The Pohlman Family

Evy at bunny breakfast

2009-04-04T09:33:00.000-05:00

Northside tradition - Evy at bunny breakfast waiving her jellybeans.

Sunday - church and tidal pool day.

2009-03-13T15:30:00.004-05:00

On Sunday, we went out for breakfast at a place overlooking Ocean Beach and then went to church. It was nice to sit in the pew with my family and not be in charge of anything.

In the afternoon we went to the tidal pools at Cabrillo National Park.

Here is Evy in the stroller with her new Dora sunglasses.

Larye halfway down the side of the cliff. The tidal pools were at the bottom.

The tidal pools and all the other people who came out to enjoy the wonderful day.

This is really the only way to get your toddler across the rocks and into the water she so desperately wants to put her bare toes into.
Evy posing on the rocks on our way back up the cliff.

Can you tell I like these shots? I couldn't help but take this picture. Their outfits match!

Saturday- Beach Day!

2009-03-11T21:42:00.004-05:00

We spent almost all day Saturday at a beach. We started in the morning at Mission Beach where Evy dug in the sand, made sandcastles, and eventually talked Larye into letting her wade into the ocean.

We ate lunch and then headed for Coronado Beach to swim! By the afternoon it was warm and the beach was wonderfully clean and the ocean was cold.

Famous Hotel Coronado

Vacation!

2009-03-11T21:24:00.003-05:00

We went to San Diego the Thursday after Ash Wednesday and stayed for five nights. It was warm and wonderful and relaxing. Evy loved all the activities. When she got tired though she'd ask to "go home to the purple house."

I have lots of pictures so I will devote a day to each post.

We got in late Thursday night after barely making our flight out of Minneapolis. So our first day of fun was Friday.

Friday afternoon we went to Old Town which may be where the first people from Mexico settled. It was hard to really figure out the history since we got there just as all the museum buildings were closing. But that is one serious cactus, and some seriously cute family members.

Evy's favorite part of Old Town was the candy shop (we didn't get any pictures because whoever coined the term "bull in a china shop" had never been with a 2-year-old in a candy shop). She also loved the fountain in the town square. Here are the pictures of Evy and the fountain:

Little early February catch-up

2009-03-11T20:41:00.003-05:00

Here are some of our photos from Feb.

Evy had a great Valentine's Day. She loved opening all her cards and presents.

Evy also had a great time making all the valentines she sent out. Here she is giving a Martha Stewart-esque description of making valentines.

We finally took Evy to spend her Christmas money. She wanted a baby. Here she is making cribs for her babies, burping her new baby, and putting her back to bed. She also got a stroller for her babies.

Love you...more is coming as I have tons of photos from our vacation.

It's been a while.

2009-01-20T21:19:00.013-06:00

Sorry, Christmas and Easter tend to be my busy seasons, so not much got posted for a while. So here are the great pictures from the last month.

Evy is still too little to in the Christmas Program at church so she decided to sit at the piano with an unplugged mic and practice while the big kids practiced.

Santa was at church after the Christmas program.

Christmas Eve Evy in her beautiful dress.

She kept telling the Christmas Tree to say, "Cheese!"

Christmas Eve opening her first gift.

Dancing in her new Christmas jammies.

Christmas morning Evy renewed her love of the candy cane.

Christmas Evening at Granny and Papa's house. Evy and Hunter are playing so nice.

Granny made Evy a butterfly quilt for her big girl bed.

Evy, Lilly and Hunter under the tree on Christmas.

It was warm and snowing at Granny and Papa's house. Perfect for snow angels and sledding.

Evy helping mommy made daddy's birthday cake.

For daddy's birthday Evy had friends over. They wanted to see her big girl room and she wanted to show them her bed. Clockwise from top: Evy, Isla, Oliver, Isaac.

Then we went upstairs to play. Evy and Isaac shared the kitchen well.

Evy got to meet The Cat in the Hat.

She found these in the toy store and made us all wear them.

Evy in her big girl room, after her haircut. Yep, she got her first haircut today. She was so good and sat still. She was wonderful and it wasn't too drastic. She now has bangs.

"Enough!" she said to the paparazzi.

Mommy also got her hair cut tonight. Aren't we cute girls?

Larye got pictures on his phone of the actual hair getting cut (Evy's, not mine). I am hoping her will post them soon. Love you all.

Evy loves her family.

2008-12-07T22:06:00.007-06:00

We have been busy visiting family the last couple of weeks. We also have been taking lots of pictures. Here are a few.

We met Ganny and Uncle Chris in Eau Clare and played at the mall. Evy loves her Uncle Chris because he always suggests that we get ice cream. This visit was no different.

Daddy took Evy to see the display at the Macy's downtown. Evy wasn't thrilled. She wasn't terrified. Larye said she just seemed bothered. But they got one cute picture out of the day.

The weekend before Thanksgiving was Deer Hunting Opener in Wisconsin and we went to Granny and Papa's house to visit. Here is Hunter and Uncle Brian and Evy before Uncle Brian left to go to hunting camp.

Granny and Evy made pies for the guys to take to camp.

Evy and Hunter shared a little wake-up snack. Here is Evy before we got her Dora slippers:

And after:

Evy likes to give Uncle Tim kisses so that his teeth don't hurt, but strong painkillers are more effective.For Thanksgiving we traveled to Tyler late on Wednesday night so we could enjoy all of Turkey Day. Grandpa, Evy and Daddy waiting for Mommy to stop taking pictures so we can eat.Evy paid attention to what a good host Grandma was and tried to replicate the service for Felix. Felix did not seem interested in tea.

Yesterday we went a picked out our Christmas tree. Evy had a lot of fun. It was her first time out doing something fun in a week, She had the nasty royavirus and an ear infection. She is now healing wonderfully. We were sad though that we couldn't get a tree with Uncle Chris, but his foot is still healing.

Yesterday and today Evy helped us decorate the tree.

One last story. One night this week when Evy was snuggled into our bed because she woke up with a dirty diaper and a tummy that hurt, she hugged me tight and said, "I wuv my famawee." So consider yourselves loved.

All Hallows Eve

2008-11-01T14:47:00.005-05:00

Ooooo...spooky.

So Evy for several months had been wondering around the house saying, "Arr! Find treasure. Arr!" I went to Savers (a second hand clothes store) and found the makings to costume our very own little pirate. I also ordered babylegs from a friend. (Email me and I will send you to her site.) So here are some pictures from last night. We went to the hospital to visit a member of church who had surgery on Thursday and was bummed he thought he wasn't going to see any trick-or-treaters. We also went to Trunk-or-treat at St. Olaf Lutheran Church and then to some friends from Larye's work, Chris and Kathy. We tried to stop a few more places, but no one was home. Sorry we missed you! Following the pirate pictures are the pumpkin carving ones, and the leaf pile ones. Enjoy!

As we drove to Kathy and Chris' Evy was suddenly quiet. I looked back and caught her unwrapping a long Tootsie roll. Here is her, Mommy caught me, look.

Evy in leaves

2008-10-30T17:54:00.001-05:00

Can you find Evy?

