Easter and spring greetings!

I had a big Easter dream of posting a picture of my little dude in his cute searsucker easter outfit on here, but they gave him chocolate in nursery and by the time we made it home he was covered in m&m's. It has been a busy few weeks and I have totally neglected posting, let alone take any pictures. Let's just say pregnancy #2 hasn't been so great. I have spent the majority of my time on the couch and trying to play, read and do as much mothering as I can. Not exactly mother of the year, but I'm hoping that things will turn around and I can go back to what we call normal. We did take Evan to SeaWorld with my cousin Chris and his family. We had him all psyched out to see Shamoo, but I don't think he was planning on Shamoo being a whale. The second he came out of the water, he started sobbing! He was terrified! It was pretty funny. Then we took him to go see Elmo, that didn't go as planned either. I forgot the 3D movies have water, wind and other special effects that would freak out a boy who wasn't expecting it. The good news is he still loves "melmo" and he talks about "mamoo" even if he didn't like them in real life. I figure if we keep going, he eventually like it right?
We spent a weekend up on the OC with our friends Mandy and Jason. We sure miss our friends up there! Evan got to play with Luke or "guke" the whole weekend and he still talks about him. He had a blast riding bikes, playing trains, and racing cars in the back yard. Thanks guys for letting us crash- we loved it. We are just waiting for you to come play with us in SD.
Special thanks go out to my Chris and Anna who drove all the way from Pamona to bring us Easter dinner! How much better could my family get?! Evan was glad to see Scout, and I was happy to play with Charlie- who is officially the nicest baby ever. We love you guys!
That is a quick update, I do have a few pics to post- I'll get on that tomorrow!

It's somebody's birthday!

Remember this little guy? I remember him thanks to pictures. The idea of him ever being so tiny is foreign. I still think he's the cutest baby I've ever seen though! He's so big now! He's talking quite a bit. His favorite words are yes and no. He actually prefers the yes to the no. Its so fun communicating using his little vocabulary. He copies everything. He loves to dance and has become quite the singer! He still loves Thomas the train, loves to read, Curious George is his new favorite cartoon and he loves his mama. I can't believe he's 2! Happy Birthday monkey!

February

We had a lot of stuff going on this month! I had a lot of pictures to go through and a lot of editing to do. So, here is what we have been up to lately...

Who needs to eat your food when you can just make your trains eat it for you? Note to self- the trains no longer are welcome at the table.
My cousin Chris blessed his baby on Sunday. It gave us a chance to get to see my auntie Cindy, Jodi and baby Grey, and hang out with my family. It's nice to have a reason to get together! By the way if anyone's knows any single guys in their 50's (who aren't socially retarded, broke, or totally saddled with issues) I'm willing to set them up with my aunt. She's going to love me for this one day!

Awesomeness...

Daddy's Helper

Evan HEARTS Riley

We had lots of visitors this month! Paul's brother Peter came out to visit and brought his lovely fiance Jessie with him. Then my dad and niece Riley followed a few hours later. We had a fun trip! Evan loves, loves, loves Riley. After she left I was wondering where I could rent an 8 year old! Turns out my baby is ready for a sibling or something like that. Evan followed her wherever she went and she was the best cousin ever because I know how old it can get to have a shadow!

I can't seem to make this video center, but here it is anyway. Ignore my room- like I said we had lots of company so you have to keep the rest of the house clean- no one is supposed to see the stuff you stuffed in your room to make it look as though your organized and clean! Like I said whatever Riley did, so did Evan. It was a great week.

Wild Animal Park