Evie is not a doctor, although she has a diagnosis.
Evangeline is really excited about being a big sister and she has a definite opinion about the gender of her sibling to be. (We won't know for another six weeks.) Evangeline has told me about how she'll let her baby brother or sister play with some of her toys, but not the little ones because it isn't safe for babies. I get a kick out of seeing our little girl growing up.
The Adventures Of Big Sister Evie Lu And The Gentlemen: Zevon & Guthrie!
Monday, February 08, 2010
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Spin-ability
Does the hat go with my ensemble?
Evangeline has embraced dress up time with a new gusto. She no longer limits herself to play clothes, but will go into her drawers and closet to put together new outfits. (Thankfully this tends to be an afternoon/evening activity and we haven't yet had to talk her out of wearing wings to daycare.) The most important test for any outfit is how well it spins.
Check out my wings!
The spin test takes a discerning eye. Evangeline will tell me that a dress is not a good spinner even though it looks perfectly fine to me. (Evie Lu looks at me as if I'm a heathen with no sense of style when I try to convince her of a dress' spinability.) When she finds the right spin to a dress, Evie Lu loves to demonstrate. I think she would love some time with her Aunt Megan to work on proper twirls.
I'm pretty pleased with myself.
Evangeline has embraced dress up time with a new gusto. She no longer limits herself to play clothes, but will go into her drawers and closet to put together new outfits. (Thankfully this tends to be an afternoon/evening activity and we haven't yet had to talk her out of wearing wings to daycare.) The most important test for any outfit is how well it spins.
Check out my wings!
The spin test takes a discerning eye. Evangeline will tell me that a dress is not a good spinner even though it looks perfectly fine to me. (Evie Lu looks at me as if I'm a heathen with no sense of style when I try to convince her of a dress' spinability.) When she finds the right spin to a dress, Evie Lu loves to demonstrate. I think she would love some time with her Aunt Megan to work on proper twirls.
I'm pretty pleased with myself.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Building A Buddy
Wait, am I made of this stuff too?
Evangeline was given a make your own bear kit for Christmas and we decided that it would be best to save this as a rainy day project. Wow, am I glad we saved it. Evie Lu had a blast helping Kaia put together a new friend.
You have to be careful here mommy.
There was a time of panic when Evie Lu took off with most of the stuffing and couldn't remember where she put it. Thankfully we found it and avoided the sad fate of an under stuffed new bear. Our daughter is very matter of fact about what she wants these days and this project was no exception. The bear had to be made just so.
Peek-a-bear
Once the bear was finished it was time to test drive the huggability. He doesn't have a name yet, but he is very cuddly. What a great gift!
Perfectly stuffed for hugs!
Evangeline was given a make your own bear kit for Christmas and we decided that it would be best to save this as a rainy day project. Wow, am I glad we saved it. Evie Lu had a blast helping Kaia put together a new friend.
You have to be careful here mommy.
There was a time of panic when Evie Lu took off with most of the stuffing and couldn't remember where she put it. Thankfully we found it and avoided the sad fate of an under stuffed new bear. Our daughter is very matter of fact about what she wants these days and this project was no exception. The bear had to be made just so.
Peek-a-bear
Once the bear was finished it was time to test drive the huggability. He doesn't have a name yet, but he is very cuddly. What a great gift!
Perfectly stuffed for hugs!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Should We Be Worried?
Each week in daycare there is a theme and this week the theme was dinosaurs. One of the fun things about the themes is the question of the week and the crazy answers the kids give. The question for this week was, "What did dinosaurs eat?" I'm not sure if Evangeline was raising the stakes from Lucy's answer, but it makes me laugh every time I think about my sweet little daughter saying, "The dinosaurs eat . . ." (See response #3 for Evie's answer.)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Good Morning Sunshine
Sing along everybody!
Good Morning Sunshine was the way Mrs. Janet started her classes with Evangeline and now Evie will sometimes start the day the same way. The words are "Good morning sunshine, sunshine. Good morning sunshine who are you?" You then insert your name as you sing the song passing it around the room. Evie Lu likes to sing for everybody. She's started adding "baby" to the list as she gets more excited to be a big sister.
Good Morning Sunshine was the way Mrs. Janet started her classes with Evangeline and now Evie will sometimes start the day the same way. The words are "Good morning sunshine, sunshine. Good morning sunshine who are you?" You then insert your name as you sing the song passing it around the room. Evie Lu likes to sing for everybody. She's started adding "baby" to the list as she gets more excited to be a big sister.
