Easters 2009

(Yes, it's Easters with an 's' on purpose. If you don't know why, shame on you.)


Here we are dying eggs. Very serious business for Evan.

Here are the pictures Casey got of the boys just before Evan's pre-church meltdown.

Our little model. We're so proud.

I see now where the pink drool came from.

After church, it was discovered that the silly Easter Bunny even hid eggs out in the studio!

Let the crazy poses begin ...

Cute one of Owen and Pada Jones.

I can't believe I'm including these in here. We tried, bless our hearts.
(If you want to see what the end stages of an allergic reaction to penicillin look like, see my ugly arms.)

And then things got messy ...

But don't worry. OxiClean took all that red and pink out of this cute little white linen shirt, too! :)

Random Update

Sorry it's been awhile. Things got crazy around here. I hope to be a little more regular about updating again. Part of the problem is now that Casey's studio is finished, his camera is always out there so I never take pictures anymore. Poor excuse, but it's true. Here are a few oldies but goodies.

I was lucky enough to get a Wii Fit for my birthday. The kids were cracking us up trying to copy the yoga poses and such off the box.

Owen has to copy his big brother, of course.

Some of these look a little more like Charlie's Angels than Wii Fit. :)

Okay, this one is totally random and a little gross. But this is the blood left on my carpet after Owen fell and got a tiny cut on his head that bled like crazy before I noticed. I laid him down to change his diaper and put his pajamas on and this is what I was left with. I was also left with the cutest little baby boy sweater in the world covered in blood ... which I did not notice until about a week later. Now just let me take a moment to sing the praises of OxiClean. That stuff is the ultimate kid wonder cleaner. I used to scrub all my stained kids clothes. Now I just soak them in OxiClean. And for the carpet, I just dissolved some in water, poured in on, let it sit for a few minutes, then sucked it up with my SpotBot (also a handy tool). As for the sweater, the week-old blood came out with a soak in OxiClean. I love you, OxiClean. I'm done now.

Here is Owen getting his first haircut. At 19 1/2 months old. For a little perspective, Evan's first haircut was at 9 months old. Hmm. He didn't seem to mind it. He acted a little bored, in fact.

Evan is still not so sure about the clippers ...

Easter coming soon ...

Update on Owen

Well, I figured since Evan was the star of our last post, it was Owen's turn this time. After all, he did turn 18 months old on January 17th. I'm proud(?) to say that, according to Dr. Arnold, Owen is now in the 3rd percentile for both height and weight (in other words, he measures the same as 3% of boys his age and less than 97% of boys his age). That's right--he's just a little guy. Well, except for his head, which is on the large side.

This kid is a total go-getter. He does everything his brother does and then some. He's a daredevil and a trouble-maker and he can throw tantrums like nobody's business. He climbs, he dumps, he opens, he closes, he fiddles, he jumps, he throws, he bothers ... but he's so dang cute!!! It's his saving grace.

He's getting to be quite the singer and dancer these days. And his vocabulary shocks me every day. I started keeping track of it a week or so before he hit 18 months, but all I got was a partial list. He says so much I couldn't keep up. Evan didn't say 2 words at his age! (Okay, not literally, but close.) Here's what we have so far:
please
'scuse you
cheese (for both food and camera)
bye-bye
hi
hello
I love you
all gone/all done
night-night
apple
thank you
mama/mom
dada/dad (he prefers mom and dad)
bubba (his nickname)
'nana (banana)
uh-oh
ow (for both "ouch" and "meow")
kikki (kitty)
fff-fff (woof-woof)
tickle-tickle-tickle
yea
wow
blue
more (in sign language, too! thanks, Ashley!)
juice
peek-a-boo
poop
snack (which sounds like "naaaaaaahhhh" with a throaty growl)
bubble
-my 3 personal "un-favorites" he learned from Evan are:
help
no
mine

And that's all I can think of right now. I might have to add more later. Owen is such a cute, fun kid. And while he is always making a mess or causing trouble, he is always providing a lot of comic relief, as well. Now if he can just get used to nursery, we'll be in great shape.

Happy Birthday, Evan!

Okay, so this is, like, pushing 2 months late, but I got a little behind on everything with all the hullabaloo surrounding the studio open house. (Thanks to everyone who came, by the way. It was great fun and we appreciate everyone's support.) And now ... Evan's birthday, which happened January 4th.

It was a big day for Evan. He actually turned 4 on his first day in Primary as a Sunbeam. He's the oldest one by several months. He wanted a chocolate cake with blue stars. Well, I aim to please. (When the requests are that easy, at least.)

We had the entire Childs clan over for cake and ice cream that evening. Thanks, everyone.


The following night, we had his Aunties Kake and Em over, along with our neighbors Tim & Ashley and Mallory, Evan's friend (not enemies hardly at all anymore!). The night was a bit of a downer since Evan refused to, hmm ... how shall I say this nicely ... release his inner demons that had been stewing inside of him for several days. So we didn't get many pictures and I'm sure none of the aforementioned people will want to come back for a birthday party ever again. I don't blame them.


Happy Birthday, Evan! You are a funny, sweet, polite kid. You are a great helper and big brother. We love you!