Christmas Photos

Here are a couple of pictures Jasen took to send in our Christmas cards to family. He was very excited to be outside before the big Blizzard of 2009 came blowing our way.

Brrrr

Since it was cold today, Evan,who's 15 months now, got to try out his peacoat from his great-grandma. It only took 1 try to get a picture. I thought he looked really cute, but we had to come in because we were getting red noses!

Hair Cut

After much deliberation between Jasen and I, we finally took the plunge and took little E to Cool Cuts 4 Kids for that first haircut, or should we say trim. After the long wait on a Saturday afternoon, Evan sat in the red race car chair, wore his smock proudly, and stared off into the distance. About 5 or so minutes later all of his baby curls were put into a Ziploc for safekeeping.
It was a great first haircut, Evan did an awesome job, and took a nice long nap when we got home! Here are a few snapshots of the special event.

Halloween.

Evan went as Mickey Mouse this year. I made most of it myself and we thought it came out pretty well. We took him up to the school for the festival, since he wasn't going to be awake for actual trick or treating. He got to walk around and see lots of other kids and got candy, we ate hot dogs and had sodas, and Evan got to try out cotton candy. He wasn't sure how to eat it or hold it, but after a couple tries, he seemed to sort of like it. We only had 3 knocks on our door for trick or treating, so that meant lots of candy left over for us. Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving

Last night Jasen carved the pumpkin and Evan and I cleaned it out. I got all the seeds out and Evan put all the seeds back, he likes things clean. I don't think Evan cared to much for it, but he did like carrying around the top of the pumpkin. Check back later for some pictures of Evan in his costume. Happy Halloween!!!!

Fun with a Tent

My brother gave Evan this tent for x-mas and we set it up for him in the house. After about 10 minutes of Evan going back and forth, I thought I would video it on my phone. He still spends a few minutes everyday going back and forth.

Happy Birthday!

We had a great birthday weekend with Jasen turning 29 and Evan turning 1!! Jasen went for a massage and came back sore, while Evan had a Mickey Mouse party. All the family members came over to celebrate with hot dogs, cake and presents. We all had a great time and here are a few pictures of the birthday boys! Next up for the Southwards....the State Fair!!

First Shoes

We took a family trip to Southlake and visited the Stride Rite store and got Evan fitted for his first pair of shoes. He had a ton of fun at the shoe store, playing with the toys and other little kids getting shoes.

11 Months

Time for another monthly update in Evan's world. He is 11 months today!! He is starting to take more steps now and getting into all the kitchen drawers. He loved to pull out the trash bags and wave them in the air. He is also starting to eat more regular food and wanting to feed himself all the time. Always finding ways to make everyone smile....until next time enjoy some new Evan photos.

Foodie in the makin'

We are trying to get Evan to try out new foods and textures, so we obvisouly had to let him try a fudgesicle. I think some of it might have went in his mouth!

Quick Steps

10 months old!

Our little boy is 10 months old on this very hot 4th of July. Evan is starting to stand longer, and I was lucky to get a quick snapshot of him standing. It's going to be very soon that he takes his first steps and getting into more trouble! Hope everyone had a great 4th!!

Myrtle Beach

Our first official family vacation has come and gone. We made a caravan with Jasen's family, and met his grandparents at the beach. Evan was the best baby during the two days of driving, we were so blessed. Our condo was great, and plenty of wicker furniture for Evan to eat up. We had a really great time, went to the beach and tried to keep Evan from eating all the sand, swam, walked around town, and had a great visit with the family. Here are a few photos from our trip.

3 Years

This time 3 years ago we got married! This is one
of my favorite pictures from that wonderful day.

Our little baby is 9 months old today too! Time sure is moving fast.
We got married, honeymooned in the Caribbean, moved to North Carolina, moved back to Texas, bought a house, and had a baby!

Who knows what is in store for us in the future, but I hope it's as great as these past 3 years!!
Happy Anniversary!!

Cheese

Evans hair is growing in and after waking up it looks like this.
Then I try to get him to smile when I say "cheese," but does this....
and then I get this...

Practice

Just wanted to share a few practice photos Jasen took with his new lens. Of course it's of Evan

8 is Great

8 months old is turning out to be a great age for Evan.
He is crawling all over the place, knows how to find his room, and pulling himself up on everything. He is getting his top teeth and drooling non-stop. We are having so much more fun playing. Is it to early to start planning the first birthday?

Earth Day Swim Day

To celebrate Earth Day and that it was in the 90's, Evan tried out his new SwimDiapers and his pool.
Evan posing in his sunshade pool

Almost got a grip to stand up

After swim robe.. he then tried to chew the pool and he got all wet

Jasen also took some pictures of Evan outside the other day be sure to stop on over to check them out here

San Antonio

We had a really good time on our first family vacation to San Antonio. We had to see the Alamo since Evan has never been, and had a really yummy dinner on the Riverwalk. Sea World was pretty good, it rained on us for a moment, and saw Shamu, penguins and other ocean life. The best part of the weekend was watching Evan have so much fun rolling around the hotel bed.

Notes from the road

Sarah and I decided on a semi-impromptu weekend vacation to San Antonio with Evan. We stopped in Austin for a little break and then stopped in San Marcos for a little shopage. We are ready for a fun (cloudy) day at Sea World!