Happy Halloween!

Evy: Three Years Old

We've been celebrating for a month, but Evy is now officially three years old! On her birthday we celebrated with a pancake breakfast and opened a couple of presents from mom and dad. Then, she had two friends over to play for a couple of hours. She choose chicken nuggets as her birthday dinner so we went to the food court at the mall and then let her ride the carousel two times. What a great day for a three year old.

THE BIRTHDAY INTERVIEW

Q: What's Your Favorite Color?
A: Pink

Q: What's Your Favorite Food?
A: Broccoli

Q: Who is your best friend?
A: Ellie

Q: What is your favorite thing to do?
A: Go outside in the big park

Q: What is your favorite song?
A: Larry Boy and the Bad Apple
Larry Boy and the Bad Apple is a Veggie Tales CD that came in a kids meal from Chick-Fil-A. I can't stand to listen to it but it's what she always requests in the car.

Q: What is your favorite treat?
A: Fish
She means Swedish Fish and it's a favorite of mine too!

Q: What is your favorite drink?
A: Lemonade

Q: What is your favorite TV show or movie?
A: Care Bears

Q: What is your favorite toy?
A: Orangey
Orangey is her stuffed orange cat we found for $6 at Theisen's.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do with your family?
A: Lay down and watch a movie

Q: Where is your favorite place to go?
A: The Mall

I stole this birthday interview idea from another blog and look forward to comparing the answers each year.

A Day in the Life of Charlie

["Breakfast with my mom. My most favorite person in the world."]


["The red shopping cart means Target. We come here a lot. My mommy talks to lots of other mommies when we are here. Target must be the place mommies go if they don't go to an office in the morning."]


["We had coffee with my friend Jory and his mommy Bridget. My mommy talks about coffee a lot. She says she needs it."]


["Another shopping cart. Must be the grocery store. If I cry in the grocery store my mom gets nervous and sweats a lot so I try to sleep and be a good girl."]


["This is the 3rd outfit I've had on today. Something happened in my diaper. Mommy called it a blowout and then changed my outfit."]


["I hang out in my bouncy seat while my mom tries to get some work done around the house. I like my bouncy seat."]


["This is the ottoman in my living room. It's my favorite place to take a nap. Mommy says that babies aren't supposed to sleep on their tummies so she checks on me about every five minutes. She says she can't help being a freak, she gets it from Grandma Joan. I guess it's called genetic?!?"]

UI Homecoming Parade

[Charlie staying warm at the parade]


[Evy's a candy-collecting pro and came away with a load of candy]


[My friend Kate accomplished a miracle and got a good photo of 5 kids! These are Evy's buddies.]

Duties

I was wondering when "bathroom humor" would make its way into our house. Well, it showed up last night as I was reading Evy a book. I read, "the princess fulfilled her royal duties" and Evy looked at me and said, "Hee Hee doodies!"

The Barbie Cake

Excuse me while I brag for a moment. You see I am not good at making anything! I'm not crafty. I don't make Halloween costumes. I don't knit. And, I don't scrap book. So, I have to show off my Barbie Doll Cake creation! I baked all of the cakes Friday night and did the assembly and frosting on Sunday morning. Things were looking very bleak Sunday morning with a crumbling cake and frosting shortage, but I think it turned out great in the end. Evy was thrilled that the cake was pink and that she got a "bonus gift" of the Barbie inside the cake.

Evy's Birthday: Part 1 and 2

[We celebrated all of the Fall birthdays on Scott's side earlier this month.]


[We celebrated with my family last weekend because everyone was in town for a football game.]


[Evy was begging to cut the cake so she could play with the Barbie]


["This is Ariel."]

It's not even Evy's birthday yet and she's had two parties. Pretty sure she thinks the entire month of October is her month to celebrate.