Love Yer Butts!

The following comes from a dialogue with Evelyn at bedtime tonight.

Katie: "Say goodnight to Daddy, Evie."
E: "A-night, Daddy!"
K: "Say, 'Love your guts'!"
E: "Love yer butts!!"

I've decided I'm going to start following her around with a pencil and paper. More to come... :)

Wicked!

Wicked! came to Denver and we saw it with some fabulous friends last week! I decided you can't just say it, you have to sing it, like, "WiiiCKeed! (bum) WiiiCKeed! (bum) WiiiiiiCKeeeeeeeed!!!!"
I know you're jealous!

Halloweenies of 2009

Evie and AJ got together for a goodwill tour of Littleton, Colorado. The people of the city loved them so much, they showered them with candy.

OK, OK, it was just Halloween! But aren't they cute? Tinkerbell and Elvis would be proud...

...with Grandma Conway. ...with Auntie Charlotte.
Yes, those are blue suede shoes.

Daddy is showing them off. All ready to trick-or-treat on a cool night!

Now I'm going to brag because it's my blog and I can: I made that Elvis costume with my mom. Homemade! Of course, AJ does wear it well. :) It was so much fun! I'm smelling a new hobby.

Potty Trained!

We are happy to announce that Evie is potty trained! We had a few practice days, but in the end the secret seemed to be having her drink sugary drinks all day long while sitting on the potty and watching "Elmo." She figured it out after that!

Here she is now, going potty while simultaneously reading her scriptures upside down! We're so proud!! :)

"Fends" = Happyyyyy!

Here are some shots of Evie & Nathan and AJ & Courtney (Nathan's baby sister). As Evie likes to say, "Y awl fends, y happppy n playyy!"

Vamping Evie

Here she is, vamping in Mommy's boots! (Yes, that's peanut butter and jelly on her face.)

Return of the Addster

Here's our little neighbor, Addie, with AJ, whom she has recently "adopted". I suspect she wants to kidnap him and raise him in the wild. :)

She is actually very doting and pretty darn good at helping out when I let her. :) Two days after we brought him home she was knocking on the door asking to hold him, along with several other neighbor girls. Addie is the most persistent.

We captured the two on camera when he was about two months old.

More AJ (Mommy is a paparazzo)

I am a passionately loyal member of the "AJ Riggs Fan Club." Give me some big green eyes, Cary Grant chin, and drool and I just melt!

He likes his swing. He is usually attacking his toys, but here he is simply admiring them... :)
AJ is mad that we dressed him up dorky to go on our little walk. Here is where the parental torture begins... :)
Our little baby has already learned sign language! Here he is signing "potty." ...if only he could get there on his own. :)

He is so angelic when he sleeps. I would probably take more pics of him that way if only I weren't barricading him in his room so Evie can't get in and wake him up. So peaceful...
Eat your hearts out, baby ladies!

Evie & AJ

Evelyn is still into holding and posing with AJ. These are some I've taken over the past 3 months or so... Sweetest kids ever!

AJ 5 Month Pics

AJ got his 5-month pics taken a couple weeks ago. Can you believe he's so big? Talented and kind and beautiful Colleen (mom-in-law) took them, of course! Here are my favorites! Enjoy!








Nice effect, eh? I'm totally printing this one! Look at his little muscles!

Save UVU Girl!

Today I got an email from my Mongolian friend about this girl:

www.saveuvugirl.blogspot.com

Please spread the word and attach this link for KSL video: http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=8505904

We have to help her! The goal is everyone donate $1 or more. If we get 300,000 people to donate at least $1, she can complete her treatment. It's a tall order, but we have to try! Please tell your friends!

Family Photos

Some family photos (taken last June [ahem]), but still awesome! Thanks to a beautiful, lovely and talented mom-in-law for taking them! :)









So Evie was actually in a really grumpy mood that day... Here she is with her "fake" smile (we first coaxed and then bribed her into this)
...and it's fading...
Gone.