Monday, January 18, 2010
3 Year Check-up
I make sure my baby gets buckled in too.
After three years some things don't change. Evangeline still doesn't like doctors or nurses poking at her. Kaia and I had hoped that Evie Lu's 3 year check-up would be a whole new experience, but it took Dr. Ann checking Kaia's eyes, ears, and throat before our daughter would play along. We have a perfectly healthy little girl. She is still maxing out every category. (Thankfully we are done with head size measurements!) Here are the stats: Height: 38 and 7/8 inches putting her in the 90%, Weight: 39 lbs putting her in the 95%, and a new stat for BMI of 18.14 putting her in the 95%.
Someone told us that if we measured Evie at exactly 2.5 years old, we could double her height and that would be what she ends up at for full growth. When we discovered an estimate of 6 feet tall I had my doubts. But after this check-up, maybe we will have ridiculously tall girl!
After three years some things don't change. Evangeline still doesn't like doctors or nurses poking at her. Kaia and I had hoped that Evie Lu's 3 year check-up would be a whole new experience, but it took Dr. Ann checking Kaia's eyes, ears, and throat before our daughter would play along. We have a perfectly healthy little girl. She is still maxing out every category. (Thankfully we are done with head size measurements!) Here are the stats: Height: 38 and 7/8 inches putting her in the 90%, Weight: 39 lbs putting her in the 95%, and a new stat for BMI of 18.14 putting her in the 95%.
Someone told us that if we measured Evie at exactly 2.5 years old, we could double her height and that would be what she ends up at for full growth. When we discovered an estimate of 6 feet tall I had my doubts. But after this check-up, maybe we will have ridiculously tall girl!
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Moving On Up
A good breakfast is what a 3 year old needs!
Evangeline went back to school this week after three weeks off. She was ridiculously excited. Not only did Evie Lu head back to school, but she also started in a new classroom. Since our little girl is now three she gets to be in the official preschool classroom. No more toddler classroom for Evangeline!
Would this be Home Economics or craft?
In what must be a cruel prank played on Kaia and me by preschool teachers, Evie came home with a "police car" made out of a Twinkie, Cool Whip, Oreos, and gum drops. I was foolish and said she could eat it before dinner. Evangeline doesn't get much sugar and she was a wild one for a good hour until she crashed. Hard.
Letting me eat this? A poor choice dad!
Evangeline went back to school this week after three weeks off. She was ridiculously excited. Not only did Evie Lu head back to school, but she also started in a new classroom. Since our little girl is now three she gets to be in the official preschool classroom. No more toddler classroom for Evangeline!
Would this be Home Economics or craft?
In what must be a cruel prank played on Kaia and me by preschool teachers, Evie came home with a "police car" made out of a Twinkie, Cool Whip, Oreos, and gum drops. I was foolish and said she could eat it before dinner. Evangeline doesn't get much sugar and she was a wild one for a good hour until she crashed. Hard.
Letting me eat this? A poor choice dad!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Birthday Girl!
I may be three, but I still have it.
A New Year's Eve birthday is starting to get more complicated for Evangeline. Her first birthday was celebrated with Kaia's family in Minnesota, her second was in Seattle with her Uncle Jody and Kaia's family, but this year was just the three of us. This is the first year we're planning a celebration farther away from her actual day. We'll keep you posted on how that goes.
I've got this candle thing down.
Evie's big day was very reminiscent of Christmas day. We got up, I made a breakfast for us, and then Evie opened some wonderful gifts. This year she really appreciates that gifts come from people who love her. What a difference a year makes.
This may be the best part.
Kaia made wonderful cupcakes with the Evie requested pink frosting. I never thought I would be surrounded by so much pink. There are benefits though. Since Evie was introduced to pink milk by a book her Grandma Rhonda gave her for Christmas, I've purchased some and had to be the taste tester just to make sure it was safe for Evie Lu.
My Aunt Megan turned 3 too. Wait, she's 30? Oh, that is old.
A New Year's Eve birthday is starting to get more complicated for Evangeline. Her first birthday was celebrated with Kaia's family in Minnesota, her second was in Seattle with her Uncle Jody and Kaia's family, but this year was just the three of us. This is the first year we're planning a celebration farther away from her actual day. We'll keep you posted on how that goes.
