Craft Mania

I've been in a hurry to finish all of my projects before we move next week. I think I have everything finished and I'm very excited about them all!

I started knitting this Little Red Riding Hood cape for Evie for Halloween LAST year. Needless to say, she wasn't Little Red. I finally got it done and it only took 6 months. Knitting takes a long time!

She doesn't love having the hood on, but she suffered through it for a picture. I just hope it still fits her this coming Halloween.

Here is a side view!

I guilted myself into making a quilt for the new little baby. I actually love how it turned out. Thanks Mom for doing the actual quilting!

Here is the back view. We've decided on the name Penny and there is no turning back now!

One of my friends taught me how to make tutu's! I made this one for a friend, but had to have my little model show it off! I might have to make her one now!

Adam has even gotten in on the crafting scene! He took a class on tying flies and he's pretty good at it. Here a few that he tied the other day!

Now I can focus on packing and moving!

Birthdays

We had a week of celebrating!! My dad's birthday is on December 21st, Adam's is on the 28th, and Evie's is on the 29th...not to mention Christmas and New Year's! It's always a fun time.

Here is my handsome hubby and me on his birthday. It wouldn't be Adam without a funny face.

I made him a fly fisherman cake. I was going to try to have the fisherman standing in the cake, but the pole was too skinny and kept breaking. Laying down worked just fine! My mom made the frosting. I really like how it turned out!

A pose of the blowing of the candles.

Here is the actual blowing out of the candles! Happy Birthday, Old Man!

Alona got him this tips and tricks book for his iPad. He like it lots!

The next day we got to celebrate Evie's first birthday. It was a fun day. I got her a little ballerina outfit. She was so cute in it!

I made her this little crown too. I think this first birthday was all for me!

We opened presents that morning. She hasn't quite got the hang of it!

Here she is in action!

Grandma & Grandpa Warr were skyping with us. I'm glad that they could be part of Evie's special day.

Playing with toys and eating treats!

Mom and Dad had to help get the presents out.

That evening we had cake for Evie. We tried to get a picture of Evie with her cake before the festivities!

The proud mama!

She was really unsure about the whole thing. It wasn't the most exciting cake eating that I've ever seen, but fun non the less!

Here is a video of the cake eating. It is kinda long, so watch if you want. I think its adorable, but I'm a little biased!

I did most of the damage to the cake trying to lure her in!

It was a really fun day...until that night. We put Evie to bed and I went in to check on her a while later and she had thrown-up in bed. (It wasn't from the cake...she only had one lick of frosting!) We got her all cleaned up, and she puked on me...and then spent the rest of the night throwing up. Poor little thing. She was sick for the next few days. We decided to come home on Sunday so we could get her to the doctor on Monday, but she was all better by then...thank goodness. So sad that she got really sick for the first time on her first birthday.

I had to add this picture because it was one of Dad's birthday presents from Alona and I didn't get any pictures of his actual birthday. It was BYU cougar pasta salad. We ate it the day BYU played their bowl game. I'm sure glad they won for my Dad's sake!

This wasn't anyone birthday, but I just like my sister and I didn't really have any pictures of her in this post. My brother gave her that hat for Christmas!

Evie's First Christmas

We went to my parents house near Seattle for Christmas this year. We've been in a different state for every Christmas since we've been married!

We got there in time for my Dad's birthday on the 21st. We also took a day and went down to the Sound. We went to Redondo Beach and some little park that I don't remember the name of. Evie loved all the birds!

On Christmas Eve we opened an envelope revealing the gender of our new little arrival!! I had the ultrasound on the 16th, but we decided to keep it a surprise until Christmas Eve. I couldn't wait any longer than that! The results... A GIRL!! Little Sister Warr will get here the middle of May!

Christmas morning came and Evie was up bright and early!

Here is Evie opening some presents from Grandma & Grandpa Warr.

My parents got this little car at a yard sale and Evie loved it! She would have been happy for hours having someone push her around in it. She also loved crawling in and out of it.

