Evie & Addie

Addie is our seven-year-old next-door neighbor, and one of Evelyn's enduring pals. A friendship made in heaven: Addie likes to feed and dress up Evie, and Evie likes eating and getting dressed up! Here are some recent pics of the pair...
Evie is always looking adoringly at Addie just like this!



















...We made flower "crowns" for the girls to wear.

Evie Profile/Stats

Name: Evelyn Joy Riggs
Nicknames: "Evie," "Mouse," "Boo-Bah," "Lovebug," "Aquagirl," "Princess," etc.
Age: 16 months, 2 weeks, 6 days
Height: 31 inches
Weight: 22 lbs.
Hair: Light brown
Eyes: Hazel/brown
Favorite Songs: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," "Popcorn Popping"
Favorite Toys: brown stuffed puppy, books, Sesame Street ball, any musical toy
Mascot: Winnie-the-Pooh blankey
Favorite Word: "No"
Second Favorite Word: "No"
Favorite Colors: Red and yellow
Favorite Foods: Any kind of fruit, soy milk (allergic to cow milk), animal crackers, anything she can throw and make it stick to the walls
Loves to... blow kisses; smile; scream loudly and repeatedly, while monitoring Mommy's reaction; hug and kiss (mostly kisses her stuffed animals and dollies and pats their backs); sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" again and again and again!; play the piano and the guitar; play on the swingset outside; SWIM!; go on walks; kick and roll balls around; flip pages in her books (sometimes she lets Mommy and Daddy read them to her)
Personality/Demeanor: Very loving, shy (around strangers), calm, sometimes very goofy!, stubborn, happy
Favorite Playmate: Addie, the 7-yr.-old next-door neighbor
Cool Tricks: Makes an excellent fish face; rolls and clicks her tongue; signs words for "more;" "please," "food," "night-night," "finished," & "star;" blows kisses; holds breath; walks eight steps at a time!; manages to delete and/or reconfigure very important items on the computer with a touch of a button; "sings;" unlocks the dog cage; goes up and down stairs; scatters food across kitchen in milliseconds; recognizes animals in pictures; answers all questions with "no;" dances; calls people on the auto dial feature; gives "fives;" recognizes favorite songs by their tune (I'm pretty impressed by this!); "leads" music; growls like a monster; good hand-eye coordination (according to Justin!)

A Day in the Life...

Today Mommy and I played with Jack and his mommy (called Camille) at a fun new park! I played on the big train toy, fed the ducks and climbed on things with Jack. He's so tall, most of the time I just looked up at him while he climbed things, actually.
Later, I entertained Mommy and Daddy playing Daddy's guitar (which I think is actually mine) and practicing walking (a sure way to get lots of attention--plus hugs and kisses from Mommy and pats on the back from Daddy). I love my life!

Mommy likes to take my picture all the time, so sometimes I let her.
"I see dead people..." Strike that, it's just someone playing on the swingset--definitely NOT dead.
Jack standing tall on top of the train toy. What a hunk!

...climbing.

...feeding ducks.

Jack said he would rescue me from the geese, but then he just ended up chasing them.
...then he tried to get my sippy, so I had to hold onto it tightly.
This is Jack's mommy, chaperoning us. I don't think she saw him trying to hold my foot... I think it was supposed to be my hand.

Here I am rocking out for Daddy. I like to pound it extra hard to make sure he can hear me!

I like to play with Daddy when he gets home from work. But all he wants to do is exercise. Sometimes I tease him for a minute before I start walking.

Here I go! I went eight steps today! Mommy, put down the camera already and catch me!