She is my favorite

Some of my favorite things Eva is doing lately ... 

- Puts anything on her wrist (that has a loop or looks like it does) and holds up her hand as if she is wearing a bracelet or a bag. Yesterday at church, she kept putting my Primary bag handle on her wrist and then would try to walk away as if she were carrying the bag. Too bad for her the bag weighed at least two times more than her.

- Puts the Wii nunchuck cord behind her head resting on her neck like it's a great necklace. Then she does her fake laugh to get us to laugh. To her enjoyment, it works every time. :)

- Asks to put on shoes or socks even if she is already wearing both.

- Brings her head to her shoulder in a coy, "I'm so sweet" look. It is darn cute!

- Puts her finger in her nose just to get a reaction from us.

- Dances to a good beat. Actually, mostly when a classical song is playing.

- Clasps her hands together and twists them back and forth when I sing a song to her.

And perhaps my favorite thing right now ... she takes a book or a card or an instruction manual (or anything she thinks might be interesting to look at) then, in slow motion, lays herself down on the floor, rolls onto her back, and looks at the treasure she has chosen. She also will take her blanket, lay that on the floor, then - again in slow motion - lie down on the floor with her head on her blanket. Makes me smile and beam inside and out. She is so adorable and seriously the love of our lives!

Another favorite moment from this weekend. Gma and Gpa Green had a big box in their living room. After being put in and asking to get out 2 times before, she found a notebook and asked to be put back in the box. She thought it was great and probably would have stayed in there for a long time had we not had to leave. (Funny tidbit is that the notebook was blank. Somehow it was still entertaining to flip through the pages.)

Love you Eva!

Christmas 2010

Anxious for presents. Well, she was more interested in the bows actually.

Grandma and Grandpa Green joined us.
(Sorry I cut you off the picture.)

Checking out what Santa brought. She was more interested in the chocolates Daddy got than her own gifts.

Sporting a bow on her ankle.

Excited for the doll from Grandma Hunt. Thank you!

Then more excited about post-it notes in the desk than presents.

She even decided to wear them. (aka she sat on them. too funny!)

Excited to play with the gift from Grandma and Grandpa Green.

She got a popper from Santa. G wasn't too excited about that.

She was excited for her duck tenders though.

Christmas dinner was at G & G Green's. Eva was the most interested and most content with the tupperware.

Oh! You caught me! :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

Happy Birthday 1 Year-Old!

Can you believe it's been a year since we brought our little Eva home from the hospital?? Kyle and I kept reminiscing about when we got the news about being induced, when she was born exactly, when we brought her home, and everything along the way. What an incredible gift she was then and has been ever since! We are so grateful to have her in our family.

Eva is becoming more of a little girl everyday. She loves to put on my necklaces and bracelets. She asks me to put bows and headbands in her hair. (Granted she pulls them right off, but then asks to have them put back on.) She got new shoes for her birthday and now asks to have them on anytime she sees them. It's a lot of fun.

She is doing so many more things now too. She walks EVERYWHERE. She loves to be chased. She loves books. (This is nothing new, but it's still so much fun for me to see. I love when she comes to me with a book to read to her.) She dances and sings. She plays the piano with me. When I sing to her, she holds her hands together and rocks them back and forth. (I started showing her actions I used to teach the Primary kids "Picture a Christmas" and ever since she does this same action for singing.) She loves the dog and still gets so excited to see her every morning. She has two bottom teeth coming in to join her two top teeth. She loves anything electronic and with buttons -- she plays with the computer, with phones, with the camera, and with the tv remotes. She has reached 20 lbs. (I forgot the rest of her measurements unfortunately. But she is right on with her growth charts.) She waves, she claps, she blows kisses (my favorite!), she honks noses, she knows where eyes are, she will put her finger in her nose to make us laugh, she loves to play "Timber" on the bed, she gets a kick out of wrestling with her daddy (which basically consists of her falling on top of Kyle and him rolling her around). As for words, she says "woof" when she hears a dog bark and she says "hi dah" when she sees the dog. We're working on her saying mommy and daddy. ;)

Here are some pictures from her special day.

The day started with pumpkin pie spiced waffles.

The younger kids got to decorate their own cupcakes.

Eva's cousin Hannah.

Cousin Gabby showing her cupcake creation.

Eva's cousin Faithe and her yummy cupcake.

Neighbors and friends Rell and Abby get help from their mom Jenn.

Eva started opening her presents.

Her cousin Isaac was right there to help.

But she lost interest quickly, so Dad opened her presents for her.

She came back occasionally to say hi and see how he was doing.

Getting ready for cake.

She was done pretty quickly with the cake.
I don't think she liked the messiness/stickiness of the frosting.

So she did what she does best when she's done eating...
throw it on the floor.

Happy Birthday Eva!

We love you!