Mout!

Remember how I said Evelyn is finally understanding time out? Or "mout" as she calls it. Well, during a visit with Grandma Jo I realized she really does understand! For our time outs, she sits for 60 seconds in the corner, then gets up and says sorry.

At Grandma Jo's, Evelyn loves to play with the teddy bears from the pink and blue bedrooms. So Saturday she had drug them out to play. She walked with them to Grandma and said, "Baby. Nice." Then walked to the corner with the bear and shouted, "Mout!" while stuffing him in the corner. Then she pointed her finger saying, "No! No! No!", picked the bear up and said, "Saw-wee". Although it was hilarious, it made me feel horrible!! Poor, disciplined, child.


Two more photos from the day:

Evelyn (or should I say Renee jr :) ) remembered right where the chocolate covered raisins were!


And here is tired Evelyn trying to escape Great Grandma's hugs.

My Little Water Bug (Another New Post Below)

This morning we had Evelyn's first swimming lesson! She loved the teachers and they were thoroughly impressed with her fearless technique. She showed them how she floats on her back, kicks on her belly, and dunked under water at least 5 times! Each time she surfaced with a HUGE smile on her face. She was so proud of herself and I was, too! She even learned how to blow bubbles in the water. Meanwhile, I got to spend the half hour treading in the water, watching from a distance. It was a fun, COOL workout.

After our lesson, we headed to McDonalds for Evelyn's first Happy Meal. She didn't care much for the food but was excited to perform for all of her enthusiastic audience members which included a young 18-year-old guy, an elderly couple, and a young mom with her 3 children ages 9-11. They were more than impressed by her speaking ability and loved recieving "Hi!"s and air kisses. But most of all, they enjoyed Evelyn' strong man performance. It was quite the site, 10 people hysterically laughing in McDonalds!

Creamy

Last night Evelyn had her first real ice cream cone...or "creamy" as she says. It was a delicious treat on such a hot summer night and I'm pretty sure she enjoyed it. And her grandpa David and I enjoyed watching. I had a really cute video but it won't upload!!





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Evelyn has learned what time out is. When she is put in time out, she now sits with her head down in shame and does not try to get up. I'm glad she caught on to that quick because she really listens when we say NO! now. What a good little girl :)

Puppies and Ice Cream

Last night we were graced with the pleasure of having an old friend over for a few hours-our neighbors Pomeranian that recently moved to Morris. Evelyn had a blast! She was giggling while saying, "Puppy! Puppy!" But when we put him in her baby's bed she quickly changed her tone-"Down!" But overall, I'd say she enjoyed the visit.

Earlier in the day we enjoyed a visit to the town pool. Evelyn was stylin' in her Dora swimsuit, Dora life jacket, and we couldn't forget our Dora swimming doll! Her highlight of the visit was definitely the Strawberry Crunch Bar she received for good behavior :)

Cute....Not so Cute

A few cute things that happened today and one very not cute thing that also happened today....

Cute
1) Evelyn earned a time out bright and early this morning at 8am after throwing her banana on the floor and telling me it was all gone (which I believed until I saw the mess on the floor). She was told "time out!" and sent to the time out corner. I was surprised when she sat still with her head cowered down in shame for the e entire 60 seconds.

She's beginning to understand! She also earned herself a time out yesterday for going behind the couches after being warned the first THREE times!! She got stuck and got totally busted!


2) While visiting my mom this afternoon, Evelyn was walking by and slapped my foot that was hanging off of the couch. I asked her "where are my toes?" She grabbed one of my little piggies with a wide grin on her face. She then walked up to Grandma and grabber her toes exclaiming "toes!" About 15 minutes later, the cat was laying on my lap when Evelyn came up, pointed to it's little foot, and yelled "toes!" She's a clever one :)

3) About a month ago, I showed Evelyn how to sign "more". Ever since, that is always how she asks for "more" of anything. I swear, this kid doesn't forget a thing!

Not so cute...

