Picture Disaster

So I tried to get pictures taken at Target of the 2 kids together, but had no luck. Evan was not about to take pictures with his sister or by himself. He was way too distracted by all of the props in the OPEN closet they had, so we ended up with pictures of Hannah by herself. I was not that impressed by the pictures or the session but I had to buy a few because I knew we would not be venturing back their for a long time. And I needed some pictures of Hannah before she got to big. With Evan I went the first week to get pictures & with her I wanted to wait till her coloring wasn't yellow but then she broke out with baby acne. I finally decided acne or not I had to get some pics. I tried to select the ones that didn't show her acne, however it was hard to choose in her tutu because her chest was showing. I really wanted a color picture of her in her super cute tutu but ended up with a sepia one to mask her complexion (and the white background that I wasn't a fan of). I also wished she had a different outfit on in the pictures by herself because the shirt keep getting in the way, but I choose it so she would match Evan. AHH, Oh well what do you do. Two year olds and pictures don't really mix. I need to have someone who is willing to run around with my child, not a please sit here and be still kind of pose. Well enough of my complaining, I am sure others have had similar experiences with children and pictures. Here are a few that turned out okay.

LAZY DAYZ

Summer is not complete unless you have water. In Vegas we love to cool off in the water wherever we can find it. The pool, the park, the lazy river and sometimes our backyard. Grandma Robin & Grandpa Rich have a time share in Vegas and have come up a few times this summer to enjoy it and we are always thrilled when we get to enjoy it with them. This trip they brought Abby and it was so fun to see Abby and Evan play together. Although Abby was taking time away from her 2 year old brother that didn't stop her from acting like a big sister to Evan. They both loved the lazy river and pool. Abby wasn't as big of a fan of the waterfalls as Evan. I tried my best to stay clear of them when she was in my tube. We had such a fun day and it was so cute when we walked back to the room and Abby wanted to hold Evan's hand. I was totally surprised he was so willing to walk with Abby. In the very last picture Evan was saying NO and Abby said "Yeah, we don't want any pictures huh!" however the little darling was smiling for the camera the whole time. She is too funny.

Our Sweet Girl

Oh how all babies are so different. We love our sweet little girl, but she is sooo different than Evan. She is so little and petite. She never smiles, Usually she has a pout and she is not very strong. When you hold her up she never stands but rather throws her legs back like she is flying. Evan was always smiling and standing very early on. But one very nice thing about her is that she sleeps at night, only waking up every 3 to 4 hours. I know this might not seem great, but trust me, its wonderful compared to how Evan used to sleep. Oh the joys of motherhood. I don't know why I am so surprised that our children are different, that would be too easy and we all know life is not predictable. Oh well, its fun to see our babies change everyday. I wonder what our Hannah will be like when her personality shines. (I hope mellow :)

Evan's Birthday Bash

On Monday July 6th we celebrated Evan's 2nd birthday with his friend Julie June. We had a pool party at our friend Kendras. Scott got everything set up really nice for a BBQ, however an hour later we were kicked out of the pool because the pool was too dirty. We had to head back to Kendra's house for the remainder of our party. We had fun with lots of friends from Bracken. Our theme was Ocean, so Scott made a very cool Nemo cake that the kids loved. I was totally surprised that Evan ate it because he usually never eats cake. The kids got lots of neat gifts and wanted to play with them. Evan really wanted to play with Julie's pink horse n carriage. The kid is fascinated with pink girl toys, oh well what do you do.

The day was full of excitement and we were all ready for a nap by two. Evan was especially cranky, but I think part of it was because he got stung by a wasp at the pool and we knew it really hurt him. Even after all the minor hiccups we ran into the party was still a hit. Thanks to everyone for coming and helping!

Happy 4th of July

For the 4th this year we went to my grandmas in Henderson to meet my dad and uncle. We decided to head to the Henderson Fireworks Celebration. There were a lot of vendors and rides. Evan was dying to go on the bounce house slide but he was to small, so we listened to him scream until dad bought him a snow cone. Once the fireworks started he forgot why he was ever crying. He loved the show and we knew it by his facial expressions (which always tells all) and all the WOWs. We had a blast.