These are some pictures from last Sunday--the last hurrah of my favorite brown dress on Evelyn (she has, alas, outgrown it. When we didn't manage to get Christmas pictures in it, I was hoping we could get some pictures of her for her birthday, but sadly, this is not to be!).
Andrew insisted on getting some pictures too. He's not quite dressed here, as you can see (shirt unbuttoned, no tie). And he's developed an annoying self-consciousness in front of cameras which means I can't get a normal smile out of him.
This week has been pretty low-key. Dan has worked, as per usual. I've finished up my grading, but mostly taken a week off from working (next week I need to start gearing up towards some summer workshops I'm helping with). Generally, the kids and I have been trying to enjoy the nicer weather. (Well, it was nice until this weekend anyway. Back to April rain/snowshowers.)We went to the local park earlier in the week, where an older gentleman was flying some cool model planes (about 2 feet wide--big enough that they required about a 10 foot bungee type cord to launch). I think he was doing a demo for some local school children who had arrived in a bus, but Andrew sat transfixed long after the teachers herded the school children together.
Other than that, I can't remember anything outstanding. (So why, you might ask, bother posting? Well, I happen to know we have one or two faithful blog stalkers [who also happen to be related to us] who get tetchy if we go too long without posting. Besides, this blog--as a potential exercise in narcissism, is really for us.) So, what you're going to get here is some assorted pictures and random commentary.
Here's a picture of Evelyn napping. She has only recently started sleeping on her stomach--a by-product of our sleep training, I guess--and she looked so sweet with her hands clutched together that I had to sneak a picture. But I didn't center the camera between the crib slats well enough (and didn't want to press my luck by taking another picture), so this is all you get.
With the resurgence of warm weather, my mom has been outside a little more working on the yard and garden. And of course, Andrew loves to "help" her. Here, he "helped" her dig a hole in the dirt. Then, without any prompting (read: permission), he turned on the hose and made himself a mud pit. He had covered himself before my mom realized what he was doing, and had to be hosed off.
Earlier this week, Andrew put on his knight costume and then insisted that Evelyn needed to be dressed up too. I refused to put some of his costumes on her; instead, I dug out this tutu I'd gotten off ebay. When I pulled it out and asked Andrew if it would work, he said, "Oh, she will look a-dor-able in that!" And so she does, if a bit coerced in the picture. (Andrew proudly told me afterwards that he "made" Evelyn look at the camera. Poor baby.)
Our big excitement of the week came, of course, in the weekend. On Friday, Dan had an elder's quorum activity where they got together to play video games and eat. So, he asked me to make some cupcakes to take. I reprised the hostess cupcakes from a couple of weeks ago, and apparently they were *the* big hit of the evening. (Who knew that it was so impressive to be able to put a relatively steady curlique on a cupcake? Apparently I've been underestimating my talents.) I think Dan had fun, but he reported when he got home that he clearly didn't play video games enough. (Jeni: a wii party may be in order soon!)On Saturday, we went up to my brother's place. They'd purchased an inflatable slide on clearance, and were eager for the kids to try it out. Of course, the weather was uncooperative (it was cold and windy and wet), but that didn't seem to dampen any of the kids' enthusiasm. And of course, it was nice to visit while the kids ransacked the basement. Afterwards, we went to Sarah's house, where Dan and Aaron hung out with the kids while I "helped" Sarah spend her Gymbucks at Gymboree. Actually, we weren't gone all that long (I hope!); afterwards, we took the kids to Red Robin for dinner, and then took our two very tired children home. A fun, but busy day. It was a relief today to have a much lower-key agenda--just church and an easy dinner, then early bedtime for both kids.
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