Evie's First Birthday!!!

Evie turned one this last friday, we just can't believe that time has gone by so fast! Our little baby has turned into a very cute little girl, and we thank God for her everyday:) On Evie's birthday, I took her into Wayzata to take some pictures of her. She had so much fun exploring all the new things around her(she even tried to taste some of them)!

She liked the tree, but she wouldn't give it a hug:)

Here she is trying to eat some leaves.

The fence was very long, she loved walking along it.

Later in the evening, Andy took a picture of us on our patio.

On Saturday afternoon we had Evie's birthday party. But I surprised Andy and Krista and invited lots of family and a few friends to come to a surprise party for them at the same time. They both turned the big 30 this last month. They had no idea when we showed up that the party was for them too!!!! I was so thankful that I hadn't given away the surprise, thank you to everyone that kept the surprise too!!

We had a great time mingling with everyone that came and enjoyed really good cake and snacks too. Evie had no idea that the party was for her, she just loved being around lots of people. She didn't quite know what to think of her cake. She had fun playing with the frosting and the ducks that came with it. I gave her a piece of the cake and she didn't like it at all. Then after a while she didn't want to have anything to do with the cake. So we moved on to the gifts:)

This is Evie's Birthday cake

She didn't quite know what to think of it.

Here she started picking at it.

mmmmm..... yummy frosting!!

Hey mom look, I have a blue tongue!

Here we are opening her gifts. She got some very nice things!

Grandma gave Evie her first doll, she tried to eat the hair!

Here is our family.

After the party, Andy took Evie swimming!

Evie was given this really cool tunnel, she loved crawling through it when we got home.

We had a very wonderful and long day! A big "thank you" to everyone that helped out and to all those that came to the party. It wouldn't have been a party without you:)!!

Minnetonka Apple Orchard

On Sunday night we went to the Minnetonka Apple Orchard. We had a great time looking at pumpkins, going on a hayride and eating good food. There was a train for the kids to play on, a sandbox that Micah just loved, and there were even animals for the the kids to look at. Evie loved touching and smelling lots of new things.

Here is Evie's first time feeling a pumpkin!

This one was almost her size:)

Micah and Evie together on a train.

Daddy and Evie on a tractor.

Here we are on the hayride.

We had a great time at the apple orchard, hope you enjoy the pictures:)!!

Grandma and her great-grandkids!!

On Saturday, Andy's cousin Jeremy(he is a missionary to Brazil), his wife Barb and their little girl Kayleigh were here for a visit. We got to take some cute pictures of the cousins together and we also got a really cute one with Grandma and her great-grandkids!!! It was a little hard to get them all happy and looking at the same time, but we managed to do it:) The kids had a great time getting to know each other and the adults had fun chatting too.

Kayleigh, Evie, Micah, and Ben all sitting so nicely together:)

Grandma was so happy to have almost all of her great-grandkids together.

Evie in a hat

It got a lot colder last week, so I pulled out some of Evie's warmer clothes. We had fun trying on a few outfits, this is a sweater and hat that Evie's great aunt Janet made for her. Isn't she cute!!!! I just had to take a picture and share it with you:)!!

Softball Tournament

This last saturday Perry, Tim and Andy played in a softball tournament. It was cold and windy and it even rained a little bit during the day. But we all survived and even enjoyed ourselves. Evie and Micah enjoyed playing in the grass and dirt and didn't mind that it was a little cooler, they just loved being outside. The guys did very well, they got 5th place.

Enjoy the pictures!!

Labor Day

On Monday, September 3rd we went to Baker Park with Andy's parents and Krista, Micah and Ben. We had hotdogs on the grill, chips, carrots, watermelon and homemade cookies!!! yummy! The day was so beautiful, there was a nice breeze and it wasn't too hot. After we ate lunch we played on the play ground for awhile. There weren't any little swings so Grandma B took Evie for a swing on the tire swing. Then we walked down to the beach and put our toes in the water. Both Micah and Evie really wanted to put their whole bodies in the water, but we didn't bring our swimming suits. We had a wonderful day together!!:)

Evie is 11 months old!

Sorry that it has taken me so long to write on our blog. We have been busy hanging out with family, Andy started a new job, and Evie and I just got sick this last week. But I just wanted to post some pictures that I took last week of Evie when she turned 11 months old. It is so hard to believe that she will be 1 at the end of this month. She is just a little thing and doesn't weight much at all. But she loves exploring around our house and getting into anything that she can. She is also working on her 5th tooth, I think that is why she isn't feeling good.

Enjoy that pictures!