A Great Pic I forgot I Had

Evan's First Dinner by Himself

I have not updated this blog is a looonnng time so I'm not even sure who reads it anymore. Things have been crazy. I had a fun summer with my boys and then Sonia and Ava have moved in with us for a while. I start back to work Monday. I hope everyone is doing well!

June

Here are some pics from June. I'm sorry there's not more. A couple are from Dave and Megan's when we were watching the world cup. The other one is Evan's first go with the sprinkler. Enjoy!

Hola

The last four weeks have been crazy with the end of school, vacation, and a huge change in our family dynamics due to the changes with Jesse's job and Sonia and Ava soon to arrive for good. This is my excuse for not updating the site in a while. I will be working on some things to put on here soon as I have some pics ready. A quick update: Evan got several more teeth while on vacation with the grandparents. He is a fairly good traveler or according to my neighbor on the plane ride back, "That baby is a 10 out of 10." I hope this finds you all well and happy. Love you!

Dinner Time

Evan's First Birthday Party!!!

Happy 1st Birthday Evan

I cannot believe it has been a year already. What a crazy, stressful, amazing, and happy year it has been. This time last year I was in the hospital sleeping after a much needed epidural. Evan amazes us every day. He is the reason I get up in the morning and drag myself in to work. He is the reason I go to sleep early at night lol. I never thought I could love someone as much as I love this little person. It makes me have a whole new respect for my parents. It makes what they have done and continue to do for me all that more special. Jesse and I may have more children, but this experience with Evan is special in that he is the first. My entire being has been reprocessed and realigned with different priorities and a new outlook on life. I have learned to say no in order to keep my focus on my family. I am truly blessed. Happy Birthday Evan, you have changed our lives for the better in every way! For my readers, if there are any of you left, I will post pictures from his party we are having on Saturday at a later time.

Chompers

Somehow in the course of 3 weeks Evan has gotten 3 teeth. He has two on the bottom and one on top. Its no wonder he has been coating the living room in a constant layer of drool.

Slide and Plastic Burn

Video of the 2 Cutest Kids Ever!

Cousins

A Round of Applause

Evan finally figured out had to clap! I was reading about how clapping often happens in month 8 and thought hmmm I don't think I've ever tried to show Evan how to clap. So after one clap session we now get applause for everything we do. I vacuumed yesterday and received a rousing round of applause!

Zootime!

Park Adventure

I know, I know

I promise to post some pictures soon. I actually have a ton on the camera I just have not had the time to get them transfered. Evan is still walking off and on. He prefers to crawl when he has a destination in mind. He is cuter than ever. Tiff found an old picture from when Jesse was 10 months old and this picture could be of Evan. I would like to scan it and do a side-by-side on here as it really is amazing. If it wasn't for the trip to the hospital I might question that the boy is even mine! I guess that means we need another to be the spawn of Isa.

OMG He Walks!!!

This Makes Me Sad

Jack's 2nd Birthday Party

Plastic Dudes are Hilarious

I often wonder what he's thinking.

Piano Man

Something Must Be Wrong With Me.

I find myself wanting another baby and that's not good. In all the craziness that is life with a 9 month old, I find myself daydreaming about being pregnant again. Maybe it is because Evan will not let me hold him unless he's unconscious, or perhaps it's the fact that I want him to walk because he weighs too much to carry for long periods of time. It is the most ridiculous thought at this point, but there it is. I know we will not be ready for another spawn until Evan is old enough to come to school with me (unless we win the lottery) and I am not mentally ready to deal with the daily injections again. So, someone please tell my stupid uterus to be happy empty for a while and knock it off with these crazy thoughts. That is all.

Thought I'd Share a Quote Today

For now I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep...but children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow. So, quiet down cobwebs. Dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby. Babies don't keep.

~Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

Evan Finally Discovered the Piano

Christmas rewind in Ohio