Just Another Pretty Face

Corn

After discovering in Pennsylvania that corn is pretty tasty, Evelyn couldn't wait for it to be cooked. "Just shuck it and Eat it" is her new motto.

First Day at New Daycare

Showing the reluctant attitude of a schoolchild, Evelyn allowed us to take a picture in her "first-day-of-school" outfit. It's a new daycare where she's attending 4 times a week now that daddy's in school all the time. So far, so good. We really like how it is operated and Evelyn seemed to survive her first day just fine.

The Treehugger

Now that she's home, Evelyn really wants to get "back to nature."

Laboring at the Beach

Everybody got excited about "Labor Day" and having some time off, so Grammy and Grampa came down to the beach with us.

We played in the surf and Mama & Daddy went for a very brief swim in the chilly water. Evvie got her toes wet, and that's about all. Smart girl. She did enjoy splashing in smaller "puddles" that we dug. SHe would follow daddy and jump into and out of the puddles.

After that, we built castles in the sand and watched the incoming tide wash them away. We tried to divert the waves, but the ocean is far more powerful than we are.

Later, we had a picnic in the sun and had fun chasing Monarch buterflies and seeing the diffferent animal poop on the trail that still resembeled a pile of juniper berries. Evvie became a bit obsessed with the poop and had to show it to everybody.

Grampa and Evelyn wanted to see if the O's had a more direct route into Evvie's tummy! After some experimentation, Evvie decided to stick with the old-fashioned chewing method.

As the day wore on and Evvie started to tire, she lay dow on a towel and invited Grammy to take a nap. It was a lovely day.

On the Steps

We visited Grammy & Grampa's and got to eat all the blackberries that we could fit into our mouths! Then we sat on the steps and watched Percy kitty!

Sandbox

You can probably tell that Evvie likes her new shades an awful lot. She likes it when she and daddy both wear their glasses and say "hey there dude" to each other.

Grammy came to babysit this week and brought a new outside toy...a sandbox! Evelyn really loves digging and dumping and making a mess, so this is right up her alley!

The many moods of Evelyn Mae

Well, there's coy.. and then there's proud!

Pennsylvania Trip

We had a great trip last week to visit the elder Smiths for five days. Evelyn was a bit timid among the visiting throngs, but enjoyed her time with the family unit.

She had fun shucking (and wolfing down) corn...
Hanging out with Auntie Lara...

Swinging with Great Grandma Doris, Grandma Sue, and Mama...

Looking cute in the garden...

Getting Grampa Jim to sketch her new poodle...

Learning the coolest John Bonham licks...

Flying through the air...

Learning from the retired art teacher...

and folowing Biddy Kitty around for hours!

You'd never guess that the trip seemed short with all this fun!

Greetings

...But I'm Already a Princess

We found a little froggie in the basement this afternoon and brought him out into the wide world.

We had a great day, trying to keep it mellow before our big trip to Pennsylvania to see Grandma and Grandpa Smith.

2 DAYS TO GO!