fall

home

after some paint, and tearing out the carpet.

the house

Here are some photos of our place before we started working on it.

blue! shells!

the girls' room

the kitchen

Looking into the kitchen. The first thing we did was tear down the opaque drop ceiling.

living/dining room

our fireplace!

Nez Perce County Fair

summer fun with cousins

for a few more pictures go here:http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=232292&id=739127289&l=af9a1ae50e

birthday action

more birthday

mostly chocolate cupcakes

& doughnuts (or doughno)

what!?

Have I not posted pictures from Maggie's birthday? I am a terrible person...

So, here she is at her 3rd birthday party out at the Toevs' farm in Aberdeen:

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she's a crawler and a sitter

Evie Jane can now do a sort of "inch-wormy" crawl. She sticks her little bottom up in the air and then stretches, and repeats however many times she needs to get to her goal. She can also sit up without falling over immediately.

3

Maggie is now 3 years old! I can't believe it, she is such a little girl now. She loves to chat, and is always wanting to know what Sam and I are talking about or who I am talking on the phone to (I remember doing that to my mom...). She loves to dance, is always asking if she can run, and asking if we can "be louder". She is a wonderful big sister, and likes to help with Evie Jane. Today she helped by picking Evie up and bringing her into the room I was busy packing in. I heard a small thud and looked back, and Evie was on the floor looking a little surprised but perfectly fine.
Maggie Marie definitely keeps me on my toes, but I love it.

laptop on the fritz...

...so posting will be slimmer than slim for a while. Computer issues coupled with moving in less than 2 weeks=blogging trouble.

backlog:

morning girls

tiny watermelon

they are so much bigger now.

tomato!

2 of the Toevs girls and my girls at Tough Guy Lanes bowling alley

backlog:

dancing with cousin Kalon

"cutting" her dinner roll

with the ringbearer Kaison

San Diego

6 months and 4 days

the stats:
14 lb 4 oz
25 1/2 inches

Evelyn Jane is rolling all over the house, laughing at Maggie, playing with toys, waving her pacifier around, eating pureed food, and getting to be a lot of fun.
I feel like 6 months is a great age, so round and cute, interactive, and perhaps most importantly-sleeping well.

San Diego!

a little maggie marie