I've got this candle thing down.
Evie's big day was very reminiscent of Christmas day. We got up, I made a breakfast for us, and then Evie opened some wonderful gifts. This year she really appreciates that gifts come from people who love her. What a difference a year makes.
This may be the best part.
Kaia made wonderful cupcakes with the Evie requested pink frosting. I never thought I would be surrounded by so much pink. There are benefits though. Since Evie was introduced to pink milk by a book her Grandma Rhonda gave her for Christmas, I've purchased some and had to be the taste tester just to make sure it was safe for Evie Lu.
My Aunt Megan turned 3 too. Wait, she's 30? Oh, that is old.
Monday, January 04, 2010
Catching Up
New pajamas from Great Grandma!
Our little family had a blessed Christmas. Evie was showered with gifts from all over and even received what she asked Santa for this year. Evie wrote a letter to Santa asking for a "choo choo train" and under the tree was a little wooden track and a Thomas the Tank Engine. Evie suggested a couple days after Christmas that if she put cookies out again Santa might come back!
At the waterfall with Grandma Rhonda
Evie's Grandma Rhonda came out for a week and Evie loved every minute of it. My mom became the go to story teller and confidant. Evie was very upset when my mom even thought about sitting somewhere other than right next to her. Grandma Rhonda offered to babysit one night and Evie got to watch her first movie while Kaia and I were out. We keep hearing about how great Curious George is.
Our little train engineer
There is a little train museum not far from us and given Evangeline's love of trains we took a trip out to see it. The highlight for Evie was getting to sit in a train and pretend to drive. I'm sure our next visitors will get a trip to the trains as well.
The grin shines through
Our little family had a blessed Christmas. Evie was showered with gifts from all over and even received what she asked Santa for this year. Evie wrote a letter to Santa asking for a "choo choo train" and under the tree was a little wooden track and a Thomas the Tank Engine. Evie suggested a couple days after Christmas that if she put cookies out again Santa might come back!
At the waterfall with Grandma Rhonda
Evie's Grandma Rhonda came out for a week and Evie loved every minute of it. My mom became the go to story teller and confidant. Evie was very upset when my mom even thought about sitting somewhere other than right next to her. Grandma Rhonda offered to babysit one night and Evie got to watch her first movie while Kaia and I were out. We keep hearing about how great Curious George is.
Our little train engineer
There is a little train museum not far from us and given Evangeline's love of trains we took a trip out to see it. The highlight for Evie was getting to sit in a train and pretend to drive. I'm sure our next visitors will get a trip to the trains as well.
The grin shines through
Monday, December 28, 2009
Being sweet on Christmas Eve.
Being a pastor's kid isn't easy since most other folks only go to church once and then get to hang out with family and you have to go to multiple services. Evangeline was a trooper and made it through the Children's Service (and got to be a donkey) and the Youth and Family Service. Evie was definitely tired by the end.
Is this how you show off a dress?
The story of the night had to be the Children's Service where the tradition is to tell the story and invite kids up to play different parts in easy to put on costumes. For some reason, the father of a 3 month old decided to place his son into the manger to be a live Jesus. If you look in the center of the picture you can see the baby's head. Why he decided this was a safe move I have no idea. He must not have seen the two cows engaged in a battle on the edge of the scene. Once he placed his child in the manger he walked away and was nowhere to be found. This suited the handful of angels just fine because they wanted to tuck in baby Jesus, but instead bonked his head. Pr. John is trying to read the story while our children's director is breaking up the cow fight and we have a real baby screaming his head off. Must be Christmas! Evie, as you can see is just hanging off to the side staying out of trouble.
Our daughter, the donkey.
Being a pastor's kid isn't easy since most other folks only go to church once and then get to hang out with family and you have to go to multiple services. Evangeline was a trooper and made it through the Children's Service (and got to be a donkey) and the Youth and Family Service. Evie was definitely tired by the end.
Is this how you show off a dress?
