Last Day

Today was my last day working at Anadarko! It was kind of a hectic and bittersweet day, but now that it's all said and done I couldn't be happier! I'm so excited to be home with Evie! YAY!The office took me to lunch today and even showered me with gifts :) One of which was an awesome camera! Since Braden had class tonight, Evie and I went out and took some pictures with my new camera. Enjoy :)
Ahhhhh FREEDOM from work! LOL!

Update: We're still alive!

I hate when I don't blog for so long! I forget everything! So I'll do my best to update for the past 2 months!

• Evie has become seriously independent! There aren't many things she wan'ts help with anymore . . . especially things like playing in the pool @ the rec center, or at the park, which can be S.C.A.R.Y.
• I QUIT MY JOB :) Well, I'm still working for a few more weeks - possibly months, but I did it! I'm so happy for myself, and more importantly EVIE! She needs me and I'm so happy I can be with her all the time now! :) :) :) :)
• Braden got hired on with Anadarko Petroleum, and he really enjoys his job! We're so proud of him :) Such a good hubby & daddy!
• We've been riding our bikes like crazy. Evie packs her babies, a movie, and her cell phone and she's good to ride in the trailer . . . as long as we make her think it was her idea! LOL
• We took Evie to Seven Peaks in August and she had the time of her life! She went down at least 4 big slides with her daddy! She also LOVED the kiddie pools, they had so many little slides and fun things for her to play on. She wore herself right out - we had to make a bed out of one of the tubes for her to sleep on.
• We also went to the Larsen Reunion the first weekend in Aug
  ust. We all had a great time! Evie loved being outside so much, playing with her cousins, dressing up like a fairy, and painting!
• And last, but not least - we're having mixed emotions about summer being over soon :( BUT at the same time - who doesn't LOVE everything about FALL {besides how many sticks fall from my trees and make my yard look trashy . . . boooo}.

{My Silly Girl}

{Where's Evie??}

{There she is :) She loves swimming @ the Rec Center - and playing in the lockers while I change! They are just her size!}

{Painting @ the Larsen Family Reunion - Evie's an artist!}

{Evie's new favorite thing - swimming in the backyard butt naked}

{Sleeping @ Seven Peaks in the tube}

{Evie loves dressing up lately. She put this shirt on of mine and I had to snap a picture because it looks like a formal gown LOL}

{And lastly, Evie is entering the terrible two stage! There are some days it makes me laugh, some days it makes cry, and some days it makes me crazy! But we sure do love her!}

Happy 4th of July

Today I am especially proud to be an AMERICAN! There is just something about this holiday that leaves me on the verge of tears all day long! I feel so overwhelmingly BLESSED to live in this country, the BEAUTIFUL USA. I sat with Evie and some of our FAMILY @ the parade today watching the VETERANS drive by and all the American FLAGS. It seriously chokes me up! There are so many BRAVE men and women who fight for our FREEDOM on a daily basis - truly amazing.

THANK YOU!

I love this picture of Evie - it just screams FREEDOM to me! What an awesome thing it is to know that Evie can run, and play outside, and that she will always have place to call HOME!

We are so BLESSED! I could not ask for more!

Happy 4th of July 2011

Evie's 1st day of Nursery

There she is :) There are SO many kids in our Nursery it's insane!

I can't believe my baby can go to nursery already! It was exciting, but SO sad! I felt like there were so many kids that no one would even notice Evie :( I went and checked on her 3 times! Once I went in because I couldn't stand looking @ her through the door {which was a bad idea - then she didn't want me to leave}. Evie is a good entertainer, and usually likes to 'mother' other kids her age. We think Evie is the greatest! This is the funnest age! Evie has been reading books to me, and teaching her dolls everything she knows! It's the sweetest thing! Love ya Eves!

Playing @ Grandma Jody's!

{Evie and Kai Kai)

Can NOT WAIT until the weather gets warm more often! Evie LIVES for being outside! She will go knock on our door and beg me to take her outside! We spend hours strolling the neighborhoods around our house! We got her a baby stroller for her dolls and she absolutely loves taking them for walks! When I try to turn her around so we can head back home - she whips right back and keeps walking! I told my neighbor who had just witnessed her telling me what to do, "Evie thinks she's my mom!"

McDonalds!

{Eve and cousin Chloe!}

{Weeee!}

We decided to go check out the new McDonalds play-place for lunch w/ my cousin Shellie and her girls. There were SO many people there! I didn't dare let Evie try out the new play-place because I was sure she'd get run over! So she stuck to the tree slide!

Softball Season

{Evie and her Papa Robinson!}

This time last year, my sister-in-law, Deedra, and I were talking about how we couldn't wait for our tiny babies to be able to run around next year. NOW IT'S HERE! Crazy! Evie has so much fun cheering her daddy on at the games! She stands behind the fence and yells, "YAY!" and claps her little hands! It's so sweet! She claps for everyone! She does really well for the most part, until I took her to the park - then all she wanted to do was run back to the park!