"Evie-isms"

Had to jot down a few random things that Evie has been saying/doing before they slip my mind. She comes up with the funniest things!

• About her favorite shoes: "Kitty boots, kitty boots I LOVE YOU!"
• About her favorite person (herself haha): "Evie Evie I love you! I love you yes I do, I love you yes I do!" And also: "La la la la la I love EVIE!" (She got this from Despicable Me, the part where she sings La la la la la I love unicorns)
• The first night Braden and I were home from Texas (blog about this later), Evie slept in our bed the entire night. When she woke up, she looked over at Braden and then at me and gave a huge sigh of relief! She was happy to have us home :)
• She lifted up Braden's shirt tonight and said "Baby Daddy!" HAHAHA! Let's just say this pregnancy/baby thing has her all confused!
• Evie for sure has her own language, and most of the time she speaks that rather than English. All we can do is be patient and try to interpret. She's been playing with her little cousin Chloe who, bless her heart, really tries to understand Evie's ramblings. The other day Chloe looks at Evie and says, "Evie, WHAT?!" (Don't worry Chlo, I have to do that multiple times throughout the day too :) Thanks for listening! You and Sayd are such sweethearts to Evie.)

My big girl!

Can I just say, Evie is like a grown up girl these days! Everything about that girl just blows my mind! Her hair is SO long, when I pull on the curls her hair is to the middle of her back! WHAT!? She cooks food for us with her kitchen, we get pizza, drink refills, you name it! Just today I hung up a bird on the fridge that she made at story time . . . She's making crafts already!? We've gone to Jump N Jive about 4 times now, each time she gets a little more brave. Now, rather than sliding down the slides, she jumps from the top to the bottom. It scares me. She laughs her butt off. She sings "The wheels on the bus" like it's nobody's business! She memorized all the actions to "Catch a falling star". And last but not least, she had another evaluation recently, to make sure she's up to speed, and GUESS WHAT!? They told us that had Evie not been given a diagnoses of 'hearing loss' they would not be able to help us anymore, because she's doing so well! That tickles me to death! I'm so proud of my little miss! :)

Evie turns 2!!!!

Each and every post about Evie I always have to say TIME is not on our side! Especially with a 2 year old! It's just FLYING by! Evie is such a sweetheart! We had a lot of fun with her party! I decided to do a 'Cookies and Milk' theme, because what 2 year old doesn't jump for cookies and milk! I know Eve does!

The week before Evie's party was HECTIC! I asked (FORCED) Braden to finish our dining room before the party, and when your house is going on 101 years old, it's not always as easy as it seems. We didn't quite finish, but at least it was somewhat presentable! :)

Evie LOVED having all the kids at our house! It was so packed, I just kept hoping everyone was comfortable! We've NEVER had that many people in our house, but it was so fun! I wish I would have taken more pictures! I didn't really slow down to think about it :) Thank goodness for the wonderful Jess! She snapped most of the pictures from Evie's party! I wasn't even thinking about it! THANKS JESS {have I told you, you're awesome!}

We just love Evie Grace to pieces! She's so smart, happy, loving and SWEET as a cookie! I know as soon as I press 'Publish Post', another year will have flown by and we'll be planning a 3rd birthday! SAD! So I am going to try and soak up every little moment!

I'll end with a little 'Evie-ism':

{Evie was in the tub: "HAAY, Baby! I'm in the bath . . . OKAAAY!?"}

Good Grief Child, YOU'RE ADORABLE!

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!}

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!

Goofin!

Braden played in the Ice Breaker Softball Tournament this weekend . . . and it SNOWED - so Evie and I only got to watch one game from the bleachers. The rest we sat in the truck! I was hoping Eve would take a nap, but instead she decided to be crazy! She was making me laugh so hard! She would climb up in her car seat and then jump down. She thought she was the funniest thing ever! Don't I have the cutest baby girl EVER :)

April 5th (Brade's B-day and Evie = 17months)

Braden turned the big TWO FIVE this year, and on that same day, Evie turned 17 months! I love each of them SO SO SO much, and couldn't imagine life without them!

Braden and Evie have the sweetest bond with one another! Evie just loves her daddy - likewise, Braden would literally do anything for that little cutie! Don't worry, Evie exercises the power she has over him - she does the most adorable 'pouty face' and gets whatever she wants {That's my girl}!

Love them!

And might I add . . .

Evie had another little evaluation last Friday and is about where the average 20 month old should be (She is 16 months)! WahO0o! This is extra exciting for us, because it would be normal for Evie to be behind (with her hearing loss) - yet she is AHEAD :)

Go Evie! You rock!

How sweet it is . . . to be loved by you!

Little Miss Sunshine :)

{Sporting her new suit before our weekly swim @ the Rec Center}

As I am typing this, Evie is trying to get her daddy to take her outside to see the 'goggies woof woof' aka doggies. If saying, "Daddy, goggies - woof woof, bye bye", doesn't get her point across then she will climb up on his lap, give him a hug - followed by another "goggie?". Followed by a kiss and another "goggie?" . . . she is hilarious! But Braden always caves - from the time he gets home from work to the time we go to bed, he usually takes her outside to see the dogs a few times!

Here are some other random 'funnies' about Evie:

• She has learned to tickle people, she will even tickle herself. She is always saying, "Ticka, Ticka!"
• She tries to do "This little piggie" on her toes, whenever I ask her where her toes are.
• When you ask her where her teeth are she will bite her finger!
• About 1/2 second BEFORE she changes the channel on the TV or takes her hearing aids out she'll say "UH OH!"
• She LOVES to be outside (wish it would warm up soon) she will get her shoes and her coat and then go knock on the front door and say, "bye bye!"
• She looks like the cutest little thing you ever did see with piggie tails in her hair!
• When we ask her where her belly is she will lift up her shirt first, and then try to lift our shirts too! Super fun (awkward) in public . . . HAHA

Random

Nothing new to post about really. Just the same ole random-ness! So here you are . . . Enjoy :)

I left my cell phone @ my moms house . . . I think this was Cy or possibly Add. Whoever you are LOVE YOU BACK :)

Have I mentioned that Evie LOVES babies? We had a game night with some friends the other night. As soon as they took their {newborn} baby out of this swing, Evie jumped right in! She loved that little baby though, she would squeal with excitement when she'd look at it, like she couldn't contain herself - it was just so cute, tiny, and REAL!

While discussing our taxes (which I'm not overjoyed about) at the FIL's office, Evie was running wild. She kept banging on the windows and pulling on the blinds. Then she finally wore herself out and came to me BEGGING for her bink (above)! Which, by the way, HOW HOW HOW do you break your baby of the bink. She usually only has it when sleeping, but it's a MUST for her. I want her to be rid of it by the time she's 2. Tips??

Last, but certainly not least . . . Evie trying to pick up 3 large pairs of socks at once and walk around with them. It was QUITE the task, but she did prevail - because she's awesome like that!