Evelyn turns 1!

Oh Evelyn...this past year was pretty terrible. Three deaths really affected me all before you were six months old. I went to two funerals. Arthur was so young...in his early twenties and Mikey's mom found out she had cancer December 22rd and died on January 30th at only 56. Besides that you were a colicky mess. NON STOP CRYING!!!! Finally around six months you started to calm down more and we were able to enjoy you more. I remember the first time you played on the floor for more than 5 minutes without crying...Mikey and I just looked at each other, "Oh my gosh, she's been on the floor for 10 minutes by herself! It's a miracle!" Now you are a clingy but cuddly little bug. Here are some things about you:

• You give the biggest hugs and kisses


• You come over to Mommy, Daddy, or Jocelyn and just lay your head in our laps


• You fight Jocelyn for the foam chair...you have claimed it as yours


• You have 12 teeth!!!


• You can crawl, cruise and stand by yourself


• You can say Daddy and Hi


• You clap and wave


• You are obsessed with putting lids back on things and having a utensil to put in a cup or a bowl


• You love macaroni, pirate booty, pancakes and waffles, roasted sweet potatoes and plums


• You know what you want and scream til you get it. My girls are not passive, that's for sure!

I love you so much. So so so much.

Summer

Went to an A's game

Jacquie came for a short visit

Went to Six Flags

Stayed with Steph and Danny in Vegas...Thanks you guys!!! We had such great time! NO KIDS! For 4 days!!!!! Saw LOVE, Terry Fator, ATE A TON!!! Got to see Krissy and Aaron and Tom and Char.

Had a little family reunion. All my siblings were together for 2 days. These are the best looking cousins!

Having a Sale!!!

Jillian will be selling her jewelry at local shops now so everything must go!!! Secor decor

Sweet Jocelyn

I drove my mom back to Pollock Pines from picking her up at SFO and stayed there for a couple days. On the drive Jocelyn was singing and my mom told her she was really good at it. Jocelyn then asked my mom what she was really good at. My mom thought for a sec and said, "Well Jocelyn, I'm not really good at anything."
Jocelyn sincerely said, "Yes, what about hugging? You're really good at hugging!"
Mom: "That's right! I am Jocelyn. Thank you for reminding me."
Jocelyn: "And what about chewing? You're really good at chewing." hahaha
Mom: "You're right Jocelyn I am good at chewing!"

I wish life were really that simple. I love this girl. Kids are so funny.

Our little family

This little family of skunks live under our hot tub!!! There is a mama skunk and 6 little skunks! Oh my gosh! What do we do? They are becoming quite brave, coming out when it's light outside. Last year we would see one skunk coming out late at night when we would be watching TV. But now those little buggers come out and play! If you didn't know how gross they were, they're actually quite cute but I don't want them in my yard!

Giveaway!

Visit this blog http://www.thecoterieblog.com/2010/06/secor-decor.html for a chance to win the headband and earrings!

Come check out my etsy shop!

My sister Jillian and I started our etsy shop! We'll see how it goes :-) I make all the headbands and Jillian makes all the earrings. Here's the link: http://jjsp.etsy.com Let me know what you think. What could we do better? Any advice! Thanks!