Pumpkin Patch

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

WE went to a real pumpkin patch farm where the kids could pick their own pumpkins...
We road the tractors around the farm and saw the farm animals.
The kids had a blast!
Here are some more pics of the big day...

Popsicle Days

It was one of those Hot Summer Days and Ryan and I decided to pull out the Popsicles...

This was Maverick's First! and boy did he love it! I could not that thing out of his hand. These two goof balls were making me crack up! IT sure kept them quiet for a good half hour...All I could hear was Slurp...and then they would lick thier lips and say Ahhhhhhh!

It is days like this that I want to remember forever....I love them both so much.

WING MAN

Need I say More. Does this remind you of someone...

Grandpa BiLL!

Ryan's First Day of School

Ryan's First Day of Kindergarten at MCA! Ryan was so excited!

Daddy had him give us a thumbs up...

The teacher had the children draw a teddy bear to hang up in class for the first day. Ryan colored the green and blue teddy bear.

Look at how CUTE Ryan is...The girls are going to love him...

Ahhh look how little and cute he looks in his little uniform. They had him wearing his name tag so all the kids would get to know each other.Ryan sitting down at his little desk.

I am sure he was over having me take pictures of him in class.

The teachers were trying to shoo away the parents...

OK ONE MORE ONE MORE! WHAT A PROUD MOMMA!
AHHH MY BABY IS GROWING UP! TeaR..~

Ryan is doing so good in kindergarten. He has 2 best friends Kayden and Benjamen that he plays with everyday. He has turned from Shy to a Little Social Butterfly. I guess that is a good thing but we are working on him not being the little chatterbox in class now. Who would have thought! Ryan has started learing his numbers and letters. Ryan loves to read everynight. (Well he is practicing)~ He should be able to my the end of the year....We are in the learning stages of sounding out words...Now he has Maverick picking out a book as well to read along with him. It is really cute!

Maverick Moving & Cruisin

Maverick is in Full Concentration~

Can you tell that he is determined...

FOCUS....FOCUS....and

HE'S OFF~

Maverick Takes his first Steps at 10 Months!

There was no stopping him now

11 Months MAVERICK IS WALKING

WE can barely keep up with this guy!

A Tooth Fairy Visit for Ryan

Ryan lost his first baby tooth in August. It was quite unexpected as he was trying to open a can of Tinker Toys with his teethe for Maverick and Oops out popped his bottom tooth. My poor little guy was crying "Put it back in grandma! Put it back in!" After a telephone call to Mommy and Daddy we explained to him about losing his baby teeth and that the best part of all the Tooth Fairy will come and pay him a visit. That night he went straight to bed and placed his little tooth inside a match box and stuck it under his pillow. This is what the tooth fairy "Daphne" Left for him that night...

A little note that read... Dear Ryan I heard the news you lost your tooth and rushed to your house as fast as my wings could carry me~...Wow! What a tooth, it is shiny and white and just the way I like them. I am very happy to have your First Tooth... The other fairies will be jealous. Your tooth is so perfect and white Ive decided to make it into a new pair of shoes for the Queen... I have left you a special treat~ Remember to brush and keep them coming...

Daphne the Tooth Fairy~

Daphne had rolled his little note up in a matchstick scroll for him and left little fairy dust along his pillow.

She also left him a dollar bill for his tooth!

Ryan stood over me the next morning with his Big Surprise...

HE LOVED IT!

IN THE PAST MONTH MAVERICK...

MAVERICK TURNS 10 MONTHS

He WALKS!!!

HE WAVES BYE BYE!!!

HE CRAWLS UP THE STAIRS!!!

HE DRINKS FROM HIS SIPPY CUP!!!

HE CLIMBS THROUGH MY CUPBOARDS!!!

AND HE GOES UNDER WATER IN THE SWIMMING POOL!!!

...still love his Pacificer though :)

I will update with pics and details tonight...

Stay Tuned.

SNEAK PEAK...

Maverick
Joe Joe

Of my Angels this Month
THEY ARE MY WORLD!

