"Eww mommy"

Since we had a really nice night wednesday I decided that Evan and I would sit outside on the sidewalk and carve our pumpkin. So I cut the top off and reach inside and pull out seeds and all the slimey stuff and tell Evan to touch it. Being a boy I figured he would love it. WRONG! He looks at me and says "eww mommy, thats ca-ca." So needless to say mommy did all the pumpkin carving because Evan thought it was gross..

Bradley Farms

Last week Bill, Evan, and I went to Bradley Farms to pick out a pumpkin. When we got there there wasn't very many pumpkins left but there was some cute stuff for Evan to check out. It was also nice because being during the day in the middle of the week there wasn't anyone else there so Evan could run around with much worry.

Evan's birthday weekend

Last weekend was so busy! Saturday (19th) was Evan's birthday. Nicole was having a surprise 30th birthday party for Ron at the lake, so we went there during the day. It couldn't have been a nicer day to be at the lake, especially considering it was middle of September! It was gorgeous. Evan and I hung out there for a while and then we had to go to Bill and Daleann's house. They were having a party for Raeleen who just graduated bootcamp for the airforce and is getting sent to Korea!

Ron's Cake

Evan and his birthday shirt :)

The birthday boys

Nicole, Ron, and Lexi

Sunday, we had Evan's birthday party. Evan really enjoyed the cake, as you'll see in the pics/video. He got a kids tool set from Bill that he absolutely loves, and a ball pit from my brother!

Evan's cake

Evan and Grandpa

An attempt at a family picture (Evan wouldn't cooperate)

Evan's ball pit

things seem to be looking up..

Things with Bill and I are kind of wierd right now. Past couple days have been good but I sometimes feel like I'm walking on eggshells, therefore, waiting for the next fight. Hopefully I am wrong and things will turn out okay.

Evan is getting bigger by the minute. He's saying lots of new words and you can carry on simple conversations with him. It's absolutely amazing! His birthday is Saturday- Terrible Two's (which I think hit a long time ago). We're having a birthday party him at the park Sunday with lots of "cars" stuff. Bill's family and Travis are coming up so that should be good since Evan and I haven't seen them in a while.

School is going good also. I'm auditing Nursing I even though I already passed it, because I didn't do that well in it before and I couldn't get into Nursing II again until January. Doing much better in it this time and learning things I didn't pick up on before.

So all in all things seem to be looking up! Let's just hope it stays that way..

stressed

Things have been so up and down with Bill and I lately. To be honest I have no clue what is going to happen with us, or even what I want to happen. We both do things that we know will make the other mad and therefore, we're fighting all the time. I feel bad for Evan, he's the one that is suffering. Saturday night we got into a fight and Evan woke up.. Bill ended up getting mad and leaving. The next day when Bill came home, Evan just stood there looking back and forth to see if we were going to fight again. It broke my heart. So now I really don't know what to do. Part of me thinks that we've done too much to ever make it work and the other part of me wants nothing more than to try to make it work. So I'm torn, stay and try to make it work or end it?

Evan dancing in highchair

A day at the lake..

Since I finally had a wednesday off, AND it was nice outside Evan and I went to the lake with Ron, Nicole, and Alexis. When we got to the lake I was carrying Evan down the dock and noticed I was getting wet... it was neither my water bottle or Evan's cup. Evan was peeing on me! So we go and get changed and then get in the boat. We cruised around for a while and then went to Ron's friend, Sean's cottage. Then, we went tubing and swam for a while. Evan loved the water, Alexis however refused to get in the water but loved the boat. Then we went to the switz for all you can eat crab legs!!

When we got back to Nicole's, I am again holding Evan... only for him to pee on me again! Apparently swim diapers are more comfortable for toddlers because they don't blow up when in water, but they cannot hold pee very well! Evan then had to wear one of Lexi's princess pull-ups back to our house.

Evan driving the boat

Nicole and Ron

Evan and Alexis on our way to the lake!

update..

mom's home from the hospital and doing okay. evan was mad because she couldn't pick him up. dad has to have surgery on his eye next week.

Fourth of July

The weekend started out good. I had Friday night off work so I got to see my friends Pat and Hilary that were home for the weekend. Later that night Tracie and I went out. Everyone was at the lake or camping so the bars were pretty dead, but we had fun.

Saturday I had to work during the day. It was really dead so I got out at 6 then Evan and I went to meet Jerri and her kids to go to fireworks at Ives Run (best fireworks I've ever seen). Evan did pretty well with the fireworks. Had to cover his ears but other than that he liked them.

Saturday night Bill and I are watching a movie and my phone starts ringing- it's my aunt Barb. She was at the hospital with my parents. They wrecked the motorcycle. Mom had to have surgery- they couldn't get her spleen to stop bleeding so they had to remove it. She also has a broken collarbone so shes pretty sore. Dad broke his cheek bone and the bone around his eye- so it was swelled shut. They also had to glue his nose together becuase it got split right down the middle.

Both my parents are doing okay- dad got released that night. I had to go to his house and stay with him because he had a concussion so they didn't want him to be at home alone. He might have to have surgery on his eye, but its opening up and he can see out of it so thats good. Mom's still in the hospital. They moved her out of ICU but they're not sure when she can come home..