Back to blogging, maybe?

Been thinking a lot about getting back to blogging. It's really a pretty simple way for me to keep track of the happening in our lives.

I obviously don't blog as a business.

Might be the creative outlet I need and a way to "get it on paper"

Here are a few things I've considered documenting...

-Evan's kindergarten year
-potty training woes with Eli
-my weight loss journey, at least I think it might be a good way to stay accountable
-our home building adventures
-life in NWA
-how we make it work as a one car family
-how/why we live with a minimalist wardrobe
-home organizing tricks and tips
-whatever else pops up in my brain.

don't you just love this stream of consciousness writing?

funny Evan moments I want to remember

"Mommy, Eli has little bo-bo's like me. Mommy you have BIG bo-bo's" Ah, the joys of nursing with a preschooler in the house.

We were playing outside today and Evan totally ran into the garage door while he was chasing bubbles. I laughed out loud...I'm a good mom, really.

Sometime during the first few weeks at home I was burping Eli in the middle of his feeding. He burped and Evan said, "Him gonna eat from the udder (other) one now?"

Eli Announcement

Mod Lines Gray Baby Announcements

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View the entire collection of cards.

Some pics because it's been way too long

Evan is still talking about his "Caterpillar Cake" from his birthday. He really enjoyed having us sing to him and getting to blow out the candle. Pretty sure we sang "Happy Birthday" about 5 times before he finally let us stop.

He loves his scooter he got for Christmas.

I love this face! Love this boy!

Quotes and Stuff

I keep kicking myself for not keeping track of the funny things Evan says. So, I'm gonna do my best to re-count a few of his most memorable quotes here so I have them somewhere. Yeah, I know that most of this is way funnier to me than anyone else, but I need a record of it somewhere.

• Sometimes Eli kicks me in the ribs out of nowhere and I will say "ouch" or something. Evan comes over and says to my belly, "Stop kicking my mommy!"

• Evan, what happens when baby Eli is sleeping? He whispers, "We be quiet." What happens when Eli is awake? "Waaaa Waaaa" (baby crying)

• Funny moments in the sonogram room with Evan. "Mommy, baby Eli swimming?" and most recently he asked if that was jelly on my tummy. So, the technician and I both explained that it's not the jelly you eat on your pb&j. "Oh, it's belly jelly?" Yes, it is. :)

• "I want daddy, I'll holler at him."

• Evan wanted to kiss his "Caterpillar Cake" good night the night before his birthday party.

• Potty training provides lots of comedy. In the Costco bathroom with Evan and he says (not quietly), "Mom, push my penis down." The joys of potty training a boy! However, it's pretty awesome that I get m&m's everytime I go potty too.

• A house is being built right next door to us and Evan woke up one morning and could hear the men working outside, but he doesn't have a window on that side of his room. "I need a window right there. I can't see them build a house."

mmmm....French Onion Soup

So, I (Anya) really like French Onion Soup! Yum! I had no idea Evan liked it so much too. He stole my bowl when we were eating at Jason's Deli with my parents.

Little Gardener

Evan helped Grandma and Grandpa in the their garden this summer. He helped dig potatoes.