Kiss and Tell

We've had a bit of a bumpy few weeks. After Evie June's wonderful birthday and great visit with MeeMee, everyone's favorite one -year-old spiked a high fever. On the fifth day of her sickness after the fever broke, a bizarre rash appeared and the doctor was able to diagnose her with something called Roseola. My first reaction when the doctor shared this bit of hard-earned knowledge? Relief. My second thought? Isn't that one of those diseases babies got back in the fifties? Apparently I was wrong, and Roseola is a relatively common ailment. Luckily, the only real lasting effect is that it took Evie June a little while to recover her easygoing nature.

That complication, coupled with insane amounts of clean-up I had to do at work after four days of substitute teachers, has kept us all a little busy of late. That said, sorry for the late posting. I hope today's installment makes up in cuteness what it lacks in timeliness.

First, Evie discovered she likes cookies better than cake and ice cream. One of Jimmy's clients recently shared a batch of whole-wheat, organic healthy cookies, and Evie decided to help herself. Of course this event came on the heels of a two week dance marathon to her new favorite song: "Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco." (Thanks, Auntie Katy for the music choice). Evie June nibbled it a bit, but mainly danced around with it, gleeful that she, unlike Cookie monster, will never dance alone again.


Evie's also going crazy with the climbing. Contrary to popular wisdom, her nightly bath does not calm her down and mellow her out. Instead, she climbs the walls. Nekkid.


But perhaps the most enjoyable development has been Evie's new talent for giving and receiving kisses. She kisses books, faces, her hand when she scoops up dirt from the floor, and her reflection. But no one gets more love than her new friend Jack.

I'm not sure what it means that she's just as happy shoving him back in the box as she is kissing him . . .

Jen

PS: Bonus features! Caption Contest! Here's a picture from her recent photo shoot. Wanna supply a "what-was-she-thinking" caption? Leave your suggestion in the comments. Thanks Mike and Heidi for the wonderful pictures.

One big day

March 4, 2006

8 am: After a birthday breakfast of waffles with syrup and butter, Evie donned her birthday dress, hat and party shoes and "opened" her first present a pink and purple baby bike. The dress's matching bloomers saved her any embaressment on the mount/dismount.


12 pm: Spent the morning at church, dancing to the music and then sleeping through the service on MeeMee's lap with a bottle. Afterward, we had a little backyard portrait session courtesy of friends Mike and Heidi visiting from Spokane.


3:15 pm: Evie awoke from her afternoon nap to a dream, and entire room carpeted with her favorite thing: "ball!" To be precise, they were balloons. Good for dashing through . . .

. . . and a daddy physics lesson on static electricity.


4:00 pm: Evie took a few breaks from balloon surfing to show off her new walking skills.


4:07 pm: But she was easily (and often) distracted by her new squeaking dancing shoes.


4:29 pm: Evie June did fine with her first present unwrapping, thanks to lots of eager young pros.

5:01 pm: But no amount of coaching could could convince her that cake and ice cream are better than cheerios or cheddar bunnies.


6:00 pm: As we cleaned up and prepared dinner, Evie June used her new magnet letters to express her thoughts on the day.


7:36 pm: One tired one-year-old at the end of one busy day.


And as a thank you gift to all Evie June's blog fans, we've got a special highlight video. You might want to let it load a couple of times before you play it through. There's an original birthday song on the soundtrack courtesy of Uncle Derry in SC!


Thanks for celebrating with us!
Jen