September 13, 2009

  • 7 months!


    bella & evan

    Hi everyone!  Can you believe summer is already over?  I feel like it just flew by and now people are already talking about the holidays.  Anyhoo, hope you’re all doing well~! 

    7 Months!


    1st solids


    Dear Evan,


    Well, here we are buddy.  We made it through a super busy month.  This month was filled with busy days driving all over Southern California meeting old and new friends.

    • You had your first solids – rice cereal.  We were so excited and were all ready to film and take photos of the big moment when you took that very first bite…but then you flipped over the bowl all over Mommy!  We couldn’t stop cracking up as Bella circled you like a shark trying to steal some food.

    • We went on playdates all around Southern California from Tustin to West LA.

    • Daddy came to babygroup with all of the other daddies to see what we do every Tuesday.

    • You got to spend quality time with your aunties and uncles who love spoiling you with attention because they don’t have babies of their own yet.

    • Your buddy, Ella, was born on July 24, 2009.  We went to visit her in the hospital and she looked so tiny next to you!

    • You got your first 2 teeth!  One day I looked and I was so surprised to see a tooth.  The second one came in just as quickly so all of a sudden you had TWO bottom teeth!

    • You can do “jam jam” (open and close your hand) when we ask you to if you feel like it.

    • We participated in a research study on baby development at UCLA.  You’re doing your part to contribute to the betterment of babies everywhere.

    • You’re able to sit up by yourself for longer periods of time but you still topple over sometimes.

    • You’re doing a modified crawl everywhere now – you push yourself around with your arms.  One day you’re going to realize that crawling with your hands and knees is a whole lot easier than pushing your entire weight around with your arms!

    Every single day is a new adventure for us.  You’re constantly learning new things and changing.  The best moments are when I see something click in your head when you realize you can actually do a certain thing and then a smile just lights up your entire face.


    Love,

    Mommy


    7 months


    Swagbucks – Money For Online Searching


    Search & Win   swagbucks


    So I follow a ton of these mommy and money-saving blogs and I kept hearing about Swagbucks.  I finally decided to take a look and sign up.  Before recommending it to people I wanted to try it for a few months to make sure it’s worthwhile.  I’m glad I signed up because in the past 2 months I’ve already gotten $60 in Amazon gift cards.  I know it isn’t that much but hey~ it was all for just searching the internet which is something I always do anyways.


    Swagbucks is an online search engine where you do searches (like with Google or Yahoo) and you periodically win “Swag Bucks” which you can later redeem for prizes.  It’s really simple.  I think the hardest hurdle for me was to break my habit of automatically going to Google to do searches.


    PROS:

    • It’s like getting paid to do internet searches!  Who doesn’t like free money?

    • The search engine is powered by Google & Ask.com.

    • It’s really easy once you get into the habit of using it.  I feel like I could get even more Swag Bucks if I tried harder (like following them on Twitter, referring people, etc.) but I haven’t done a lot of that stuff yet.

    • It’s fun!  Sometimes I’m just randomly doing a search and I’ll win a Swag Buck and it’ll put a smile on my face.


    CONS:

    • Sometimes the search results don’t seem as thorough as the ones I’d normally get from Google.  For example, I’ll see that Swagbucks has 4 pages of results while Google has like 10.  Not really a problem for me since I’m not doing any kind of real serious business sort of searching.

    • Even though the results are from Google & Ask.com I find that it can be a little odd sometimes.  For example, I’ll type in “yelp los angeles” and the actual Yelp link shows up as the 2nd link.


    TIPS:

    • It doesn’t help to just sit there and type in random things to search.  I’ve tried that, hehe.

    • Install the toolbar so you don’t end up forgetting to use it.  Plus, the toolbar gives away free Swag Bucks sometimes.

    • I don’t do this but the bloggers I follow do – they sign up for the newsletter, Twitter and Facebook and get free Swag Bucks like that too.  Those guys must be doing something right since they’ve already gotten hundreds/thousands of dollars in gift cards/prizes.

