Around the house like a picture taking mouse...

Let's start off with Evan's newest love, a Yo Gabba Gabba, Nap Mat that his daddy found for him. He sleeps with it every afternoon and night. The chenille blanket is super light and soft so when I rub it on Evan's cheek, his eyes roll back in his head! lol. :)

 Here is where Evan is playing outside and I saw a moment to pose my baby in a standing position. I did not however have to direct her in looking for her brother, she is WELL aware of where he is at every moment. <3...

 There he is!

So here's the picture proof of Cora Grace sitting up on her own! Good job! I know I have posted posed shots before but I promise, she did this all by herself, what a talented tot. :) Mommy and Daddy and Evan for that matter, are so proud of you. xo

 Hungry?

Ok, ok, guilty again for posing a standing baby. Obviously she is capable but she is not pulling herself up and as a fact, she started 'complaining' soon after these photos started cause I think it was too much on her chubby legs. Eek! I just want to eat those little drumsticks (and did nibble on them a little bit this week, he he he. Don't worry, I ate up Evan too a little bit)

After a lunch of corn dog, chips and "dip it" (Evan's word for ketchup and in this case, also mustard), of which he 'geled' his hair with the 'dip it'... We found some stickers from Christmas that Evan wanted to wear. It's not especially interesting information but he's so dang cute, I just had to document it. :)

There are only a few, teeny tiny things that Cora does that are not considered cute: spitting up is one or as we so eloquently call it, "barfing". In this next photo array, she is not clothed temporarily because she had 'barfed' one too many times on her outfit (aka pajamas that she wears all day cause hey, I ain't goin' no where's). For your pleasure, here is documented proof of 'turning lemons into lemonade' when C.G. is still finding ways to be freaking adorable in a diaper, baby legs and pink socks. Oh, and drool, cause hers is adorable too. :) I had layed her in her crib while attending some catastrophe Evan was creating in the other room, no doubt. When I came back, she was sitting up and all tangled in her crib like this! LMBO! :)

 Only a little taste of the JOY Evan evokes in Cora.

 Seriously these photos are 100% percent a chance to document one of Evan's other new obsessions: Identifying and NOT touching, our dog Smokey's poop in the yard. ah ha ha ha! It is hilarious. He runs directly to the poop (the one I identified to him a few days ago so he wouldn't step on it and I informed him at that time, "it is yucky" - meaning: don't touch), then he crouches down while looking at it, puts both hands palms down about 5 inches away from it and starts swooshing them (like 'wax a floor' from the original Karate Kid) saying, "Yucky Smokey Poo Poo, noO touch, noO touch" (while also shaking his head). It is precious and could never be properly caught on video so I wouldn't even try (plus I don't want to video my dogs doo doo).

 Shopping for doo doo? I think not but THIS would be the outfit to do it. lol.

Now we are at today. Evan is looking at me through the cardboard that surrounded C.G.'s Peaches from tonight. On his own, they became a binocular apparently. Cora entertained herself by eating an alphabet letter while kicking the refrigerator and then rewarded us by making her super silly squishy spitting face. I love it!

  Peaches for the first time tonight and she LOVED them! (and the lid)

 "Dear Lord, Thank you for these peaches and this lid, Amen"

 cutest helper in town...

Ok, the cherry on top.... Tonight Evan comes walking up to me like this! Anyway, it's a Lion from Cora's baby swing that has a small patch of Velcro on it. Somehow, Evan discovered that it could stick to his diaper... right there!! ha ha ha ha. This is quite possible the best thing he has done so far and it's really hard to choose! lol. I love you little guy.

 p.s. Today I was kissing little C.G. all over and tickling her and making her laugh while we were playing with Evan in his room. While down in her face, he comes over and bends down to put his puckered little lips right in my face. I wasn't prepared for this instigation of affection and hesitated momentarily before meeting his little kiss. Then he said, what every mommy wants to hear their child say on their own, unprovoked...

 "I love you mommy".

Ahhh, hearts melting everywhere, swoon, swoon, swoon!.... :)