Being proactive

On one hand, I haven't blogged in 3 weeks. On the other hand, I'm blogging before the harrassment starts. :)

09/17 - Happy Birthday Grandpa Jim! Evie & I went to lunch with Grandpa Jim & Ms. Stephanie for Grandpa's birthday. Afterwards, Grandpa picked up Sean and Sean took him to the park. Sean likes to do for others what he'd like done for him ;). I made dinner for Daddy & Grandpa & they hung out with with kids while I went to dinner with some friends. 09/18 - Happy Birthday Aunt Annette! Sean and I went to Dodge Park for the baby memorial walk in memorial of Aubrianna Bishop. It was rainy most of the walk, but Sean was a trooper. We walked through the woods together, telling stories about the big bad wolf. It was awesome Mommy/Sean time. :) That night me, Daddy, Sean & Evie went to hang out with Connor & Ella while Aunt Annette & Uncle Marc went out to dinner for her birthday. 09/19 - Today was Sean's first day of bowling. Evie & I went to church and then met Daddy & Sean at the bowling alley. Sean bowled an 83!! That afternoon we went to Angelina & Brianna's birthday party. 09/22 - Sean had his 4 year old check up and Evie had her 4 month check up today. Both had to get shots. :( Sean was 42 lbs and 42", estimated to be 6'2" when he's 18. His eyes, ears, urine, hemoglobin, everything came back normal. Praise God for healthy kids!!! Evie was 16 lbs 1.5 oz & 26". She's the size of an average 7 month old!!! While Dr. Berry was talking to me about her, she laid on the table, grabbed her feet & started putting them in her mouth. He said, "Wow, babies usually don't start doing that until 6 months!". She always shows off at the doctor! ;) Evie & Daddy stayed home from church that night because she still wasn't feeling good. Sean got 5 shots and still managed to play at the park with Grandpa Jim, play with Grandma after work & go to church with me that night. Ms. Lisa said he was an angel too. 09/23 - Aunt Susie went to South Carolina, so both kids went to the school for the morning and then Grandpa Jim picked up Sean & Ms. Christie picked up Evie. Grandpa dropped Sean off at the Mach's in the afternoon and we stayed for dinner when I went to pick them up. 09/24 - We went to the Mach's for small group. It was our first time doing a study since Evie was born. She did great, but started to want to be home around 7:30. We went home & Daddy took Sean to Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry's to spend the night. 09/25 - We went to Father Murray's to visit Great Gram & listen to Mr. Barney sing. Afterwards we went to Michael's, Toys R Us & Sam's with Grandma while Daddy & Puppa went golfing. Grandma & Sean love Toys R Us - I think it's their favorite store. Grandma came home with us after to play with Sean & help with Evie til Daddy got home. 09/26 - Today we celebrated Evie's Dedication & Sean's 4th birthday with lots of family & friends. Of course I have to list everyone who joined us: Grandma, Puppa, Grandpa Jim, Grandma Sue, Grandpa Larry, Uncle Mike, Aunt Nicole, Austin, Livie, Max, Jackson, Mikey, Aunt Mary, Scott, Uncle Scott, Sarah, Josh, Paige, Aunt Annette, Uncle Marc, Connor & Ella, Uncle Marty, Aunt Val, Alex & Nathan, Amanda, Rory, Aiden & Liam, Sean's friend Amanda ;), Mr. Barney, Ms. Cheryl & Mr. Doug, Ms. Christie, Evan, Sydney, Katelyn & Chase, Mr. Bob & Ms. Betty, Ms. Jean, Aunt Sally, Uncle Billy, Aunt Debbie, Steven, Brian and Ms. Jo. Wow - we are abundantly blessed!!! We had an amazing church service and then lunch at Big Jacks BBQ. We spent the evening opening cards & gifts - Sean loved it (of course!!). 09/28 - Grandma & Puppa came over for dinner. Sean put on a magic show with his new fushigi ball. Evie was having a crabby night, so we finished the night dancing in the kitchen while listening to the ipod. Love those times. :) 09/29 - We met Ms. Amanda & Liam for breakfast at Burger King. Afterwards, Ms. Kim, Carter, Chase & Grandpa Jim came over. Sean & Carter played while Evie & Chase slept & ate. Ahhh, it's good to be a baby! Me, Sean and Evie went to Target to spend some of Sean's birthday money. I picked out some clothes for him, he picked out a Cars tire fishing game. We finished the night at church. 09/30 - Aunt Susie was still in SC, so Grandpa Jim hung out with Sean after school and Evie went to Ms. Christie's. After work, I met Daddy at the Mach's for dinner & to pick up the kids. 10/01 - After we dropped Sean off at school, Evie & I went to visit Daddy at work. She was an angel. She smiled & showed off. I gave her & bubba and then we headed to the mall to meet Aunt Nicole, Mikey, Ms. Jessica & Jace. While we were at Crazy 8's, both Evie & Jace pooped. No changing tables in sight. So, we changed them in a fitting room, side by side. They slept while we ate lunch, so I forgive them. :) 10/02 - We went to breakfast & then the kids hung out with daddy while I went to get a manicure with Aunt Mary. When I got home we got ready & then met Grandma, Puppa, Aunt Mary, Scott, Uncle Mike, Aunt Nicole & kids for family pictures with Ms. Stefanie at Stoney Creek. All the weather leading up to this day was decent and all the days since have been progressively nicer, but this day was cold & rainy. Sean & Evie were ANGELS though. Evie just likes being outside. Sean held the perfect smile while Ms. Stefanie walked around, trying to get a good shot of Evie. I was so proud of them!! 10/03 - I went to north campus to teach, so Daddy took the kids to church & bowling. That night Grandma & Puppa came over to play. Sean re-enacted the "Supercalafrajalisticexpealadocious" scene from Mary Poppins (his favorite song at the moment). He's hilarious. 10/05 - Evie & I went to visit Ms. Debi & take her dinner. When we got home, Grandpa Jim & Sean had gotten the outdoor Halloween decorations out. Sean told me that he finally saw the witch that flies into the tree's face. He said, it's not scary, it's just wood! We took a few walks this day, to see decorations around the neighborhood & just to get outside. The weather was beautiful & Evie loves being outside. Sean called Grandma & asked her to come over to see the Halloween stuff. Grandma came over & brought Sean a key to her house. It's a Charlie Brown key & she was nice enough to attach it to a whistle. Thanks Grandma!!! ;) 10/06 - Grandpa Jim took Liam & Sean to the park. Again beautiful weather and the boys just love each other. Sean LOVES his friends and wishes they could be with him all the time! We took dinner to Uncle Marty because he had knee surgery & Sean played with Alex & Nathan before church. 10/08 - Evie & I went to visit Ms. Stephanie & Brooke. Ms. Cathy & Dominic are here from PA & they came by to visit us too. We went to the Mach's to celebrate Sydney's birthday & Sean is spending the night with Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry.

Sean LOVES school and is writing his name with ease. I love listening to him perform songs he learns there. His bus has never moved off the green light on the behavioral chart. We are so proud of him! Evie started vegetables on 09/22. We started with carrots, then sweet potatoes, then squash & now we're on peas. She's loved them all!! She's such a good baby. She's a little stingy with the laughing out loud, but Sean's usually good at getting her to do it. She LOVES watching him.