Evy juxtaposes gourds

2008-09-30T16:37:00.000-05:00

A borrowed picture

2008-09-21T17:02:00.002-05:00

Here is the photo from Rachelle and Antonio's wedding I talked about. It is borrowed from the photographer's blog which can be found at http://www.theshootinggallery.com/ For Rachelle and Antonio's scroll down. Keep scrolling. Do not be delayed by the awesome beach pictures or the gorgeous Indian wedding.

She is a seriously talented person, and Evy is wonderfully adorable.

So many pictures, so many stories.

2008-09-18T21:26:00.010-05:00

We are been uber busy lately. Just when I think things might calm down for a bit something else comes up. So let me show you some pictures if you have a few mins.

Here is Evy and Larye eating the most wonderful homemade ice cream sandwiches from North United Methodist. This event is a must do during our summers in North Minneapolis.

Evy and Grandma eating aebleskievers in Tyler. Also a sure sign of summer in our family.

Evy and I at National Night Out. NNO is a yearly event that in many cities is celebrated with block parties and the like. I have a hundred pictures of kids playing in our giant sandbox and bouncy house at church. Alas, I shouldn't put other kids on the Internet without permission from their families.

Here is Evy eating Uncle Tim's wonderful blueberry dessert. He and Uncle Chris picked the blueberries themselves and Evy loved every bit of it, and then she licked the bowl.

The before mentioned Uncle Tim playing with Evy at Crystal Beach near Tomahawk.

Granny and Evy at the beach on the North Shore of Lake Michigan.

The sand here is so fine it squeaks when you walk on it. Evy loved it.

We were doing all this traveling in order to get to Ann Arbor to help Rachelle and Antonio celebrate their wedding. It was so much fun I didn't have time to take pictures. This is my best photo. Rachelle and Antonio's sister and Rachelle's two cell phones. (Maybe later I can borrow a photo off the photographer's blog. She got an great picture of Evy the Flower girl.)

Evy meeting the horses at the State Fair.

And petting the baby cow...

...and the baby pig.

And our wonderful friend Sarah who works at the Fair (in the golf cart department...she previous post) gave us free tickets to the butterfly tent. Again, Evy was a big fan.

We also went on our first ever Pohlman Family Camping Trip on Labor Day. Here is Evy and Larye eating breakfast. Many times since this Evy has asked to #1 Eat outside. #2 Sleep in tent.

We camped at Pattison State Park just south of Superior, Wisconsin. This is the tallest waterfall in Wisconsin and then the cute Pohlman family.

If you made it this far, thanks for looking and thanks for all the love. I am so thankful for our family and friends and was reminded this week when my cousin Jeff was killed in a parasailing accident how we just don't say that enough. So I love you. I hope all is well with you, and I hope we see you really soon...Melissa

Evy on a cat in Mankato

2008-09-12T23:22:00.001-05:00

Carolsel ... Yes it is a cat

Evy on golf cart

2008-08-30T11:21:00.001-05:00

Pink booth

2008-08-30T10:42:00.001-05:00

Evy prepares

2008-08-23T14:51:00.000-05:00

Evy with flowers

Evy is getting ready

2008-08-23T10:06:00.000-05:00

Evy in her flowergirl shirt

Evy at 885 in Plymouth

2008-08-22T18:52:00.000-05:00

Evy shaking sugar at rehearsal dinner.

Evy plays with Rosie

2008-08-22T10:26:00.001-05:00

Ann Arbor Friday at Cindy's

Larye tests

2008-08-17T20:47:00.000-05:00

Mobile post. Kinds blurry

All kinds of fun.

2008-07-09T21:54:00.008-05:00

We have pictures of playing with Grandma and Grandpa. We have pictures of 4th of July Parade. We have boat driving pictures and strawberry picking pictures. We have it all here for your summer enjoyment.

Grandma Lynn and Evy at the ParkWaving from the slideGrandma and Granpa and Evy at the top of the pirate ship Granny and Evy looking at the Lions Club Truck on 4th of July
Larye cooking chicken.Evy in the bouncy house

Telling the sirens to be quiet

Boat driving with PapaStrawberry pickingStrawberry eating

I have a little video of boat driving that I may post later...we will see.

Happy Summer Everyone!

Evy is 2!

2008-06-21T22:36:00.011-05:00

Yes, our daughter is 2 today. To start Evy's Birthday, we went to the Juneteenth Parade. We found a nice shady spot to watch the parade. Here I am with Evy. She really improves the picture.

This is Melissa with Evy. Evy is having a animal cracker snack.

This is much later in the day. Evy had a Taco bar for her birthday party. After having some beans, cheese, avocado and other tasty things, Evy gets to eat her Butterfly cake that was beautifully prepared by Mommy.

This is Evy enjoying her cake... well, more the frosting...

This is Evy working on opening some presents tonight. We decided she would like presents in Dora paper.

More present opening... notice the excitement in Evy's face!

Evy is very thrilled with her new Dora bag - thanks Granny & Papa!

Now, it's movie time. First of all, a film from the parade today.

Second, some opening presents... and pirates!

Finally, if I have any HTML skills, this should be a video of Evy with luggage.

Baking Cookies

2008-06-18T22:48:00.004-05:00

Evy and I were upstairs playing with her kitchen and I asked her if she was making pretend cookies. She did not hear the word Pretend. She dashed for the stairs joyfully squealing, "Cookies! Cookies!" So we had to make cookies. Here at the pictures.

Evy being so good, standing on the stool and stirring the cookies.

Debating picking up a raw one just to try it out. (I set down the camera and put an end to the raw cookie interest...ewww.)

Cookie eating, milk drinking.

See food.

Post-cookie downer.

And the videos...

We are planning a party.

2008-06-04T13:05:00.000-05:00

Watch your mail....Lots of Love.

Planting and Growing

2008-06-02T19:19:00.003-05:00

Our little girl is really growing lately. She wants to try everything by herself. She especially loves taking off her shoes and sock and then putting her sandals on, on the wrong feet. Here is a little bit of video of her helping us plant peas.

Pentecost/Mother's Day

2008-05-11T21:45:00.004-05:00

Happy Double Holiday to you all! Here's a shout out to all the mothers and everyone who's down with the Holy Spirit.

I just had to share Evy's picture of the day...

And this is our little girl wearing daddy's tie...

It is still Easter until Sunday...

2008-05-05T21:11:00.004-05:00

...so here are the pictures from the Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter Morning).

Evy got a little basket, and one big gift. Here is her new kitchen.

She loves the clock.

Here she is downstairs. She wasn't in the best mood. She wanted to eat lunch and sleep all at the same time. Which was right now.

She was unhappy until we went upstairs and she got to look for eggs.

This photo was actually taken on Saturday. While Jesus was in the tomb, we colored eggs.
Blessings on your whole 50 days of Easter.

Photos!

2008-04-23T21:40:00.005-05:00

Granny, Papa, Evy and I went to he Texas Coast a few weeks ago for vacation. Here are our photos.In the hangar on the USS Lexington

Evy just had to get in the jail.At the botanical garden

Evy's very first skinned knee.At the condo with the new hat Granny made her.

