Evan Rhymes With...

...SEVEN!

We had a family potluck on Sunday to celebrate #1: Evan's 7th birthday AND the 4th of July.  It was a great celebration!

 Super-simple brownie bites w/ melted vanilla chips and m&ms

 Aww... :)

 Evan & Anthony

 Loving on Auntie Poca

 Mariah, Shauna, Chante & Evan

 Rockin Out with Grandma Pat

Brownie Bites!

Seaside, Last-Minute

We ended up in Seaside yesterday afternoon!  Thanks to Evan, who exclaimed, "I want to play in the sand. Let's go to the beach!"  We didn't get there until about 3:30 - but the boys had a blast playing in the sand for about an hour before we headed to dinner. We got home at 9:00, showered the sand off our bodies, and promptly fell asleep. It was nice to be spontaneous!

Something New!

Look what I did today!  I bought the stuff to do embroidery awhile ago, and finally had an hour today to try a design from a book I have.  I LOVE HIM!!

Peaceful Play

I snuck this video yesterday of the boys playing on the stairway. It's moments like these when Ryan and I look at eachother and just smile. :)

Goodbye 1st Grade

I have to say that so far, this has been MY favorite year for Evan. He was blessed to have such a WONDERFUL teacher, Mrs. B. She "gets" him, you know?  He responded really well to her, and actually cried a little bit after getting off the bus yesterday.  He said, "I'm going to miss Mrs. B.!! I love her!"

Anyway, here are the 1st day and last day of 1st Grade for Mr. Evan...

Evan's School Birthday (early)

Here are some pictures of Evan's "school birthday". We celebrated in class on June 6th (instead of July 6th, his regular birthday - when they will be OUT of school!).  Jaren and I brought cupcakes, and the kids sang to Evan. I think he really liked being the center of attention. :)
He requested chocolate cupcakes with pina colada frosting. They turned out really yummy!

 The cupcake without a topper was Jaren's. I didn't want him to have a toothpick.:)

 Mmm...

Mrs. B. & Evan

She is an AMAZING teacher - we love her!

Jaren at 2 1/2

Just thought I'd post something about my littlest man. We were shopping yesterday, and he absolutely HAD to have this hat. I tried to sell him on a plain-colored one (preferably white, with the impending summer) - but NOOOOOO!! This one was non-negotiable.

At 2 1/2 years old, my baby boy:

* loves to play with diecast cars

* wants a smoothie every day, calls them "Hmooomie"

* uses word "sandwiches" ("Come on Mama, come on!" and "Hi Brother, Hi!")

* only naps about 4 times per week (grrrrr!)

* is still shy, but is slowly getting better

* loves to say "diarrhea" in public

I LOVE YOU, JAREN PARKER!!