~Through Evelyn's Eyes~

Grandma Sue & Meemaw Came to Visit!!!

2010-09-16T12:08:00.000-07:00

Grandma Sue came all the way from Alaska, and Meemaw came from Alabama to visit me!!! Mommy and I went to the airport and picked up Meemaw and took her to the hotel where Grandma Sue was. It was a cool, fancy hotel where we ate lunch. I got to ride in the elevators and push the buttons. Then I got cool treats for going potty on the big potty in the hotel room. I scraped my knee running around in front of the hotel waiting for Mommy to pull the car around, so when we got home Mommy cleaned up my knee and put Scooby Doo band-aids on for me.

We went to Target and I got a pretty new coat and some clothes. And oh my goodness, Grandma Sue gave me a train table! It's the coolest thing ever! Meemaw put it together for me. It's all I ever want to play with from now on. It is SO COOL!!! Thank you Grandma Sue!!!

We went to the zoo on Saturday. I got to ride the Merry Go Round with Meemaw. We went to the butterfly exhibit and a butterfly landed on Mommy's shoulder and wouldn't fly away. The guy who worked there had to get the butterfly off of Mommy's shirt. We showed Grandma Sue & Meemaw the aquarium with the shark tunnel. Then we went on a train ride and went home. It was super nice outside, and we had a great day at the zoo.

On Sunday we went out to the farm to see Mary Jo & Papa John. Great Grandma Z was there and so was Aunt Jean. I played outside a lot. Grandma Sue & Meemaw rolled down the hill, it was so silly!

Then it was time to go home, and Mommy took Grandma Sue & Meemaw back to their hotel.

Monday morning there were turkeys in the neighbor's yard!!! Daddy took me outside to look at them through the fence. That was neat. The neighbor guy says they come through his yard every year.

On Tuesday we picked up Grandma Sue & Meemaw and we all went to the children's museum. That was a lot of fun! I played with the light-up piano wall, drove the fire truck, played in the house, played shopping, rode the carousel... It was so cool! Grandma Sue got us passes so we can go back there whenever we want. That is awesome because I really like it there. I could play there all day and then some. They have a model train running around the ceiling of the lobby, and I love trains! The sign said we missed the Clifford exhibit, but they are going to build an indoor backyard play area where the Clifford exhibit used to be. I can't wait to see that!

Tuesday night Grandma Sue & Meemaw spent the night. Then on Wednesday morning it was time to take them to the airport. We had so much fun while they were here, I wish they could visit more often. I am so glad they came to play with me. I hope they come visit again soon.

Carnival

2010-08-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

Today we went to a carnival over by Canfield's. It wasn't a very big carnival, but I had lots of fun. I got to fly a space ship, that was the coolest thing ever. I went on that ride twice because it was so much fun. Grandma Cindy went on the spinning apples and rode on some motorcycles with me. Daddy took me down the big yellow slide on a potato sack. That's the biggest slide I've ever been on. And before we left I won a really cool toy convertible because the carnie lady told me which rubber ducky to pick. That was nice of her to let me win.

Dance Class

2010-08-25T19:28:00.000-07:00

Now that Tumbling class is over, Mommy & Daddy decided to put me in Dance class because I liked all the dancey-dance parts of Tumbling class, but I don't like the tumbling parts of Tumbling class. Now I can just dance, which is so much fun! I get to learn a cool dance routine with Miss Heather, and we're going to have a recital with costumes and everything in June.

I love dance class! It's so much fun.

Tumbling Class

2010-07-24T11:49:00.000-07:00

Mommy signed me up for a 5 week Tumbling class that meets every Saturday. She said she got a really good deal on it. I really like it, all except for the Tumbling part. I like doing the walk across the room moves, and the put my arms up moves, and I like playing with all the other girls there. But I don't want to flip over for somersaults or any of that. I'm willing to do the log roll, but that's it. See, look, here's a picture of me having lots of fun in Tumbling class.

Happy 4th of July!

2010-07-05T10:50:00.000-07:00

Saturday the third, we went out to Dave & Sue's place at the Willow community lake. We saw a lot of fireworks from the neighbors and ate lots of yummy food. We played in the lake, I played in the sand, I played with some other kids, and we got to see a boat parade. It was a lot of fun. We stayed late thinking the real fireworks show was going to start any minute, but I was tired and cranky so we had to go home. The next day we found out the fireworks show never happened, so it's good we left when we did. I was super tired. We had a lot of fun though. Papa John & Mary Jo were there. Great Grandma was there and Aunt Jean. There were a LOT of people there. It was nice of Dave & Sue to invite everyone over.

