Boo!

Evelyn enjoyed her first Halloween weekend....

On Friday, she dressed up for the costume party at daycare. 

Cupcake!

A very tired Evelyn with the pumpkin she finger painted at daycare.

 On Saturday, Evelyn wore her new onesie from Frank and Kirsten and carved her pumpkin.

First time in the high chair!

On Monday we wore our festive orange and black. 

Happy Halloween!

Baptism-Part 2: Party Time!

After Evelyn's baptism, we headed to my parent's house for lunch and cake. Here's what Evelyn spent the first two hours of her party doing:

Finally she woke up and joined the fun!

Evelyn got to spend some quality time with her out of state uncles...

Evelyn thinks Uncle Frank needs to visit more so he can practice holding a baby...

 We took advantage of the nice evening and took some pictures outside.

There were some silly times at the end of the night...

It really was a great celebration! We appreciate all of our family for making the day so special for Evelyn.

Baptism-Part 1

Evelyn's baptism was on Sunday, October 16, 2011. It took place in Schaumburg, at the church where Tom and I were married; and where Tessa, Dan, and I were all baptized. It was a beautiful day filled with family and fun!

The gown Evelyn wore was originally made for my mom by her aunt (who would be Evelyn's great-great aunt!). My mom, Tessa, and I all wore the gown for our baptisms. The bonnet and booties were crocheted by Farmor, my grandmother. Tessa and I both wore these.

Uncle Dan and Aunt Maureen are now Evelyn's godparents :)

Evelyn and Pastor Dan

Evelyn with the Nelson family--Even Frank and Kirsten were able to come!

Are these people related...?

Evelyn with her adoring onlookers

Hamming it up with Colby and Victoria

Evelyn was very well behaved during the service. She was bright-eyed and alert, and loved looking at all the lights and the ceiling beams. Auntie Tessa was our official photographer. As you can see, she got some great pictures!

Overdue Update

Evelyn and I apologize to all our faithful readers for the lack of blog posts recently... I'm back at work, and Evelyn is living it up in daycare :) It took her a few days to get adjusted, but she loves to smile at all her teachers, takes great naps (better than the ones at home) and drinks all her bottles.

Maybe one of her friends will even teach her to roll over... Right now she is far more interested in trying to sit up. She definitely can't balance on her own, but when she's reclined in her tub or bouncy seat she does little crunches. Enough talk, time for the pictures!

Four months old! Our big girl is now up to 16lbs, 4oz and 25.5 inches. She's one pound away from doubling her birth weight. 

Obligatory Snoopy shot

"Are we done yet, Mom??"

Those elusive toes... however between the time this picture was taken about 2 weeks ago and now, she has figured out how to grab them.  

According to the manual, Evelyn can start using her exersaucer now! 

Ok, maybe she's still a little too small :) The pack of diapers were to put under her feet so she could reach the floor. 

We are also happy to report that Evelyn now sleeps nights in her crib. She has slept through the night ONE glorious time, most other nights she's up once to eat (except the last two nights when she decided it would be better to get up twice).

She also must move around a lot in the crib, because most nights when I get up to feed her she is in a completely different location and orientation from the way I put her down!

We are excited for Evelyn's baptism this weekend; she will get to see ALL of her aunts and uncles, as well as many other family members :)