Terrible 'Ones'?

No surprise, but Evie is a very strong-willed toddler. She knows what she wants and doesn't want & she has no problem communicating. She just turned one, so I can't imagine what the terrible twos will be like!!

On 05/19, the night before Sean's preschool graduation, Sean was jumping on his bed & decided to do a free fall. He cracked the bridge of his nose on the end of his car bed. Thank God the car bed is plastic & he hit where he did because a little lower & he would've knocked some teeth out. Daddy took him to the ER where Uncle Mike works & he got some x-rays done. He thought that was the coolest thing. He said, "The next time I break my nose, take a picture of that!". Seeing his skull was pretty awesome. He didn't break his nose and hopefully there won't be a next time. Sean's preschool graduation ceremony was awesome. As soon as he got on stage, he put his hands down his pants. We thought for sure he was going to be "that kid" through the whole performance again. But he pulled it together quickly & did a great job. We were so proud!! Grandma, Aunt Susie, Grandma Sue, Grandpa Larry & Grandpa Jim were there. Sean was showered with graduation gifts too. He thought it was great (of course ;). On 05/23 Daddy & Sean went to Sean's end of the year bowling party with his class. Sean got a double in the 10th frame of the last game to score a 93! 05/26 we celebrated Evie's 1st birthday. We went to Daddy's work to visit and then to Grandma's work to pick her up. We met Daddy at Rainforest Cafe. Evie loved all the animals. Forget about eating, she wanted to walk around the whole time. After that, we went & climbed on the foam food in the food court. We finished the night with pizza & cake at our house with Grandma, Puppa, Grandpa Jim, Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry. Evie LOVED her first cupcake! Her whole head was dyed pink! 05/27 we loaded the car & headed up north to see Aunt Mary & Uncle Scott. The kids were AMAZING the whole car ride. Evie's favorite part? Having her car seat turned around!! While I'm putting her in the car, she directs me to turn the dvd player on!! Her favorite video is Mommy & Me. It never gets old!! We stopped at Call of The Wild in Gaylord. My nan used to take me there when I was little. It was so cool for me to go there with my family. Sean was fascinated & a little freaked out by the bear displays, but we had to keep going back to look at them. Sean kept talking about the 5 mile bridge, but when we got to it, he was asleep. I tried to wake him up, but he wasn't having it. Good thing he got to see it on the way home. Mr. Terry from Daddy's work gave us ferry tickets, so on 05/28 we went to Mackinaw Island. Lots of horses, souvenier shops & fudge!! There was a little toy store where Evie found a stuffed Curious George that she LOVED! George went everywhere with her from then on. He was $10, so we almost didn't buy him. But, you can't put a price on love. ;) We stayed at the Days Inn and our room was the closest to the pool. Everything was perfect. On our way home on 05/29, we stopped at Daddy's favorite restaurant near Houghton Lake. He always talks about their ham when he goes up north, so we finally got to try it. On Memorial Day it was HOT. We went swimming & Sean tried the water slide. He did great! He tried it with a lifeguard catching him at the bottom and without. He's so brave!! We went to Grandma & Puppa's for dinner and then finished the night back at the pool. Sean hurt his toe jumping in the shallow end & we haven't been back since because of the weather. We'll see how he does next time. Hopefully the injury didn't scar him! On 05/31 Evie went for her 1 year well visit. She was 24 1/2 lbs and 31 in. In the 97th percentile for both. Her head is still 100th!! :) She's growing beautifully. She was NOT happy to be at the doctor's office. Dr. Berry told me she's very smart. She's aware of her surroundings & she knows the doctor's office is not a place she wants to be. He didn't need to tell me how smart she is, we already know that. But I guess it never hurts to hear it from a "professional". :) She had to get 3 shots...boo hoo. :( On 06/04 Daddy & Evie took Sean to his Kindergarten testing. We just got the results on this & it's recommended that we send Sean to Kindergarten. A little vague... The only area it said he needs to work on is "skipping". After Sean's testing we went to Fort Fraser for Evie's party. It was almost the hottest day of the year so far. That was miserable, but everything else turned out great. We were surrounded by friends & family. I always feel so fortunate to have so many people who love me, Jason & our kids. :) Evie came home & enjoyed opening all of her gifts. Our living room was full of toys & clothes...what's new? ;)06/07 Sean went to the library with Mrs. Lori & Kiara. It was the kick-off to a summer reading program that Sean's enrolled in. He has to read or be read to 20 minutes every day. If he does, he gets prizes and entries into a drawing for a grand prize. He also gets to go every Tuesday for a special story time. He reminds me each day that we have to read books! 06/10 was Evie's ENT appt. Dr. Fishman said that due to her chronic ear infections and the fact that there was still fluid in her ears, she was a good canidate for tubes. Her surgery is scheduled for 07/18. I know she needs them & I know they'll bring relief & I know it's a simple procedure...it still makes me sad. :( 06/11 Daddy was gone all day. It was a guy's golf & card day. So, we got up & went to Bob Evan's with Grandma. Evie's favorite new thing there? Home fries!! No more panny cakers. Grandma & I couldn't get them in front of her fast enough. After breakfast we went to Connor & Ella's house. The mommies cooked & the kids played. They did great. Sean played in dirt & Evie played tea party. Just like it should be right? ;) We attempted to go to Sears & dinner with Grandma that night. We survived, but I don't think we'll be making any mall trips on long days with no afternoon naps anymore. 06/12 Sean & Daddy hung out & went to football. Evie & I went to Caden's 1st birthday party at the Warren Community Center. She loved the water and her favorite part was when I picked her up & slid her down the slide. Great for her, not so great for my back. We met Daddy & Sean over the Mach's after for Mr. Tim's surprise 40th birthday party. I had to stop at Meijer on the way to get Evie some long pants. It was 97 on 06/08, 67 on 06/09 and 57 on 06/12. Michigan weather. But, it was dry & the sun came out at times, so it was good. 06/17 we went to the library with Grandpa Jim to make crafts & cards for Father's Day. Evie loves to walk around pulling all the books/videos off the shelves. Good thing there's a kid's section or we might've gotten kicked out! 06/18 Evie & I met Aunt Mary & Grandma for breakfast while Daddy stayed home & cleaned. Ahhh, the joy that brought me!! ;) Grandma ran a couple errands with us and then we went & picked Seany up from Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry's. He had spent the night there with Paiger the night before. We came home, got ready & then went to see the Boccaccios. They're home for 6 weeks. It was an open house, so we didn't get to talk a lot, but we get to see them again next week!! We had lunch with Grandpa Jim before going home to take a nap. While Daddy (he deserved a nap after all the cleaning :) & Evie napped, I laid on the couch & watched Sean play Wii. He kept thanking me for watching him. We finished the night at Uncle Marty's & Aunt Val's for Alex's 6th birthday party. Evie got so dirty playing in the mud, but it was the most fun she had all day. 06/19 - Father's Day!! Sean tricked Daddy by hiding his presents in the dresser & drawing Daddy a map to find them. He also told Daddy not to go through his drawers, just so he wouldn't mess them up. A little trickery on his part. :) We went to church & then Daddy & Sean went golfing. We went to Sean's last football game after that. He had his biggest crowd yet. Grandpa Jim, Grandma, Puppa, Grandma Sue, Grandpa Larry, Uncle Scott, Paiger, Mr. Dan, Liam & Aiden. Daddy was able to be the assistant coach. The Vikings got their first win of the season!!! Go Vikings! Sean was so excited. He got pizza & a trophy afterwards too. I asked if he was going to put his trophy in his special drawer with his bowling plaque. He said, "Umm, nooooo. This trophy is way too special to go in a dirty drawer. It's going on my dresser!". We finished the night with an awesome steak dinner at Grandma & Puppa's. We had a great Father's Day!!