Then yesterday was the 4th of July. Grandma Cindy and Papa Dean came over and we played in the back yard. Grandma Cindy brought us funny hats and headbands to wear and we watched fireworks. There were TONS of fireworks in every direction. It was crazy. And because our house is up on a hill, our backyard has a great view for watching fireworks.

I Like to Sing

2010-06-29T19:49:00.000-07:00

Grandma Cindy came over tonight and we ate Chinese food for dinner. Daddy and I were singing songs, and Mommy shot this video clip of me singing.

Product Review: Comfy iMote TV Remote Controller (FAIL)

2010-06-20T15:51:00.000-07:00

Mommy bought me my very own remote control called the iMote made by Comfy. She set it up so that it has my top five favorite channels on it: Disney East-290, Disney West-291, Sprout-295, Cartoon Network-296, and Boomerang-298. It also has a power button and a volume up/down button.

Well, this remote doesn't work very well for me. I have to point it right at the TiVo box, press the button I want, and wait for it to send the signal to the TV as it sends all three digits one at a time. I don't have time for that! I don't have the attention span to keep the remote pointed at the box the whole time. When I push the button and the channel doesn't change yet, I start button mashing and I end up on channels we don't even get. I can't get it to go to the channels I want, it's too hard.

Mommy took this picture and sent it to the company when she gave the product a poor review. You can see the iMote in my hands. I was trying to watch Sprout (which is channel 295) but I didn't have the remote pointed right at the box the whole time and I was mashing the button so the TV thought I wanted 5959 and 595. I don't know what all that on the TV screen says, but Mommy and Daddy thought it was pretty funny. Mommy says I'm a "button masher" just like she is. I don't know what channel 595 is, but Mommy said she is really glad we don't get it.

Huffington Post

2010-05-12T20:38:00.000-07:00

Hey look, you guys. I'm on the Huffington Post! I'm picture #2 in the lineup.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/12/shit-my-kids-ruined-the-b_n_572304.html

The Huffington Post wrote an article about a website I was on (April 9th, 2010) and they included my picture from the time I markered the couch. The readers think I need a contract. I'll take one if you're handing them out...

The original caption referred to me as "Helpie McHelperson."

Little Drummer Girl

2010-05-10T15:06:00.000-07:00

Daddy has a new drum set. I was playing it today. Check me out!

Easter Bunny

2010-03-30T20:15:00.000-07:00

Mom took me to see the Easter Bunny at the mall today. He was scarier than I remember him. And he wasn't the same color, either, so I think maybe he was an impostor.

See, look. Here is the Easter Bunny last year:

And here he is this year:

I don't think it's the same guy. He is a different color and his head is bigger and scarier. I hope he didn't do anything to the real Easter Bunny. I met the real Easter Bunny last year and he was nice.

Spring Update

2010-03-19T13:28:00.000-07:00

When I howl, it makes Zoe howl, too.

Isn't that funny?!

Since I haven't blogged in a while, I figured it would be a good time for an update. Now that the worst of Winter is likely over, we're just now starting to see some lovely weather here and there, punctuated by the occasional inches of snow and rain. The bulk of the snow is totally melted away, not counting the snow we're having today, but it shouldn't stick around too long.

Mommy and I went to the local playground on Wednesday. I got to ride in the wagon the whole way there and back. That was pretty cool. I got to swing on the swings, and I went down a couple of slides, and I did lots and lots of running. Mommy said she wanted me to run off some of my energy, so that's what I did. There was a bunch of sand there, and that was fun to squish around in with my new shoes.

Daddy bought me Toy Story shoes at Kohl's when he was looking for shoes for himself. They light up when I walk, run or jump, and they are SO COOL! I like to wear them all day, even with my pajamas. Toy Story 2 is my new favorite thing to watch. I also like to watch Scooby Doo, Blue's Clues and Yo Gabba Gabba. I still like Pooh, Mickey Mouse and Imagination Movers, but I don't watch those as often because I'm too busy watching Toy Story 2. I have a Woody doll and he has a hat. Grandma Cindy got me a Buzz Lightyear too. And today I got a hat that looks just like Jessie's. Mommy and Daddy said that they are going to take me to see Toy Story 3 when it comes out this summer. Daddy said it's going to be in 3-D. I've never seen anything in 3-D before.

Yesterday was really nice outside and Daddy scooped all the dog poop out of the yard so Mommy brought my slide outside for me to play on. Then Daddy came outside and threw a ball with me. The neighbors were throwing a ball in their backyard too. One time, the ball came over the fence and I had to give it back to them.

Mommy was playing with a matchbox pinhole camera she made, so we took the film to get developed. While Daddy and I waited for Mommy, I got to play with the train table they had there.

That was cool. Then we went to Red Robin for dinner. I wasn't really hungry, so I just had some fries and some chips and I got to dunk them in cheese and ranch dressing and stuff. I like dunking my food in sauce, it's fun.

