Thanksgiving Girls

Evvie and Ava had fun competing for the cutest camera pose for Pokey!

One Way to Keep from Losing Your Marbles...

Is she magic?

No, the operative word is magnetic.

Evelyn's discovered our "game drawer" and mama's magnetic balls are her new favorite item!

Beware the Ferocious Lion

Yesterday was the renowned "Saturday-of-the-five-ponytails". It was also "Saturday-of-the-oft-undressed-2-year-old".

Yup. There's always lots going on around here.

Knock knock...

Evelyn Mae is bringing home weekly art projects from daycare. She talks about the kids there constantly, and someone has been teaching her the fine art of humor. Last night over supper, Evelyn told us a knock-knock joke. It goes like this:


Evvie: Knock knock.
Mama: Who's there?
Evvie: Banana.
Mama: Banana who?
(Brief pause. Evelyn spies the small orange gourds on the table and points)
(Evvie): BANANA ATE A PUMPKIN!

We exploded in uproarious laughter. This was the knock-knock joke of the century. Evelyn was so proud of herself that she retold the joke (without waiting for the response part) a few dozen more times that night. I'm glad to see she's developing a more sophisticaed sense of humor than her old man's limited "pull my finger" ruse.

Blogging Brandon the Betta Fish

Ladies and Gentlemen...
Introducing the newest member of the Prince household...
Brandon, the Betta Fish!

Evvie got a great fishbowl setup from Auntie Amy for her birthday, so on Sunday we set up the bowl and headed to the pet store to pick out a Betta fish. Evvie selected a blue one and named it in honor of my carpool and school intern buddy, Brandon.

The Big Two

Well, with much fanfare and family participation, Evelyn managed to turn Two today.

The day started out with a reprise of fun with Grandma Sue & Grampa Jim's balloons, then the guests arrived and we managed to fit 17 people into our little house! It's the first "shindig" we've hosted since we bought the place 5 1/2 years ago, and it was fun!

Ava and Iris kept Evelyn charmed and interested in the under-3 foot tall crowd, but Grammy managed to sneak in a snuggle with a book read to the girls together.

Evvie hauled in some great birthday loot, including a ladybug walker toy and an almost-real kitchen set. Perhaps more exciting than the gifts, though, was the opportunity to eat cake with icing. Coming on the heels of Halloween, Evvie's sweet tooth is doing backflips.

Halloweenies

This year, Evelyn got on board with the fun of Halloween. I rushed home during a free hour to spend some time with her before spending Halloween Eve in class.

Evvie wanted to dress up as a raspberry in honor of the fruit she so adores, so momma whipped out her sewing needle, some old clothes and some good ol'fashioned creativity! Evvie was the tastiest costume that I saw this year!

Momma enjoyed taking her house-to-house in our neighborhood, and greeting all the ghouls and spooks that rang the bell. Super Dog made her annual appearance (now that's one costume we've gotten some mileage out of!) and the evening was a success!