Year and a Half Birthday

Yesterday Everett turned a year and a half! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. Today Everett had his 18 month check-up. I am blessed to say that Everett met all of his developmental milestones and is right on track. Everett continues to add more and more words to his vocabulary, is growing in his social skills, is learning new gross and fine motor tasks such as scribbling and jumping, and overall continues to grow and flourish. He is 28.5 pounds and is in the 75th percentile for his weight and the 90th percentile for his height. I guess he could shop in the "big and tall" section! Working with special needs children I am so sensitive to knowing that each "little" milestone is actually a big deal. I never want to take them for granted and praise the Lord for each one. The past year and a half has been so full of blessings and I look forward to many more years to come. We love you silly boy!

Aunt Mary's Visit

Last weekend Everett's Aunt Mary came for a visit! We all had so much fun. We went shopping, watched movies, out to eat, and played at the park. Here are some pictures from Mary's visit.


Playing at the park....

Hiding from Aunt Mary.....

Meeting a new friend at Barnes and Noble story time. Once again he loves characters!

We had fun Aunt Mary. Can't wait for another visit!

First Birthday Party

Saturday Everett went to his first birthday party for his friend Jonah's first birthday! I guess you could call it a "block" party, as blocks were the theme. I forgot to take a picture of the cake, but Julie (Jonah's mommy) even made a cake that spelled out Jonah's name in blocks. Very creative and way beyond my baking capabilities. Upon entering the party Everett was a bit unsure, but he eventually did warm-up to the crowd and had a good time. The balloons were the highlight for him.

The birthday boy

Everett and I getting a quick snuggle in on the couch...he was ready for nap at this point.

All the kids at the party.

I just love those rosy red cheeks!

Not party-related, but I have to show you Everett's new favorite activity....looking through all his baby albums. He has actually sat and flipped through them for at least 45 minutes!

It's A......

BOY!!!!!

And he has a name.....Hampton Cole

We were so excited to find out today that God has blessed us with another boy. He is healthy, and apparently very active according to the ultrasound tech. He was doing somersaults and moving all around. I would have definitely been excited to have a girl, but I am beyond thrilled that Everett will have a little brother. I pray that they will be lifelong friends. I have a feeling though that I will have my hands full!

So Everett what do you think about having to share Mommy and Daddy!?!

Just kidding! Everett was just excited that "Happy Hampton Day" meant that he got to have chocolate gelato.

Still Here

We're still here. We've been so busy this past week. Yesterday Everett spent all day at his friend Silas' house as Eric was out of town and I had to work. Visit here to read about his adventures! Come back tomorrow to find out about Baby#2.

Target, Thai and Cupcakes

Yesterday was a nice Sunday. We have decided to keep Everett out of the church nursery until he is completely over his respiratory virus and until he is fully vaccinated (I have been watching too much news and 60-minutes I guess...but we decided it is best). So, while Eric was at church yesterday morning, Everett and I decided to go to the new Super Target in St.Matthews. It was great! While we were walking up to the entrance Everett started excitedly yelling "ball" at the big red Target balls. We had fun just strolling the aisles. Later on, while Everett was napping, Eric did some "mechanic work." Our car door handle had broken off and Eric had ordered the part and decided the best time to fix it was yesterday afternoon. I must say that I was very impressed and proud of him because he did a great job and it had involved completely taking apart and removing the car door. Yeah Eric! The rest of our afternoon was spent strolling around the neighborhood and playing. For dinner I decided to go Thai and made a chicken and pasta dish with a peanut sauce. It was really good! I had also baked Halloween cupcakes for dessert, which Everett thoroughly enjoyed as you can tell from the picture below.

Fall Fun And a Baby Giraffe

Yesterday we had a really fun day, so be prepared for a picture overload. We started off the day by taking advantage of the beautiful Fall weather with another photo shoot.... Everett loves to collect leaves.

Reaching for a leaf with "Dada"

This is a common facial expression we get from him when trying to take a picture...Or we get this.....it's like he knows we are trying to get a picture, so he instantly closes his eyes.

We then had lunch at Mimi's Cafe....our favorite. I had to show you a picture of the chicken pot pie I ordered....it's on their menu under the title "Comfort Classics" and it so yummy!

Eric got the slow-roasted turkey and dressing...also a "Comfort Classic." Everett ate off our plates and did so well! We ordered him a strawberry smoothie for dessert and he loved it (so did I).

Last year we went to the zoo's Halloween Party and had so much fun. So we decided to go again this year. Last year Ev was a dragon and this year he was a giraffe. Our original costume fell through. I ordered it online and it was too small. It was too late to order the next size up, so we went with this costume. It actually worked out even better since we were going to the zoo.

Everett's pumpkin that his Grammy ordered him from Pottery Barn Kids.

I love that it has his name monogrammed on it.

We attached it to his stroller so that he could collect his (or really our) loot. He spent most of the time in his stroller, but near the end we did get him out and let him go "wild"...which he did.

I was pleasantly surprised how he handled wearing his costume.

A baby giraffe meeting a mama giraffe. People passing by seemed to love this. I have to admit, it was a spectacle. So cute!

Everett also met an owl. He loves characters!

Such a cute baby giraffe.

On our way home. We had so fun!