Hey Ev, whatcha doin'?

"I'm peeing."

"In the yard."

Big-girl bed

So, we've been awful about posting lately.  So much going on.
BUT, I did have to post to brag, yet again, about my husband.
Brendon recently made Evelyn a big-girl bed and I am in love with it! So cute. It's a twin bed that can grow with her.  The rails come off when it's time. The feet detach so you can attach taller ones.  Oh, and it will bunk, when he makes another, when its time for Powell Baby #2 to be in a big-girl bed with her sister.
Best of all, Evelyn loves her new bed so far.  Slept in it last night without a peep!

For the record...

Evelyn is officially potty trained.
Well, she was a week ago, but I am finally posting about it.
Took us a little over a week.  Thank goodness for her in-home daycare that spearheaded the whole thing and "taught" us rookie parents what to do! (We bought the potty a long time ago.  Just never really committed to trying to train her...)

Amazing to no longer have to look at buying the giant boxes of diapers.

Well, at least until late August.

The case of the Crayon Caper...

Crayons keep disappearing at our house. 32 of them, to be exact, in a little over 2 months. 24 generics, 3 "giant" Crayolas... and most recently- five normal Crayolas.  Those five- Gone overnight last Saturday.  Poof!

Knowing Miss Ev is a smart and mischievous one, we have searched EVERYWHERE. All the obvious and non-obvious spots. Nothing. Not a single wax-covered-by-paper trace.

Our friend Kathryn suggested last night, that maybe, just maybe Khaya is eating them.  Well you know, she's been known to eat weirder things, so it's completely plausible. Plus, Brendon thinks he thinks he saw some colored poo in the yard the other day.  So, today I set a trap. One half of a blue crayon. Laying in the middle of the living room floor. As if Evelyn had left it there.

I'll let you know how this case shapes up, when I get home...

First haircut!

Well, we made it 2 days shy of Ev's 21st month on this Earth, but we finally did it. We gave Ev a haircut. Her bangs were hanging in her face constantly, and the back of her head was basically, a mullet. Ok, it wasn't that bad, but it definitely needed some help.  She did pretty well. As you can imagine, she wasn't overjoyed to sit and have it cut (we baited her with some of dad's fresh-baked bread with jam), but overall it was a success! 

(A pic from a few days ago. Note the bangs hanging down in her eyes.)

The front, post-cut.

 The sides/back post-cut.

...gulp.- UPDATE!

If you read this blog post, say a little prayer for me. Brendon has gone to Montana to hunt with my family and Ev and I stayed home. For me, this is the first time in her life that I've been alone with her for one night, let alone five!  We've got some things planned, but.... I have to admit to being nervous!!


I made it!  Brendon made it home last night.  So grateful to have him home!