And the bag too.

Irish Evy

2008-03-21T14:13:00.003-05:00

Evy in Green

Happy St. Patrick's Day...Blessed Holy Week

2008-03-18T21:10:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! Here are some of Evy's most recent pictures. You will notice she is really wearin' the green.

This is Evy's new swimsuit fresh from the wash. She wanted to help me fold clothes and then she wanted it on her head. Well, now we know it fits.

Evy has been fascinated with shoes lately. Really big mommy and daddy shoes. So, here she is coming and...

going.

Pictures remain a precious event. Evy would much rather frustrate the paparazzi.

Or take her own photographs.

Hopefully Larye will post her video from St. Pat's Day soon. It is worth the price of admission.

Love you all!

Catching up

2008-02-15T15:31:00.005-06:00

Hello! Life has been busy at our house. I was in Guatemala for a week and Larye's in his busy season at work, so sorry for that lack of pics. But, here are the latest. They are not the greatest, but Evy rarely stands still these days and it's wonderful.

New Year's Day
Getting ready for her tubby bath.

Working with Daddy on the computer.
Wearing the hat Granny made her. (She will finally leave it on!

"Heart" is one of Evy's new favorite words.

Sick little girl on Valentine's Day playing with her notebook from Grandma.

This is Evy's newest game. You help her wash her hands after a meal and then tell her to dry her hands. She pulls the towel off the fridge and hands it to you. Evy then turns her back toward you and backs up. She wants you to tie the towel around her like a cape. She will wear the cape and "fly" for a good 15 mins.Thanks for looking, and hopefully we'll have less time between posts from now on.

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25T21:33:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas everyone. Here are a few pictures of our celebrations at home last night and this morning. We got home from church last night and Mommy just had to have some pictures with her beautiful little girl. Evy got a really cool Dora play mat and tent from Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Brad that came with a little Dora figurine. She kind of wanted to take Dora to bed with her Sunday night, but alas as Evy fell asleep Dora slipped out of her grasp. So yesterday she started showing Dora the stable where Baby Jesus was born. I think Dora spends more time there now than Mary or Joseph. That Dora sure does like Jesus.
Here is Evy last night out of her pretty dress and carrying around the Christmas pj's she just unwrapped.
And this morning after waking up at 6:00 am and not being very happy about it, we took her downstairs and a little present opening sure cheered her up. Here she is trying to play with her new baby doll and her magna doodle all at the same time.
Finally, she really wanted to wear the baby doll's hat. She never seemed to get it quite stretched enough.
We hope you were all blessed today by friends and family and, well, a little Jesus too. Merry Christmas.

Trying to take pictures

2007-12-17T21:17:00.000-06:00

We spent this weekend hanging out with Grandma and trying to take pictures. I say trying, because Evy has become very aware of the camera and the toy possibilities of said camera. She is our wonderfully curious girl. We tok her on Sat. to get professional pictures taken. We won a photo shoot with a really nice photographer at a silent auction over a year ago and we finally used it. If you would like to see those pictures you need to email me so I can send you the link. They are really pretty good. Evy liked rolling around on the photo mat and trying to poke the camera's lens. But she still got some cute pictures.

And then Sunday night we tried to get a picture or two for the Christmas Card. At this rate you all will be getting Epiphany Cards. Here are a few tries. She is seriously cute and really trying to help with the tree, but doesn't want her picture taken.

I think my cell phone was on the floor next to the pointsetta.

She was checking to make sure we got everything out of the boxes.

This is by far the best picture of the night and sadly we cut the top of her head off.

So, I think we'll try again tomorrow. I hope you are all having a blessed Advent. Love you all. Please email me if you want to see the good pictures.

Thanksgiving and More

2007-12-03T21:36:00.000-06:00

So, I did not do a really good job this year taking pictures at Thanksgiving. Evy had a really good time. She refused to take a nap and then almost fell asleep in her sweet potatoes. So, Here are some pictures of Evy with Granny and her cousin Hunter after Thanksgiving.This was a pre-Thanksgiving photo of Evy eating supper. The menu that night included salmon, rice pilaf, and Brussels sprouts. This picture is proof throughout the ages that my daughter ate and loved Brussels sprouts (or as I have renamed them...baby Asian cabbages).

At a silent auction we had the winning bid for this chair. It has a footstool too. Evy wanted her stuffed animals to try it out with her.

And here she is the next day lecturing her animals.

We are having our attic finished so our back spare room is full of previously stored things. I showed Evy one of my old babies and she has adopted her. I thought she'd play with it for a little while and get bored, but she is in love with her baby. It does have kind of reddish-brown eyes, that are a bit creepy. So here is my baby carrying around her baby.

And who can resist touching the camera while mom is trying to take pictures. (Please excuse the boogers...she has a bit of a cold and will not let anyone near her nose. She did use the sign for "hurt" for the first time the other night and then pointed to her little red nose.)

We got our first real snow on Saturday. Evy was not sure she liked it.

But it got better once she figured out she could touch it and it left a mark.

I hope you enjoyed picture overload. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.

Halloween

2007-10-31T21:10:00.000-05:00

We did a ton of fun Halloween activities tonight with our little octopus.

First we had to carve the little pumpkin Papa grew for us. (The big pumpkin was carved by the church kids and loved by the kids at the park too before it met its end today as it collapsed after being carved for a week.)We stopped a few times during the carving to give Mommy kisses and to smile for Daddy.

Then we went Trick-or-Treating at the park and to Walt and Heather's house. Evy really loved taking all the candy out of the big basket and occasionally putting it into some kids bags.

Halloween was a lot of fun.

When we got home the octopus thought she would make a few calls to her friends the shark and the skeleton.

And it was finally dark enough to really try out the pumpkin.

Well, and then these pictures we took last weekend as we were raking leaves to fill our spider bags for Halloween decorations.

I hope everyone had a good and safe Halloween. Love you all.

Picture catch up...

2007-10-15T18:35:00.000-05:00

We have been doing fun stuff and taking pictures, but we have not been blogging. Sorry. To make up for it I will post for your viewing pleasure a hodgepodge of pumpkins, bucket hats and biodegradable packing peanuts.

First off pumpkins. We went to Apple Jack's Orchard in Delano a few weekends ago. Evy was a big fan of the apples. She carried one almost the entire time. She never bit it. We were so proud.

She did help us pick though!

And then there were the pumpkins! Really big pumpkins. Even bigger than the one Papa grew for us. Evy was also interested in the slabs of Styrofoam underneath the pumpkins.

This pumpkin is bigger than I am!

I am outta here...

I also promised bucket on the head baby. Well here she is.

She put it here herself and then crawled all over the house with it on her head. Every time it fell off she laughed really hard.

Doesn't she look like a real toddler in this one. My baby isn't so little anymore.

Finally, we ordered some toys from fisher price. The Mayflower play set and a real nativity set she can play with. Of course she was thrilled by the box and the packing peanuts. Here is a squealing video.

