Hold the phones...Eva is potty trained!

Our Big Girl Eva

So I never thought this day would come. I have bribed, asked, threatened, done everything possible to get this girl potty trained for a while now and nothing seemed to work. She just kept telling, "No, now put my diaper on me." Well, a couple of weeks ago after her gymnastics class she came to me with a pair of her underwear and said, "Put these on me, I am potty trained now." I hesitantly put them on her thinking I would be cleaning up a huge mess before long. To my surprise she IS POTTY TRAINED. She has been now for two and a half weeks and only one accident. She even wakes up dry in the morning. I know, too much information, but you have no idea how excited we are for her. Clay went on a rampage every month when I would go buy diapers for two children. I went to Costco the other day to buy diapers for Beck and I couldn't believe how cheap the bill was. We are so proud of our little Eva. She is amazing!

Sew Sara

My cousin Sara is the most talented seamstress. She made these adorable shirts for my kids birthdays which they wore at their party. She creates amazing items and can do custom orders. Here is her website if you would like to browse and buy anything...

http://www.etsy.com/shop/SewSara

Have fun and thanks Sara!

What Comes Before Part-B?

Yesterday was the big party for the kids. It was a beautiful day (a little wind now and then) and we had a great turn out, though Ashley is disappointed that possibly less than 100 people showed up. We served a nice lunch of pulled pork sandwiches, grapes, strawberries, chips, a relish tray, propel, chocolate milk, and of course, the cookie bar. The kids had a great time on the swings, in the playhouse and digging in my fresh laid mulch. Which caused me no small amount of discomfort to watch people walk over it. I'm such an old man.

My baby is 1...

I can't believe that my baby boy is one year old today. He is such a delightful person in our family and we feel so lucky to have him. We couldn't love him more. We went to McDonalds for his birthday breakfast and are going to make a tradition of it because we went to eat there the morning before he was born. McDonalds breakfast at 9:30 am, hospital at 10:30 am, and Beck born at 5 pm. It was an amazing day and I feel so lucky to have had so much family with me to share it with.

Beckham on his birthday morning

I am one today!

This video is of Beck opening his present at McDonalds. You can see the excitement in his face when he opens it. It's pretty cute. One of Eva's favorite movies is Toy Story so she was just as excited that Beck got "Zurk" for his birthday. Enjoy-

Random Video

Here is a random video we shot yesterday evening. Beck and Eva are becoming fast friends. I wanted you to see how blond, long, and curly Becks hair is getting.

Finally...

Angel Eva for our Christmas Nativity

Christmas Morning

Golfer Beckham; he loves this little club

Watching TV with mom and dad in bed

I know, I know, we are terrible bloggers. I don't have a great excuse, but I am making a goal to be better. We have had a wonderful couple months and hope this year will keep getting better. Here are a few pictures of our cute kids. Beck and Eva are learning to play so well together and they absolutely adore each other. It is so much fun to watch. Beck's personality is coming out. He laughs constantly, loves to play with blocks, and bugs his sister consistantly. Eva is getter bigger and more mature everyday. I love our little family!

Where the Wild Things Are

This is Eva reading, "Where the Wild Things Are." It is her favorite book and she has memorized every word. She loves to read and this was her Christmas Eve talent this year. Enjoy...