Evan's Lyrics

Evan loves to sing along to songs. One of his favorite albums - Lady Gaga's Fame. He celebrates her entire collection (Office Space, anybody?) So as you can see, not the typical kids' music.

Here are some of his more amusing takes on the songs that he sings:

* Jason Derulo "Whatcha Say" actual lyrics:
"I don't want you to leave me, though you caught me cheatin'"

Evan's version:
"I don't want you to leave me, though you caught me cleanin'"

*Flo Rida "Low" actual lyrics:
"Boots with the fur"

Evan's version:
"Boots with the fun"

Ellena Sassitude

Ellena has been giving us a LOT of attitude lately. What happened to my sweet baby girl? Actually, she's still quite sweet, but there have been times that we either just shake our head at the nerve of the girl or crack up laughing. Some examples:

* The other night, Ellena was in our room and as she saw Pops approaching, she mumbled some baby babble, gave him a killer smile and then promptly shut the door in his face!

* Ellena was sitting by the toilet with her toothbrush. I told her that's gross and to get away from the toilet. She started humming, "hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm-hmmmmmmmmm" over and over, swinging her head side to side and again, with that killer smile. As if to say, "I can't hear you! La la la!"

Needless to say, I'm not looking forward to the Terrible Two's, Tantrum Three's or F'in Fours, nor those lovely pre-teen and teen years...

Christmas Pics

Breakfast at Salish Lodge with Grandma & Grandpa

Family Pic 1

Family Pic 2 - Christmas morning

17 months

Ellena is now 17 months old. She continues to be our little sweetheart. And she is very attached to her big brother. She loves to follow Evan around and will do anything that he tells her to do... which can sometimes lead to major mischief!

Her absolutely most favorite thing are the cats. Even in her grumpiest mood (usually after her nap), she will brighten up when she sees Piko and Poki. She pets them and tackles them for snuggles and is slowly learning how to be more gentle around them.

Best Friends

Evan's best friend from school is Colin. They are inseparable at school, pretty much to the point of distraction. And we try to get together outside of school about once a week. Very fun times for the boys.