Love you all. I am guessing the next time will be Halloween pictures!

Children's Museum

2007-09-17T21:11:00.000-05:00

Ok...this place is cool and Evy loved it.

We set her on top of the overhead projector (it wasn't hot). She loved all the colorful bits of plastic and the bright light. Really she only says a few words, mama, dada, all done, and light. So this was good stuff.

She also adores any telephone we will let her play with. This one was great. The only problem was that she kept trying to press the big "button" in the middle. Rotary dialing is lost on this girl.

In the baby room there was a woman who just blew bubbles for her.

And there were tons of great big windows at her level. She was fascinated with seeing outside from up high. We were on the 4th floor.

They also had a place where the babies and toddlers could "ice fish". Here is Evy reeling in her...

Fish!

Finally, these flower spun and she loved having them all in her reach.

She has taken one or two hesitant steps on her own. I am trying hard to get video confirmation, but she is a sneaky walker. We tried hard at the Children's Museum, but I think she knows we'll just carry her wherever she want to go. All she has to do is ask. After we got home and ate lunch on Saturday she took a really good nap! It was a long and fun day.

State Fair Weekend take two.

2007-09-17T20:34:00.000-05:00

So, I know it has been a while. Please be a forgiving blogosphere community. Evy is one active girl, and most night by the time she goes to bed Larye and I aren't too far behind. But, after a long wait here are the pictures from going to the State Fair with Granny and Papa. We honestly didn't get as many pics as I had hoped.

Here is Evy getting a much needed stroller break in front of the Meditation Tent.

Papa and Evy really checked out her stroller.

And then she decided she liked his hat better.

If you have really good eyes you can see Granny in the background. She is wearing a red shirt. She was a primary Evy pusher, so sadly she didn't get in many pictures, but listen for her voice in this video...

Yes, it's official Evy likes corn.

Love you all...I will try to post the pics from this weekend's trip to the Children's Museum soon.

The Minnesota State Fair!

2007-08-26T21:20:00.000-05:00

We went to the fair yesterday. It was a trial run for when Granny and Papa come on Friday. Evy likes cheese curds...big surprise. She only got to eat a little of the outside of a pronto pup and then lefse and corn. She washed it all down with some organic whole milk; which she spilled all over herself and enjoyed. Here are a few pictures. I am sure with four more hands on Friday we'll get more pictures.

Larye wanted me to post all three of these. I know she's cute, but I still remember how bad spoiled milk baby smelled!

Water, water everywhere...

2007-08-20T22:36:00.000-05:00

and it's all good to remember your baptism with. Yep, it is Evy's Baptismal Anniversary. Is that what you call it? Baptism Birthday? Day Nick dumped water on your head and Jesus showed up? I don't know...someone out there help me.

I thought to remember her baptism I would post some old pictures of Evy enjoying water (aka remembering her baptism.)

On the beach in last year August 31

Fort Worth at the gardens in March

At the pool in Calumet in May

In our backyard in June

July in Grandma and Grandpa's creek
Genevyra Lynn, Child of God, you have been marked with the cross of Christ and sealed with the Holy Spirit forever.

Evy in False Bottom Creek

2007-08-06T21:11:00.001-05:00

Here is Evy in the Creek!

Evy watches Fish

2007-08-06T21:07:00.000-05:00

Here's the video.

Pictures from the Black Hills 2007

2007-08-06T20:50:00.000-05:00

Our final big trip of the summer was to go to see my family in the Black Hills. It was fun.

Below, this is Melissa and Evy chilling by the creek.

This is a picture of the creek. I like it. It is good for the wading.

While we were out there, it was my Dad's birthday. Evy got to have some of my dad's great choclate cake. As you can see, she enjoyed it!

Evy playing with a hat.

Evy in her train (it kinda looks like a Pampers box, but it made a great train). Grandma enjoyed giving her rides in it.

Pictures from the 4th

2007-08-06T20:40:00.000-05:00

Yep - it's been busy around here. So, hopefully over the next couple days, I'll get the blog caught up. As usual, we did the 4th in Tomahawk. I cooked chicken. Evy ate chicken. It was all good. Here are some snaps from the 4th.

Daddy and Evy watching the parade

Evy enjoying Goldfish Crackers

Evy is one year old today!

2007-06-21T22:38:00.000-05:00

I can't believe my sweet little baby is already one. Here are some pictures from us celebrating her birthday today. She is really good at eating cake now.

One little candle...

Sugar really makes her wild.

And then here are two videos. The first one is short and the second one is long, but we just laughed and laughed. She is so much fun.

Here is the longer one.

And here is Evy all washed up and in her new jammies ready to go to sleep like a big girl.

P.S. Ha! With all that sugar in her it took us an hour and 30 mins. to get her to sleep.

Catching Up

2007-06-21T21:57:00.000-05:00

So, we have been taking a lot of photos recently but not getting them posted, so here they are...

At the beginning of June we got to spend some time in Tomahawk as one of my dearest friends married an awesome guy. Congrats Angie and Sam! I had a lot of fun officiating at their wedding. Evy took a nap between the wedding and the reception.

While we were at Granny and Papa's we celebrated Hunter's 2nd birthday and Evy's first. It is so fun for the two cousins to have birthdays so close. The kids had a great time opening presents. Hunter has the whole present opening and showing thing down. Evy wasn't so interested until she opened her dresses.

It's like she's deciding which one to wear. The pink or the purple?

And then it was time for cake. Here are the cupcakes Uncle Tim made. They say "Happy 1st and 2nd Birthdays Evy and Hunter"

And here is Evy getting her first taste of cupcake and frosting.

And here is when she figures out how tasty it is.

Post cupcake sugar baby.

And then last weekend we celebrated Juneteenth at the parade again. If you don't remember Juneteenth just check out the post from last year in June. Here is Evy and Larye waiting for the parade to start.

Here is a bit of video from the parade of the drill team from the Boys and Girls Club.

And then on Father's Day Evy got to show Daddy her new swimming pool with fountains. She loves it. It is basically a really shallow pool with holes that the water comes out. (I so wish I had thought of that.)

Evy learns to Swim

2007-06-04T16:18:00.000-05:00

Well, not really. While we were at my cousin Laura's graduation (Yea!!! Laura!!! You are amazing!) I took Evy in the swimming pool at the hotel. She loved it. She loves her bath so we were not surprised. The lake will soon be next! Here is the picture...

And here is some splashing...

Evy learns to crawl

2007-05-16T20:05:00.000-05:00

While we were in Ann Arbor Evy learned how to crawl. When I told this to a couple in the airport who wanted to know everything about the cute baby the husband's response was, "Well, a lot of people learn how to crawl in Ann Arbor." Ha, ha, drunk college student joke. Boring. So here is the footage of Evy taking her first (or second) attempt at crawling.

Rachelle is a Doctor!

2007-05-15T22:07:00.000-05:00

Rachelle graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School on Friday, and we were there to watch it all go down. Here are the pictures to prove it...

