Alex is here!!

Wednesday, July 11, 2007 by Joy
Today my friend Alex was born! Alexander Lloyd Evans, to be exact. Auntie Sarah went in this morning to be induced, although she had contractions all throughout the night last night. We got updates all day long, and after only 20 minutes of pushing, Alex joined the world. 8 lbs and 21.5 inches long, and he's a healthy boy! Auntie Sarah is doing great as well. We brought our camera to take pictures, but the way everything worked, the camera never made it into the room with Mommy. But other people had camera's so once they post some pictures, Mommy will steal them, and we'll post some on here. Alex was very alert while we were there, and Mommy and Daddy both got to hold him. He has lots of hair and fair skin, and he looks like his parents! Also, one of my other friends, McKenzie, was born right after Alex was born! She was at a different hospital, so we weren't able to see her today, but I think we may get to see her tomorrow. It's so fun that Alex and McKenzie have their birthday on the same day! We're so thankful that both babies were born healthy - we've been praying for them for a long time, and we did lots of extra praying today! We love you, Alex and McKenzie!

This is me eating some salmon for dinner before we went to the hospital. Yummmm, I liked that salmon!
Since Mommy and Dad knew we were going to be at the hospital past my bedtime, they gave me my bath and got me ready for bed before we went. This is me on the way home...I couldn't hold out any longer...
And....I'm out. Night-night!
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My Fun Sunday

Tuesday, July 10, 2007 by Joy
This past Sunday turned out to be a really fun day! My friend Quinn and her parents invited us to go out on their boat with them on Sunday afternoon, and we had such a great time. I loved being on that boat - it was so relaxing.
Here are Mommy and I in our life jackets getting ready to get in the lake. I wasn't sure what I thought about that life jacket - I didn't fuss to much; just made weird faces. I sure liked playing in my raft in the lake, though! I am loving water more and more every time I get in.
Chillin' in the sun with Dad.
Quinn's Aunt and Uncle came on the boat with us too, and they brought their dog, Miles with them. He's a French Bulldog, and I really liked him. He had his own special life jacket made just for dogs, and he even swam!
Mommy and I watching Dad knee-board. He's really good! He was even doing 360's and everything. I wonder how long I'll have to wait until I can do that?
This is Quinn and me. She's very cute - I like looking at her. :)

It got to be past my normal naptime, and I was getting sleepy. Let me tell you, a boat is the perfect place to nap! It was so calm and relaxing.
That night we decided to go over to Uncle Tim and Auntie Sarah's house for dinner, since we hadn't seen them in a week. We had a great time hanging out with them, but the best part was Auntie Sarah's really big ball!! They had everything packed and ready to take to the hospital for whenever Alex decided to join the world, and boy oh boy, did I ever love that big ball. I pushed it all over the house with the biggest smile on my face. Mommy should've gotten a picture of that! Instead, she got a dark picture of me first discovering the ball. (she was still trying to figure out our new camera, and the flash was off). Oh, and my shorts had gotten wet, so they were in the dryer.
And here I am playing with Auntie Sarah and her mommy, Amy. We were talking on the phone to each other.
Here I am trying to go sit on Auntie Sarah's lap - but she really didn't have room this time! At first Mommy was trying to figure out what I was doing, and then she realized that I was trying to sit on her lap, with some difficulty. Of course Auntie Sarah made it work as best as she could. She's such a good god-mommy.
And here I am with Mrs. Amy reading "Pat the Bunny." Mrs. Amy loves that book, just like me! I showed her how I could do all the "tricks" on each of the pages. We had lots of fun reading together. All in all, it was a great Sunday! Thanks to all our friends who made it so special.


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4th of July

Saturday, July 07, 2007 by Joy
4th of July was such a fun holiday! We went over to my Uncle Scott and Aunt Sherri's pool and played in there for a long time. I loved the pool even more this time. I quickly found a stick pool toy to play with and wouldn't let it go for the rest of the time there. I swam in my raft, and then swam with Mommy for awhile. She layed me on my back, and I enjoyed the relaxation of floating in the pool in the sunshine....ahh, what a life.

Then I played for awhile with my cousin Lauren....still holding onto my stick...
Here's the group of girls and me (yep, stick in hand).
Here I am looking at their new kitty, Libby, through the window. I sure like kitties! Mommy says we're more "dog people", so I'll just have to get my kitty-fix when I go to Holland and Payton's house.
And here I am sacked out after pool time. Mommy couldn't resist the picture, as I am still clutching the stick even in my sleep.
After a premature and rude awakening from Bella barking at one of the kitties, I wasn't quite "with it" yet. I decided to just chill with Papa for a bit on the lawn chair.
Later we went to Uncle Dave and Aunt Stacey's house to grill steaks and watch fireworks. Here I am with my cousin Payton - she likes to make funny faces at me that make me smile so big! I really like Payton.
Smilin' big with Papa and M'laine.
Here's the clan waiting for it to get dark so the fireworks could start! So, when the fireworks first started, I wasn't so sure about them. I held on tight to Mommy and whined a little bit. But she held me close and talked sweet in my ear, and I did great all the rest of the way through them. I was very tired, cause it was way past my bedtime, but it was worth it to see those neat fireworks. Hey, fireworks only happen once a year, right?
We sure missed Daddy this week, but he is back today! I was so happy to see him - I gave him a huge smile and wanted him to hold me. Life is the best when Mommy, Daddy, and I are all together. We're really glad that Papa and M'laine came to keep us company while Dad was gone this week - we have had so much fun playing and eating and swimming...it's a good thing we get to see them in just 1 week for our beach trip!!

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A Few Weekends Ago...

Thursday, July 05, 2007 by Joy
This blog kind of goes with one of my blogs from a few weeks ago, when it was my cousin Payton's birthday. I showed you a few pictures from when we were at her pool party, but these are from the next day when we went back over.

Well, actually, I think this one is from the pool party day...just enjoying the afternoon at the pool!They have a cat named Leila, and I like her. She even let me pet her!
Okay, now here we are the next day....I know it's the next day cause Mommy didn't bring my swim trunks cause she didn't know we'd be staying long enough to get in the pool. Mommy goes through little experiences like this, and she says it's teaching her to "always be prepared - no matter what." She says you never know what's going to happen, so you might as well just be prepared with whatever you think you might need. Oh well, I just swam in my diaper - that's the cool part about being a little guy and having a cousin with a pool at their house! Oh, and Mommy and Dad gave me a mohawk with the sunscreen they put on my head so I wouldn't get burned. Mohawks are so much fun. :)Just me and Dad - chillin' in the pool.Me and Uncle Scott - man those are 2 cool guys. :)This is my raft that Papa and M'laine got me for my birthday - it has been working great! I love it - it has a little mesh part around it so that I can still get close to the water and splash and stuff. And boy do I love splashing...And here I am with my 4 cousins (on Daddy's side of the family). There is, from left to right, Payton, Holland, Lauren, and Alyssa....and of course me!

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Big Boy

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 by Joy
Well, besides me looking a little bit scary in this picture, don't I just look like a big kid? Mommy says that according to this picture, I am no longer a baby.And I'm walking all over the place! Mommy couldn't catch me fast enough to get a front-facing picture...I kept turning around and walking away!
I also can now put the coins in my piggy bank all by myself! Up until a few days ago, I have needed help to get them in the correct way. Mommy wasn't aware that I knew how to do it myself, and today she got my piggy out for me to play with while she ran into another room to do something real quick. While she was headed out, she heard a "one" (the sound the piggy bank makes as you put the coins in)...then a "two"...she whirled around and came running over, just in time to see me put another one in. "Great job, Oliver!!" she squealed. Later Mommy was on the phone with Dad, and she told him excitedly all about my accomplishment. He said he knew I could do it all by myself. You see, I had done it with him a few days before, and he forgot to tell Mommy about it. Sheesh. Daddies. What are you gonna do with them.

I have to get all rested up tonight, because in the morning when I wake up, Papa and M'laine are going to be here to play with me for the rest of the week!! I wonder what kind of fun things we'll do?? I'll keep you posted.
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