Tonight after a delicious dinner of ham and left over beans from Uncle Jim's 60th birthday (YUM!), Evelyn hopped in the tub for a bath. While I was lotioning her up, she was jamming her fingers down her throat gagging herself, something she hasn't done in a LONG time. I repeatedly told her "No. Ucky." And she found this quite funny. When I stood her up to pull her pants up, she again gagged herself, projectile vomitting ham and beans EVERYWHERE! Again, landing herself in time out. Not so cute. And no pictures necessary!

4th of July

For Independence Day (also mine and Jareds 3year anniversary!) I hosted my first family party at my house. The menu consisted of burgers, brats, hotdogs, homemade potato salad, chips, fruit, green beans from my moms garden, baked beans, and a festively delicious cake I made. I also made a pitcher of vodka and lemonade that really got the party started! (Just kidding!) My garage was very festively decorated, as well as my child, and we all had a great time! Evelyn did great at the fireworks! As my girlfriend Laura's two-year old daughter was screaming/crying in fear Evelyn was jumping up and down yelling, "Cool! Cool!" It was quite the site. Overall, I think the day was perfect. Delicious food, great family, and laughs. God Bless America!!

Phillip's Park

This morning was a disappointment when my car again would not start and we were forced to take it to be looked at (after having it jumped). But, after getting our 2009 rental Ford Escape and meeting up with our cousins for a fun filled day at Phillip's Park, our day began to look up. Evelyn loved eating with the big kids, feeling like on of them and looking at all the animals. And the big kids enjoyed chasing her around at the park. Since we haven't seen them for what seems like forever, I could not believe how much they have all changed! Especially Cole who seems like a man to me somehow! The day was a success but quickly turned south when we walked back to our cars to see Karen's back window smashed out.

Evelyn Homemaker

Yesterday was a busy day! Evelyn went across the street to play w/her friends while I dusted/vacuumed the house, cleaned her new baby station given to us by a friend, gathered up all of her "baby toys" for storage, and reorganized her new big girl toys. I spent the rest of the morning putting together her new kitchen set I recently got at Marshalls for 13bucks! WHAT a steal! It is a very nice, solid wood kitchen set. I believe it was on sale because the box was open and kind of beat up. We originally planned to save it for next Christmas, thinking she may be too young now. But we were proved wrong when my mom got her one for her house and she absolutely loved it! We watched for literally 45minutes while she put things in the cupboards and cooked delicious food. So we thought we'd try hers out. 2 1/2hours and 1 recruiter later (Jared's amazing dad who thankfully was not busy!!), it's a total hit! We're off to Target now to get some new play food and dishes!!

We finally got to go see Great Grandma this summer!! Which included a short visit with Aunt Martha, Sarah, and Renee. The girls warmed up quick.


And enjoyed spending some time together playing.





And here's Grandma playing the harmonica for Evelyn before we left.

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Near the end of our visit I found Grandma and Grandpa's 25th Anniversary picture. The color wasn't great and there was a couple in the background. So I took it to Walgreens, cropped it and enhanced the color and it looks amazing! I plan on sending a copy to all of the Cumpatas.

We're Back!!

We finally have time to blog again. I decided to take a 3 week, double speed Chemistry class that has taken up ALL of my time so far this summer, so I haven't blogged in what feels like forever. The class was 5nights a week, 3 hours a night so as soon as I was finished my first priority was getting to know my daughter again who I feel like I spent no time with during those 3 weeks! I did end up getting a B which is good-although it did bring down my 3.65 GPA :(

Evelyn has grown so much in this short amount of time. She can basically identify anything and her vocabulary has definitely grown. She has started eating with utensils, is doing great on the potty, and is saying 3 word sentences such as, "I did it!", "Juice. You get it.", and "I see ya!". Last night I realized that on Father's Day last year I was nursing her, holding her in one arm. This year, she's hanging off both sides, drinking out of a cup, and walking around talking. time really does fly.

We have enjoyed our summer so far with picnics, a million trips to the park, pool, and Grandma Nancy's ginormous backyard. She has no fears at the pool! She loves to go under, and even stands in the kiddy pool bending over to put her face in the water! It's a riot! So we signed up for a mommy & me class which starts in July. We still have so much time to spend together this summer and I'm so grateful for that. We will hopefully be blogging regularly again. So look forward to seeing us!!!