Happy Birthday Evie!

It's hard to believe our baby girl is now 2 years old. I get choked up thinking about how I used to hold her in my arms and rock her and wonder how such a little (big) baby could have such a loud cry (scream). I am so proud of our daughter. She teaches me how to be a good person everyday. God has been very good to us...For Evie's birthday, we celebrated with family on Sunday at the beach. Well....we weren't anticipating a typhoon, but it was a nice time despite the wind. Then on her birthday Evie had an Elmo birthday party!!! It pretty much made her life! She had an Elmo cake, Elmo cookies, Elmo balloons, and decorations. A few of my stay-at-home moms came with their kids and went swimming. It was a great day. That evening we went to Shawn's softball game and she got to have a special treat for dinner- McDonald's! WOW! Evie is talking so much these days and she still has a raspy voice- I think that will be her trade mark. Temper tantrums have become a specialty and the phrase "use your words" can be heard at least a million times in one day! Just yesterday Evie started singing on her own and follow directions of songs. It is so cute! She is way into being a helper and LOVES her brother to pieces. As a matter of fact, she was at her Nanna's for a couple of nights and when she got back she pretty much gave Jude 10minutes of hugs and kisses. We couldn't be any happier that she loves him so much! And one last thing, besides during sleep times, Evie is potty trained! Woo hoo!
Click on the link to see pictures of what Evie has been up to for the past year:http://kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=vbd2kh2.3hyte4ua&x=0&y=-dxvl5r

Jude is a big boy now!

That's right! We have a 6 month old on our hands! I cannot believe how fast time is going. Juju is becoming an active boy these days. He loves rolling over to get to things- mainly to put them in his mouth! And his teething...I have NEVER seen so much drool in my life! If any part of the country experiences a drought, send Jude their way! LOL He is still our mellow guy- compared to what we're used to- and a big time Momma's boy. But who's complaining;) He had his first non cereal food the other day, squash and zuccini. Mmmm...yummm...He loved it! I have a hunch that he's not going to be a very picky eater. Jude is also working on drinking from a sippy cup. At his 6 month check up, Jude was 29' tall and only 18lb 5 oz. I think something wasn't right with the scale, because he seems much heavier than that! Thanks for checking in and enjoy his 6 month pictures! Click on this link to see more of Jude: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=vbd2kh2.1crw2ngi&x=0&y=-6is9mu

Adventures of Jude and Evie

As you can see, Jude is eating cereal now! We gave it to him for the first time on the 3rd and he devoured it! I couldn't expect anything less! HA! We have been trying to minimize his night wakings so Mommy can get a little more rest. It's 4 am right now if that says anything!

Last weekend we went to my friends baby shower and her sister has a horse. Oh my, Evie was in heaven! These days Evie is non-stop. I never knew a child could do so much and not get tired. It's amazing! Shawn and I joke around by saying the only reason she sleeps is so she can recharge her battery. I swear you can actually see the little green bars light up when she's recharging!;)

Happy 4th of July!

We had a great 4th of July this year! To start our day off wedecorated the kids wagon and were in a kids parade in White Bear Lake. We put Jude in the Bumbo so he could sit in the wagon with Evie. It was great and both kids had a blast!
Later that day we went to my father-in-laws cabin on Lake Carnelian. We went swimming, ate great food, and had good company. Both kids were fascinated with the fireworks. The fireworks lasted at least an hour and were as spectacular as ever. So many cabins/houses around the lake buy the good fireworks every year for the 4th of July and try to out-do each other.