Evy slept through a good part of graduation. Here she is happy and awake.All my pictures taken inside were blurry and involved a lot of red eye, so they will not be shown here. But here is Dr. Rachelle Wilcox and Dr. Raul Gutierrez outside afterwards.And Larye and Evy and Antonio.

I guess there is no real proof I was there. Maybe I will have to photoshop myself in later, hee, hee. We had a great time and we were so excited to be a part of Rachelle's celebration. We also have a fun video from Ann Arbor that we'll post soon.

Spring Joy

2007-05-08T21:42:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. I talked to my mom tonight (Known as Granny to Evy) and she reminded me to update the blog. It only makes sense that we start with a picture taken while we vacationed at their house a few weeks back... In mid-April we went to the sculpture garden and introduced Evy to flowers and grass. She was facinated.
And confused?
Pointing out her favorite ones.
Wondering why Dad wouldn't let her eat the little brown leaf.
Looking at the famous spoon bridge with Mommy.And then that Saturday we got to see Grandma Hodges and Glenn. We were playing on the floor.

This weekend we will be in Ann Arbor for Rachelle's graduation so expect more pictures when we get back. Love you all!

Evy Laughs at Melissa's barking

2007-04-21T21:51:00.000-05:00

This is Evy at her finest.

EASTER!!!

2007-04-08T20:36:00.000-05:00

I love Easter. Easter has it all - Jesus, food, family, Easter Baskets. Evy must of have known it was Easter morning - she woke up around 6 AM. Here are some pictures of her Easter.

Evy looked for her Easter goodies. Here she is with her chegg (Chocolate Egg from Daytons/Fields/Macys). Per a tip from my co-worker, the downtown Macy's candy decorators wrote her name on it in frosting. This year, daddy will enjoy eating this treat.

Evy is checking out her Easter Carol Veggie Tales DVD. She liked chewing on it this morning, and enjoyed watching it tonight.
Evy offering a chew to her stuffed Peeps.
Evy and Mommy in their Easter Outfits. Everyone thought Evy was cute in her hat/sweater/dress combo.

Daddy and Evy chilling after church.

Video of Evy Eating Easter Dinner.

We hope that all of you had a blessed Easter! It gets overused at Christmas and not enough this time of year - Jesus is the reason for the season! Love you all!

Evy Eats Sweet Potatoes

2007-04-08T20:25:00.000-05:00

The Easter Post will be coming very soon, but first a video that Melissa took on Friday.

Evy's First Trip to the Park

2007-04-01T20:44:00.000-05:00

Last weekend when Uncle Chris and Uncle Dan were at our house we took a family trip to the park across the street from our house. Evy had never been. All I have to say is...SWINGS! Here is a short video and a few pics...

She held on tight, but had a lot of fun. Hopefully we'll get some nice days again soon.

Love you all! Easter pics next!

Evy at the Bunny Breakfast

2007-03-29T20:01:00.000-05:00

Last weekend, Evy went on a couple adventures. First of all, she went to the Bunny Breakfast. For $3, you got OJ, sausage links, and pancakes. I was impressed. The Camden Lions club helped with it, I believe. Anyhow, let's get to the exciting part. Evy got to meet some big bunnies, and she enjoyed it.

Another Bunny Picture

Daddy and Evy

More later!

Happy Belated St Patty's Day

2007-03-18T21:19:00.000-05:00

Evy went to St Paul to see her cousin Colleen dance. Here is a picture of Evy with her Grandma Jo and Grandpa Paul.

Here is a picture of her with Melissa later in the day. Note - she is wearing green like a good partially Irish girl. I had corned beef with cabbage; Melissa had a good salad; Evy had oats and Garden Veggies. Evy was enthralled with the music and dancing.

Happy St Patty's Day!

A few videos...

2007-03-15T20:55:00.000-05:00

Here are a few video clips. The problem we've been having lately is that Evy will be laughing hysterically and then the second we turn on the camera and she sees it all she wants to do is stare at the camera. So here are a few we managed to get.

This one was taken March 11, 2007

This one was March 10

More from Texas

2007-03-10T22:40:00.000-06:00

As Melissa said, I had more pictures. These are cellphone pictures, not the greatest, but better than nothing.

These pictures are Evy eating supper outside while we were waiting for a table at a tasty Italian place in Grapevine

Action Picture

Ok, now, I have a great love for the Chick-Fil-A. Best Chicken Sandwich. Also, it impresses me that in this day and age that a business closes on a Sunday. That is cool.

We saw other exciting things. One example was the monolithic domes in Italy, TX... http://www.monolithic.com/... Also, I got to drink one of the best pops in the world - Dublin Dr. Pepper... http://www.dublindrpepper.com/ Sooner of later, I'll order some for the house. It's tasty!

Our trip to see Ryan

2007-03-10T21:05:00.000-06:00

Hi everyone. Larye and Evy and I went to Dallas to see our good friend and Evy's Godfather Ryan. We had a great time and it was nice and warm. Surprisingly the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex has some tasty food as well. So we managed to eat our way through this part of Texas. Here are the photos...

This is Ryan and I outside of The Little Czech Bakery in West, Texas. They had these little pastries filled with either fruit or meat. They heated them up for you on the spot. This is our second stop of the day here. We were on our way back from Waco and the Dr. Pepper Museum. We are holding breakfast for the next day and treats for Ryan's girlfriend Kathleen who had to work and couldn't join us on our adventure.

Evy didn't get any tacos in Fort Worth, but we told her maybe next time we visit Ryan we can hook her up. She liked sitting outside and watching the birds.

Larye and Evy played in the fountain at the Fort Worth Botanical Garden.

Ryan took us to Joe Pool Lake to walk around. Ryan brought his dog Cookie and Evy watched her and squealed in delight the whole time.

We also tried to get Evy to wear sunglasses. This picture was as long as that lasted. She liked the hat much better.
Larye took this great picture of Evy all strapped in and ready to go in the rental car.

Larye has a few more pics that he took with his phone that he might add later. Love you all.

Evy waives Hi

2007-02-24T20:45:00.000-06:00

Yes, Evy waives hi. Today, she was entertained by the snow. Maybe we'll get to play in it soon.

Here's the movie.

Happy Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T21:01:00.000-06:00

Sorry we are so slow on the blogging. But here is a picture of Evy on her first Valentine's Day. Thank you to everyone who claimed her as their valentine.

Here are some pictures of Evy's first Gopher Men's Basketball Game. Here she is in her little Gopher dress. Could be for a cheerleader or a dance line girl.

Here is Daddy and Evy at the game. Thanks to Brad L. for getting us in touch with his parents and their wonderful season tickets. God bless Snowbirds!

More Daddy and Evy after the game. The Gophers lost. Not a big surprise. Evy kicked off her socks halfway through the game. Also not a big surprise.

Finally Mommy and Daddy and Evy after the game in front of the court in The Barn. (Picture courtesy the nice college security girl who wouldn't let us set Evy down on the floor, but would take a picture.)

Larye's Birthday

2007-01-15T13:00:00.000-06:00

Evy helped get ready for Daddy's birthday party this week by baking his birthday cake. Here is the full story from Evy's perspective...