Nothing like Family

There is no substitute for quality time spent with your family...My dad and Auntie Ruthe came down for the weekend to see the family and attend the service.It was good to see everyone to make light of the situation.

Family means the world to me and it is amazing how we all can count on each other to hold each other up through hard times...

I miss my dad already, and cannot wait to see him in August.

Here are some pics of Auntie and the baby...Too CUte!

Weekend Getaway to Palm Springs

For Matt's 30th I decided to take him to Palm Springs for an overnight getaway.
It has been so long since we have done gotten to do something like this.
This was well needed. It was good to go with my baby doll somewhere...
We felt like little kids...Sleeping in until 9:00
No Baby crawling on our heads in the morning
and the down comforters...I love MARRIOTT Beds! They are the best.
We stayed in a condo filled with all the amenities.
They were pretty much apartment homes that included a whirl pool bath tub, Washer Dryer, Fully stocked kitchen, you name it they had it...
and the pools were to die for...Cabana's and all.
Although it was fun to get away we missed the kids too much, so next time WE ARE BRINGING THE FAMILY! It will work out perfect for us there.
Matt...I Love YA!

Uncle Mike June 28, 1953- July 8, 2008

MICHAEL GRANT EVANS

Uncle Mike Passed Away Last week. We held the funeral yesterday.

It was a beautiful service and everyone came down.

It was amazing all of the people that showed up at the church.

I ended up giving the Eulogy yesterday, I cried... but I know he is in a better place

here is a piece of what I wrote...

What is it that we remember most about Mike? I think everyone who knows him would agree with me on this he was the most genuine, kind hearted, loving man. His eyes were so pure and could see straight to your soul. His smile would warm the heart of any that met him.
He was a very loyal and kind friend. He was also very polite; he was the kind of man who always offered his hand if we ever needed anything. He was a true man of faith, a simple man with a gentle soul, who loved his family and faith in god like no other.

Mike will forever live in my heart and All of our hearts...
I will be forever grateful to have known Uncle Mike
Mike is in heaven now.This is not the time for us to grieve his death but it's our time to celebrate his life. He wanted to make everyone happy. So at this moment when we are about to lay his body to rest, let's all think back and remember how Mike touched our lives. How he made us laugh and how good of a person Mike always was.
Although it is sad that Mike is no longer with us and he will forever be missed, I know in the right time, I will meet Mike again.We all will...but until then I know he is with his mom, my grandma ...and who knows what kind of mischief those two are going to get into now that they are together again. It is good that they have each other and god has them to look after all of us... for our sake. So let us remember him and SMILE because he will continue to live in our hearts and mind forever. We love you Mike. Amen.

Say Some Prayers...

This week has definitley been a long one...For those of you who know

My uncle Mike is in the hospital. Please keep him in your prayers for a full recovery.

I just want to tell you that we had good news today and his kidneys are almost normal.

He will be moved out of ICU today. The doctors are saying we just need to take this day to day.

So I want to say thank you to all who have kept him in your prayers...

Mike has such a gentle soul...and WE LOVE HIM SO MUCH!! xoxoxoxoxo

Happy 4th of July~

Our Fourth went out with a BANG as usual! WE LOVE THE Fourth of July!

Here is Back Alley Spectacular!In our city it is LEGAL to blow up fireworks...so Thursday night daddy, Ryan, Mav, and I took a bike ride and bought about $70.00 Bucks worth of Fireworks.
Here they are loading up the goods from the garage...
It was great...we lines the back alley with chairs and Family and watched daddy do our own special firework show for us!
We had our friends come over Rebecca, John and Nathan for a BBQ
And then we had my mom stop by to join in on all the fun.

Ryan got into it this year...and Maverick LOVED it! He kept clapping and was not even phased by the loud noises.
Matt's Parents even got to join us this year ~
What is also cool is that we are so close to the Newport Dunes we get to see the "Big" spectacular right from our house.
It turned out to be a really special night with family and friends.

** THANK YOU TO ALL OUR TROOPS AND GOD BLESS AMERICA**