A Night at the Zoo

So, for once, you can't blame me for the bad picture. I thought the guy we asked might try to get more of us and less of the umm... metal giraffe, but oh well. Saturday night we went to Evan's company's summer party. It was at the zoo this year. So why are there no pictures of Colt in front of the animals? We coudn't get the kid to turn around and look at the camera. So, I'm guessing, most people would take an artistic profile shot but Evan and I aren't most people when it comes to taking quality photos, so there you have it. One story from the night. After dinner, they had a "Live Animal Demonstration." We're all pumped for Colton - thinking something Sea Worldish and they pull out a ... guinea pig! A guinea pig folks. They said we could even come pet it. Whoa. Thanks, but no thanks. I'll go to my local pet store. On a more positive note, dinner was provided which meant no cooking for me. A bit more exciting than a guinea pig, if you ask me.

Fingerpainting Fun

Thanks to Chanel for giving me the idea. Colton was in heaven. This was in the beginning when things were still relatively on the paper.

Looking pretty proud of his handiwork...and yes, that's a full grown beard. :)

It was over from here. The bathwater was blue and I had to scrub it from his hair, his eyes...you get the picture. And lest anyone is in shock - it's true, I've updated the blog 3 times in one week.

Copycat

I saw this on my sis's blog and since my life is not nearly as exciting as all of y'all's, I thought I'd copy. And I was looking for a pic to post of us and well...they're all already on the blog. Sad, huh?

BASICS

1. Who is your man? Evan (though his nicknames for himself range from Evanimal to Ev-diggity)
2. How long have you been together? 4 years
3. Dating/Engaged/Married? Dated 9 months, Engaged 4 months, Married 3 years
4. How old is your man? 27

You or Your man?
1. Who eats more? Evan can put me to shame (especially with sweets), which is saying something
2. Who said "I love you" first? Evan (finally!)
3. Who weighs more? As long as I'm not pregnant ... he does :)
4. Who sings better? I'm no Celine Dion but the man does try. He pulls out his pitch pipe every FHE - I hate that pitch pipe!
5. Who's Older? Him by 1 1/2 years
6. Who's smarter? Evan with all things that matter, Me with important things like celebrity gossip
7. Who's temper is worse? No doubt, me
8. Who does the laundry? Me
9. Who does the dishes? Mostly me, but Evan gets an A for effort
10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me
11. Who's feet are bigger? Thankfully, his
12. Who's hair is longer? Mine
13. Who's better with the computer? Evan, Evan and then Evan
14. Who mows the lawn? Both
15. Who pays the bills? Both
16. Who cooks dinner? Me but Evan makes a mean grilled cheese
17. Who drives when you are together? Me, does control freak come to mind?
18. Who pays when you go out to dinner? We're married ... so both right?
19. Who's the most stubborn? Me, poor Evan, he's heard "My foot is going down and it's in cement" way too many times...
20. Who is the first one to admit when they're wrong? We take turns
21. Who's parents do you see more? Mine but I'm starting to get the picture that they don't come to visit me. Can we say 1st grandkid?
22. Who named your dog? No pets but if we had let Evan name Colt he'd be named Ernie - Ernie Jones. Awesome. (sarcasm here)
23. Who kissed who first? Evan - never been taken more off guard in my life...
24. Who asked who out? Evan asked me out but then we didn't go out again for a month. I lured him in in the end
25. Who's more sensitive? Me, I'm the one with the crazy hormones
26. Who's taller? Evan (though he's not taller than my sis Heather - I hope he doesn't kill me for putting that on the world wide web)
27. Who has more friends? Equal
28. Who has more siblings? Evan
29. Who wears the pants in the relationship? I certainly try to. Love the man for letting me pretend I do.

(PS - had a great anniversary. Evan came home early WITH dinner - can't ask for more!)

Three years and counting ...

Happy Anniversary to my man! You gotta love this picture. I was so stinking happy on my wedding day, I don't think my grin can get any bigger (which is saying something since I am known to have somewhat of a large mouth). It was a great day and what's even better is I love the man even more 3 years later. Seeing as my parents are celebrating their 30th in a few days, 3 years is obviously just the beginning but here's to many more. So in keeping with the "3" theme, here's 3 reasons why I love Evan...

1. He is so good to me. Admittedly, I am feisty, stubborn and have a tendency to think I'm right (in keeping with the Carleton women tradition - just ask my bro-in-law Logan) but Evan puts up with me better than anyone could. He is patient - something you need with me. :)

2. He is strong in the church and loves God. A few days ago, at dinner with our neighbors, they asked us some questions about the church. Evan is such an awesome scriptorian, he could keep up with all of the biblical scriptures our neighbor was asking about.

3. He is a great dad. I think I knew he would be in the first few weeks of our dating. I love how he is so hands on and how Colt is such a daddy's man. Evan's always taking Colton out into the backyard to 'help' him with the yard. Colt's in love with him and so am I.

Some Highlights

You gotta love the fact that we get high speed and it's August before I post again. But, to cut myself some slack, it has been a busy past couple of weeks so here are the highlights (and I'm officially the worst picture taker known to man so hopefully I can snag some that others took and post them later):

- Went down to San Antone for a week to see one of my best friends Heather get married. She, of course, looked beautiful and I could not be happier for her. So glad I got to make it to her big day. Side note: could have done without the picture of her and I skiing in her wedding video- she looks cute (she's the bride, that's the point) but I ski about as well as I do anything 'daring.'

- Hung with the fam while down in the great state of TX. We went to a BBQ place and let's be honest, that feels like home to me. Tons of meat, twangy music in the background, corn being the only thing close to a vegetable. Evan struggles with BBQ for the lack of veggies but I blame the Californian in him for that.

- Went to Girls Camp. Somehow, I'm still finding it hard to believe that I'm a leader now at camp. A leader, me? It doesn't feel that long ago that I was at hot, humid Camp Liahona. Me and the daddy longlegs. But here I am, 12 or so years later, with the other leaders rolling my eyes at the drama. Heaven knows I was NEVER part of any young women drama, ever. :)