Belated Christmas at Great Aunt Patty's

2010-01-24T15:05:00.000-08:00

Yesterday we all went over to Great Aunt Patty's in Lincoln for a belated Christmas get-together. I got to see Grandma Cindy, Dean, and a bunch of aunts and uncles and cousins. Molly watched me play on the piano with Makenzie and Kendra.

Lots of people were there, and lots of dessert, it was fun. And Great Aunt Patty gave me some nifty butterfly barrettes for Christmas and Great Aunt Mary gave me some cool clothes to wear. That was nice of them. I hope we get to go over there again some time, I like it there.

Being Silly

2010-01-06T19:28:00.000-08:00

I like to talk on the phone, and I like to make funny faces at myself in the mirror in Daddy's office. Daddy shot this video of me talking on the phone with Grandma Cindy. I was being silly, and I stopped to make faces at myself in the mirror. That was fun.

Look what I can do!

2009-12-19T20:04:00.000-08:00

I was hanging out with just Mommy today because Daddy is in Phoenix for work stuff. We had pizza for dinner and then we played in the basement for hours because Mommy said I have too much energy and that's why I ran into the wall earlier today upstairs. So she said I had to play in the basement to get worn out.

And tonight I was using my slide all by myself! At first I had Mommy hold my hand every time, like I normally do, but then Mommy told me to do it by myself. So I tried it, and I did it! I didn't have to hold anyone's hands this time. Oh boy, was that fun! I don't even know how many times I went down my slide tonight.

And then it was time to take a bath before bedtime. Mommy told me to sit on my potty, like she always does before I take a bath. Well, this time I peed in the potty a little bit. Oh my gosh, Mommy was so happy about it, she clapped for me and she even gave me candy! Mommy almost never gives me candy. She even took a picture of it and sent it to Daddy.

Mommy dumped the pee into the toilet and showed me how to flush. I don't quite get it. And I didn't realize pee could be such a big deal. Maybe I'll have to put some more thought into this potty business.

After Mommy made a big scene about the pee in the potty, it was bath time! I like bath time. For a little while a couple months ago I didn't like bath time, but now I like bath time again. I don't remember why I stopped liking it in the first place. Bath time is so much fun! I have lots of toys to play with in the bath tub, and I've gotten so good at splashing that I can still get water on the floor even though this bath tub in our new house has doors!

Isn't that cool?! I know it has Mommy completely stumped. I'll admit that I'm not entirely sure how I do it either, but we'll keep that between us, okay? Don't tell Mommy. It's funnier this way.

Starstruck by Santa Claus

2009-12-16T18:01:00.000-08:00

Mommy and Daddy took me to the mall today. I like going to the mall. And I got to meet Santa Claus! Mommy said I've met him twice before, but I think I was too little to remember it those times. And I'm TWO now, so... yeah.

When I saw him I ran up to him and gave him a big hug. He sat me on his lap and he asked me how old I am, and I said "Two." Then he asked me what I want for Christmas and I said "Toys."

I got my picture taken with Santa Claus.

He was so nice and I just hugged him and hugged him. Then more kids came and it was their turn to meet Santa Claus, so I had to say goodbye. I didn't want to leave Santa Claus, but Mommy and Daddy said he has lots to do before Christmas. I guess that's understandable. But still, I could've just hugged him all day if they would've let me. Next time I see him I'll have to remember to get his autograph. I was just so excited to see Santa that I didn't even think about it until it was too late and we had already left.

The elves said Santa was going to bring me something really big for Christmas because I was so nice. I hope so! I love presents. And they gave me an elf hat to wear, which was really cool.

We ate lunch in the mall. See that cute boy in the picture? I waved at him, and he totally noticed me. He probably thought I looked pretty cool in my hat.

After we ate lunch, we had to wait for Daddy's watch to get fixed so Daddy let me play with the other kids in the play area. That was a lot of fun. Mommy says we can do that again next time we go to the mall.

I've got to say, so far I've had a lot more fun here in Omaha than in Phoenix. I miss all my friends from Arizona Roller Derby, and my cousin Freyja, and my friends Hailey and Sasha, but Daddy says we can visit them again some day.

Thanksgiving II

2009-11-28T19:38:00.000-08:00

Okay so get this: Today we had Thanksgiving again! Only this time we did it at our house. Great Aunt Mary Jo came over with Great Aunt Jean and Great Grandma Zimmerman. Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Dean were there, and even Great Aunt Mary came. Mommy made a ham for the first time, and Grandma Cindy brought a ham. There was lots of food. And MORE PIE!!!