First we got out the big shiny pan and mommy sprayed so the cake wouldn't stick.

Then we got out a bowl and a spoon so we could start mixing stuff together.

But I decided I need to thoroughly check the bowl out first.

You just never know what you are going to find in these bowls these days. So I decided to get a closer look.

In the middle of my task I decided to have a little spoon snack. Mmmm...tasty.

This recipe clearly calls for a stick of butter and 3 eggs. Why do I only have one?

Well after the butter and eggs I wasn't much help with the mixing, but I watched mommy put the cake in the oven.

And I was exhausted, so I took a nap while it baked.

When I woke up it was all done. All except for the frosting.

And even though I didn't get to lick the spoon I still liked the chocolate frosted cake.

I had a toy to munch on. Are you sure you have a good hold on that mommy? I'm not too busy. I could help!

I did want to write "Happy Birthday Daddy" on the cake in green frosting, but after I got a little on my nose mommy decided this was a job best left to her alone.

Daddy's birthday was fun and I am glad I got to help make his cake. Maybe next year I can help eat it too! Happy Birthday Daddy. I love you.

Merry Christmas!

2006-12-24T19:53:00.000-06:00

The Pohlman Family wishes you a Merry Christmas! Watch Evy eat some Christmas cereal.

Thanksgiving and Ashley and Justin's Wedding

2006-12-09T11:33:00.000-06:00

Hi again. It never ceases to amaze me how busy our lives are now with Evy. Sometimes I wonder what we used to do with all our time before we were blessed with her. Holidays are a lot more fun now too. We went to Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Brad's house for Thanksgiving. Here are a few pictures:

Evy is wearing the last 6-9 month Thanksgiving outfit in the entire Twin Cities Metro Area. Larye has always been sad about retailers ignoring Thanksgiving, so he wanted Evy to have a special outfit with a turkey on it.

This is the first time she has sat in a highchair. We had to tie her in with dishcloths!

The only thing Evy got to eat was her chew toy. Next year will be all sweet potatoes and turkey for this girl. She drooled through dinner.

And then last weekend my cousin Ashley and her husband Justin Celebrated their marriage in a ceremony at First Baptist in Ann Arbor. Evy got to meet her Great-Grandma Hodges and lots of other family. She was so happy. She even had her first plane trip and was so good.

Hopefully we'll have Christmas pictures soon!

Evy is such a happy baby.

2006-11-19T22:40:00.000-06:00

Evy's little friend Isaac loaned her a baby gym that has more room in it than hers. I washed it and put it together for her tonight and she loved it. So we recorded a bit of video in order to formally thank Isaac and his cool mom and dad. So thanks!

Trick or Treat!

2006-11-02T07:21:00.000-06:00

Yes, Mom and I took Evy Trick or Treating on Halloween. Melissa is in San Antonio on a mission trip. Here is Evy getting a power nap in the car on route to trick or treat.

We stopped first at Dave and Saunya's for the first treat. Evy did not provide any tricks at their home. Here is Evy with Saunya.

For our other stop of the evening, we went to my Aunt and Uncle's house. This is Evy with Aunt Bonnie and cousin Colleen.

Finally, this is Evy with Daddy.

Evy is a big fan of fall

2006-10-24T20:14:00.000-05:00

Here are a few more pictures.

Since I am going to be in San Antonio on a mission trip next week we dressed Evy up in her Halloween costume a couple of Saturdays ago and took pictures. I think my little Evy Bee is very cute.

Then Sunday the 15th it was nice and warm, so I raked up a pile of leaves to put Evy in for a few pictures. Her Uncle Dan was at our house and he looked just horrified when I told him what I was up to. Leaves make Dan sneeze. He loves his niece. Come to find out, when Larye laid Evy down in the leaves she was frightened. Something about sinking and rustling. Maybe she will have more fun with leaves next year.

Here is Evy the punkin' head with the pumkin Grandpa sent. Granny (my mom) was here this weekend and brought it as Grandpa was out pheasant hunting. We had a lot of fun with Granny. Evy needed some good snuggle time. On Thursday a bigger baby bit her at daycare while they were playing. And then she got her shots on Friday. She is recovering well, but now I can feel some teeth coming in!

Another Lot of Random Pics.

2006-10-02T15:35:00.000-05:00

We have been busy with weddings, concrete projects, ordinations, parties, and a big nasty virus. So, here is a smattering of various pictures. I will try to clue you all in a bit.

We are at the State Fair with Sarah our wonderful friend who has worked transportation at the Fair every year forever.

Kisses from Mommy at the beginning of September

Chillin' with Uncle Chris at Grandma and Grandpa's House in Tomahawk

Evy's friend Sam was checking her out at his going away party. Courtney and Giff and Sam moved to Court's hometown of Bemidji.

Confirmation of Evy rolling over. . . on Sept. 26th

Evy giving her monkey kisses...Oct. 2nd

Another Evy Video

2006-09-19T20:56:00.000-05:00

We hope you enjoy it!

Swimming!

2006-08-31T13:48:00.000-05:00

So Evy is no longer two weeks old (see post from July 11 "But she's only two weeks old...") so she came with me and the big kids from church to Elm Creek Nature Reserve's swimming pond. First of all this is a strange thing to me. It is not really a lake. It's not really a pool. It bears no resemblance to my grandpa's pond either. This is a hole dug in the ground with a liner put in and a whole ton of sand dumped in and then it was filled with water. There are filters and a tiny bit of chlorine. The good things are there are no fish, no slimy seaweed, no real dirt. The bad things are there are no fish, no seaweed, and no real dirt. But because all those things were missing Evy got to put her feet in. It is such a strange artificial idea of "beach". I'd rather have cold Lake Superior and grandma and grandpa Moyle's stocked to the gills fish pond any day. The only cool thing you find in the sand here is used chewing gum. Ok, enough of my rant about fake lakes.

Here we all are (except Heather, the other adult who is taking the picture).
From Left to right:

Alisha, Bruce, Evy, Melissa, Shaquana, and Twyla.

Here are our feet.

And Evy at the end of the day.

Overall it was a good day. I got a little burnt. Evy got to nap outside. And the kids had a blast.

Church Picnic

2006-08-28T16:19:00.000-05:00

Hello! Yesterday was the church picnic and Larye was awesome and remembered to take pictures. This one is so very cute. larye was trying to take a picture by himself of him and Evy because I was off doing something pastoral. I love Evy's eyes.

So, this one must have been taken after he asked one of the nice church people to help him out...

Thanks to Uncle Kevin and Aunt Judy, Mason and Carli for Evy's cute summer outfit complete with hat! We also went to see a bunch of friends from Augsburg FCA and all their babies, but I completely forgot to take pictures, sorry. Hopefully we'll have them over soon and line up the babies for some photos.

A weekend of firsts.

2006-08-21T19:42:00.000-05:00

So Evy had a very full and wonderful weekend. She attended her first wedding. Our friends Paul and Katie were married on Saturday. We know them from the Seminary. It was soul restoring to have so many of my friends from Sem around. Here is the whole group.

