We've got a swimmer!

Carson is quite the little swimmer. Matt just sent me this video and I had to laugh. His dive is hilarious. Where does he get this stuff? Watch out Michael Phelps! This little guy will give you a run for your money in 15-20 years. Carson will keep going to swim lessons year round. He just loves it and I'm happy he is more safe around water!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Today marks six years of wedded bliss for us! I couldn't have asked for a better husband. Neither of us are perfect, but I'd say we are pretty darn perfect for each other. Matt got an electric guitar and amp for our anniversary. How romantic, I know. I did some redecorating in the family room and dining room and Matt surprised me and got me a NutriMill to make my own flours. I guess that's kind of a big deal for us celiac people. No more $28.00 bags of flour for me or $9.00 loaves of bread. So, happy anniversary to us!

Free snowcone! GRAPE is my favorite.

On Saturday we headed over to Hunter's 5th birthday party. Carson was having such a good time I didn't even get a picture of him. I was sure the red stain on his face and belly from the snowcones wouldn't come off for Sunday. He loves playing with his cousins. I did catch a few shots of Blake. Check out that serious face!

This is why dad is his favorite! He shares his snowcone. Blake loved it.


I have a very similar picture of Matt with Carson.

Papa Dave

Our boys sure do have grandparents that love them! Papa and Grandma stopped by this evening to bring Carson some "papa-corn". Dave always makes popcorn and Carson lives for it! We jokingly started calling it "papa-corn" and Carson thinks that's pretty funny. Today he tried to tell me it was Carson-corn. Nice try. The boys were sitting with Dave and I had to run get my camera. So sweet.

Carson & Blake

If you come to our house you'll know this is Carson's typical daily attire. He loves to sport his whatever day of the week undies. I dress him everyday and he always ends up looking like this. He's only three - it's cute for the time being.

Our happy Bean. We sure love this kid. He is now eight months, crawling everywhere, teething like a maniac and sporting his hood thanks to big brother Carson.

Our Family

We got home early from our family outing last Friday and had a fun time playing around and taking pictures. It has been so fun to watch Carson and Blake interact more.

The Boys

We are working on getting Carson to not say "cheese" everytime we get the camera out. His face always ends up looking like this. What cute brothers!

Blake showing Carson who's boss! Carson thought it was so funny and keeps asking Blake to climb on him.

Blake trying to escape. Carson was pretty quick with the diaper grab.

Baby in the Mirror

Blake keeps himself entertained with this mirror while Carson has swim lessons. He was mesmerized by himself. He kept looking himself, looking at me, looking back at himself, trying to give himself kisses and just talking. Everyone thought it was the cutest. Blake turned 8 months yesterday! Where does the time go?

Happy 4th and Happy Birthday!

On Saturday we celebrated the 4th of July holiday as well as Dave's birthday! The 4th is always packed full of fun at the Evans household. We enjoyed a BBQ, swimming, naps or shopping, more food, more swimming, delicious Angel Pie and topped it all off with a fireworks show!

Carson, Gail & Dave

A quick picture durning the fireworks!

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Grandma Gail & Grandsons

Gail and I headed out for a little home decor shopping the other day. I found some really cute stuff for my dining room table. I got an email last week from a friend in Utah full of ideas, links, explanations, etc on how to give my dining room area a lift! I'm so excited about the possibilities. Thanks again Jamie for all your input! The makeover is still in the works and I'll post before and after pictures soon! While we were shopping Carson said he wanted to hold Blake. Like I've said before - this is definitely a rare occasion! I ended up getting this darling photo of Gail and the boys. So cute. I seriously have the best in-laws.

Not tired?

Carson didn't want to take a nap the other day. He kept telling me he wasn't tired. I told him he could play quietly in his room or out by the couch. I went to find him a few minutes later and saw that he had carefully slipped his little body under our sheets and between our pillows without disturbing anything. I found him because he was snoring.

I unwraped his head so he wouldn't sweat to death. I have very warm sleepers at my house. Half the time when Carson gets up you'd think he just jumped out of the shower.

Advanced

I'm only kidding. I really don't think Blake is advance because he can now sit, but he thinks he's pretty hot stuff. He is so content to sit and play and loves that he no longer face plants into the carpet while trying to master this move. He is crawling and getting better every day!

How can you not love those cheeks, that chub, that crooked smile and those big blue eyes!

Baby Jail

Blake is officially able to get pretty much anywhere he wants to go these days. This includes making a mad dash towards anything Carson has out to play with which usually ends with Carson yelling, "Put him in baby jail!" Baby jail consists of a blanket in the corner to keep his puke off my carpet surrounded my pillows and couch cushions to keep him contained. I know the pillows won't work much longer, but "Baby Jail" works like a charm for the time being.

He seems to love his little play space!

Boys

Have I mentioned how much I love having boys! They are the greatest. We've been having lots of fun this summer. Between friends, the park, swim lessons, etc. we keep ourselves pretty entertained. We've tried squeezing in some outdoor activities while the weather is nice (ha ha). No more park days that's for sure! I'm just grateful to have two wonderful little boys. Sure, each of them have their no so happy moments, but they can always make me smile. Just the other day I called Carson, "little bud" and he quickly replied, "I'm not little. I'm big Carson and you're my big mama." Oh, okay then. I called him something else another time and he said, "No, I'm Noodle and that is Bean (Blake)." It's a good thing I have Carson to keep me on my toes and keep me laughing.

"Bakugan Brawl"

"Bakugan Brawl" is a phrase I hear several times a day! I must have a boy, right!? Bakugan is Carson's current love/obsession. He takes this Bakugan case everywhere. We introduced his best buddy, Rome, to these and he has latched on to them as well. He plays with these all day long and has a great time.

Cool Swimming Pics

This is Matt. I'm only posting on "our" blog because I think my waterproof camera is so cool. Enjoy!

Carson, The Swimmer

Carson, The Swimmer, cont.

Blake - 6 Month Stats

I'm a little behind on posting Blake's 6 Month stats.

Weight: 17 lb 6 oz (38%) - 2 lbs. smaller than Carson was!

Height: 27 1/2 (69%) - 3 in. taller than Carson was!

This month Blake has started eating rice and oatmeal cereal and has tried pears, peaches, bananas and squash. He is still such a happy baby. We think the "trilling" he does when he is tired or upset is darling/humorous. He has started to get up on his hands and knees and will be all over the place in no time!

We love you Blakey Bean!

Friends

This morning Kapri, Rome & Scarlett came over to play. The babies took naps while the older boys played outside and the moms chatted.

Scarlett (10 1/2 months) Blake (6 1/2 months)
We've got some crawlers! Scarlett is showing Blake the ropes. He is actually getting pretty darn good! If he has something is front of him that he wants (a bottle) he'll go!

Sweet Boy

Look at that sweet face and those blue eyes! What's not to love?

I was taking Blake's picture and then he let out a little giggle. Right then a darker spot started to appear towards the bottom of the towel. I'm glad he finds it humorous to pee on himself RIGHT after I finish giving him a bath! I actually thought it was pretty funny. Such a little boy.