This Thanksgiving I caught on to their game... trying to feed me real food. I ate one deviled egg to make them happy. Then when I ignored everything else on my plate they gave me another deviled egg, which I wasn't expecting. And when I still didn't eat anything more, nobody noticed enough to let me out of my highchair. So I chewed up the second deviled egg and spit it out. That got Mommy's attention! So Mommy wiped me off and turned me loose. Then I walked around from one table to the other. They thought I was visiting people, but really I was just waiting for the first person to get some pie!

Once people started getting out the pie, I was the most adorable, social butterfly any of them had ever seen. And they shared their pie with me! Just like I planned! Oh I love pie so much! And Daddy buys the sweet potato pie, too. That stuff is so good. Some people were eating the cherry cobbler that Mommy made. They shared that with me too, and it's pretty tasty but it's no match for pie.

Pie, pie, pie, pie, pie... PIE! I LOVE PIE!!!

I hope Thanksgiving comes again in a few days so I can have more pie!

Happy Turkey Day!!!

2009-11-26T21:50:00.000-08:00

Okay, so today was Thanksgiving and I got to go out to the farm with Mommy and Daddy to see Great Aunt Mary Jo and Great Uncle John and Great Grandma Zimmerman and Great Aunt Jean and a whole bunch of other great people, who I think I'm related to in one way or another.

There was lots of yummy food and pie. I LOVE PIE!!!

I got to run around outside a lot. We brought my new Mickey airplane toy and my Mickey ball so i got to play with those while we were there. That was cool. And I got to play with other kids. I watched Daddy ride an ATV thingy and found some really dusty footballs in the corn crib.

I had fun running around in the corn crib, because there's lots of neat stuff in there. But then I tripped and fell. That wasn't very fun. So Mommy said I couldn't play in the corn crib anymore because there is just too much stuff in there for me to get hurt on and because I was "running around like a crazy-head." But I kept trying to go in there anyway so Mommy made me go in the house and that made me SO MAD! I threw a big fit in the walkout basement, right by the door to go outside, because Mommy wouldn't let me back outside and even though there were a bunch of people hanging out in there, nobody cared. You'd think out of all those people at least one of them would've let me back outside, but noooooo.

Anyway, I think overall I had a lot of fun. We were out there until nighttime. And a lot of people shared their pie with me, which was super awesome. I think pie is my new favorite food.

I'm TWO!!!

2009-11-25T19:40:00.000-08:00

Mommy and Daddy took me to get my pictures taken today in my new birthday outfit(s).

Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Dean came over. Mommy made me a Mickey Mouse cake.

I blew the candle out all by myself, I totally knew what to do before they even told me to blow it out. I like cake! Then I got to open presents. I got this really cool Mickey Mouse ride-on airplane toy and a really neat Mickey Mouse bowling set. And everyone was playing with me and my new toys down in the basement.

It was so much fun! I don't want to go to bed. I tried throwing a fit and crying to get Mommy to let me stay up even later than I already am but Mommy promises I can play with my toys again tomorrow. So, I guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow!

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T20:05:00.000-07:00

Oh boy I had so much fun today! It was a really nice day outside. Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Dean came over to visit me. I got to dress up like Minnie Mouse and I went trick-or-treating.

It was a lot of fun knocking on doors and putting candy in my bucket. I have a really cool Mickey Mouse bucket to carry all my candy. I got raisins and Ritz crackers with peanut butter, and goldfish crackers too! I love those.

I hugged Sponge Bob, and Daddy let me carry my Halloween flashlight. I saw lots of puppy dogs and other kids. I had so much fun! I love Halloween!

Vala's Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-19T19:41:00.000-07:00

Last year when we were visiting Nebraska we were going to go to Vala's Pumpkin Patch but by the time we got there it was raining so we decided to skip it.

This year we LIVE in Nebraska and decided to go with the Mitchells yesterday. Well Daddy took the back roads there and we beat the Mitchells. So we stood around out front waiting for them to get through the line of traffic to get to Vala's. Apparently it was the first nice day of the season, so EVERYONE was going to Vala's that day. It was super crouwded, a steady stream of people were coming and going. The parking lots were all really full. We waited and waited and eventually the Mitchells said they were giving up and going home. They were in that line of traffic FOR-EV-ER. So we decided to go to Vala's today instead, and go to Pizza Machine with the Mitchells that night.

We left Vala's and went to the Pizza Machine place. I ate pizza and pasta and cookies. I ran around with little John, that was fun. We played a game where we had to roll some balls at an alien. That was pretty cool. Daddy and John Mitchell and little John rode the go-karts but I wasn't big enough to go. I stayed with Mommy and Trish Mitchell and baby Daphne and watched the go-karts through the window. We won tickets from the alien game and I got to trade them in for a new rubber duckie. It's orange with black stripes like a tiger. Tigers go "Rrrraaaawrrrr!" Then it was time to go home.

