Allergies?

Evy has been having problems with her eyelids lately. Two weeks ago we were at the doctor because her left eyelid was swollen and on Saturday she woke up from her nap with this monster. We took her to urgent care today and they think it is some sort of allergy. The doctors aren't too concerned with it and it doesn't seem to bother Evy but it just looks so sore! Have any of you ever experienced this with your kids??? It's not pink-eye. The eyeball is not red and there is no drainage from the eye. Just a huge, red, swollen eyelid.

The House That Evy Built

Scott was out of town all weekend so this project was a perfect activity to keep Miss Evy busy and sitting still for 45-minutes! She wanted to eat all the candy so it's amazing that any of it ended up on the house. The frosting was a mess but at least I can use the excuse that a 2-year old made it. It probably would have looked the same way if I made it myself...

Full-Time Fun

This was the first Friday on my new reduced schedule and we had some full-time fun. It was a bonus that my brother had a continuing ed class in town so we got to hang out with my sister-in-law, baby Mason and Evy's "buddy-boy" Jacob. We hit tot-time at a local gym in the morning and then went swimming and bounced on the bed (a lot!) at Jacob's hotel. Jacob and Evy like each other a lot, they just display it in different ways. Jacob loves to give Evy hugs and Evy prefers for him to stay out of her space. They did agree on one thing...kissing baby Mason. Poor kid, about got smothered.

Gussy Gus

Evy has this stuffed Pluto at home and has just named him Gussy Gus. I have no clue where the name came from but I've started referring to him as Gussy Gus too. It's just too funny not to!

Fabulous!

We took advantage of a rare three days at home and did some major cleaning. Piles for Goodwill and old electronics ready for E-bay. I'm feeling great about the extra space in our usually out-of-control cupboards and closets. It was all going well until I turned my back for 15 minutes (long enough to wash the dishes) and came upon Scott playing one of his old video games. Within 2 minutes of walking into the room Evy says to me, Who's that mean guy? (translation: who is the guy dad's shooting at?) and follows with Oh, crap! Wonder where she picked that up...

Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful that I will have 4 full days to snuggle up with this cutie-pie over the holiday! These are Evy's two-year photos. Credit goes to Kimberly Raso Photography.

Pretty Moving

I hate to even admit this. The events leading up to Saturday's kickoff were pretty emotional and left me feeling like a blubbering idiot. It started when I got a glimpse of DJK crying as he ran out to hug his adoptive parents on senior day. It continued through the National Anthem and reached a sonic boom in sync with the flyover. I about lost all control when I saw the grown man in front of me crying after the flyover. Why did I leave my damn sunglasses in the car???