Pumpkin Day

Evan and all of his preschool classmates made

pumpkin shirts to wear at their Fall Party

this morning.

Evan was in a rather silly mood this morning in

case that wasn't obvious ; )

Cousins! Then & Now

Alon & Evan

Can I brag about my child?

During a three hole ("ABC") golf tournament this morning, Evan

teed off and landed on the green. Over 80 yards!

When Evan hits the ball a long distance, he likes to say that

he "smoked it".

Trunk-or-Treat 2007

Evan as Flash Gordon!

Flash checking out a spooky trunk...
and the appearance of Carl The Gnome.

M.S. as a Red Lego

Dawn handing out treats

Red Riding Hood handing out treats at

"Grandma's House"

Roughin' It

Markas & Evan had their first camp out...

which was really a camp in.

So much for roughin' it in the great outdoors ; )

Little Buckaroo

Evan had Western
Round-Up Day at
Preschool

Evan picked out his own cowboy duds ; )

Crayon Dreams

"I dream in color. I see all of the crayon

colors in the world."

~Evan

How's the beach, Mom?

"The cure for anything is salt water -

sweat, tears, or the sea."

~Isak Dinesen

Have fun!

"Sports Day" - Soccer & Golf

Evan warming up before his soccer game.

Evan (4) and teammate Noah (7) moving down the field.

After a fun soccer game, it was time for golf.

Evan with Dad and PaPa after golf class.

Splash Time!

The conditions were perfect!

Lots of rain, plenty of puddles,

a boy, and his dog.

Evan & Price

Sooner Born, Sooner Bred

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

Norman, OK

Evan at his first OU game, the 2007 season opener on September 1st.
It just blew his mind how the Sooners scored 79 points
during one game.

The Red River Shootout 2007
Oklahoma Beats Texas 28 - 21

Evan vs. Concrete

Daredevil Evan's latest run-in with concrete.

You should see the concrete! ; )

Equation of the day...

New toilet paper roll + bathroom sink = ?

Mom's answer:
"a not so good choice"

Evan's answer:
"an experiment"

Final answer:
a mess

We definitely won't be squeezing that roll of Charmin : )

My Heart

"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." - Elizabeth Stone

Price

Price Henry joined our family in May 2007 when he was two months old.

Keep Flappin'

Here is to my fellow flamingos in the yard of life!

"Friendship isn't a big thing -

it's a million little things."

-author unknown

Evan-isms

• Evan was getting frustrated while getting his boots on. I asked if everything was okay. Evan said, "I am having issues, Mom".
• I asked Evan why he was getting upset and his response was, "There is a storm in my brain. And when it rains it makes me upset. But when the sun comes back out I will be happy again."
• I forgot to pack Evan's lunch for school and I apologized to him. His answer, "I am not angry at you, Mom, but I am disappointed in you. Next time you need to try to do better, okay?"
• People are always asking Evan "Where did you get your beautiful blue eyes from?". Evan's favorite response is "At the Blue Eye Store".
• Out of the blue one day, Evan asked, "Why did you name me Evan? I wanted to be named Junior. You should have known that." (He asked to be called Junior for the next 2 days.)
• Evan was talking about a goal he made at a recent soccer game and said "I smoked it! I thought the grass was gonna catch fire! I'm serious. I am that fast!".
• While playing at the park, I called Evan over to talk to him about including a younger playmate and how he feels when older kids don't want him to play with them. About 30 seconds into the discussion, Evan informs me in a very matter-of-fact way, "Mom, I don't have time for this". (How precious... )

What I learned...

from my son on March 7th, 2006.

When a 3 year old runs into your room (during what is supposed to be his nap/rest time) wearing water goggles, a firefighter hat, water shoes and dripping wet PJs... be afraid, very afraid. And consider investing in a wet/dry vacuum! My sweet child's only words of warning were "Mommy, I have a problem". Fearing the worst I made my way to Evan's bathroom and seeing my own reflection on the floor, I then realized what he meant by problem. His bathroom now resembled Lake Michigan! Everywhere you looked there was standing water. The walls still had small trails of water cascading down them. And being the sweet child that he is, Evan had even attempted to soak up his 'problem' with some of our finest bath linens from the linen closet.

So as I began the process of drying out Lake Michigan, I repeated these words to myself: "These are special times... These are special times". I also realized that it is impossible to get mad at my child when he is wearing water goggles : ) Do you think he knows this??? : )

Markas' 30th Birthday Party

Evan helped bake the birthday cake and he did all the decorating.

First Soccer Season - Go Dragons!