Then on Sunday Evy was baptized at Christ English and welcomed into God's family. Our friend Nick preached and washed our daughter of her sin. She cried pretty hard. Pretty normal reaction since we would all rather keep our sin than give it up to Jesus and be compelled to love our neighbor. (Ok, only my Sem friends are going to think that's funny...pastor humor.) Evy wasn't all about getting pictures taken. She thought it was a pretty bad joke that Mom held her while she got water on her head and then didn't feed her. So she cried through the pictures. My mom made Evy's gown out of her wedding dress. Here is the best picture...

Then today she had her two month old shots. She did awesome. Larye and I touched her and kissed her while they were going in. She screamed while they were happening and then I nursed her and she was thrilled. Evy actually smiled after her shots. She has been a bit more fussy tonight, but I would be too after 4 shots in my little chubby legs. Evy is now 12lbs 4 oz and 23 inches long.

She just now spent 10 mins. smiling at her monkeys before going to sleep. (Hopefully we'll soon have video of Evy talking with her new friends the monkeys.)

Love you all.

From the photo booth at the mall...

2006-08-20T20:56:00.000-05:00

Everyone is healthy...

2006-08-12T12:04:00.000-05:00

and Evy is happy, but

the Pilot is in the shop again.
Larye and Evy were on their way to walk around Lake Calhoun when a man named Frank got lost and confused and drove the wrong way down Thomas Ave N. So Frank didn't stop at the intersection because there are no stop signs facing the wrong way and Larye couldn't stop in time. Thankfully, they braked for a long while before they hit and they were in the Pilot. Larye said Evy never cried and when he went back to check on her in her car seat after the accident she smiled at him. We went and saw the Dr. who said she is just fine. We also found out that she is 11lbs 13oz and 23 inches now! So we are just waiting for the Pilot to be fixed and using Cora and Henry's car seat since ours had to be thrown away. (Thanks Beth.) Baby's first car accident.

The first picture is Evy all dressed up for her first Sunday at Christ English which was last Sunday. Jim and Erin and Noah got her the cutest shirt and skirt!

Rachelle came to visit this week too! So here is a cute picture of Evy and Chell bonding.

Sorry we have been slow to post but as you can see there has been a lot of excitment lately and we are working on birth annoucements. So more from us later.

Video

2006-08-05T11:26:00.000-05:00

After being inspired by Zoey, Cora & Henry, this is our first attept...

Evy's Baptism

2006-08-04T12:19:00.000-05:00

You are all invited to Genevyra Lynn Pohlman's Baptism

August 20, 2006 9:30am

Christ English Lutheran Church

If you have questions or need directions just email or call.

More Pics...

2006-07-27T15:02:00.000-05:00

I have a bunch of random pictures to share...

This is Evy trying to fall asleep during tummy time.

Larye changing Evy's diaper in Pete's front yard during the parade. (She is going to love that picture when she's older.)

The following are pictures of our family trip to the Minneapolis Institute of Art. There was an exhibit of an artist known for his mobiles and Larye was really excited. Art + Physics = Happy Larye. Evy was awfully excited too, when she woke up.

Aebleskiver Days

2006-07-24T18:53:00.000-05:00

We went home to Tyler this weekend for Aebleskiver Days. The Aebleskiver is a spherical pancake beloved by the Danes. The city of Tyler celebrates this breakfast food yearly. They are pretty tasty. So Evy was at her Grandma and Grandpa Pohlman's house for the first time.

We went to the parade... There was a girl dressed as a giant 'skiever on the end of the fishing line

They throw a lot of candy during the parade. Here is Larye stealing candy from kids. Ha! Ha!

Evy was chillin' during the parade. She was awake for this one, and the sirens still didn't faze her.

From left to right...Evy, Pete, and Jenny. We sat in front of Pete's mom and dad's house. Thanks again Pete and Jenny.

Uncle Dan marched in the RTR Drumline. White uniform, glasses, headband, and cymbals (he's right behind the last bass drum). They were really good drummers and really entertaining.

Evy got to meet Grandma Donna on Sunday, and she was all smiley about it. She smiles all the time now!

Finally, on Monday before we left Tyler, Evy had to visit Grandma Lynn at the post office.

Congrats Firefighters!

2006-07-13T15:43:00.000-05:00

Evy and I went to the dedication of the new fire station just down the street from us yesterday. She slept through most of it, but lots of people I work with in the community were there and they got to coo over Evy for the first time. How many babies can say they had two city councilmembers and the mayor reduced to babytalk in one afternoon?

In front of the fire station
l to r facing the camera Mayor RT Rybak, City Councilmember Diane Hofstede, and the acting Fire Chief, I didn't get his name.

Evy slept through the visit. This is the picture I took with one hand while she was in the sling. (Everyone wanted to talk about her splotchy face. We went to the doctor on Tuesday. It is Baby Acne. All we can do is put lotion on it twice a day, and it might last until she's 6 months old. She also got weighed and she is now 9lbs 7oz! Bumps and all we think she's beautiful.)

But she's only two weeks old...

2006-07-11T11:03:00.000-05:00

My Uncle John Paul got into a bad motorcycle accident last week and he was airlifted from Upper Michigan to St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. The accident was totally the other guy's fault and JP was wearing his helmet. Several major bones were broken, and he will be doing rehab in Duluth for a while. so your prayers are appreciated.

Uncle John and Aunt Maggie had thought of coming down to Tomahawk to see Evy while we were there, so instead we all went to Duluth this weekend. Evy got lots of love and passed around to my cousins Erin and Laura as well. It was good to be there for them and bring a little bit of joy.

So, Evy also got to stay in her first hotel room. As Larye checked us into the hotel they gave him three armbands for admittance to their fabulous "water park". It was a big slide and a fountain in a kiddie pool. Larye thanked the woman checking us in and told her we wouldn't need three as our daughter is only two weeks old. And her response is, "Well, there's a kiddie pool." Better yet, as Larye is telling me this story in the elevator with Evy in her car seat on the floor, another random guest turns and looks at us as she leaves the elevator and says, "There is a kiddie pool and it's only a foot deep." Larye and I answered in unison, "She's only two weeks old!"

So, Evy never got in the pool, but she did go to the beach and saw a really big boat. Here's us at the beach.

Evy seems to really like her sling. It's a good place to sleep all snuggled up next to mommy. I like it too because she is such a sweet little person to snuggle.

I also promised pictures of the first stroller ride and Grandma Lynn being at our house, so here they are...

Evy's First 4th of July

2006-07-06T19:31:00.000-05:00

We went home to Tomahawk for the 4th of July. This is a huge holiday in Tomahawk with chicken bbq, a parade, fireworks, basically all the fixings. This year it also meant that I got to go to my 10 year class reunion. It was just like eating lunch every day in high school. We sat at the same tables with our friends and didn't talk to anyone else. It was good to see friends I hadn't seen in a while. SO it was a weekend of firsts for Evy...

First real bath after the umbilical cord fell off

First time at Grandma's quilt shop

First chicken bbq with Daddy cooking

First parade (on the outside)

And here is Evy during all the sirens...

