Rain, Rain Go Away!! Ready, Set, Play!! and To Grandma's House We Go!

I'm going to work backwards on today's blog. Alex has been travelling again all week and we've suffered some severe weather this week. Just this weekend we got 2.5 inches of rain and tornado warnings. We were lucky that Austin was spared as some nearby towns were not. The rain has continued to fall and prior to last night we had received close to 5 inches since Saturday. Just last night we had 3.5 more inches and now the city has flooded. Cedar River and Turtle Creek are the major rivers that flow through town and they are already way above flood stages and still have not crested. Cedar River's flood stage is about 15 feet and as of now it's at 21.0 feet and expected to crest tonight at over 22 feet! I could not get to work today as the expressway and town roads are closed from the flooded streets. From what It's amazing to think that water can get so high so fast! I tried to find photos at http://www.kaaltv.com/ but there is video. Since Alex is out of town and takes a rental to the airport, the parking lot where he parks the car to exchange for the rental has been blocked off for sandbagging and the road is flooded. The lot is dry but the road is not. Let's hope that Honda Accords don't turn into sailboats!! Doesn't look like we'll be able to get the car out for a day or so.

This was what the sky looked like Saturday night during the tornado warnings!

On the home front, we have been busy converting one of the guest rooms in the basement into Evan's PLAY HAVEN! We painted a chalkboard and the walls, I made curtains and finally finished the room late last night. Here are some photos! I plan to paint one wall with some creative saying, and add Evan's art to the walls.

Evan, last night while waiting for his bath to draw he decided to take a nap!

We visited Atlanta for a short weekend to attend one of our very best friends wedding. Eric and his bride Anna, were married in Auburn and it was such a beautiful wedding. We had a great getaway while both sets of grandparents babysat! Here are some photos from the weekend.

Evan playing with Papy's guitar collection.

Weaver's Rehearsal

Evan and his new corn popper at Grandmas!!

Going to the Old Bistro, French Restaurant, and stopping by Good Mews to see the "Hi Kitties"! Evan calls all cats "hi kitty".

While the rest of us were reading dinner menus, Evan read Elmo's Ducky Day, very serious.

No French meal is complete without escargot! Evan loved it!! His good taste must be from his French blood!! ;)
Sporting my "Newbies" from Grandma!!

Memorial Day weekend was actually Labor Day weekend for us! We completed a huge project of removing landscaping rock from our front island and replaced with mulch. Neighbors helped and even Evan! With all the storms since then, I have yet to plant flowers. I will send updated pictures as soon as we dry up here.

THE GREAT OUTDOORS

So, we've spent a lot of time outside rather than inside! Evan experienced his first slide last weekend and got brave enough to let go on his own! After mastering the little slide, Daddy took Evan on the big slide!!

Then it was off to the swing for some relaxation!!

A boy and his bubbles!! Evan loved the bubble machine more than the bubbles at first, but began to enjoy what he calls "balls"!!

Finally, Evan and his new water table! Papy would be so proud of Evan and his first boat!!

Mother's Day and Growing up!!

Well my only excuse of not blogging has been the weather! It's been absolutely gorgeous here and I decided to write 2 posts tonight in order to include all of our pictures! This post is dedicated to our growing boy! What big boy he's becoming!!

Motherhood truly is a blessing in my life. Watching Evan grow into this little boy every day is just so amazing. I'm so proud and honored to be his mom! We had a wonderful mother's day weekend and celebrated with friends and neighbors both Saturday and Sunday. We finally have a new digital camera that is as fast as lightning! Alex surprised me with it for our anniversary!

Evan's new word is 'ball'. He's so observant and points to a golf ball way out in the yard! He's becoming pickier when he eats and calls every animal "kitty". He understands us when we ask "Where's your cup" and he points and walks over to pick it up. So, enjoy these fun Evan moments!

Evan loves playing with the laundry baskets and here he is at 6 mo and 14 mo!!

Some things never change!!

August 2007 (6 mo) May 2008 (14 mo)


Watching cartoons before going to "school"!

Evan loves Handy Manny, Sesame Street and Word World!



He also loves reading (even if it's upside down!)

Uncle Charlie this pic is for you!! Hope you appreciate it!!

Some of my projects after Evan goes to bed and while Alex is traveling this week and weekend and into next week!!

Just having fun!

My apologies as it has been a few weeks since our last post. I have been battling bronchitis for a couple weeks and didn't realize it's been as long as it has! We are all rested and healthy finally. What a long winter it has been. We had 75 degree weather on Wednesday and then snow flurries last night. ???? Not sure what planet we moved to...I thought it was Earth! We've taken advantage of the intermittent spring weather as much as possible. Grass is finally turning green and flowers are beginning to pop through the ground. We're still waiting on the trees, but hopefully this is the end of winter....

Here are some pictures of Evan over the last two weeks just having fun and not having fun!

Building a fort! His new favorite pasttime!

Cool Dude

Temper tantrum anyone??? He wanted my cell phone.

Evan's First Haircut

Monday night I finally took Evan to get his first haircut. Alex and I have been torn because we love his fratty curls, but they've become out of control and messy. I just don't think Evan can bring back "The Mullet!" Here are some before and after shots as well as a video. Kallie and Marissa got their hair cut as well. Evan was a good sport and loved the mirrors. He truly looks like a little boy now. You can also watch his haircut by clicking to the left under "Evan's Videos"!!

BEFORE:

the mohawk & the mullet

Look at those curls!

GETTING IT CUT:




AFTER:

Evan's Word World

Sorry that we don't have pictures to share this week. Our camera stopped working this week and we haven't had a chance to go into town to purchase a new one. Words will just have to do this week!

Speaking of words, Evan is picking them up so fast. We taught him "Geor-gia" this week and he walks around saying it ...of course with the same emphasis on the syllables as we do the cheer. Every thing has become a cell phone to him. We were playing at Ava's house and he picked up a plastic corn on the cob and put it up to his ear to talk. Too funny!

He's been saying "Hi Kitty" for a while now--(it was his first words) and even when there is not a cat in sight. We've practiced pointing to facial features and when asked "Where's Evan's nose?" Evan finds his nose 89% of the time...the other 11% he pokes one of his eyes. It truly is amazing how fast he is catching on. Alex taught him to play "War" with their feet just the other day. Now, Evan will suddenly plop down in front of you and roll to his back and stick up his feet. It's hilarious how random he does it. One minute he's clapping with Barney, and playing and the next he walks right over to you and lay down ready to play. The boys give each other "High Fives" and Evan gets a huge kick out of it.

Hope to have pictures for you next week!