Author Archives: Aaron D. Campbell
Xavier went shooting
Today Cody, Doug, X, and I went shooting. X got to shoot a couple 22s by himself, a 9mil with Cody’s help and a shotgun with Doug’s help. Big day! Anyway, here’s a video of him shooting the 22 his … Continue reading
Xavier Reading Daniel and the Lions Den
At the beginning of the year reading was definitely the one place in school that Xavier struggled. Now he’s obviously getting it! I didn’t think to start recording until part way in, but this is Xavier reading a good chunck … Continue reading
Xavier Reading Green Eggs and Ham
Xavier has been getting so much better at reading! He’s started to really like to read Dr. Suess books (man after my own heart), mainly because he can now read well enough to make the rhymes sound “like a song”. … Continue reading
YAERV (Yet Another ER Visit)
For those that don’t know, we ended up in the ER last night again. Not one of our better visits, but certainly not one of our worst. We’re still trying to track down what put Christen in the hospital in … Continue reading
Blood Clots Again?!? Hopefully not
Christen went to see Dr. Kapur today (even though we see him all the time, he’s still Dr Kapur not Vikram…it’s like your teachers as a kid) because her ankle and calf are still hurting her from when she rolled … Continue reading
Xavier’s Mario Themed Birthday
Yesterday we had Xavier’s birthday party, and it was a blast. He wanted it to be themed like Super Mario Brothers, and Christen really outdid herself. She had Super Mario Brothers balloons, centerpieces, piñata, etc. She even did themed food: … Continue reading
Xavier’s take on my childhood social life
We had X’s birthday for his school friends yesterday afternoon, and on the way to school he and I were talking about it. I asked him who all was coming and he named pretty much everyone in his class of … Continue reading
Christen’s GI Followup
As many of you know, Christen was in the hospital in late September of this year. When she came home she was on a bunch of medications, which seemed to work as she was getting progressively better. The doctors said … Continue reading
Quality Beers
I have to admit that unlike most people I know, I was not a fan of beer. At least not what most people drink. I tried all the usuals: Coors, Budweiser, Corona, Miller, etc. I didn’t like a single one, … Continue reading
Xavier Fishing – Oklahoma 2010
Xavier’s not the kind of person that you would think of as a fisherman. He’s clearly not patient enough. So, I think it’s understandable that I had my doubts when he wanted to go fishing. Last time we went fishing … Continue reading