Daddy put the burp cloth up against her ears to protect them.

I also have pics from last week when Grandma Lynn was at our house and we tried out the stroller for the first time. But they are going to wait as it is time for Miss Evy to eat!

Evy's hospital pictures

2006-06-28T15:48:00.000-05:00

are protected by certain copy write laws and a really good web programmer that will not allow the simple copy and paste. So, if you want to see the official hospital photos (which I guarantee are worth it), point your browser to http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/default.asp The hospital we were at in North Memorial in Robbinsdale andunder June babies find Genevyra P next to June 21 (weren't there a ton of babies born that day?) and then the password you need to get in is X4H2H5P8Q8

If you have big problems working through the site just give us a call.

The camera is getting good use

2006-06-27T21:36:00.000-05:00

I have just enough time before Evy wants to eat again to post a bunch of pictures...

Evy's 1st bath

Daddy and Evy

Doesn't she have the biggest eyes?

Genevyra Lynn Pohlman has arrived.

2006-06-24T20:00:00.000-05:00

Yep, our sweet little baby girl is here. I will give the short run down. We went to see the doctor early Monday morning and after doing an ultrasound they decided that the baby did not have much amniotic fluid left. They sent us over to the hospital at 10 and started to induce labor at 12 with cervadil. I had contractions and was uncomfortable all of Monday, but at midnight I was still no farther along. They let me sleep until 6 am(thought the contractions continued). Tuesday morning they started pitocin and the contractions got stronger. I finally got an epidural around 2ish in the afternoon. It was beautiful while it lasted, but they had to come in and top it off a couple of times. Things moved a bit quicker after that. I got to start pushing around 10:30 Tuesday night (I think the Twins game had just gotten over). At 12:40 Wednesday morning Genevyra was born. She did awesome for the whole labor and delivery. Her heartbeat stayed strong and constant. She weighed 7 lbs 13 oz at birth and was 20 1/2 inches. Her name was my great grandmother's middle name with a "y" added, of course. We are calling her Evy for short. We got to come home on Thursday afternoon and it is just wonderful and amazing. I have more pics to download, so I promise more updates later.

Baby is still on the inside...

2006-06-17T14:05:00.000-05:00

Happy Juneteenth!
Larye and I went to the Juneteenth Parade today in North Minneapolis and had a really good time. I know this picture doesn't look like it, but believe me it was fun to see all the drill teams and Miss Black USA and get all the random free stuff. I even got well wishes from our city councilperson Don Samuels. It is always fun to see which politicians show up for Juneteenth. Mark Kennedy's people never even got out of their truck!

Monday we have a doctor appointment in the morning where they will do an ultrasound and stress test to check out the baby's condition, and we will set a date for induction if this little one doesn't show up by then. Come to find out Larye's due date was Dec. 25th and he wasn't born until Jan. 11, and I heard that I was three weeks late too! Maybe this just runs in the family. Prayers that the next update is the birth announcement!

June 12

2006-06-12T09:43:00.000-05:00

So today is the baby's due date. I keep trying to tell myself that babies come when they are ready. This would be all well and good if I hadn't had several hours of painful contractions Wednesday night, Thursday night and then again last night. They stay about 10 mins. apart and go away when I fall asleep. At least they are probably doing some work in getting my body ready. We go see the doctor again on Wednesday and we hopefully will talk about induction dates, but they don't like to do it at my clinic until you are two weeks over. So, in the meantime, here is a great picture of Larye sitting in the glider at the other end of the baby's room...

And now for all the getting ready

2006-06-07T19:46:00.000-05:00

The baby's room is so cute and so many people helped us put it all together. So now I have to show it off...

This is one end of the room. You can see the crib to the right and the dresser/changing table to the left. My dad and Larye put together the crib (we have some great video of that). Larye and his mom and dad put together the dresser and painted it. All the painting was done while I was gone at one very long church meeting (Synod Assembly). A big shout out goes to Chris Anderson for joining Larye on his failed attempts to get this dresser from Ikea, and his wonderful help hauling it up the stairs when it finally came in at the store.

You can kind of see the painting my mom did in that picture, but in this one you can also see how big the baby is today. So in this picture (from today) I am 39 weeks and 2 days.

Larye's mom and a few of her friends painted the room "Curious George" yellow, and then my mom came and painted Curious George on the wall. I am pretty sure she did it just looking at the picture from the book. She is seriously talented. Her and my Uncle Tim did stenciling all around the room of little jungle vines and a few of George's other animal friends. It is so wonderful to go in there and just feel surrounded by all the love and time and work that everyone put into it all because they already love this baby so much.

I really hate this picture but...

2006-06-05T19:33:00.000-05:00

we have not been great at taking pictures. This one was taken March 9th when I was 26 weeks along (the start of month #7). For those of you who haven't been at our house this is in the entry way. This shirt was also one of my favorite Old Navy bargain finds. Alas, it no longer fits as the baby has gotten much bigger.

I am a terrible blogger.

2006-06-05T19:11:00.000-05:00

Wow, I am really no good at keeping up with this. My hope and prayer (yes, I've had to enlist Jesus) is that when the baby comes I will have really good reason and I will be so proud you will be begging for less blogging.

So I will start tonight with pictures of me as the baby is getting bigger. This first one is me on the beach in from of our hotel in Mazatlan. We went at the end of Feb. as our babymoon. When this picture was taken I was 24 weeks along (Middle of month 6) It was wonderful.

And here's Larye making new friends. We had to find a Sr. Frog since Mazatlan is where they started and Larye's uncle had brought him back a shirt from here in the early 90's that Larye says is the most comfortable shirt he has ever owned. Ummm, yeah, there is a Sr. Frog's shop on every corner. Sr. Frog's is to Mazatlan as Starbucks is to every major American city. Larye didn't get a shirt, but the baby got a very cute onsie and bib combo.

2006-02-18T20:36:00.000-06:00

Here are the other two pictures: The top of is a side shot of the baby holding her/his arm up to the head. The bottom is another face photo. The baby was not cooperating that day and I couldn't blame him/her the ultrasound tech was pushing so hard. The baby was also trying to sleep way head down at the bottom of my uterus. I think that's the baby's favorite place to be. Love you all and when I get more risky maybe we'll post a few pictures of how pregnant I'm getting. We'll see, no promises.

2006-02-18T20:26:00.000-06:00

So, I know we haven't been very on top of this blog, but I am hoping when the baby comes we will have way more motivation. Here are the ultrasound pics taken on Jan. 25, 2006. I don't think they are as good as the first ones, but it is so good to see all the little parts in all the right places.
The picture above is the baby's feet.

To the right is the baby's face, eyeballs and everything.

Two more pictures are coming. I just need to figure this thing out a little bit more.

2005-12-06T13:41:00.000-06:00

This is the first picture of our baby. It was taken on December5, 2005. We are expecting this little one to make an arrival around June 12, 2006.

Starting I think

2005-12-06T13:23:00.000-06:00

Ok, so this is kind of a test to see if and how this thing works.