Evee's 2!!!

Hey friends and family!

Yesterday little Evee turned 2. It's hard to believe that she's been with us (outside the womb) for 2 years now! Pretty amazing how fast it goes.

She is talking so much and is a joy!

I'll post some pictures here. We had a birthday party for her. Just invited friends over - the kids played outside and we all just hung out. Very laid back with brownies & ice cream, popcorn, fruit and lemonade. It was fun. Of course, I forgot to take pictures of that, but we got pictures of the morning when we did gifts. My friend took pictures at the party, so I'll try to get some of those from her.

I made her an apron, which I'm very proud of! We got her a craft box and she's already been cutting, gluing and coloring. We told people to not bring gifts or to bring stuff that they already had and wanted to "pass on" - so we got some great recycled stuff (books, bubbles, and homemade cards!).

Oh, and I did some video, but realized (just now) that when I turn the camera, you have to watch it side on. So I'll post an old video at the end. It was from when Mike, Joni, and Grandma were here (so a couple of months ago...she's talking more now), but you can still get an idea of her little voice.

She is wearing an outfit my parents sent her, eating a sucker (also from grandma and papa) and wearing the apron I made. She's dancing to some music...










And, the old video...

Playing pretend

I think this sequence is so sweet. Evee has started playing pretend more and this is when she asked to give her baby a bath. She is also really into towels, so she needed to make sure baby was wrapped up.

Taking the camera

I'm realizing that I had posts saved, but hadn't actually posted them...

I'll start posting those :) - just a few and a bit old, but better than nothing I guess. The pictures below are from back in December (early December).

Also, my brother Josh and sister-in-law Kari just had their little one Saturday evening - little Stella. She was 9 lbs. 5 ounces and 22 inches - so, I guess not SO little, but still :). Very excited to have a new baby on the Jackson side! Congrats to them!

Random progression...

The Wedding

So, we've gone and come back to Australia with no updates :) - sorry about that! I did very broad updates (kind of) at my other blog. Anyway, here are a few pictures from the wedding. I hope to get some more pictures of our time in Australia from Clint's mom at some point. Also, we didn't bring our camera, so these are from Clint's brother, Jeff, and possibly our sister-in-law Esther. Hopefully I can get some pictures of the family and of Clint's parents!

Right outside of the reception - the sun was setting. It was a gorgeous location!

Gramps - this is Lynn's dad and Clint and I just love this picture of him! He stayed with us in Sydney for about 4 days or so. Evee loved Gramps and would reach up for his hand frequently or asked to be picked up. At one point, I looked pack in the car and Evee was fast asleep and was holding Gramps' hand. He said that she had reached over for him to take her hand...so sweet.

The 4 brothers and wives - all married now. Nice to be together, even if for a short time!

Dean & Rachel - It was great meeting and getting to know Rach and to spend time with her and Dean. She was a beautiful bride.

Evee loved everyone. Mitch and her seemed to really hit it off and had a lot of fun together!

Another view from the beach by the reception earilier in the day.

Evee playing in the sand while pictures were being taken. Her granny (and granda) got her this dress for the wedding. It was so cute on her. Thank you to them!

Clint's brother, Jeff, and Sharee with their 4 month old (now) Hayden. It was so great to meet him and to see them as parents! Anytime Evee saw Jeff or Sharee without Hayden, she would hold her hands up in question and ask, "Where's the baby?"

Clint's brother, Mitch, and Esther. Last time we went to Australia was for their wedding. It was great going to their place and spending time with them!

A picture from the ceremony - they asked Clint and Rachel's older sister to pray for them to represent the families. It was nice to be apart of the ceremony in that way.

I'm back :)

These pictures are from awhile ago, but I'm just now posting them. And, yes, I do realize that I haven't posted in a good while! Very sorry about that!

My mom has great pictures of Christmas on her blog - http://gwenjackson.blogspot.com/2009/01/christmas-pics.html. We had SUCH a great time in Indiana and then Michigan.

Update: Clint's first day of short term is today. He has class for 3 weeks and then goes to Australia for his brother, Dean's, wedding at the end of the month - very exciting! Evee and I actually leave next week to head over to Australia to spend time with family and be there for the wedding. Pretty crazy that we'll be heading out so soon!

Sorry again for the delay! I'll make sure to continue to do well (like I did before the end of November :)). And, I'll post pictures of our time in Australia and the wedding!

Fun pictures - Evee in Clint's slippers

In the blanket basket

Thanksgiving Pictures

There are great Thanksgiving pictures posted on my mom's blog from last week. You can find them at http://www.gwenjackson.blogspot.com.

Favorite Books

Evee is very into books right now - which I'm thrilled about! Book might actually be the most popular word in her vocabulary now, except for mommy (but I don't think that she actually means me. I think that she is possibly saying "hold me" because she says it to everyone with her hands up and usually calls me mama). Anyway, here are a few favorites. The Eye Book's cover is no longer attached to the rest of the book. She also really likes the ABC Zoo Book her Granny made her as well as the one on New Zealand.