Apparently I will have to post pictures at a later date, because it is not working at the moment. So, let's start the stories... Page turned 30!! He is so old!! We had a great time celebrating this year. He had 2 parties, one for family and church friends & the other for work friends. At the fam party, we went to dinner and came back to our house for dessert & games. The guys played a poker tourament, where everyone was schooled by Nathan's 12 year old son, Christopher. He took home all of the winnings and a new love for the game.
Our playgroup took a trip down to the Dallas Arboretum on a random beautiful day. It was so much fun watching all of the kids play in the pioneer town & run around chasing each other. I know that they were just as ready for some sunshine as we were.
One morning, I was gathering the trash to go out, since it was trash day and we had waited until the last minute. I told Evan I would be right back & headed to the garage to get the recycling and the diapers to put into the larger pickup containers. When I got everything out to the alley, so it could be taken away, I went back to the house- only I could not open the door. Evan had pushed the button on the door handle that locked the knob! That particular lock is easily undone if you just turn the knob slightly, so I was doing my best to instruct my not-yet-two year old son how to turn the knob and open the door for Mommy. He really did try to help. I even asked him to get his stool from the bathroom, clarifying that it was the one we used to wash hands. He left and after a minute, came back, with something that did not sound like the stool. Shortly thereafter, he became bored and went to the living room to play. I had turned the tv on, because Evan has a new-found love for Mario Brothers on the Wii. I was planning to play with him after the trash was out. So... I am still in the garage- no keys, no phone, only an arsenal of tools that I don't really know how to use. I tried screwdrivers, taking the doorknob off, which is difficult on an exterior door, and even went around to try and reach the lock on the patio door through our cat door. All the while, Evan is perfectly content to watch 'news' on tv & wait for me to get back inside on my own. I even walked to the neighbor's house behind ours to see if I could use her phone to call Lisa or Page. She, of course, was not home. So, after what seemed like an eternity- I think it was about 20 minutes- I decided that we really need a new door knob on that door anyway & breaking it was cheaper than breaking a window. So, out came Page's mini-sledge. It did the trick. I broke the knob into 3 pieces & pushed my way through the door. When I got inside, Evan was still on the couch & he had brought the trash can instead of the stool- good effort though. So, Page got to do a small house project much sooner than expected. :)
This month I was able to spend some time with college friends over a couple of different weekends. During the first, some of them came to visit at our house & Evan was able to meet Jackson- Bethany's son & they were both able to play and also see Mekele- Whitney's son. They seemed to have a great time. I can't wait for them to play again soon. The second time we were able to hang out was to celebrate Hannah's 30th birthday!! We had a great time in Tyler with a wine tasting party and a fun video created by Chelsey and Chrissy. We had an amazing time of sharing what God was doing in each of our lives and were able to lift each other up in our struggles. I still am amazed that God has allowed the closeness in our friendships to stay as strong as it has. He is great!!
Evan has a new love/obsession for Mario Bros on the Wii. It really does not have to be that- any of the games will do, but he LOVES Mario and talks about him daily. :) It is hilarious to see him 'play' with us while we are enjoying some down time. A nice change of pace at times.
Evan got the first of 2 stomach viruses this month. This time, I was the lucky one to share it with him. It really was not too bad, he only had a couple rounds of vomit & then a few days of no eating. However, after this we had to really watch what we gave him to eat, because most fruits gave him a horrible reaction on his face. He had varying degrees of rash, welts & redness. It was a little crazy, but was gone after a couple of weeks.
So, I think that is about it for the month. Again, pictures will be added to this at some point. Some of them are really fun.
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