The story of the night had to be the Children's Service where the tradition is to tell the story and invite kids up to play different parts in easy to put on costumes. For some reason, the father of a 3 month old decided to place his son into the manger to be a live Jesus. If you look in the center of the picture you can see the baby's head. Why he decided this was a safe move I have no idea. He must not have seen the two cows engaged in a battle on the edge of the scene. Once he placed his child in the manger he walked away and was nowhere to be found. This suited the handful of angels just fine because they wanted to tuck in baby Jesus, but instead bonked his head. Pr. John is trying to read the story while our children's director is breaking up the cow fight and we have a real baby screaming his head off. Must be Christmas! Evie, as you can see is just hanging off to the side staying out of trouble.
Our daughter, the donkey.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Merry Christmas!
Sometimes you wonder if imagination is a good thing.
Although we wished we could gather all our family into one place, Evie, Kaia, Evie's Grandma Rhonda and I had a great Christmas Day. Tomorrow I'll share some pictures of Evie Lu's Christmas Eve dress, but for today I want to play with my gift from Kaia and Evie Lu. Here is a video of what Evie was doing with her new dollhouse shortly after she got it. I'm thinking we've got a soap opera writer on our hands. A woman survives a horrible fall and takes care of her cat. That is must see!
Although we wished we could gather all our family into one place, Evie, Kaia, Evie's Grandma Rhonda and I had a great Christmas Day. Tomorrow I'll share some pictures of Evie Lu's Christmas Eve dress, but for today I want to play with my gift from Kaia and Evie Lu. Here is a video of what Evie was doing with her new dollhouse shortly after she got it. I'm thinking we've got a soap opera writer on our hands. A woman survives a horrible fall and takes care of her cat. That is must see!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Almost A Christmas Card
Sometime you'll have to come out and visit during December so we can take you to the Bellevue Botanical Garden for their light show. When Evie's Aunt Becky was in town we took her and it was amazing. Volunteers spend 7,000 hours putting together the most amazing representations of flowers and plants in LED lights. It wasn't until I sat down on the bench here that I realized the two most beautiful lights were Kaia and Evangeline.
Monday, December 14, 2009
And The Star Goes On Top
No, lift me up higher dad!
We have a pitiful little star for our Christmas tree, but the good part of having such a small star is that Evie Lu was able to cap off the tree for us this year. She is very proud of the tree and wants to be the official tree lighter every day. I can't believe the difference between last Christmas when she was a whirling dervish with very little direction to this year where Evangeline is a whirling dervish with an agenda all her own. Kaia and I are in serious trouble.
Right there. Perfect.
We have a pitiful little star for our Christmas tree, but the good part of having such a small star is that Evie Lu was able to cap off the tree for us this year. She is very proud of the tree and wants to be the official tree lighter every day. I can't believe the difference between last Christmas when she was a whirling dervish with very little direction to this year where Evangeline is a whirling dervish with an agenda all her own. Kaia and I are in serious trouble.
Right there. Perfect.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Carol of the Dancing Evies
Unfortunately for Evie Lu, neither one of her parents are what you'd call a great dancer. Thankfully this fact has not stopped our daughter from expressing herself in motion. For your viewing pleasure is a Christmas interpretation of The Carol of the Bells. (You may be able to see the heavily decorated Evie section of our tree as well.)
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Trimming The Tree
You know there is a proper way to do this.
The first Friday in December meant that IKEA was offering their amazing rent a tree deal and that I was off to go get one of those trees. It has been unusually cold for Seattle, but that meant it felt like winter should. Evie Lu is thrilled with the new 7 foot addition to our home. She sort of helped decorate last year, but this year she has appointed herself the caretaker of the tree. I'll get a full picture for you later in the week where you'll see the lower levels that Evangeline has made sure are well decorated.
Oscar also loves the tree and his love forced us to buy a cat deterrent. Beneath the tree there is now a motion sensor forced air device. We really shouldn't get as much enjoyment out of watching Oscar try to sneak up to the tree and then get a puff of air in his direction, but we do.
The first Friday in December meant that IKEA was offering their amazing rent a tree deal and that I was off to go get one of those trees. It has been unusually cold for Seattle, but that meant it felt like winter should. Evie Lu is thrilled with the new 7 foot addition to our home. She sort of helped decorate last year, but this year she has appointed herself the caretaker of the tree. I'll get a full picture for you later in the week where you'll see the lower levels that Evangeline has made sure are well decorated.
Oscar also loves the tree and his love forced us to buy a cat deterrent. Beneath the tree there is now a motion sensor forced air device. We really shouldn't get as much enjoyment out of watching Oscar try to sneak up to the tree and then get a puff of air in his direction, but we do.
