Weekend Pictures

One great day, two great-grandmas!

Visiting with beautiful little Maggie Lee...

Aunt Becky liked her ok...

Evangeline on the road

We're in Chicago. Evangeline had the supreme pleasure of meeting not one but two great-grandmothers yesterday. I think it was one of her favorite days so far. We went to the nursing home to see great-grandma Mietzner and then to Chicago to find herself in the arms of great-grandma Ernst. Exausted, she slept on the lap of Denise and then Aunt Beck.
She's having a great time, and we are too: we slept in this morning while Aunt Becky and Great-grandma took care of  the girl.
Tomorrow, we head to Ottawa, Illinois where Evangeline will meet more relatives, including her newest little cousin Maggie who was born last night!
Sorry, no photos yet, but we'll get to it as soon as we get back!

Happy and Stripey

Another day another video

Here is a long video (4 minutes. And I'm not sure why these last two videos are blurry. Something with YouTube, I guess. Sorry!). Evangeline has the hiccups in it again. I took it about a week ago, and can't remember why I took it, it must have been the common case of "she's doing something cute, I have to capture it" and then she doesn't do it again, but I keep recording because it just might happen...but then it doesn't...but she does some other cute stuff.

Because we want to share so much with all of our family so far away, it's hard to be content with the fact that we can't record her every waking moment. This morning she was talking and laughing and smiling and generally goofing around in her cradle for ages. I was too tired to get the camera.

So, we look forward to visits here and going to visit with everyone, so that you can hug and kiss and talk to the girl yourself (and please excuse a little crying here and there). You might even be interested in a conversation or two with her parents. :)

Monday is a kick

Evangeline started kicking her blanket off. I had assumed she couldn't sleep without covers because I can't. So I decided to put her down for a nap without anything except a cloth to catch any stray spit-up, thinking surely she wouldn't be able to sleep. I was wrong. Again.

Evangeline happily napping.

Happy Sunday

Saturday

Here's Part One of the video from yesterday...(i promise to get some more Active Evangeline videos soon...it's just always easier to video when she's sleeping or near sleep.)

Yep

...her hair is still curly.

Kyle thinks that she looks like some kind of "Baroque baby" when her hair is curly. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I think I agree.


And here's another sleeping video (not too exciting, but i couldn't resist):

Independence

Sometimes a crying baby just wants to be put down so she can...

get some sleep.

(this discovery made much more slowly by her pesky/hovering mom than you would think.)

...and here's a video in which Evangeline does nothing in particular:

Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday.
Remember that we are dust and to dust we shall return.
Lord Jesus, come quickly!

Hiccups

Fat Tuesday

Indulge in some cuteness.

(Though we won't be giving it up for Lent)

"Tummy Time" ended in a relaxing finger sucking time.
Thanks to Grandma Carol's friend Charlotte for the blanket!

Happy Valentine's Yesterday...

These are the only pictures I got of Evangeline in her Valentine's Day shirt before I realized that she...well...we had to give her a bath.

Valentine's Dress Shoes...

Who Dat Pack?

Thanks Aunt Jessie for teaching me that while the Saints are good...

Green Bay is the best.

Love, Evangeline

Frogs and Smiles

Today was a good day for frog suits and smiles.

First Cardigan

Thank you Aunt Beth and Uncle Jim for my first cardigan. I wore it to chapel. Now I match my mom and dad who apparently are "cardigan people".
Love, Evangeline.

relaxing with dad.

In addition to cardigans, Evangeline has also taken to playing. Behold the action: