Santa Evan

For Christmas, we found this super cute Santa outfit at Babies R Us for $2.50!!! (We bought it the 23rd - it was on clearance) So, we of course had to buy it! Evan was a really good sport even though it was a very hot costume. These outdoor pictures were taken outside of Casey's Grandpa's place. The people there got a big kick out of Evan!

We had also bought these reindeer ears for the dogs so they could join in the fun. It turned out to be pretty difficult to get two dogs and a toddler to pose for a "perfect picture".

(Notice the blanket that is holding Evan. Yep, that's Casey. He was not as incognito as we thought!)




We did open presents and have a yummy Christmas dinner with family, but we apparently forgot to take any pictures! It was a fun day, though!!

Christmas Day...Playing in the Snow!

On Christmas day, it snowed a TON! It was the first time we took Evan out to really play in the snow! We had Casey pull us around in a tube. It proved to be a difficult task as we have no hills around, and he was pulling us through 6 inches of fresh snow. We had fun though, and Evan LOVED it!!

Funny Story...

As long as we have had Daisy, she has had this really gross habit - when I sort the dirty laundry on the floor, for some reason she feels the need to roll around in it. She rolls in a pile until she flattens it, then she will carry one garment to another part of the floor and roll over that. I think for some crazy reason she wants to have our smell on her. (Once she rolled around the same way in a pile of horse manure....but that's a different story) Anyway, until today, she was the only one I had to worry about. But today, Evan apparently decided that if Daisy was doing it, he needed to join in the fun. So as I was sorting I had Daisy - and Evan rolling on piles of dirty clothes. Evan was laughing hysterically. They would even switch piles at about the same time. Gross - I know. But it was also pretty amusing.

Discipline...

Evan is a really fun kid. He loves to explore everything, and loves to see just how much he can get away with without getting into trouble. He is actually starting to follow directions on a couple of things. For instance, he is not allowed to walk while drinking from his sippy cup. So now, if I hand it to him and say, "sit down". He will!! So, we are making some progress. However, for some reason he does not always take me seriously. When he is doing something naughty, like going for the outlet while I am vacuuming, or playing his flute and then hitting Daisy with it...I will get on his level, look into his eyes, and firmly say "no!". Unfortunately, his response is not a sad or remorseful look. His response is to start LAUGHING. That's right. Every time I get serious, and look into his eyes to say "no"....he laughs. It's not quite the response I've been looking for. I guess I will have to find another way to get my point across.

Just a couple cute pictures!!

He Loves the Vaccum!!

For some reason, Evan LOVES the vaccum. He walks around it and inspects it!! I hope this continues and he can help me with housework soon!

Bath time...

Okay, so every night we basically have the same routine with Evan. He eats dinner around 5:30, then he's in the bath a little after 6:00, we read three stories, and he's in bed by 6:30pm. At bath time, we get him undressed in his room, and then let him do a "naked walk" to the bath. He always takes a detour down the hall to the living room, and kitchen and I think really enjoys being in the nude running around. He is so cute - he gets a huge grin and runs from room to room, touching everything he can - perhaps giving it his naked blessing. We have never had any mishaps; that is until last night. Anyway, he was walking around the living room, and all of a sudden he stopped and just stood there. And then it happened. He peed on the floor...and on a book that was on the floor. Then he just looked at us, and continued with the "naked walk". I guess it was only a matter of time....

I'm starting to see a pattern here....

(Don't worry, I removed the bucket from around his neck right after I took the picture)

Apparently, Evan really enjoys having things either around his neck, on his head, or in his mouth. Each set of these pictures was taken on a totally different day, and when I looked back at the pictures in my camera I laughed because all of them were of him walking around with something attached somewhere. Maybe he has been spending a little too much time with the dogs....

To all the dog lovers out there...

So, since becoming a "stay at home mom" I have found that a fair amount of my time is spent cleaning up after my "kids". Whether it's cleaning Evan up after eating, cleaning up the high chair, vaccumming dog hair off the floor, wiping Benny's drool off of the wall....well you get the picture. There is a lot of "cleaning up" going on in my house. Well, today I had to tackle my least favorite "cleaning up" activity. (And just to warn you who are "weak in the stomach"; you may not want to keep reading.)

We switched dog food a couple weeks ago, and for some reason it has not set well with my dear, sweet Benny. He gets up at least three times a night to "do his business" outside. Well, this morning I let the dogs in from outside only to discover that Benny had poop stuck in all of his hair...back there. I immediatly threw him back outside while trying to make a plan. First, I called Casey to see if he would make a special trip home just to trim Beny's hair back there. He just laughed and basically said, "good luck". Then, my brother-in-law stopped by to pick something up for my sister and I tried to pawn the job off on him. No such luck. So, I armed myself with gloves and scissors and stepped outside to do one of the most disgusting things I have ever had to do as a dog-owner. Benny did very well, considering I was VERY up close and personal with his hind-region. And as I had the hair that I was trimming blown back on me by the wind, I pondered how crazy the things are that we do for love. All that to say, Benny is now clean as a whistle and I am done "cleaning up" - for the moment.

Evan's 1st Birthday!

On his birthday night, Casey and I took Evan to Chuck E Cheese for the first time! It was fun! He got to wear a special hat, and got a birthday balloon. He loved watching the "show", and riding the rides!!

His birthday day, my mom and I took Evan to the Denver Childrens Museum. It is REALLY cool! He loved it! I think he had a fun 1st Bithday!

Evan's 1st Birthday Party!

We had a birthday party for Evan with family the Sunday before his birthday. It was fun, and he enjoyed the cake! (I promise, he really did like it, even though he has a serious face in all of the cake-eating pictures...)