9 Months

Sweet Evie turned nine months yesterday. She's growing so big and so fast that i can hardly believe it!

She can:
Crawl
Walk while holding hands
Cruise on furniture
Feed herself (finger foods)

She likes:
Joel
FOOD! (Ironic because she, in the beginning of her life, had a hard time with it.)
Playing Peek-a-Boo
Her dolls
Dumping things. I put them in, she takes them out.
Trying to walk

She dislikes:
DIAPER CHANGES!
Anything that makes her sit still
Car seat
Stroller
Going to bed
Being whacked by Joel (Most of the time. sometimes she laughs which makes it hard for me to teach no hitting)

She is typically a super happy kid. Teething is hard, but when is it not? She's friendly and so delightful. Plus she's super goofy! She has this face that kills me! She scrunches up her nose and snorts.


We love you Evie! You're so awesome!

Disclaimer:
I do not profess to be a good photographer or how to use Picassa properly. Bare with me.

A few new Joelisims

I know, I know, I know. It's getting old. But he comes up with funny stuff everyday! I don't want to forget it!

"Drats! Double Drats!"

"You have got to be kidding me!"

"You can't be serious!"

Any time i put my head down because I'm tired or just don't want to keep it upright i always here,
"Mom! Don't cry! It's not sad!"

or when i blow my nose.
"It's ok mom! It's ok! It's ok!"

and oh. my. goodness.
Joel met his Hero last Friday.
Joel is obsessed with the Wonder Pet. He has been since he was a little guy. That is hands down his favorite. For those of you who don't know the Wonder Pets, its a Guinea Pig named Linny, a Turtle named Tuck, and a Duckling named Ming Ming. They save baby animals in need of help. Well, our good friends, the Woods, happen to have a Guinea Pig the same coloring as Linny. we went to their house the other day and he about HAD A COW!! He was so excited to see the "real Linny". He kept going to her cage and saying, "Linny! Get out! Save the day!" I need to get some pictures of them together. He was so so so so so happy.

Plus the kid ate SIX hard boiled eggs this morning. SIX! I was amazed! It made me a little sick to my stomach.

More Joelisims.

"i has to go to work now. don't cry."

"umm, i seenk so."

Pointing to Jared's chest hair:
"Dad, you's gots weeds here. Dry weeds!"

Evie was crying. Joel enters room:
"She misses his dad." ::pats on head:: "It's ok Evie."

Me: "what movie do you want to watch?"
Joel: "i seenk.. ummm... i seeenk... ummm.... Credbows ( The Incredibles)"

"Don't sing that song!"

"NO kissing, ok!"

He often repeats movie scenes and plot lines.

We like having him around :)

The Toney Family Photo-shoot, 2011

Well, this was an interesting time to say the least. I knew the memory would be a funny one considering in December when we tried to get a family picture taken, it took us THREE separate appointments for only two decent shots.

So this is how THIS photo-shoot went down.

First and foremost, we had to wear white. It looked awesome, don't get me wrong, but... come on. we should have know better. Second of all, we had to wake Joel up from a nap. Anyone who has been in a five mile radius knows what happens when you wake him up mid-sleep. He's not a happy camper. After much screaming, we finally convinced him to go outside with us when Evie spit up carrots on not only herself, but on poor Aunt Amber as well. We finally got outside and Joel would not sit still. (hence none of our immediate family pictures came out well. no fault to Lori. ) I convinced Joel to blow on a dandelion for a while and then he was done. He saw the wheelbarrow and proceeded to take rides. Want to know why the "boys only" pic was weird? Because Jared walked in circles, stopped for a picture, then kept going. We moved on to other pictures until IT happened. Joel, in his lovely white shirt, fell into the fire pit. He was no longer his previous white, but now a lovely shade of gray. Nice. So, Grandma Toney gets the awesome idea to turn his shirt inside out and finally someone gets the idea to bribe him with candy!! (we're all a little slow for not picking up on that one sooner.) We finally got a few shots of Joel smiling at the very end.

so there you have it. taking pictures with children is HARD.

My awesome sister-in-law took on this task and did a fantastic job once again. Thank you so much

Joelisms

He's got more "sayings". Joelisms, if you will. (i kinda stole this from you, Naomi. Thanks :))

Like,

If you ask him any question these days, the answer is typically, "I think so."

Or,

if he's tired? He always says "momma, scratch-a-back.", points to his back, and expects you to rub his back.

Or,

He's started to draw things. Like Daddy, mommy, a bunny, a snake, a panda stuck in a hole... a knife... you know. the usual. ahaha.

Park

We finally are having great weather! Last week i took the kids out four days in a row! It was amazing. I tried Evie in the swing, and she LOVED it.




She loved looking at her feet and the shadows.

I didn't get any of joel. He was too busy "finding friends."

Siblings.

Doesn't every sibling feel the way these two are feeling?