    • Instead of typing in a web address like Gmail or clicking on my favorites, I’ll just type it into the toolbar and then click the link.  Yes, it’s one more step than necessary but I’ve won a bunch of Swag Bucks that way!

    • Just go for the $5 Amazon gift cards which cost 45 Swag Bucks each.  I think you get the most bang for your Swag Buck that way.  I just get the code and enter it into my Amazon account and it’ll be there the next time I buy something.

    • You get Swag Bucks for referring your friends!


    Sign up here >> [Click me!] and let me know if you like it and if you have any questions!


    Random Rumblings & Questions


    * I’m sooo behind on everything Xanga~ posting, commenting and messages.  Sorry for always being so tardy in keeping up with you guys!  Hopefully I’ll be able to catch up soon.  I had one simple goal when Evan was born…to post at least once a month so I could chronicle his growth.  Evan is already 8 months and I’m just getting around to doing his 7 month post!  *sigh*  Sometimes I feel like there are sooo many things I want to do but I just don’t have enough time to do them.  Can you share how you keep up with Xanga — posting, your subscriptions, commenting??


    * I’ve been hearing rumors that Xanga might be shutting down.  I hope not!  Are you staying or is there another good blogging site you’d recommend?


    * Any suggestions on nice gifts for 1-year-old boys/girls & 2-year-old boys/girls?  What are some of the best gifts you’ve received or given?  I love giving gifts so I usually spend a great deal of time and effort trying to pick out the best gifts.  I wish I could still do the same but it’s getting harder now that it seems like birthdays are coming up every other week!


    * THANKS and have a wonderful week!!   


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Comments (66)

  • Last time I had visited you he was a merely 3 months old. My nephew jack was born 12.24.O9 and I know he is a few weeks older than Evan. Jack has 2 bottom AND top ones.  Is Evan learning to pull himself up yet?  Jack has just mastured crawling. I’m so happy for you.  I hope things are going great for your little family.

    -Suzanne

  • Happy 7 months!  I love the last photo.  It looks old school. :)   Beautiful!!

  • happy 8 months evan! i bet you’re eating like a champ! so sad how they grow so fast,huh? :( is that evan’s appah hiding behind that winnie the pooh balloon?! that is too funny…that’s exactly how jeff likes to take pictures. he HATES taking pics. soon, evan will be walking! wow!

  • Hey Evan!  Way to go!!  You have catlike reflexes that were no match for your Mommy when it came to feeding you for the first time.  I love the picture where the food is all over your Mom’s leg.  She wears it really well.  You are the luckiest because your Mom and Dad love you so much!  And not to mention that you get your handsome charming good looks from both of them.  I don’t know you’re Daddy that well but I know your Mommy and she has a heart of  Gold.  Trystan told me to tell you Hi!  He can’t wait to teach you the “If you’re happy and you know it song.” It’s his favorite.  See you soon little buddy!

  • btw, the other good site to be on is called FACEBOOK!! I don’t know if you’ve heard of it yet :D   It will make your life easier to keep in touch with people.  Plus your images are all over it anyways….you mine as well now.

  • what adorable pictures of little E!  he’s gotten so big!  it looks like he’s crawling….awwww!  he looks cute in his hats.  i’m the same way on xanga….i feel so far behind all the time.  i’m forever late on replying on posts and keeping up with everyone.    the thing is, i really love xanga and all my xanga friends.  about the gifts…gosh, there are just so many toys out there, huh?  i always really enjoy giving and receiving radio flyer wagons, tricyles, ride-on toys etc for that age group.  that’s just me personally though!  Elliott is really into hammers already (he’s 11 months) so i plan on getting him a plastic toolbox soon.  my friend’s son really like that as well and he’s 2 years old.  good luck with it!  maybe you can try amazon.com for ideas. 

  • happy 7/8 mths evan!!! MY! you are getting so handsome and are sooo cool for being a part of the research study! i am a xanga-holic and can’t seem to stay away from here! working from home and working on the computer all day allows me to play when i should be working! best time for me to xanga is during nap times and when she goes down for the night. i always love receiving educational toys. 

  • i love how evan and bella are like best of friends!! they are so cute together. i can’t believe he’s already 8 months and getting his teeth!  how exciting for you guys!  i heard xanga might shut down too… that it’s really a matter of time.. if it does close down i’m gonna move over to my wordpress blog.  i’ve tried blogger (blogspot) before but didn’t really like it too much, but i know a lot of people use them for personal blogging.  hope you and the family are well :)

  • yay ur posting again!  i really love that last pic, it looks kinda old school its neat!  hopefully i’ll be able to learn to take pix or edit pix once i take my photography class – it starts up in 2 weeks!!  i’m on my computer all the time at work and at home… but of course i don’t have a baby to keep me busy, so it’s not hard for me to find time to post on xanga/comment and also update facebook as well!  i love that colorful mat he has too!!

  • what a cutie!  happy 7 months, evan!  it seems like he’s thinning out a little?  this is such a fun stage… solids, crawling, new teeth.  wow, he sure is growing fast.  i keep hearing about swagbucks too but have not had  the chance to look into it.  seems like it’s what all SAHMs are into these days!  thanks for the 411.  i’d better check it out soon.  i LOVE amazon gift cards!  i love xanga but it seems like everyone’s leaving to go to FB.  :(   i don’t know what i’d do if xanga shut down.  i don’t even know what other ‘blogging’ sites are out there.  :(

  • awe thanks~ you are so sweet~
    Evan is getting so big and so cute. Thanks for the recs on swagbucks~~ another mommy friend told me to try it last week, and I did, but it was sooo hard to get out of just typing in words in the google box which is in the tool bar already. I kept forgetting, AKk. I will now try again thanks to your post.. btw i LOVE amazon! It is the best !
     Once a month posting is all I have been able to manage lately too. So sad that when I go back on posting its just each month milestones for C! I’m thankful I got those precious things documented because I want Chloe to have to later on~hmm I wonder if #2 will be just as lucky??   I hope the rumors aren’t true about Xanga  shutting down ~what would we do without it?? On a good note all the xangans seem to be cheating with Facebook lately, i’m very guilty of this as well. Ooh and Rycecakes is right~ ur images are everwhere. Just join anyways and make us all happy

  • Wow, he’s getting so big! Kids grow up so fast. But I know no matter how big he gets, Evan’ll always be your little baby…. even when he’s like 35 yrs old.

    I think the rumors about Xanga shutting down are just rumors. At least I hope so. I plan on staying here simply because I’m too lazy to move elsewhere. It’s getting more difficult to blog consistently as life gets busier. But I still enjoy blogging for myself because I’m so forgetful and it’s a nice way to document the events in my life. However, I’m terrible about the community aspect of blogging. I only actively read and comment on about a dozen blogs.

    I’m also on Facebook but I do NOT upload any photos on there. I’m paranoid about Facebook’s full ownership of anything you upload. According to their terms of service, they can technically do anything they want with your content, forever.. even after you terminate your account. It makes me nervous!

  • wow. can evan be any cuter?! dang.. lol. good seeing you and the two men in your life!! he’s getting so big so fast.. 

  • omg, I swear he was just a few months old when I saw him!  Has it been that long already?  I love how Bella looks like she’s praying she’ll get some of his rice cereal~  You always find the coolest ways to save money!  I wish I could be more diligent like that, but I never end up sticking with stuff like that.  Love seeing you guys happy and healthy!  

  • i read all those money-saving blogs, too, and signed up for swagbucks a few months ago.  i can’t believe you already got $60 worth of amazon gift cards!  i’m still working my way to getting my first $5 one!  i always forget to use it b/c it’s so much easier using the little google toolbar!  happy 7/8 months, evan!

