The fruits of our labor

It's been a collective effort.....
but we are finally getting to taste the fruits of our labor!Maybe next year we'll be a little smarter and not plant quite so many. There are 12 watermelon and 9 cantaloupe at last count that are nearly ripe. Good thing we like melons!

Celebrating #3!

Whew I'm behind on posting! Jared and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary last Tuesday. It was just a nice, simple anniversary, just the way I like it. We decided to go out to eat for dinner, which proved a mistake. Eva had been acting like a nut case all day, and I joked beforehand that we should make it easy for ourselves and order a pizza rather than try to go out with her. YEAH....it wasn't so funny later at dinner when she's chucking crackers at people and screaming bloody murder when we wouldn't let her run around. So dinner was spent with one or the other of us outside, trying to discipline her, which I'm beginning to think is pointless since I don't think she cares one bit that she's being punished. I'm thinking next year we'll have to give in a get a babysitter. That little fiasco aside, the rest of the day was enjoyable. Bring on #4!

We have such bad luck with our anniversary pictures! Sadly..this was the best of the lot.

Three things I love about Eva

One: She has a great sense of humor and is always making me laugh....

Two: She loves books....

Three: She has the greatest bedhead.....

ahh what the heck. ONE more thing I love about Eva is....


I think she's going to make a really great big sister

14 weeks along

Baby #2 is due February 2nd!

Vacation part 2

After visiting with mom's folks, we headed a few hours north to my dad's parents house in Colorado. My grandparents are ranchers and it was their annual 24th of July celebration, so there was lots to do and see.

Omi spoiled Eva and Shaun David with these teeny frosty's on the drive over.

Ahhh..the parade! Eva's never had so much candy in her life, so naturally she thought it was fantastic.
Abba and Eva going to the hamburger stand

There were more horses to see...
and cows

and...snakes. Dad is so brave. He asked if the kids would like to see one, so he just marched through some tall grass and grabbed one...while he was wearing flip flops! I was impressed.
I'm just trying to prevent her from squishing it to death.
Eva also experienced her first merry-go-round! She's blowing kisses here. What a flirt.

It was so fun sharing some of my childhood experiences with Eva. I can't wait to do it again!

home again home again:part 1

We finally made it home and I have to admit...we're all pretty sad to be back! Especially since it was 114 degrees when we rolled back into town. We took 3 days to drive out to my mom's parents (Mommer and Popper) as kind-of a "pre-vacation" taking time to see things and camp along the way. We stopped in Flagstaff the first night to camp and as we were finishing setting up, we realized that we had forgotten Eva's ENTIRE suitcase. Which meant that aside from 1 diaper and a few wipes I had in my purse, she had absolutely nothing. No jacket, no pajamas, no clothes..nada. It was at this point that I looked over to see her happily rolling in the dirt completely FILTHY. We just made-do and decided it'd be cheaper to pick up some thrift store clothes the next morning than drive all the way home. Other than that the trip went fairly smoothly.

We just had to teach her how to properly jump on hotel beds.... :)
She LOVED Mommer and Poppers horses. I must have walked down that darn hill 50 times so she could see them again.
This little fella kept hanging around the first several days we were there. He was just a cub, but pretty big...about the size of their Great Pyrenees.
We got to work on part 2 of Mommer and Poppers terracing project. It was hard work, but fun.
Eva figured out the art of covering her ears.
The backhoe was by FAR Eva's favorite thing. She flipped out anytime she heard it turn on.
Omi and Eva checkin out the view.

the (still unfinished) kitchen

I give up. I've been waiting for the kitchen to be officially "finished" before posting pictures, but well...it's taking forever to do all those little finish items. Plus I deep cleaned it today in prep for vacation..so well..you know...spotlessly clean kitchen....must take pictures right? So without further ado...we have...the great REVEAL! Sorry about not having a bus pull away or something..use your imagination.

the before

the after:

There should be seating for three maybe four at the island once I find stools I like.

One last note: the floor isn't as dark as it appears. I know squat about photography, so while it looks black, its actually more of a semi-sweet chocolate kind of color.

Oooo La La!

Eva has entered the "I will pick out what I want to wear today" stage. It's cute sometimes, but rather frustrating when I'm trying convincing her that she can't go to the grocery store in a swim suit and sweater. She was appropriately dressed to go to the library and somewhere in between me finding the keys and gathering the books I came upon her dressed like this:

"What? You've got a problem with my outfit?"