Today we went to Vala's for real this time. It wasn't as crowded because it's a Monday, but the Mitchells couldn't come because little John had to go to school. Some day I'm going to go to school and maybe I'll see him there. That would be cool.

The weather was really nice. There were a lot of ladybugs (or evil ladybug impostor beetles, I don't know which). I saw a farm animal band, goats, chickens, ponies, llamas...

I went on a tractor ride, that was my favorite! There were piggies and chickens and bubbles too! I liked the storybook place, that was neat. Daddy shared his apple cider slushie with me, that was really yummy. I was too little to do most of the stuff there, but Mommy and Daddy said maybe next year I'll be big enough to do more.

OMG Snow!

2009-10-10T09:50:00.000-07:00

It's only day 10 at our new home in Omaha. The squirrels haven't found the squirrel feeder yet, but we just got our first snow! Daddy helped me put on a bunch of warm clothes, hat & mittens and my new Mickey Mouse coat so I could go outside to play.

I LOVE playing outside! I get to play outside almost every day here, it's so cool.

I got cold after a short time but it was still pretty cool. I think Zoe liked it too. And since it's the first time I've ever seen snow, you know Mommy got it all on tape.

We made it!

2009-10-01T19:38:00.000-07:00

We left Phoenix pretty late on September 26th. I fell asleep in the car and when I woke up we were in Flagstaff. We stayed in a hotel there. I had a hard time sleeping because I had just woken up.

The next day we drove to Albuquerque and spent the night there. Since I slept in the car all day, I wasn't the least bit tired when we got to the hotel. We ordered pizza. Mom and Dad stayed up late with me. I watched Mickey Mouse on the cool DVD player that Master Jeremy got for me. I ran around with my Dr. Seuss fish flashlight. Zoe was chasing the light on the floor, which was super hilarious. Finally Mom and Dad made me go to bed with them and I think I eventually fell asleep for a little while.

The next day we loaded all our luggage back onto the truck and headed toward Oklahoma. We were supposed to stay in Wethersford, OK that night. We got to the Comfort Inn there (Wethersford) at about 11:30pm and the guy told us if we wanted to stay there, Zoe would have to sleep in the car outside. Nevermind the fact that they are a part of Choice Hotels, who advertises their "pet friendliness" all over their website, which is the whole reason Daddy booked Choice Hotels the whole way to Omaha. Daddy was really mad. So we got back on the road and drove another half hour to a hotel called Mircotel. It was old and right next door to a truck stop. I think it's probably mostly truckers who stay there. It smelled kinda musty. At least the folks working there were nice.

The next morning we walked over to the truck stop to eat breakfast before hitting the road. Daddy called Choice Hotels to complain about being turned away from one of their hotels the night before. They apologized and offered to upgrade our reservations for Kansas that night. We hit the road and headed to Salina, KS. It was only a half day of driving instead of a full day, which was nice.

When we checked into the hotel in Salina, the clerk said "one suite at a - a, uh... special price..." He looked like he was really shocked by the price we were getting that room for. Then when we went into the room we saw how nice of a room it was. It had a livingroom and a kitchen and everything. It had a back patio next to a big grassy area where we took Zoe outside and I got to run around a bunch. Then I spent lots of time running around the courtyard inside the hotel, too. That was lots of fun. The indoor pool was not heated as advertised, so I've still never been swimming yet. But oh well. I still had lots of fun.

From there we headed out to the farm outside of Lincoln, NE. We spent the night there last night. I got to play with Great Uncle John and Great Aunt Mary Jo. They always have toys waiting for me when I come over. Last time I was at their house I was just taking my first steps, and this time I mastered climbing up and down stairs on their staircase. Daddy said it's a good thing I got in lots of practice because the new house has a staircase for the basement. Great Grandma Zimmerman and Great Aunt Jean came to eat dinner with us. We had spaghetti, it was really yummy. I slept in my playpen for the first time this trip. Then in the middle of the night I woke up and climbed in bed with Mom & Dad.

This morning we left the farm and drove here to our new place in Omaha! Grandma Cindy came over to play with me in our new backyard. That was lots of fun, I like playing outside here. Grandma Cindy helped me set up my Mickey Mouse table and chairs on the patio. Grandpa Dean and Daddy's friends came over to help unload the moving truck. Great Aunt Mary Jo and Great Uncle John came by to help Mommy and Daddy unpack things and get settled in. They brought us dinner and pie, too, which was really nice of them.

Our new backyard has birds and squirrels which is fun. The birds sing a lot when the sun is out. The leaves on the trees are just starting to change colors and fall to the ground. Since this house is on top of a hill, we can sort of look out over part of the neighborhood from our back patio. I think I'm gonna like it here.

Helpy McHelperson (conclusion)

2009-09-26T08:48:00.000-07:00

Paul's Upholstery was able to get the marker off the couch, which made Mommy VERY happy. She's watching those markers like a hawk now, but at least she's letting me help pack again.

Animal Noises

2009-09-14T22:50:00.000-07:00

Here's a video of me making animal noises.

Helpy McHelperson

2009-08-21T14:31:00.000-07:00

So, today Mom was doing lots of packing. She was packing up stuff in the kitchen, writing a lot on all the boxes and stuff...

Mommy and Daddy have been stressed out lately about trying to get the house packed in time, so I thought I'd be helpful. While Mommy was packing the kitchen, I started packing the living room. I wrote all over the couch (don't want to forget to move that to the new house, right?) and Mommy had a COW!!! She totally freaked out and started calling the furniture store and the upholstery cleaner, asking how to get Sharpie Marker out of the couch.

Oh boy, I don't think I've ever seen her so mad at me before. Like, seriously, MAD. She kept referring to me as "Helpy McHelperson" and "the toddler." Hopefully the upholstery guy can clean the couch, then Mommy will be happy again.

Modeling

2009-08-06T19:04:00.000-07:00

Well, Parents.com and Parenting.com have both announced their semi-finalists and I'm not one of them. I know I had tons of votes on Parents.com (and I thank all of my loyal fans for voting). Parenting.com never even posted my picture in their galleries. =( I have no idea why not.
Oh well, better luck next contest.

Mom took me to Cl!x for a photo shoot to be entered in a Barbizon contest. I don't know what I'll do with modeling classes if that's what I win, but wish me luck!

The photo shoot was really fun, I would recommend that portrait studio even if they are a little pricey.

Mommy said I was really well behaved and so she took me to the indoor play place a couple doors down while we waited for the pictures to be ready. They had bouncy houses and I got to run and jump all over the place. It was a lot of fun. I wish I could remember the name of the place. Some of the older kids in there were really rude but Mommy stayed with me so I didn't have to worry about them being so much bigger than I am. And there was another girl there my size, she was two and a half years old. We were jumping, running, bouncing, screaming... it was so much fun! Mom said I was "literally bouncing off the walls."

Happy Birthday Leah!

2009-06-27T18:32:00.000-07:00

I went to Leah's birthday party, it was a lot of fun. Leah let me play with all her cool toys. And there was a boy named Jackson too, he was fun to play with. We chased each other around with balloons and he played ball with me. Some of my friends were there like Jessica, Maile, Jessica, Adrian and Stephanie. And I made new friends too of course like Jackson and Leah.

Leah was covered in bright pink frosting from her big cupcake. It reminded me of the time I turned one and I had purple frosting all over me from my giant cupcake. Giant cupcakes rule!

Derby Girl

2009-06-13T23:20:00.000-07:00

I got my first roller derby injury tonight. I was running around the side rink when I tripped and busted my lip open. My derby outfit has blood stains on it now. The nice EMT lady checked me out and said I wouldn't need stitches. She gave me some ice to put on my lip and it was a little swollen for a while. Coincidentally, it was the EMT's daughter that was chasing me when I fell. I was having fun though so it doesn't matter.

Cover Girl

2009-04-20T14:53:00.000-07:00

Mom did a photo shoot of me so I could enter some contests to be on the cover of a magazine.

The first contest I entered is at Parenting.com and this is the photo I sent in:

So far they have nine rounds of photo entries posted on the parenting.com website, but mine hasn't shown up yet.

The second contest is from Parents.com and I uploaded 5 different pictures of me for that contest. Hey everyone, go there and rate my photos to tell them how cute I am!!!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T10:18:00.000-07:00

the Spaghetti Incident

2009-02-11T19:05:00.000-08:00

In case you weren't aware, spaghetti is awesome.

Seriously. Awesome.

Fingerpaint!

2009-01-14T19:29:00.000-08:00

I made my first finger paintings today. Pretty neat huh? Mom put this thing on me but I didn't like it and I kept trying to take it off.

Mom finally took it off me so I could paint.

I painted these two paintings....

Then I got bored so I started playing with my bottom lip instead. Mom says this stuff is non-toxic but it still tastes funny if you ask me.

Merry Christmas!!!

