutenant!

Dan with Colonel Fabian, his Deputy Director. Colonel Fabian was letting everyone present know what a steller job Dan is doing down at the Research Lab. :)
Standing at Attention
Our super awesome neighbor Seth Marek reading Dan the Oath of Office and making his promotion official.
The Pike Family

Last Friday Dan had his Promotion Ceremony where he officially pinned on his 1st Lieutenant rank. I copied the Oath of Office for all those non-military peeps who would like to know what is said when an Officer is promoted or sworn in.

I, [name], do solemnly swear, (or affirm,) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. (So help me God.)

It was a nice ceremony and Cam actually behaved through it all, dispite it being during his naptime. He's such a good little trooper!