Evie is 1 year, 3 months, and 3 weeks old; Eric is 3 years old!

Eric has started saying, "Come on!" when he wants to show you something. The last time he told me to 'come on' I told him to wait just a minute and he said, 'why?' That's the first time he has ever asked me 'why' about something!



A fine howdy do to you!


Evie loves her Mook.


We went out for pizza with Gran and Papa Steve, Scott had lots of fun showing Eric how to play video games. Hey, where is Eric anyway?



Well, Evie seems interested!


She even understands you have to drive the game with the steering wheel!


Here's Eric, but he is too busy for video games! Papa Steve bought him Dinosaur Train toys at the train convention! Thank you Papa Steve!!!



Hey, who needs a video game, when you can climb on a chair and play with the salt and pepper?! She was laughing and having such a good time! She even tasted the salt and pepper - yuck!


Ok, play time is over and it's time to get serious! Don't bother me, I'm eating!


He loves these toys! And what boy wouldn't? You just can't go wrong with dinosaurs AND trains! Plus it's a tv show on PBS with lessons and morals!!!



Eric learned how to play hide and go seek on the 14th. We played in the kitchen for over an hour and then in the livingroom too. We would take turns counting to 5 and then looking for the other person. Evie happily sat in her high chair watching us as she ate and giving hints if we needed it. How I wish I had this on video – his very first game of hide and go seek!!



He's the one who originally picked up the picture frame, so I decided to try to get him to put his hands on both sides of it and his head in the middle, but it just wasn't going to happen.



I just bought a new bedroom set (it's green toile), now I'm thinking maybe that wasn't such a good idea, lol!

Here's a video of Evie jumping in Eric's bed - I'm starting to sense a trend! (there's no sound) Click the video to be taken to a new page where the video will play.

Evie is 1 year, 3 months, and 2 weeks old; Eric is 3 years old!

The Diva in her Fila outfit with Guess glasses, such haute couture! (please ignore the snack crumbs, lol!)


There's a WHAT on my WHAT?


Evie likes to use the Doodle-Pro, she is very good at drawing with the magnetic pencil.

 
What a cute little outfit! Thanks for the hat Gramma Linda!


YeeHaw!!!  Evie rides and Eric pushes the sound button - what a great team!

 
Snack time!


Cowgirl Up!


Evie is helping Mama work on digital scrapbooking!


Evie feeds herself yogurt like a big girl!


Eric and I had a lot of fun with these little blocks today, we pretended the roundy ones were cake and the square ones were sandwiches and we stacked them on top of each other; we talked all about shapes and colors and eating right.


There are some days when its just too hot to go outside, so we try to find fun indoor activities. Today we did painting!

Evie is 1 year, 3 months, and 1 week old; Eric is 3 years old!

Happy Independence Day!!!


Dada builds legos in the shape of ducks, alligators, and birds!


They were all soaking wet in a surprising short amount of time, lol!


Eric is getting better and better with his balance.


Eric decided running thru the sprinkers in the backyard might be fun. Apparently, it seemed similar to his bath experiences, as he was rather quick to strip his clothes off, lol!


When Uncle David and Cousin Ashley came to visit, we went to McDonald's play place and the kids had a blast!


Evie was able to get up the stairs to the play place too!



She had lots of fun!



Ashley was so sweet about taking pix with the kids! Thank you Ashley!


Gran is telling secrets! shhh!


Family Photo!!!


Ashley wanted to see big city fireworks so she and David and Steve and Scott and Eric went to CalExpo! Scott bought Eric this battery operated fireworks toy that makes lights that look like fireworks.


This was Eric's first fireworks show and he loved it!


Scott got some great pictures.


Evie and I stayed home because I was afraid it would be too loud for her, not to mention way passed her bedtime.


Ride 'em Cowboy!


Hey, look at me, I can ride a horse zebra too!


I made peanut butter cookies with chocolate chips on top as a special treat for the kids...


Needless to say, they were a big success, lol!


It took me longer to clean her than she took to eat the cookie, lol!


I entered the kids in a summer reading program. This program was especially for todders who can't read but whose parents read to them. After being read 10 different books each and turning in their book forms, they got special certificates, bookmarks, pencils, stickers, and t-shirts! Reading is rewarding!


If the sprinklers were sorta like bathtime, then the pool was exactly like bathtime and off went the clothes again!


I love it when she puts the end of the sunglasses in her mouth, its SO cute!


Eric is in the backyard and Evie is in the house, she screeches at him thru the screen and he comes running over waving and says Hi!


Evie got Sleeping Beauty sunglasses!


I remember when Eric first climbed up the couch and looked at me over the breakfast bar, now Evie's doing it, lol! (check out those gorgeous blue eyes!)