Rare Event

This never happens!  Evelyn is usually picky about where she falls asleep.  It is either in the car or in her crib NEVER just sitting on the couch.  I had to take a quick pic to document this rare event!

Happy Easter

Easter 2014 was a lot of fun.  It was going to be Evelyn's first easter egg hunt.  I knew she would not understand the finer points of the hunt, but she sure loved picking up the 2 eggs she found.  She scored with 2 eggs full of chocolate!  On Saturday morning, before the ward activity, I set up a small scavenger hunt for Josh and Evelyn.  They found 3 eggs with clues that finally led them back to the house for a fun surprise.  It was a fun day and an even better Sunday where we could remember our Savior and the love he has for us.  

Evelyn's backpack

The 2 hunters :)

Treasure

We squeezed poor Jonah and Evelyn into one swing.  They liked it for a few minutes :)  I sure miss that cute family.  

First find

CHOCOLATE

She had such a great time at church that she fell asleep on the way home.

This is the only good picture I could get of Evelyn in her cute Easter Dress.  

26th Birthday

I had a wonderful 26th birthday.  It was a fun day, especially since Josh requested that day off from school.  It was the best birthday present I could have asked for :)  Some of my sweet friends took me to the most amazing Mexican restaurant to celebrate.  We started off eating dinner at L and J and dessert at Chilies.  It was a fun night full of a lot of laughs and calories!

And yes Sam and I are wearing the same shirt :)

The Girly Jumper

So my mom and dad saved a lot of the clothes Ceri, Skyler and I wore as kids.  In the pile I found this adorable gem.  Josh came home from school and asked where the cute jumper came from and I told him it was Skyler's.  The look on his face said everything.  Josh thought the jumper was a little girly.  It is hard to picture it on a boy when such a darling girl is wearing it.  

I Blame the Move

Josh, Evelyn and i have made the big move to Utah :)  We were lucky enough to stay in St. George for about a month, unfortunately the blog got way behind!  I blame the move.  We are finally here and  the internet was turned on yesterday!  Let the updating begin...there is quite a bit.

One of the things I miss most about El Paso is the indoor play area at the mall.  Evelyn and I would go there almost everyday to play.  Especially when it was soooo windy outside.

Evelyn driving all of the kids to school :)  

Read-A-Thon

Evelyn loves to read her books.  I feel bad for her books because they look like they have been through the ringer.  We HAVE to take a couple books with us everywhere we go.  It is funny that she loves books because neither Josh or I are big readers.  Maybe she will be our motivator.  Her favorite book right now is called The Very Busy Spider.  We read it about 3 times a day.  My favorite part of the whole thing is that she will get a book, sit in my lap and listen so intently. Then, when I'm done she gets up, points to her books and walks to get another one.   

Evie-isms

1) She is such a girly girl!  I put a necklace on her today and her face beamed with joy.  She wore it right up until bedtime.  She also likes to tote around one of my old purses.  She only likes to wear it in the bend of the arm, a true fashionista :)

2) She still throws herself backwards (without regards to safety) when she is upset.  She has had some  pretty hard falls.

3) She is a carnivore!  She absolutely loves to eat ground beef.  She also is a huge fan of bananas and granola bars and as of yesterday raisins.  She is an amazing eater and I hope she keeps it up.

4) She has recently found a comfort item YEAH!  I have been waiting for her to find something to sooth her since they day she was born and about a week ago we found it.  It is a triple threat of the silky blanket, pillow and her glow worm.  When I go in to get her out of her crib she is always
standing with those items in hand.  

5) When she doesn't feel well she throws uncontrollable tantrums and the only thing to calm her is a movie while mom scratches her back.  

6) She likes to mimic sounds she hears.  Her favorite sound this week is the s.  

7) She will give kisses but only when she sees Josh and I kiss.  It is a win win I think.  I get kisses from Josh then E comes around and wants some to.  

8) She has moved on from Frozen to Tangled.  Im actually ok with this I need a break.

9) She throws her food when she is done.  It drives me crazy!

10) She likes to put her toys in her doll stroller and take them on a tour of the apartment.

11) She is so loud.  She doesn't know how to talk quietly.  I take her to the mall to play several times a week and she gets so excited that as we walk through the mall she screams with excitement.  We attract a lot of attention.

12) She can climb anything.  I just know we will have a broken arm someday. She was able to climb the slide at the indoor playground last week.  I was astonished and proud.

13) Last week she went to the dentist and was not a fan.

14)  She will point at things she wants or holds her hands straight out in front of her when she wants more.

15) When I'm on the ground she likes to come up behind me and scream.  She generally gives her position away because she laughs as she does it.  She thinks she is funny.

16) She always wants my spicy drink.  I've figured out how to fool her by getting a cup and just putting a straw in it.  So far that makes her happy, but she will figure it out soon enough.

17) She has seen me pack a lot of moving boxes lately so one day while I was packing one she decided to help by throwing random items in.

Im absolutely smitten with this girl.  She is at a fun age and each day is an adventure

Sitting in a big girl chair in her German dress.  I wore this when I was her age.