Monday, December 07, 2009
Sign Language
I'm ready for the show!
A week ago I looked in the rear view mirror to see Evangeline giving me the "rock on" hand signal. We don't know where she picked this up, but it is awesome. Now anytime you need an affirmation from Evie Lu you can just ask her to show you how much you rock.
These are my love glasses.
Kaia, being the wiser parent, thought some actual sign language would be cool and now Evie knows how to say "I love you" in sign. I was less helpful and taught my daughter "hang loose" and "peace." I've spent the last couple of days trying to teach her the dialogue from the old Freedom Rock commercial along with her peace sign. "Is that Freedom Rock?" "Yeah, man!" "Well, turn it up man!"
I love you, rock on!
A week ago I looked in the rear view mirror to see Evangeline giving me the "rock on" hand signal. We don't know where she picked this up, but it is awesome. Now anytime you need an affirmation from Evie Lu you can just ask her to show you how much you rock.
These are my love glasses.
Kaia, being the wiser parent, thought some actual sign language would be cool and now Evie knows how to say "I love you" in sign. I was less helpful and taught my daughter "hang loose" and "peace." I've spent the last couple of days trying to teach her the dialogue from the old Freedom Rock commercial along with her peace sign. "Is that Freedom Rock?" "Yeah, man!" "Well, turn it up man!"
I love you, rock on!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
So Much For The "Father of the Year" Award
Dad, I'm smiling because I'll remind you of this whenever I do something wrong.
Evangeline and I are on vacation together this week while Kaia has a short week due to Thanksgiving. I was looking forward to some quality father - daughter time after being gone most of last week. Little did I know that we wouldn't even make it through a full day without an injury. Evie Lu decided to take a header off her chair as I was finishing lunch preparations. I turned just in time to see my little girl dive onto the wood floor from about four feet up.
The only injury is a fat lip, but I'm definitely more indulgent of Evie's requests today. She's fine, but I may not be. Ugh. (If anyone had been around, the comedic highpoint would have been me trying to check Evangeline for a concussion. She can't really count yet and there I was asking her how many fingers I'm holding up.)
Evangeline and I are on vacation together this week while Kaia has a short week due to Thanksgiving. I was looking forward to some quality father - daughter time after being gone most of last week. Little did I know that we wouldn't even make it through a full day without an injury. Evie Lu decided to take a header off her chair as I was finishing lunch preparations. I turned just in time to see my little girl dive onto the wood floor from about four feet up.
The only injury is a fat lip, but I'm definitely more indulgent of Evie's requests today. She's fine, but I may not be. Ugh. (If anyone had been around, the comedic highpoint would have been me trying to check Evangeline for a concussion. She can't really count yet and there I was asking her how many fingers I'm holding up.)
Monday, November 23, 2009
Cheering On Her Team
I think our quarterback is cute!
Even though Evie Lu doesn't get to watch much football (or any), she somehow knows that her team is among the best. Or it could be that she just likes the pink jersey. Either way she looks good.
Even though Evie Lu doesn't get to watch much football (or any), she somehow knows that her team is among the best. Or it could be that she just likes the pink jersey. Either way she looks good.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Little Miss Helper
And I haven't broken one dish!
Evangeline now insists on trying to do everything herself before she'll let you help her. Our morning routine consists of Evie putting on her own clothes (except for socks which give her fits), making her own breakfast (a layer of Cheerios before a sprinkle of Chex with fruit and milk), and picking out her hair accessories. This can be awesome or awesomely frustrating depending on how much of a hurry you are in that day.
For the next week Evie's aunt Kaitlin takes over morning duties as I'll be on the east coast. I'll miss Evie and Kaia dearly, but I know that Kaia's got a great helper while I'm gone.
Back to work dad.
Evangeline now insists on trying to do everything herself before she'll let you help her. Our morning routine consists of Evie putting on her own clothes (except for socks which give her fits), making her own breakfast (a layer of Cheerios before a sprinkle of Chex with fruit and milk), and picking out her hair accessories. This can be awesome or awesomely frustrating depending on how much of a hurry you are in that day.
For the next week Evie's aunt Kaitlin takes over morning duties as I'll be on the east coast. I'll miss Evie and Kaia dearly, but I know that Kaia's got a great helper while I'm gone.
Back to work dad.
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