Party Time, Part 1

 Evelyn celebrated her birthday with the Nelson family over Memorial Day weekend. She had a great time playing with Colby and Alexandra and opening her gifts.

 She had her first taste of chocolate cake.....

 ...which she promptly threw on the floor (and mashed up any remaining crumbs).

That weekend we also visited friends in Naperville, and Evelyn got her first taste of the kiddie pool. She had a spectacular time splashing herself :)

ONE!

Happy Birthday Evelyn!

 How has it been a year already?!? 

We have gone from the teeny baby swaddled in the hospital bassinet to the girl who was caught standing up on her white bench!

We began Evelyn's birthday with a few presents...

Then took a trip to the Botanic Garden to enjoy the beautiful weather.

And at home enjoyed some homemade blueberry shortcake...

 Evelyn decided that the actual shortcake was edible, anyway. She was not interested in the whipped cream or blueberries. As always, Jax enjoyed cleaning up all of her crumbs. 

We love you Evelyn! You've made the last year our best one yet, and we are so lucky to have you. Oh, and could you please stop growing up so fast???

Who needs toys?

Who needs toys when you have a swimsuit, magnet, and kitchen cabinets to keep you entertained?

Cruising

Here's Evelyn, cruising around the coffee table. You will also get to see her "whistling" :)

11 Months

Just one more month until the big birthday! 

Evelyn has been a very busy girl lately. She recently moved up to the "Big Babies" room (Infant B) at daycare. She new gets to try new breakfast, lunch, and snacks every day. At home she is crawling, pulling up, and cruising everywhere. She loves crawling over things, especially her father. 

Evelyn continues to be a big chatterbox. There are lots of mamas and dadas, but we're not sure if she means them just yet. The other favorite babble lately is "n-ga, n-ga, n-ga."

She now has a total of 5 teeth, 2 on the bottom and 3 (almost 4) on the top. She loves waving, clapping, and playing peek-a boo. We are really enjoying this fun age with our happy little girl!

Tulip Tootie

These pictures are too cute not to share!

(p.s. check out those top two teeth!)

This is Evelyn's newest facial expression.

Minnesota Part 3 & Happy Easter

We are a little behind on our updates, but we wanted to share just a few more pictures from our Minnesota trip.

While in Minnesota we visited the zoo. Evelyn was ecstatic.

Ok, she slept most of the time in her stroller. But the rest of us enjoyed the wildlife...

We celebrated Easter with the Nelson family in Yorkville.

Check out the haul...what is this, Christmas?!? ALL of Evelyn's Easter Bunnies were quite generous :)