She was enjoying eating all of the paper and gifts. (Thanks for the jewelry, Andrea!!)

And of course....playing in the boxes!

After the presents were open, we got ready for church. We were trying to get Evie to leave her headband on, my Dad found that this worked the best!

My little Sweetie on Christmas!

This is how she felt about all the pictures I was trying to take of her!

The next day we went to do a little shopping. The mall had a Merry-Go-Round, so Auntie Alone took her for a spin!

Here she is in action. Alona said that she was making noises the whole time. I guess she liked it despite her facial expressions!

We also had a Costco visit in the rain!

My dad got an airplane for Christmas. Him and Adam had fun with it until Adam crashed it into the back of the car. So long little plane!

Evie really likes the computer. She liked watching Adam play his games and liked it even more when she got to push the keys and make the characters move.

Evie loved looking at pictures of herself (I guess she always has). She would beg and beg for someone to hold her while they watched a slideshow of Evie! She loved dancing to the music too.

What a great Christmas! I'm already looking forward to next year!

Graduation!

Yesterday was the day we've been waiting for for 3 1/2 years (It was 3 1/2 because he got his MBA at the same time)... ADAM GRADUATED FROM LAW SCHOOL!

I'm so excited for him!

Adam was getting ready to leave and he got a couple pictures with Evie. She did not like having the cap on!

My parents came over for Graduation. The ceremony was held at the Kibbie Dome.

Adam's parents were there too, of course. We're so grateful for supportive parents!

Here Adam is getting Hooded! My zoom isn't very good, but they had it on the big screen!

Getting his diploma!

The newest graduate of University of Idaho - School of Law!

I guess we all kind of graduated!

We're off to the next adventure in life...after Adam finishes finals (they do graduation before they're finished with finals...weird)! I'm excited to see what life holds for us. We'll take any prayers that Adam gets a job soon! I've decided not to worry about being jobless until Adam is done with the Bar!

Congratulations, Adam! I'm so proud of you and love you more than you know!

Update for the last few months!

It's been a little while since I have updated our blog. I have pictures of Evie from the last few month. I can't believe how fast she is growing up!

Our latest and most exciting Evie news is that she is walking. At about 10.5 months she took her first steps. For the next couple of weeks it was 2 or 3 steps here and there. She got up to about 10 at Thanksgiving. She turned 11 months on 11/29 and decided she could do it. She only crawls every now and then, but loves her new found freedom in walking. She doesn't have to carry her toys in her mouth anymore!

Evie also loves to dance!! Whenever music comes on she starts dancing away! I love it!

The other night was the "Light up the Night" Parade in Moscow. We went down and watched. It's kinda nice having kids at paraded because you get lots of candy!

Adam's parents put in a doggy door not to long ago. Evie found it pretty fast when we were there. She had fun going in and out!

It was pretty cold outside. She didn't like staying out long!

Evie has discovered that she can open the wipes container and pull out wipes to her hearts content. This is where I found her the other day! Needless to say....the wipes have found a new home..high up on a shelf!

We went to my parents house back in October. They found this rocking horse at a garage sale. Evie really liked it. She got a pretty bad cold while we were there and she liked to just lay on the horse and relax.

Under the sink has also been a new discovery in the last few months. She likes to bang on the pipes and pull everything out. We think she might have a career in plumbing!

When Evie is done with her bottle she like to pull it out of her mouth and squeeze the nipple. This is the usual result!

We think that she really is a little monkey. She loves obstacles. She often crawls under the chair and then can't figure out how to get out. She's getting much better at that now!

She discovered Adam's licorice stash. Look at that smug little face!

For a while Evie would do this big scrunchy smile. I loved it!

Sudsy beard!! We think she looks a lot like Uncle Jerry in this picture.

I just liked this picture with her fake little smile and pose!! I sure do love that little girl! I can't believe she'll be a year old in just a couple of weeks!