the toother!!!

here is a close up of the itty bitty toother...

a new look...
miss evelyn's bangs were starting to cover up her eyes, so we decided it was time to start clipping them back...it sure makes her look like a big girl!
she has been battling a cold the last few days, i hope the end is soon. it's so hard to see them so miserable and there is not much you can do for them. on a more positive note, she sure is a good cuddlier when she's not feeling well. :)
hope your all staying well!

Brian's 30th birthday bash!

well, brian finally joined the 30's club on saturday! i threw him a party friday night at chad & ashley's in sweet home and then saturday a group of boys went fishing. the party was awesome, we got to see lots of friends that we don't see near enough now that we live in washington. saturday was an amazing sunny day which worked out perfect for fishing the river in january.

Happy Birthday Sweetie!!!

ladies...

miss evie and caleb (pat & ada's little one) doing a little flirting...

i loved his log truck shirt!

brian and justin...

i ordered these deer from etsy...aren't they cute!

lucy was a huge help with all the cooking and decorating...thanks favorite sister! :)

poker tournament...

adam...this crazy boy is finally getting married to miss nicole!
we can't wait for their wedding in july!

while the boys were fishing, lucy, kat and easton went to corvallis with evelyn and i. we had a great time enjoying the super sunny day. we had lunch downtown on the water front and then played at the toy store. then it was off for a walk to campus to check out the beaver store. kat was having a lot of flash backs as it was her first time back on campus since she graduated...i won't tell you how long ago that was! :)

easton...what a fun little munchkin!

playing toys at the toy store...if you look real close i think you can see her itty bitty toother!

loves to stand up these days...

tyler and the kiddoes...what a great dad he is!

all in all what a perfect weekend with friends and family. thanks to everyone who celebrated with us, it was so great to see you all!

~Libby

toother at 8 months!!!

today our little pumpkin turned 8 months and boy is she fun! she has made lots of strides over the last few weeks. the biggest one being that she has her first tooth!!! brian felt it last week and then i tried to to feel it and she wouldn't let me even get my finger close to her mouth! i knew there was a little tooth in there because when she drank water from a glass it made a ticking sound. :)

miss evie has also moved into her bigger car seat, and we had to lower her mattress in her crib. she is such a BUSY girl, scooting everywhere, although she only goes backwards. :) she is feeding herself pretty much everything that we eat and needs no help getting the food to her mouth...she is such an independent girl! she also like to say "mama" which of course i love!

eating breakfast with daddy...she is an early bird!

being silly after bath time...

lets kiss!!!

we are off to swim class this evening and then we are heading to oregon for the weekend. brian has some work to do at osu on thursday and then we have his big 30th birthday bash friday night...i can't wait. i have had so much fun planning it and i can't wait to see everyone...thanks chad and ashley for hosting!!!

hope you all have a fabulous weekend and i will see a few of you soon!

~Libby

ps-i have a ton of fun videos of the little miss, just haven't had time to post them...maybe next week. :)

WET!

it seems like this time of year we start getting cabin fever and can't wait for spring to get here! the last few weekends we have been out and about enjoying the wet oregon weather. last weekend we spent the day in portland and got in a nice muddy hike at forest park and this weekend we ventured over to cannon beach. the weather was wet as you would expect this time of year, but it was still good to get outside with the little miss and the pooch!

if you look real close you can see how wet our rain coats and faces are in this pic. it wasn't that bad if you were walking against the wind and rain, but if you walk against it you have to eventually turn around and walk into it! :)

miss evelyn stayed dry and cozy in her little cocoon...
there was more people on the beach then i expected, some were even in full rain gear!

me and my girls!

we had a great lunch in cannon beach and then we hit up our favorite coffee shop in astoria on our way home...it was a perfect way to spend a rainy saturday!

sitting like a big girl at the restaurant....

Play Date!

last week the little miss and i ventured down to children's museum to meet up with gwynn and payton for a play date. we had so much fun playing and checking out the clifford exhibit. tiff and i both have memberships (thanks mom!), so it is a nice way to entertain the kids for the day when the weather is crummy. i think we were there for 3 1/2 hours! i know my little pumpkin was asleep before we even left the parking lot! :)

bestest cousins...these two wore the same shirt and they didn't even plan it! they must be bff's!

miss evie was so proud that she found herself in the mirror!

lunch break...

gwynn and payton were totally cracking me up on stage! of course gwynn doesn't have a shy bone in her body and was performing all her dance moves. payton was following in his big sis's footsteps and he was quite graceful as well!

what a little diva!

the three little tigers after a fun day of playing...

i think i'm ready for a nap....

lets just say that we had a very quiet drive home...why is it that they sleep so good on the go, but nap time at home seems non-existent?

thanks gwynn and payton for the fun day, we can't wait for the weather to get nicer so we can meet at the zoo for more play dates!

Family pics

we had family pictures taken this year for our parents. we gave the pictures to them at christmas and they were of course thrilled....moms and dads always seem to love pictures! Sara Lil (our wedding photographer) took them in Corvallis...I thought we got some great shots especially with three little tykes!

7 1/2 months...where does the time go???

wow...what a fun month we have had with our little miss. she is so silly and giggly, and we just can't get enough of those sweet sounds she makes. she has been up to a lot this month, here is her latest:

we started swiming classthis week...doesn't she have the most pinch able legs you have ever seen!

she is rolling everywhere and scoots across the floor backwards. she has also started getting up on all fours and rocking, i think crawling is next...yikes!

she still continues to say dada all the time...i guess he is her favorite! although brian would say its mama. she reaches out for me all the time and has to be in the same room with me at all times...i think i created a monster! :)

miss evie still has no interest in baby food or rice cereal, she prefers what ever we are eating and likes to feed herself. she loves to eat cheerios!

the sweet pea seems to stay the same size, but somebody keeps growing! someday i will have to post the series of pics, so you can see her fast growth!

she loves aunt lucy...

most of the time she is all smiles except when you take a toy or my coin purse from her. for some reason my coin purse is her absolute favorite toy. anytime she gets fussy i can give her the coin purse and it entertains her for hours! she has fallen asleep several times in the car holding it!

what a doll she is, she just keeps getting more and more fun!!!