Water Table

I used my bowling money return to buy this fun water table for Evie.

Easter 2013

We went to the SE Parks and Recs Easter egg hunt because Tessa played the Easter Bunny. Evie really liked picking up all the eggs.

April 2013

Picture 1 - Poppy garbage picked(Iwiped it down) this sweet cozy coupe from someone's trash in Thornwood! One wheel is bent a little but that does not bother her. She spent all day playing with it, regularly watches TV in it, has taken to putting her purse in the cubby on the back, and gets excited all over again when we come home. Great find poppy!!

Picture 2 - Isn't she so sweet when she sleeps : ) ..and a bit creepy... I made the mistake of letting her sleep with a pillow. She thinks its pretty cool. But, I looked up after giving it to her that the the AAP recommends no pillow until 2! Rats, bad parent. I took it out after she fell asleep a few nights now were back to no pillow.

Picture 3 - So it runs in the family... I garbage picked this cute kitchen last week!! It's missing a few things but Evie loves it!! Bought some play kitchen food. In business!

Picture 4 - What a HAM! Two cups of applesauce later...

Cousin Day

Grandma Diane and Evie had a Grandma Day with Aunt Lana and cousin Noah. They had a blast. Evie ran circles around Noah and chatted all their ears off. The piano was a favorite of the day.

Play Kitchen

This is the play kitchen I got for Christmas when I was Evie's age. Evie thought it was so cool. She was so excited that she was having a hard time waiting for me to clean it since its been in the garage attic for 15 years. Then we got the play food out and she had a blast.

Cheesy Smile

Yum, Mac N Cheese!!

Fearless

Let me just use my potty to vacuum Mom!!

Starbucks Baby.

Yah I drink Venti Mocha Frappichinos I'm almost 18 ... Months!!

141

I bowled a 141!!
That is all.
: )

Eskimo Evie - Snow Day!!

It has finally snowed a now respectable Chicago amount this winter(despite all but a few inches being in feb/march).
Evie LOVED the snow. She really enjoyed watching Bo play, lots of giggles and belly laughs.
Pic 1 - first time really outside in the snow, her face was priceless. Pure joy.
Pic 2 - were serious now, in the complete snowsuit ready to go.
Pic 3 - Evie and Mommy.
Pic 4 - Bo was not to sure about her holding his leash. Evie, however, thought it was fantastic. She yelled and pointed at the dog to sit and violently thrashed the leash up and down laughing.
Pic 5&6 - What a lucky girl to have such an awesome aunt. Tess pulled up, down, and all around. At first she kept falling off the back(lots of laughing), then she figured out how to hold on but would roll off on purpose(I think just so Tess would put her back on).

iPhone Blog App

There is an app for my iPhone that I can blog from!!! Hooray, my ass better blog more often now!!! It's so easy and it lets you use the pics off your phone(awesome). The app doesn't allow you to place the photos, they all go in after your done typing

RSV and a Trip to the Hospital

My poor baby came down with a case of RSV mid February. Brought her in to the Ped because she was burning up and her oxygen saturation was in the high eighties(bad mom!) two nebulizer treatments later and we were on our way to our room on the Peds floor at Sherman Hospital.
Pic 2 is Gene reading Evie her new book from Uncle Josh and Monica, Go Dog, Go!.(one of my favs).
Pic 1 is Evie getting neb treatment at home after discharge. Big girl!!
Pic 3 is a sick baby girl on her daddy : )
Pic 4 yes, after your child refuses food for two days you give her a bottle. Despite not having a daytime bottle for 4 months. Dehydration is not worth it.

January Update

             I need to take a writing class to become a better blogger!!  Organizing my thoughts and thinking of topics is hard!  I follow a couple hippie/natural mom blogs that i enjoy and would love to model my blog after.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

 1.Azure Standard - I have signed up and intend to make a purchase.

http://www.azurestandard.com/

Buy in bulk natraul food and produts.

http://beingfrugalbychoice.blogspot.com/2012/01/azure-standard-what-where-why-and-dare.html

(this is the link post in a blog I follow about Azure Standard)

2.Make your own hand soap - I found a recipe to turn bar soap into hand soap. One bar is equal to two 2 gallon jugs. Bought a bar of Mrs Meyers Basil bar soap to try it out.

3.Evie Gene is 16 months old. Time is warped, the first year of her life was the longest year of my life that feels like it flew by....what? Yes, exhaustingly long fast year haha(unsure laugh). She is getting so big, and clever, and funny. I love her so much. I actually get cuddles now. lots of kisses and hugs.

My big girl has made so many big steps since Christmas. 

- Sleeping through the night

- No bottles during the day

- saying words you understand with meaning

 mom, dad, tess, nana, pa, grandma, grandpa, good, yes, bo, sit, dog, duck, bye, bu bye, hi guys, bye guys, hi(name), foofa(yah), 

she is also starting to mimic/repeat what you say

 she understands requests like bring me(something), sit on your couch, wheres the dog, stop that(not that she actually stops) and many others

- loves giving kisses

- uses a fork and spoon correctly

- can get on and off the furniture by herself

- started climbing up things

- can get in and out of the bathtub by herself

- loves books

- loves her blankie, calls it bla

Evie is so busy and full of life and energy.

4. school....

School is going well. Last semester at ECC!! Hooray!!

No pictures today, posting from my Kindle.