Evan's First Pets

Evan got his first pets today! Two sweet little mice named Mohawk and Speckles. Mohawk is blond with a perfect white stripe down center of his head and back. Speckles is a strawberry color with black and brown speckles on his back. Evan loves them and likes to touch them. After seeing how much he enjoyed the hamsters at Uncle David's house, we decided he was big enough to have his own pets. Here's a few pictures of Daddy and Evan getting them situated in their new home in the playroom.

Easter Bunny, I love you.

Yes, Evan is infatuated with the Easter Bunny. He would not leave the poor thing alone at the egg hunt. Every time he had something to show, something to say, something to ask, or a high-five to give, he ran straight to the Easter Bunny. He cried when we left so Mommy said the bunny was sleeping. A week later, Evan STILL says, "MY bunny is sleeping".

He also cuddles and took with him to church today his little stuffed bunny. But the funniest moment of all was when Evan saw me uploading the Easter pictures and said, "Hi Bunny... high-five" and hit the computer screen as if reuniting with a long lost pal of his.

Evan's Actual Birthday

We spent the day of Evan's actual birthday with his Nana Reich in Santa Cruz. We were already in town visiting Gramps and G.G. so Nana was thrilled to treat Evan to a train ride at Roaring Camp. Evan's fear of trains seemed to be outweighed with the intrigue of it all. We had a nice ride through the redwoods before feeding the ducks and then heading off to lunch. Evan got his favorite meal of chicken and fries at Burger King before we took him to the theater to see "Horton Hears A Who". He was less than interested in sitting through a movie after an already eventful day, but found enjoyment in playing with Nana's cup and straw the entire time. It was a wonderful day to remember.

The funny part is... we tried breaking his fear of trains (especially the loud blowing of the horns since we live near tracks). Well, he still jumps a bit when he hears the train and gets a bit scared, but the hilarity comes in him trying to convince himself by saying repeatedly, "Choo-Choo's fun, Choo-Choo's fun". It's quite amusing :)

Happy 2nd Birthday!

We had Evan's birthday party on the 15th, a week early. The weather decided to get a bit chilly, but that didn't put a damper on the festivities. We had about 40 people show up to our home and decide to huddle inside for the most part. Evan loved the attention, all the kids to play with, and especially the "cupcakes"! He's been asking for cupcakes on a regular basis now. All in all, it was a very fun and successful Blue's Clues party. I decided to make the paw print cakes myself and Bryan made it home from work in time to BBQ some hot dogs for everyone. We feel so blessed to have such a sweet, happy, well-behaved two-year-old who loves life.

Happy Birthday, Evan!!!

House Happenings Update

Well, we've continued work on the house recently after an almost 2-month break. We decided to finish painting the interior and do some yard work outside. Here's a few photos.

Our beautiful home and yard



Hall before... white!



Hall after... "Indian Painting"



Entry before... white!


Entry after



Accent wall before... white (with a little test spot, lol)



Accent wall after... "Cinnamon Cherry"! LOVE IT!



Our living room... COMPLETE!!!



Last room to paint... the playroom. more pics to come!

Gettin' Big

Evan will be two next week and it's making Mommy sad. Why do they have to grow up so fast and get so big? My little baby isn't crawling, he's running! He's so smart and has so much heart. I just love him. Here's some of his last 1-year-old smiles.



Cheesy...



Daddy and Evan found a frog while working in the yard... Evan kept saying
"Put him on my leg".



"Bye froggy!"



Jammies and milk

Success!

I have completed my first full month of my new PartyLite business and found much pleasure in turning in my last show yesterday for February.

PartyLite offers a program for new consultants called the "Brite Start" program. It's awesome and helps one set great goals for building the business, meeting new contacts, reaching a monthly bonus, etc. Well, I am happy to say that I met all the goals for this month and therefore received the PartyLite traveling case for all of my supplies, a $100 product certificate to buy more stuff for my display, a 7% bonus for February, AND a 7% bonus on ALL my sales in March!

It's all very exciting and I look forward to a great start in March and reaching the "Brite Start" goals once again. If I can get the same results this month, I'm guaranteed to make 38% of all sales in April! And I'm having FUN doing it!

If you're ever interested in holding a show or purchasing anything, please visit my website! The link is at the right side of our blog!

Rascal Flatts... Here We Come!!!

I got online right at 10:00 am this morning and swiped up an awesome pair of tickets to Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift at the Savemart Center in Fresno on April 9th. We are SO excited, as last time they were here we were in Texas :( Makes it a bit difficult to attend, right!?! So as my early birthday present, my hubby and I will get to see one of our favorite groups ever! YAY!