Happy Birthday, Emma (5) & Maddy (3)!

Princess Emma (Snow White) and Evan.  Evan made sure to let Emma know that she was dressed like a Queen and not a Princess - because "Princesses don't wear crowns until they get married.  Princesses wear pointy hats until they get saved by a prince."  

Painting an adorable little wooden step stool as a party favor!

Balloon Race!

The Birthday Girls!

Marley with his Uncle Chad and Jezebel the dog.

Up the nose kiss!

"Surprise!"

What Evan wants (more than anything!) for Christmas

Evan-ism from yesterday:

Evan: "Mom! Its almost Chicken Celebration Day! I'm so excited!"

Me: "Chicken Celebration Day? Is that something for school?"

Evan: (sigh) "No, mom. Its the holiday in between Halloween and Christmas, silly."

Speaking of Christmas...can you tell from the picture below what Evan wants (more than anything!) from Santa this year?

That would be a remote-controlled car (with an antennae off the back) and a remote with buttons to drive it.  Isn't it amazing when all of a sudden your child switches from drawing scribbles to actually discernible pictures?  Amazing.  (Although, sometimes, I admit, they are only discernible to me!)