Pictures

We had our first professional photos of the girls taken when we were home in Montana.  Here are a couple of "teasers" the photographer provided. More to come when we get them all!

2 months has passed! Where did the time go?

We're completely behind, so this will essentially be a photo blog of our last few months.  Here are some of the highlights:

1. Cora is 11 months today!  No walking yet, but she's eating pretty much everything we eat and started cow's milk this week (mixed with her formula, of course.)  We can't believe she'll be a year!  New for her is also- waving and saying "bye-bye" and her first word was officially "Uh-oh!"  She says it over and over when she drops something, etc. So cute.
2. Evelyn is almost 3.5 years old.  She's such a little girl now- not even a small bit of baby left in her.  We can't believe it.  As of a few says ago, she is also out of diapers at night time!  She's been potty trained for 1.5 years now, but has always needed them at night!  Now no more! WOO!!
3. We took a road trip and drove EIGHTEEN HOURS to Minnesota last month to visit my Dad and Stepmom and my other family there.  It was our first major roadtrip, and despite my trepidation, it worked out very well and we had a WONDERFUL time!
4. We will be headed to Montana here in a couple of weeks to spend a week with my family there.  I will go to a small conference in Steamboat Springs, CO for a week, and then Brendon and the girls will fly to Denver, I will meet them in the airport, and we will all fly up to Montana.  We are SO excited!
5. I'm running the Portland marathon again.  So, we will go to Oregon for a week in October and are definitely looking forward to that!  We continue to miss Oregon on a daily (if not hourly) basis.
6. Birthdays! I turned 32 last month.  We had some folks over and Brendon put all 32 candles on the cake! ha!  Brendon turns 36 on Sunday!  He's getting 36 candles too!
7. Pool!  We are officially now YMCA members and have been loving going to the pool to survive the Southern heat!  We are so much happier with a place to cool off (and a place to take the kids so mommy can do yoga, or kickboxing, or spinning or...) and we can't believe we didn't join sooner!

Here are some pics!

Evelyn Anne is three!

This post is a couple of weeks late, but on February 8th, Evelyn Anne turned 3 years old!
Evelyn still exhibits the same enthusiasm for life that she always has.
New this year: 
-becoming more fluent in both English and Spanish 
-refining her fashion skills (insistence on completely dressing herself)
-throwing and kicking a ball quite well (we can't wait for soccer!)
-first formal swimming lessons
-sitting up to the table without a high chair
-being a WONDERFUL big sister
-starting her endeavor to collect everything in the world that is pink
-going #1 and #2 on the potty (only diapers overnight now!)
-first salon haircut
-an vastly improved ability to tell us stories that go on, and on and on and on, 
-first books checked out at the library...
 And many, many more things.  Here's a look back at where we started and how we got here...

First, let's remember where we started:
Born: ~6:30am, Feb. 8th 2010 in Portland, Oregon (8 days overdue!)
Weight: 8lbs, 11oz (85%)
Height: 21.5 inches (90%)

1 year appt:

1 year check up on Feb. 21, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee

Weight: 19lbs, 9oz (22%)

Height: 28.5 inches (22%)

2 year check up:
2 year check up on Feb. 10, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee
Weight: 26lbs, 9oz (40%)
Height: 33 inches (32%)

3 year check up:
3 year check up on Feb. 10, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee
Weight: 30.5lbs (55%)
Height: 36 inches (35%)

Jingle Bells

We recently checked out some books from the Nashville Public Library (admittedly, Ev's first time there) and one was entitled "Jingle Bells." It contained the words and extended verses to the Christmas song we all know and love. In turn, I sing the whole book to Evelyn when we read it. Last night, I encountered her doing the same...

Jingle Bells... from Annie Powell on Vimeo.

Love this laugh...

Here's a video from a few days ago.  Mom was at work and the kiddos were having a good time with dad...

Laughter from Annie Powell on Vimeo.

Catching up...

After a number of issues trying to get this blogger thing to work, I think it may finally be fixed!  We can't believe Christmas is here and we are looking at Cora turning 4 months next week and Ev turning THREE early in the New Year!  Here are a BUNCH of photos that we can finally post!!  I'll try and comment where appropriate... some are self explanatory.  Just a general tour of Fall and leading up to Christmas for the Powells!

 Auntie Kirsten came to visit and meet Miss Cora!!

Some trees in our neighborhood when I was out for a walk with Cora in early October.

 Decorating pumpkins.

Halloween costumes!

Our girls in the jogger!

 Neighborhood halloween party.

2 month checkup! 

Bumbo!!

Making cookies with Elsa and Kathryn!

Aunty Sheila came to visit!!

Cora and Grandma Powell

Cora in her sweater and hat from Grandma Powell

Ev dressed up as a Native American for her preschool Thanksgiving!

Cora dressed as a pilgrim!

The family Powell's first family race! 5k Turkey Trot!

Cora!  Baldy!

Our tree this year

Cora Jane and her buddy Sean Michael from daycare... he's one week younger!

Mama Powell with all three of her girls and her new edition... seating for 8 plus the jogger, plus the dog in my Toyota Sequoia!

One of my favorite features... a cup holder that holds mugs with handles!  (My other favorite feature?  2nd and 3rd row seats recline!!)

Daddy and Cora!

Bedtime stories with the girls!

Christmas crafts with Elsa!

My new table!  I can finally seat 10!  Thanks for building it, Brendon!