ooops!

Somehow I missed these pictures on my camera from last week.

Evyn went to her kindergarten screening this past Friday. The parents were interviewed and given an orientation presentation while the kids were photographed, introduced to the teachers and classrooms, and observed doing typical kindergarten activities to test readiness.

Afterward the four of us had a late lunch at Lyndon City Line Diner.





Andrew slept... until the food came, at which time he became perfectly unreasonable. I must have been a sorry sight, trying to eat a giant panini sandwich one-handed. But don't take my word for it - Evyn kindly captured her parents in multiple mid-chomp shots.

mother's day card

It reads:
Happy Mother's Day Mommy - from Andrew
From Daddy - From Evyn
pictured:
Andrew (A) Evyn (E) Mommy (M) Daddy (D)

As was explained to me, Andrew was the only one drawn with fingers and toes, because "his little toesies and fingers are just so cute!"


Pretty good stuff, eh?!

drying out & clearing out

Rain clouds gave way to sunshine on Saturday, so our yard sale was a go! Our neighborhood does a huge sale every year, lots of people participating and tons of shoppers.

We all had a bit of cabin fever, so I think the sale was less about clearing out our closets (though I am thrilled about that) than it was about getting outside.



We missed the cherry blossoms this year due to the week+ of rain. Every other year Evyn has gone over to our neighbor's yard to shake the petals off her cherry trees and make "pink snow." There were a few petals left this weekend - just a few.



"Aunt Chris" came the morning of the sale and played with the kids, gave Andrew his bath, and took Evyn shopping (big sister bought a stuffed bunny for Andrew, isn't she the sweetest?).



Our take for this year's yard sale season - here, and at Lori's house - was around $170. That was all kids clothing, so, not bad! And I still have bags to go to the consignment shop.




Afterward we enjoyed the sunshine, got ice cream from the ice cream truck, chased bubbles -- and took lots of allergy medicine. Yep, Evyn's allergies are still bad. So bad, the medicine has stopped working, so she is now on both Benadryl and Claratin. We've kept the house closed up & air conditioner on (how I miss opening windows to fresh spring air!) and she is doing OK, but we really NEED for her allergies to ease!

sibling love

Evyn adores her brother. After nearly two months, she still jumps at the chance to hold him, play with him, watch over him, or help with his bath. Only twice have I ever seen her display impatience with him - both times, she asked if she could turn the TV up because his fussing was drowning out Spongebob :)


What's more surprising is how much Andrew adores Evyn. She tends to get a little too- excited- when she's interacting with him. We're usually reminding her to talk a little quieter, or play a little more gently. But you know what? He eats it up.

If she's in the room, his eyes follow her everywhere. When she comes close, he smiles, even when he's tired. I've been trying to capture in pictures the special way he looks at his big sister, so far no luck, so you'll just have to take my word for it! Suffice it to say, it takes my breath away, to see this amazing bond already formed between the two of them.




Andrew is now almost exclusively a belly-sleeper. His pediatrician will not be pleased, but he is so much happier on his belly. And don't worry, he's not left in our bed like this unattended!