Wednesday, May 26, 2010

1 YEAR(S) OLD!!!!!!!!!

Ok, ok…it’s been quite a while since my last update but what can I say!! I’m a full-time working mom and wife with a house to keep, laundry to be done, dinners to be made and most importantly a pumpkin to play with!!!
Well, we made it!!! As of May 20, 2010, our little Evelyn Rose is officially 1 year old!! I can't believe how fast it has gone by! Jay and I just love her so much and feel so blessed that she came into our lives!! Evelyn's birthday week had a slight rough start as she was running a fever anywhere from 101-103 for a few days. She showed no other syptoms of having the flu or some type of other cold. Of course I called the peds office pretty much every day, and every day they told me to keep the fever at bay with Tylenol and keep her in loose clothes. So for a few days there pumpkin couldn't go off to 'school.' A very good friend of ours "Lil' Jen...who was about ready to pop her own pumpkin out...even came over one day to watch her so Jay and I could go to work! By her birtdhay, which was on a Thursday, the fever finally broke and Evelyn was cleared to return to daycare just in time! That morning we made an early stop at Tops to pick up some mini cupcakes for the kids at her daycare so they could all celebrate! When I dropped her off I told her daycare lady "If any of the other Moms ask...I made these cupcakes myself" Kathy replies "Funny, you all have the same recipe!" Too funny!
I was able to sneak out of work a little early and spend a gorgeous day with our little girl. Once Jay got home from work he gave pumpkin her present...a little chariot-style trailer that hooks onto the back of our bikes!! So we took Evelyn on her first bike ride and she is just TOO CUTE in her little (but kinda big) bike helmet...oh well...safety first!!
We rode our bikes down at the river and stopped off at Ole Man River for dinner. Pumpkin is eating anything and everything she can get her hands on (side note; at a differnt place, Jay put a lemon in her mouth...hysterical!! mean daddy!) After dinner we rode back to the car and stopped over Grandma and Grandpa's where pumpkin got presents!! LOTS of clothes and the coolest little tricycle thing that develops with her...I'll start by pushing her on it and eventually when she learns to petal, she'll be all over the place!!! We headed home and pumpkins was pooped!! She was in bed by 7:30 and Jay and I enjoyed the rest of the night as parents of a 1-year old princess!! The next day Nana stopped by to see the 'big girl' and brought more clothes! This girl's wadrobe has doubled in the past week and I have a feeling after her birthday party this Saturday it will probably quadrouple!
We are 3 days away from her big bday party! The decorations have been picked up (it was starting to look like a sea of pink so I threw some green in the mix!) ....the balloons are ordered, the food (pizza and wings) are set and we are expecting a great crowd of friends, family and kiddies to spend what is predicted to be a great Saturday afternoon with us!!
This month has just been so crazy! We have (so far) welcomed 2 new babies into world! Congrats to Amy and Rob on the birth of their son, Cole Robert who was born on May 16th and to Lil Jen and Erik who welcomed Isabelle Taylor on May 24th! Now we are just waiting on Evelyn's cousin, Austin, to arrive! I have a feeling it will be any day...but please just not at pumpkin's party!
No bounce house for Aunt Jenn!!!
I'll get party pics up asap!!
Happy Birthday to our precious pumpkin!! Love you to pieces!
Mommy and Daddy