Oh, dear!

Evelyn: Mama, Mama! Tum and see! Tum and see!"
Me: Come see what, Eya?
Evelyn: An Eya-snakey!
Me: Where?
Evelyn (after searching around the floor by the window frantically): Eya-snakey is hiding."

What in the world was she playing with?

And All Her Feminine Wiles

This last Sunday was GORGEOUS!!! (Can I put any more emphasis on that?) It was one of those rare times that I actually appreciate having the 11-o-clock session of church with a two-year-old, because we were able to go out and enjoy the beautiful spring morning. I also happened (and this is a rare occurance indeed) to bring my camera.

Exploring all the glories of Willow Springs:

Love the covered parking in the background. But we loved all the tulips.

By this point, Evelyn started to get the jist of posing. She'd run up and pose for me, and in some places, she had quite the eye:

...and in others...not so much. For this next shot, she really was posing for a picture:

And here's one more, just because I love the expression in her pose:

"Mary's Yayaby"

I usually can't get Evelyn to sing for the camera. If I can, she sings so quietly you can't hear her, or she'll sing one line and say, "There." But today I caught her in a singing mood. She starts out with Mary's Lullaby, then goes on to "It's a Small World," and finishes it off with a line from "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Mothers' Day

I'm never quite sure where to put the apostrophe in that...

Sunday morning dawned bright and beautiful, and as I snuggled in my warm comforter, I heard a tiny squeaky voice sing: "Happy Birthday to mommy, happy birthday to you!" and then turn it into a medley, jumping into "Hurray for mommy, hurray for mommy, every body's shouting hurray for mommy!"

Evelyn is so darn cute. She sings more than any other communication.

So I rolled out of bed thinking, "This isn't so bad! I like Mothers' day!" I went into the kitchen and my feelings were heightened by this beautiful sight:

Let's get a closer look at that pineapple:

Isn't it beautiful?! Michael's amazing! The day just got better and better. I got a couple books I've been looking forward to reading, then the bishop released us right after sacrament meeting. (I'm not supposed to mention that, so shhhhhh!) The day ended great too, spending lots of time with Michael's family.

All my life I heard horror stories about how mother's day is actually the worst day of the year, all filled with guilt and fighting kids... I guess I got lucky this year!

Disneyland Memoirs

Evelyn was so excited to meet Mickey Mouse! He kissed her hand and after that, she liked him as much as she likes "Missionowies!" She talked about him and pointed at all the Mickey pictures (and there are a TON at Disneyland) until Nana bought her a little plush Mickey (Only $22!) Evelyn sure got spoiled by her grandparents this week. Nana bought her ice cream and treats and Papa would take her for naps and let her push the buttons on his Jazzy. We were quite the group of invalids this week. My parents both rented motorized wheelchairs by the end of the week, and here's a picture of me in my wheelchair:

It was nice to get star treatment at the park though. Having a wheelchair is like having a permanent fast pass.

Evelyn was a little more nervous meeting the princesses. Probably because they were real people and not just giant interactive teddy bears. But she warmed up.

Note Michael's lanyard. His favorite part of the trip was pin trading. He collected villains and Evelyn collected princesses and anything else that appealed to her.

By the time we met Tinkerbell, Evelyn was willing to talk and hug a little. We decided Disney would do well to hire a two-year-old to play Tinkerbell. Their just feisty enough, and they're cute and small. Just look how cute she is:

I asked Evelyn to make a "Tinkerbell face" after we met Tinkerbell, and this is what she came up with:

Don't you think she'd make a perfect Tink?

She didn't recognize Alice and the Mad Hatter, but I was sure excited when they approached Evelyn. She was quite flattered when they called her "Printheth Aurora," though.

This face about sums up Evelyn's feelings for Pirates. She insisted on spending most of the ride on Nana's shoulder. She did really well on the ride though, for a parrot.
By the end of the week, I caught Evelyn singing "Yo ho, yo ho, pirates for me!!" I asked her if she wanted to see the pirates again, and she said yes! We took her again and the only part that made her nervous was the two drops at the beginning of the ride.

My new hat and sweatshirt. I was FREEZING the whole time, even though it was about 70 degrees. Blasted Rheumatoid Arthritis. And Blasted humidity. I'm so glad Utah has warm, dry air! Personally, I think it's warmer here than in sunny CA.

This was Evelyn's favorite ride. She now sings "Small World" over and over, higher and higher until her little voice cracks and you take pity on her and end the song for her. Every time we got anywhere near the vicinity of this ride she would point to it and beg for more. My past standing rule was only one Small World ride per Disneyland trip, but this time I ended up going about 8 times. I shall be lucky if I ever get that song out of my head.

Evelyn at the Blue Bayou. That is some expensive Mac and Cheese, let me tell you! But for $8, it wasn't bad! I tasted lobster for the first time, and Gumbo. Good stuff!
My dad spent his time wandering around the park (on foot or jazzy) in his BYU hat looking for other fans. We found about 5 other BYU shirts or hats. It was a fun little scavenger hunt.

Evelyn is pointing at which horse she wants to ride on the carousel.

So excited!!!

Overall, it was a pretty perfect trip, but we are all glad to be home. Evelyn has spent the last 48 hours asleep or drinking water. Michael is glad to be off his feet, and I'm glad to be on my feet again. :D

T-I-Double G-RRRR!

Disneyland Trip Entry 1

Evelyn's very favorite person at Disneyland was Tigger! We stood in a big long line to meet him, but it was all worth the wait when Evelyn ran up to hug him!

Unfortunately, Evelyn was not a very good height for poor Tigger. He sure got down on his knees fast!

Evelyn gave Tigger lots of kisses and hugs.

Then she showed Tigger she knew how to bounce!

I Know You!

For Easter this year, we got Evelyn a Pyincess Auwowa dress in preparation for our upcoming Disneyland trip. She is a very pretty Princess Aurora!

In this last picture, Princess Aurora is displaying her royal manners by jumping on her bed!