Love the way these two play together. Daddy can get her to giggle like no other! I’m so thankful for the father that he is to our girls. We loved getting to celebrate him yesterday for Father’s Day.
I snapped these pictures of the two of them playing together about a month ago, and then edited them & gave them to Ryan for Father’s day. Now we just need to get some more of him & Cora ;)
What a fun week we had with Aunt Bessie & her boyfriend, Brad, in town! Eveleigh was in heaven, as you can imagine! We went whale watching, kayaking, went to the beach, and soaked up time together! I was a little sleep deprived, as Cora has decided to wake 2-3 times per night (four month sleep regression? I don’t know), but we loved having them here!
As hard as it is living far from our families – I do feel like the time we do have, we make the most out of. Sometimes when you live close to family, I think it’s easy to take them for granted, or not be intentional about your time together. But when we’re all together, we get to squeeze in a years worth of hangouts into one memorable week!
I’m so proud of Bethany and the beautiful woman she is becoming. She was only 7 when Ryan and I started dated, and it has been so sweet watching her grow up. She is so full of joy & laughter and of God’s love. Can’t wait to see all that God has in store for her <3
Yesterday I was gone most of the morning on a hike with some women from church. My husband, Ryan, stayed home with the girls, and him & Eveleigh planted a little strawberry plant we were given as a gift. Eveleigh LOVES working out in our garden & and it warms my heart to see them having so much fun together. Ryan put this video together of their time and it’s just too cute not to share! <3
Hope you all are savoring this beautiful weekend!
With love,
Monika
Our sweet Eveleigh is growing into such a big girl. She is two years and four months old and is so full of joy & life. She is talking more and more everyday, and we are able to have full on conversations now! Nothing sweeter or sillier than a conversation with a two year old! She loves to sing and is always asking mommy & daddy to sing her songs (old mcdonald, the ABC’s, and twinkle twinkle being some of her favorites). She loves puzzles and making towers out of her building blocks. She is miss independent these days and pretty much says “no, I do it!” to just about everything. I love seeing her little personality and sense of humor come out more and more! I love to watch her interact with her baby sister too. She loves laying on the floor with Cora for “tummy time” and is always smothering her with hugs & kisses. Whenever Cora is crying Evie says “Uh oh, Codaa befff” or “Uh oh, Paci!” (as in, “mom she needs her paci!”).
She loves helping out with our little garden out back. Watering the plants, and picking & washing the fruit. We have some blueberries we’re waiting to ripen, and every morning she looks out the window and tells me “blueberries ready soon! We pick ‘em and eat em! Blueberries is so yummy!”
She really loves to learn and absorbs so much more than we even realize. She loves to pull her books off the shelves and sit with them in big pile all around her as she reads them. We read to her every night before bed, and she has to be the one to pick the book, hold the book, and turn all the pages all by herself. She also enjoys dragging out that process as long as possible and taking an hour to turn each page haha! Some of our current favorite books are ones by Dr. Seuss and Nancy Tillman.
Can’t forget this recent conversation over breakfast that cracked me up:
Me: How old is Eveleigh?
Evie: TWO!
Me: Do you know how old mommy & daddy are? Mommy is 26 and Daddy is 29!
Evie: Pauses, stares. Then “Daddy is SO OLD!“ ?
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And a little questionnaire…
What’s your favorite color? “color blue”
What’s your favorite food? “Chocolate Cupcakes!” (I think she has only had a cupcake maybe twice in her life, but clearly they made an impression!)
What’s your favorite song? “twinkle twinkle”
What’s your favorite thing to do? “play toys”
What’s mommy’s favorite thing to do? “coffee” (it’s amazing how much she gets me ;))
What’s daddy’s favorite thing to do? “Guitar!” (again, spot on, kid!)
Where’s your favorite place to go? “walk to park”
Who’s your best friend? “TANYA CALEB!” (our friends from church… She always says them together as if it’s one word too, haha! Though I was sorta wishing she said mommy… tear)
Love this girl so much and am so grateful she’s mine. Watching her grow is one of my greatest joys!
(^When both kids nap at the same time and it feels like you’re sorta kinda on a date! ?)
Lately we’ve been loving heading south to San Clemente after church. Last Sunday was a particularly beautiful day, and we wanted to soak it up! We had lunch at HH Cottons, which was yummy and surprisingly pretty kid-friendly. Afterwards we walked down to the pier and got some coffee from Bear Coast Coffee. Their lavender infused caramel latte is ridiculously delicious (just writing about it is making me crave one) – I definitely recommend going if you live in Orange County. Then we strolled along the pier and took in the view. I still pinch myself that we get to live here in Southern California. It is just so beautiful!
Hoping for more sunny days soon (we’re in the midst of what we call the “May Gray”) and looking forward to many summer beach days!
Hope you have a beautiful week <3
