It is Official

It is official, Evan is crawling. I knew it would only be a matter of days before he figured out how to move forward. Today it all came together for him. Hands and knees were both moving in the same direction. Evan grandparents and great-grandmother were all there to watch it happen.

Home on the Range

Today was the day. We made it out to Cowboy Ken's house to ride horses. Haley thinks "Buck" is her horse now and can't wait to go out and ride him each time she visits. It was another super windy day, so she didn't last as long as most cowgirls in these here parts:) But, she didn't stop talking the rest of the evening because she was so excited about her afternoon outing. Evan even got in on the action. Yehaw!

Raiderland

I had to post this precious picture in her Texas Tech dress. Have you ever seen such a cute Red Raider fan in all your life? Red Raider fans, get your guns up!

Oklahoma is OK

I have the kids with me at my parents house for almost two weeks and we are having a blast in Oklahoma. After growing up in the middle of nowhere, I would have never known that there would be so much for my kids to do in the country. Boy was I wrong!

The first week has been packed. Today, Papa woke Haley up before 7am (I know, a cardinal sin in the world of sleep-deprived parents) to take her out in her favorite pick-up truck to go look for deer and turkeys. S-U-C-C-E-S-S. She and Papa found a ton of deer and only one turkey...but from the front seat of the truck, Haley could see it all.

Then, after a playdate with Emory and Arrington in their super fun playhouse and a nap, we were back out with Papa for Haley's first flight in Bobby bonanza. I sat in the back seat with Haley and with headsets and all we set off for our first little trip in the air. Haley seemed to really enjoy the flight. She couldn't quite see out of her window and kept asking us to tell her what we could all see. It was a warm day and a pretty bumpy flight, but Haley never complained. I think we've got a flier on our hands.

Evan is having a good time too. Poor little guy, he is trying soooo hard to crawl and spends most of the day eternally frustrated because he can't quite figure out how to move forward. We've all witnessed at least one or two crawls in the right direction, but Evan won't be satisfied until he can really go. We are watching every day to see this guy catch Haley any minute.

Scooter

Evan is now on the move. Crazy! He is 7 months old, has two teeth and now can scoot around backwards. He hasn't quite figured out how to go forward but is working hard to figure it out. Most days he gets stuck under our furniture because he can't see where he is going and backs under things. Last night I went in at 2 am and found him sitting up holding on to the crib rails. Urgh. I better baby proof this house ASAP.

Tornado Pants

Ok, the pic has nothing to do with tornados but it was a cute one we took of our little seven month old sitter. He also is crawling backwards these days and has gotten stuck under our armchairs two times. Yikes.

On another note, Haley was trying to put her pants on today by herself when she started yelling for me. I found her frustrated because one pant leg was turned inside out. She looked up and said, "Mom, my pants are a tornado". I had no idea what she was talking about. So she explained that they were all twisted. Cleaver. I would have never thought about it that way.

Sealed and Filled

Evan was baptized at a service in the Chapel at Christ Church yesterday. There were nine children baptized in a quick, but beautiful service. The sweetest moment was when Jed held Evan in his arms and baptized him in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Evan just looked up at him with huge eyes as his father smiled down on him. I know his heavenly Father was smiling down on him too. Evan is blessed to have three godparents to pray for him and help us raise him up as a child of God. Chris and Kristie Lipper as well as our adopted grandmother, Fran Bostwick. Praise God that we don't have to raise him alone:)

Cute Hair

When Haley was bathing tonight she was playing with her foam dress up dolls and changing their outfits while commenting on their whereabouts for the day. I was dressing one doll and mentioned that I was taking mine to ride the horse carousel at the mall. She decided that she'd bring her doll as well, but every time she moved her doll off the tub wall her orange pigtail wig would fall off into the bathtub. I told her that it would be ok if her doll went to ride the carousel without hair. Haley said, "Mom, she wants to look cute!" Oh dear. I have clearly created a monster. She already thinks it is important to look cute to go out for the day. Although, I'm not sure what she considers cute. Many days I wouldn't be caught in the outfits she chooses.

Stroller Situation

We had a situation in the side by side jogging stroller yesterday. Evan is so close to Haley that he can grab her sunglasses off her face. This totally annoys Haley who doesn't want Evan touching her things...especially those things on her face. He happens to scratch her face on accident with his fingernail and she starts to cry. As a tear rolls down her cheek, she looks at him with sad eyes and says (as if a 7 month old understands) "Evan, please be gentle...I'm just a kid." It is hard to be a big sister of a 7 month old grabber. But, not as hard as it is going to be when he is crawling. If only she knew what is coming. Then, she's appreciate his ability to only grab what is within reach!

Ballerina Girl