Evangeline is Two!
Hard to believe that Evangeline is now two years old. Wow. We wondered if she’d have to share her birthday with her little brother, but her birthday came and went and still no brother. :S
We took it pretty easy for her birthday – no big shindig like last year, as this year we didn’t know if we’d even be at home (wishful thinking on my part put us in the hospital adding child #2 to our family). We lucked out and the high school FHA was putting on a petting zoo for Grant. We (my parents, Margie Lou, Evangeline and I) snuck in right at the end (the last kids from Grant were just leaving), and Evangeline had an absolute BLAST getting to pet a calf, sheep, puppy, etc. We looked at all the animals very thoroughly, then walked to the gym where Tobin was setting up the art show. Everyone got to look at the show, then we headed off to my parents house (well everyone but Tobin who had to keep working on the art show).
The weather was beautiful so we pulled out the kiddie pool at my parents’ house, and Evangeline got to swim in it (we left a suit at my parents for just such an occasion). She had an absolute blast, and then Claire came down with Heather and that made it even better. The girls played in the pool until the sun went behind a cloud, and we packed it up and moved inside – just in the nick of time! Not two minutes after we came inside, there was literally a cloudburst. It was quite something! It was sunny but downpouring.
Tobin was finally able to join us – and he brought with him pizza from Safeway, cake & ice cream. Evangeline got to open her presents then – she got a super cool marble toy from Stephen & Heather, and we ate, sang Happy Birthday to her, and then fed everyone cake and ice cream (an especially huge hit with the girls). It was a fun time.
