Kamden goes fishing

Justin, Kamden, and grandpaw went to Hoover for an afternoon of fishing.  There is nothing like 3 boys bonding in the great outdoors!

Kamden learned to drive the boat.

Grandpaw taught Kamden how to cast and reel the fish in.

Is there a speed limit on the water?

Kamden's 1st fish!

And another fish

Safety City

Kamden with Officer Dross

Kamden spent his first two weeks of June going to Safety City at Robert Frost.  He learned about bike safety, water safety, and gun safety.  He also learned when to call 9-1-1.  He was very proud to get his police badge the first week for knowing his phone number and address.  He got to ride a school bus to the fire station.  They traveled to station 113 and saw where the firemen slept and ate.  He was amazed that their kitchen had 3 refrigerators!  His favorite part of the two weeks was riding a bike around the "city" following all of the traffic laws!

Kamden and Brooks driving through the city.

Learning how to cross the street

Singing a safety song at Graduation

Graduation

Cousins at Safety City Graduation

Frankie the Fire Hydrant

PC, the Patrol Car, and Officer Peachey

Sparky

Love this pic with Officer Peachey

The Heart of Africa

It was a cloudy evening with a threat of rain, but we decided to go explore the new Africa exhibit at The Columbus Zoo.  And it was one of the best decisions.  There were very few people there.  We even got to park in the first spot in the first row!  And the animals were so active.  The Heart of Africa exhibit is awesome!  Camels, zebras, ostriches, cheetahs, lions, monkeys, and giraffes are the animals you will encounter.  Kamden loved playing the airplane that they have as part of the exhibit, and that allows you to get close to the lions.  A giraffe walked right in front of us to get a bite of hay....I could have reached my arm out and touched the top of his head! And Justin came face to face with a monkey who was intrigued by his camera.  It was so much fun!  And Kadence loved to laugh at all of the animals!!!

Two lions sleeping on the wing of the airplane.

Kadence looks like she is giving a lion roar!

Kamden's 5-year Doctor Appointment

Height:  43.25 inches

Weight:  40 pounds

 

Today was Kamden's 5-year doctor appointment.  It was definitely different from his other appointments.  They did a vision screening where he had to read a chart of different objects (flag, star, circle, etc) from down a hallway.  They also checked his hearing.  He passed the vision and hearing screens without any issues.  Then why doesn't he always hear when I ask him to do something...must be that selective listening. 

He had to get shots too.  Three of them to be exact.  We tried to prepare him, but it was still heart wrenching when he started screaming and crying as the nurse was giving him his shots.  I am so glad Daddy was there to help him and I go through it.  Daddy is always our rock!

Everything Kamden did today was to prepare him to start Kindergarten in the fall.  I can't believe how fast he is growing up.  He is a caring, fun-loving kid who is also very polite and well behaved.  He has the best memory, and can learn things very easily just by hearing about it.  Want to test him?  Give him a number and ask him which Nascar driver drives a car with that number.  Ask him what team a Nascar driver is on or ask him to read any race track off of a sheet of paper.  He can answer every single one of them....and he learned it all just by listening to and watching Nascar races.  I hope these skills stay with him as he goes through school.