2008-12-26T11:19:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's been so long since my last post, but I've been busy playing with all my new toys and stuff! I think my favorites are probably the xylophone from Great Aunt Dana and the little electronic keyboard from Grandma Cindy. Santa brought me some nesting blocks and those are really cool. They taste pretty good too. I got jammies and other clothes, bibs and books. Grandpa Steve sent me some pictures so now I know what he looks like. Great Aunt Dawn got me a green ride on toy. I like playing with all the gadgets on it but I haven't quite figured out the riding part yet. I like pushing it around though. And Cousin Jenny got me a fridge DJ thing, it sticks to the fridge and it plays music. That's pretty cool too. Grandma Cindy got me a glow worm doll, and Uncle Jeremy got me a Jedi Mickey Mouse. Grandma Val sent me some neat bathtub toys and some cute outfits. I sure did get a lot of neat stuff! Thanks to everyone who sent me presents, especially Santa Claus!

We had a lovely Christmas and I hope you all did too. Here's wishing everyone a safe and happy 2009!

Squeaky Shoes

2008-12-20T23:12:00.000-08:00

Check out my Mary Janes! They squeak when I walk.

I saw Santa today!!!

2008-12-12T21:30:00.000-08:00

The mall was really crowded and we waited in line for the longest time. There were two boys in front of us and they played peek-a-boo with me. They were pretty funny.

We waited in line for so long that Mom changed my diaper about halfway through the line. She said I'm getting too big and squirmy to be changing my diaper in the stroller anymore. I almost slid right out of it.

Families would go take bathroom breaks in shifts. First the mom and daughters would go for a bathroom run, then they'd get back in line and the dad and sons would go. There were a lot of families there waiting in line and all the kids were having meltdowns because the wait was so long and everyone had anticipated being done and off to dinner by then. It might not have taken so long if the grown-ups didn't get their pictures taken with Santa too. You'd think they never met him before or something. Grown-ups sure are weird sometimes.

I heard the lines are like that at Disneyland too. Dad says he'll take me there some day when I get bigger. Then I'll get to meet Mickey!!! He's my favorite, cooler than Santa any day. No offense Santa, I still love you too.

Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

2008-12-02T09:58:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to Me!

2008-11-25T20:29:00.000-08:00

Mommy baked a giant cupcake just for me!!!
I mean, look at the size of that thing! I shoved half of it on the floor. The top half to be specific. But Mom caught it and Daddy ate it. I made a really big mess and it was lots of fun.

I got this really cool Leap Frog Music Table from Daddy and a Cabbage Patch Doll named Roselyn Eve from Mommy. I got a bunch of new tub toys and some bibs too.

Thanks everyone who sent me birthday cards and/or called with birthday wishes and stuff. Grandma Cindy & Grandpa Dean, Grandma Val & Grandpa Michael, Great Aunt Mary Jo & GREAT Uncle John, Great Aunt Jean, Great Grandma Zimmerman, Great Aunt Dana, Great Grandma Williams, my big sis Cheyla, Grandpa Steve, Aunt Ashley, the Reto family... I love you too everybody!!!

We went to Fast Eddie's Diner for free birthday dinner, I had my first birthday cake, I made a big mess which was lots of fun and I got to play with all my new tub toys. All in all I had a really great first birthday.

Anyway, peace out and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Love,
Evelyn

My 1st Halloween

2008-10-31T23:57:00.000-07:00

We went to the GCU Fall Festival last night and I got to meet a bunch of Daddy's coworkers. People threw pies at Daddy's boss.

I was an organ grinder monkey, Dad was the organ grinder and Mom, Grandma Val, and Aunt Ashley were gypsies. I got to go trick or treating for the first time tonight. It was pretty cool I guess. They gave me crinkly packets of candy. I'm not allowed to eat candy yet but they let me play with the crinkly packets.

Nebraska

2008-10-22T10:42:00.000-07:00

I rode on a plane for the first time last Saturday! I wanted to play with the baby sitting behind me on the plane but she was really cranky. Her daddy is a pilot but she doesn't like flying. She cried the whole flight. I fell asleep leaning on Daddy's arm.

When we got to Nebraska it was a little chilly and rainy, but the leaves were changing lots of pretty colors.

I went to the zoo for the first time on Monday. Grandma Cindy went with us, and Daddy's friend John. And I have a boyfriend now, his name is John Mitchell Jr. He went to the zoo with us and shared his animal crackers with me. He is so funny and he's a really good dancer. We rode the carousel together. Everyone says I should date the E-Trade baby but I've never even met the guy!

We stayed on the farm for a couple days and I got a picture of my Great Grandma Zimmerman while we were there. We were going to go by the pumpkin patch but it was raining. Mom said we'd have to go another day when I'm bigger.

The hotel we stayed at in Omaha was neat. It had a glass elevator and Grandma Cindy let me ride in it a bunch of times. She brought me lots of cool new toys too. I even got a cell phone! I have all the Disney princesses on speed dial.

I took two steps in the hotel room and eight more while we were on the farm. I still think it's easier to crawl though. I had a lot of fun in Nebraska. Mom video taped a lot of the trip so you'll get to see it eventually. Talk to you later!

