Having Fun

While putting away the summer swim stuff, Evelynn found some goggles I used when I taught swim lessons...

They provided hours of entertainment!

Below is an absolute classic picture of Evelynn.

If you will look closely, she is watching Finley with his mommy right outside the window. I know I have mentioned Evelynn's love for Fin before, but this is just more proof of her growing affection for her dear friend. As soon as she sees him playing outside, she announces his presence to everyone: "Mommy, Finley, play with Finley! Shoes! Outside! Palease!" If we can't go outside for some reason, she usually hollers at Finley through the window until he notices. Our poor neighbors, they have no privacy!

And lastly, but certainly not least, Uncle B came for a visit a couple weekends ago. Evelynn LOVES her Uncle B, and she begged him to play with her in every free second that he had. Unfortunately, we kept him pretty busy during his stay. He and Brad stripped the paint off of the trim in the girls' rooms, so we can complete that project before Lyla makes her arrival. This past weekend Brad was able to make some new trim, prime the old and new trim, and even install some of the casing around Evelynn's closet. We are really looking forward to having completed the back part of the house very soon (minus the floors being refinished - we decided that's a project that needs to be saved for a little while longer). There is still quite a bit of work to be done, but it seems manageable, given that Lyla doesn't come too early and throw off the schedule! We are hoping that Evelynn can move from her toddler bed to a full size bed within the next couple of weeks! I'll try to post pictures of the rooms as they come to a more completed state.