Sean-isms: "Don't be sad, I have to grow up. I will always love you. Even when I get married, I will get in my car & come to your house to visit you." ~ "Is that bacon? It doesn't look like bacon. But, if you say so, I trust you." ~ "I can't figure out why Kiara hasn't came out to call me over yet. You guys go ahead & go inside. I'm just gonna wait on the porch." ~ "I didn't open my door because there are bugs on it & you know I'm allergic to bugs." ~ "If you don't want to win, that's fine, keep dying." (to Daddy while playing Super Mario on the Wii)

Evie is brilliant. She follows directions very well. She understands everything & it's only a matter of time before she'll be able to say everything. She's done "more" in sign language for awhile, but never please. Grandma always makes her say please in sign language & now she does it!! She does thank you too. She says "hello?" when she hears my phone ring. She says "ball", "more", "mumma", "dadda", "puppa", "juice", "shoes" and "cheese" (although the last 3 sound very similar ;). She says "mumma" the most. Not just because she loves me, but because she thinks it has a thousand meanings! ;) She still adores her brother & smiles & laughs when he enters the room. She loves climbing over Andy. Andy's great with both kids...just takes the abuse. Evie does peek-a-boo & blows kisses. If I open the fridge, she makes her way past me & goes for the yogurt smoothies. She pulls them out & says, "juice". She's becoming a pickier eater...great. Just what I need...another picky eater! If she puts or you put something in her mouth she doesn't like, she spits it out. Sometimes she won't even try it. She loves green beans, most fruit, chicken nuggets, cheese, goldfish crackers and yogurt melts.
We have to keep the bathroom door shut because she loves opening the cupboards & pulling everything out. Now that the weather's better, her ears haven't been bothering her as much. She's sleeping a lot better, staying most nights in her crib. She takes a morning & afternoon nap. If she misses either, WATCH OUT!! She definitely needs her rest!