Rock Star

2008-10-12T12:49:00.001-07:00

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Multitasking

2008-09-25T19:30:00.000-07:00

Hey look! I can wave, clap and hold a straw in my mouth all at the same time.

Cheerio Tree

2008-09-21T20:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I planted a Cheerio in the tree pot by the front door so I could have lots of Cheerios. I checked on it all day waiting for it to sprout. I checked it again first thing this morning after breakfast, and it still hadn't sprouted yet.

Apparently it takes too long to grow Cheerios. That must be why Mom buys them from the store instead of growing them herself. I decided it wasn't really worth the wait, so I dug up my Cheerio and ate it.

Did you know that when you put dirt in your mouth it turns into mud?! Yeah, me neither! Pretty cool, huh?

Teething

2008-09-13T14:38:00.000-07:00

I've been cranky and miserable lately. My two front teeth finally broke through my gums today! You can't really see them yet because they aren't that far out, but they sure do feel better now.

New Car Seat

2008-09-11T17:05:00.000-07:00

I was two pounds shy of outgrowing my old car seat so Mommy and Daddy had to buy a new one for me. Here's a picture Mom took while she was adjusting all the straps to fit me. How do I look in it?

Happy Grandparents' Day!!!

2008-09-07T20:57:00.000-07:00

Friday night I got to see Tammy & Frankie. Frankie was playing with me, it was the funniest thing ever. He would run past me, and I would just laugh, harder than I've ever laughed before.

I watched football with Daddy yesterday. I had my Husker outfit on just like Daddy. Dave & Zoe came over to watch the game with us. Dave had his Husker shirt on too. Then Mike & Crystal came by later that night and played with me. We had lots of visitors this weekend, it was fun.

Today I was helping Mom put my clothes away. She would fold them and put them in the box, and then I would pull them back out for her. Then I went to go see Daddy in the living room, but then he walked out the door! I thought he was leaving without me, so I went to the front door to follow him but I don't know how to open it (maybe I'm just not big enough, I don't know how it works), so I started crying. Mommy came and picked me up saying it wasn't safe for me to sit against the front door, and I was trying to tell her about how Daddy just left... and then he came back in! I thought he left without me, I was so sad. But then he gave me a big hug and told me he could never leave me and I felt much better. My daddy rocks.

Happy Birthday Aunt Ashley!

2008-09-01T17:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Grandma Val

2008-08-26T23:40:00.000-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA VAL!!!

This week

2008-08-22T12:52:00.000-07:00

Let's see... what's new this week? Mom found some older pictures of me.

What else? Well, I threw my pacifier in the toilet. That was pretty funny but Mom didn't seem to think so. I don't get what the big deal is. Later in the week I decided to knock my toy and tray top off of my high chair. That was pretty funny too.

I've been trying to pull myself up to stand so Daddy bought me a new toy for me to hang on. It has lots of neat gadgets on the front of it and I can put my toys in the bottom.

I've also gotten pretty good at holding my own bottle lately. I still drop it sometimes, but I'm getting better at it.

I can clap!

2008-08-03T18:12:00.000-07:00

I figured out how to clap today! I've been able to bang stuff together for a while but now I can clap like Mommy and Daddy. See look?

Yeah, I know, my hair's still sticking up from the ponytail Mom gave me. I look like Evie-Lou Who. But at least my hair's long enough to do it now and people will stop thinking I'm a boy.

Here's a picture of my first ponytail!

I was on my way to the bathroom to slap the tile and listen to my voice echo. Mom had to stop me and take my picture - AGAIN. She was sure happy about being able to put my hair up. All day long she and Daddy kept telling me how cute I looked. They couldn't get over it I guess.

I like Mio & Mao

2008-08-01T12:41:00.000-07:00

Hello!

2008-07-26T19:35:00.001-07:00

My name's Evelyn and this is my new blog. Everyone and their mom has a blog these days so I figured maybe it was about time I got one too. Now how does this work? I suppose this is where I tell you stuff, or something like that.

Let's see... I just turned eight months old and I have two teeth so far. I have lots of cool toys and clothes. My room is pretty cool. I'll probably have to put some pictures on here some time to show you. I can crawl, and I just figured out how to sit back up again.

Mom & Dad just started letting me sit in the high chair at restaurants. It's pretty cool 'cause I can see everything and bang my toys on the table. Lots of people come up and talk to me. Dad says I'm really popular.

And when we're in the grocery store I get to ride in the cart now and help Mommy shop. It's way more fun than riding in the car seat, but the car seat is more comfortable to sleep in so if we take too long in the store I get tired and cranky 'cause it's too hard to nap in the shopping cart.

*~Through Evelyn's Eyes~*