Miss Independence

Evelyn loves to explore the world around her - by herself! She found her walker and decided to get in it without the help of mom. She got in it all by herself, but when I looked closer--I saw that both her legs were stuck in one leg hole. She was content like this for about 10 minutes, just talking to herself. She was just as proud as could be that she was able to climb into the seat without mom! She is my little Miss Independence!

Belly at 13 weeks

The belly has "pooched"! I am 13 weeks into the pregnancy - YAY!!! A good friend noticed the belly today so I thought it was worthy of a blog post!!! Since I was in Colorado last week, I had to reschedule my 12 week appointment for May 7th! I am so anxious to get in for a check up and to find out how things are progressing! I am over my morning sickness - finally - and I feel great!! Time to bring out the stretchy pants!!! YIPEE!!!

Denver Trip

Evelyn and mommy flew out to Denver, CO to visit Grandma and Grandpa Meador for a week. It was a last minute trip and we had a blast!! Evelyn played with her grandma and grandpa and snuggled in bed almost every morning with them. She got to play with her three cousins Maci, Ellie and Presley. We went shopping, we went to Chuck E Cheese, we went to the park (in grandma's backyard), we went to church with them...we had fun! In the down times, I got to sit back and relax and I watched about 5 movies that I have been wanting to see for a long time and just haven't had the time to do so - or it was too much of a 'chick flick' so Gordon wouldn't watch it with me. Mom and I watched The Perfect Man, Pride & Prejudice, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamer and Dance with Me. It was so nice to get a week of relaxation and Evelyn had a lot of fun with her grandparents!



Playing with Grandma and being silly with Grandpa



At Chuck E Cheese! Going on fun rides!



Dancing to fun music! Rides with Chuck E Cheese!



Dancing to the beat! Driving a race car!



Rocket Ship ride! Riding with Ellie- Watch Out!!



Playing with cousins!!

SWIMMING!!

We visited Ella Bella today in Eden - Evelyn's Cousin.

We had a blast playing with toys, eating lunch, and then we all went

swimming in Ella's kiddie pool! SO MUCH FUN IN THE SUN!

THE SUN IS SHINING!

Evelyn likes the wind!
Best Buddies!
Cutie Pie Grin!

We love Evelyn's BLOND hair! It is so bright in the sunshine! Mommy, Evelyn and Evelyn's friend, Emily Grace, spent a few hours outside in this gorgeous weather!

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

Ok, so I have had quite the morning!!! I thought it would be fun to make a big breakfast for Evelyn - you know with bacon and eggs and toast - the yummy stuff! So I start the bacon in the frying pan and after a few moments of frying, the bacon was smelling yummy and it was frying so nicely in its oil and grease...then there was a little spark at the base of the pan. I was like WHOA! What was that? Then like a milisecond later, the pan and my arm was engulfed in flames!! I had a major grease fire on my stove top!! - but did I panic? Not at all!! I grabbed a towell for my arm and a lid for the flames. I moved the pan to the back of the stove and turned the burner off and in a matter of seconds the flames were gone and I was able to recollect my thoughts and calm down. I thought for sure my kitchen was going to catch on fire! I ran my arm under cold water - thankfully, I am not injured. The bacon, however, did not survive and sadly, neither did my frying pan. Then I turn around to look at Evelyn through a heavy smoke filled kitchen and she is just staring at me like - "You crazy lady. You just burned my breakfast!" Oh well, we did have scrambled eggs and toast and we ate outside to get out of the smoky fumes.

At least, now I have an excuse to go shopping for a new frying pan. I didn't like that one anyway!

Coming Soon....

November 2nd, 2008 is the estimated arrival date of a new addition to our family! We are so excited and thrilled to be growing our family from 3 to 4!! Evelyn is going to be an awesome BIG sister! We're taking votes for names, so please submit a comment with your name of choice! We're accepting all gender names - since we don't know what we are having yet! This could be fun to see what names are tossed out there!!

Larry Jr. is a hot pick so far since dad threw in the Hallett!!! (first grandson named Larry Jr inherits the Hallett - the race is on Janelle!!) *www.hallettboats.com*

Blogging

After a long, drawn out, decision making process...I have finally decided to join the world of blogging! It was easy to get started, but decorating my page has been quite the ordeal! ENOUGH! I am just going to be happy with it and quit tinkering with margins and backgrounds! I hope you like it and enjoy reading about our life's adventures!

Mohawk Baby

Evelyn LOVES bath time and I have to say, it is one of my favorite times of the day as well. She would stay in the tub for hours if I let her. The highlight to bath time is the shampoo mohawk she gets when washing her long blond hair. She is adorable - even with a mohawk!!