  • aww just look at your two babies…so adorable!!!  you know, i heard about swagbucks and i tried it once but ur right it’s really hard not to just google.  i heart google.  but dang..it sounds so tempting to make money just by using their search engine.  i signed up thru you =)  i hope i can make millions of dollars just searching ;) kekeke. 

    btw..i can totally picture circling evan, eyeing his rice cereal. funny dog =)  ooooh and look at the mess evan made.  hahaha.  i think worst than that is when they’re eating and they sneeze all over you and the whole place!  lol. 

    i’ll see you guys soon!  i feel like i haven’t seen evan in soo long.  must be bc i didn’t see him the last time.  yay..i can’t wait =D  btw..i suck at gift giving for kids…i have the hardest time trying to figure out what to get them!

  • awww, happy 7 month cute lil evan!! Eleni and i misses you guys so much already! we will be there in about a month…can’t wait!! 

  • I always love seeing pictures of Evan with Bella in the background!  Those pictures make me laugh because she seems so human! =)

    Congrats on your teeth, Evan!!  We can’t wait to meet up again and play! =)

  • wow is evan already 7 months??!?!

  • Evan & Bella are SO adorable~ i cant wait to take pics of my pudgee & baby son keke^^ wow its already Evan’s 7 mo? it feels like i just saw his birth photos not long ago… 

  • Aww~ Evan~ Happy 7 months precious! 

  • Are there rumors that Xanga is really going to shut down? Ugh. I’m bad at updating, even though you’re busy with a baby… at least you chronical every monthly event for Evan. Two teeth, already? My gosh, time goes by so fast…I feel like it wasnt that long ago when he was born!!
    Sounds like youre a busy but doting mommy. I remember when you were working and your Firm was causing you all this stress.  But now you seem so happy and content!! :)

  • happy 7 months to evan!  i can’t believe he’s so big now… time flies!  dare i say he is getting cuter and cuter?  i think he is looking more like mommy now too!

    btw… i love the “crabby pants” outfit, hehe.  so cute!!

  • awwww. hes already at 7months?? wow, time flies! hes so cute!!!! anyways, i really like the last picture of your family. :) hope all is well!

  • Seriously, I think your son is one of those who’s growing super fast……and oh my gosh, i can’t even remember how he looked like…..he looks older then he is…….I love your heartfelt letter….God has blessed two awesome parents and a beautiful son…..yeah, for him eating…….he looks like hes gonna be a good eater……….BTW, i’m very interested in that online job………so its very legit, huh?…Girl, with all that i know about online shopping what a perfect job that would be for me…hey, 60 gift card is still money to me……thanks for the recommendation…….enjoy every moment with your baby…..

  • btw, what are the common searches….i just signed up but a bit confused, the searches always leads me to a video clips…..can you give me example, what i’m suppose to look for…

  • i can’t believe he’s already seven months.  time goes by way too quickly!  

  • I love your updates and sharing this new journey with you!

  • that pooh balloon pic make me laugh!  

    evan’s such a cutie pie.  even when he’s making a mess with the food.  he’ll get the hang of it…then he’ll learn how to throw the food.  hehehe.  it’s always an adventure.
    i love the idea of the tuesday baby group.  is it always during the day?  i wish i had the opportunity to get together w/ other baby mamas and their kids more often.  actualy, c’s been on zero playdates — isn’t that sad?  weekdays are out.  and we’ve been so busy on weekends…if not going away, we just need to catch up on chores/errands.
    as for xanga updates — i sit in front of a computer almost all day at work so i can update here and there.  otherwise, i stay up later than i should.  i like to keep up, though, b/c i have so many questions for people.  and i always like to remember what the heck we did all these months.

  • Wow 7 months!  He looks super happy showing off his one tooth :)

    As for gifts, we usually do the “Korean” thing – cash.  Easy for the giver, and everyone likes it. 

  • I love reading your updates about Evan because he’s just simply the cutest baby boy and your blog reminds me of what a picture perfect family you have!

  • Happy 7 months Evan!!!  I loved the 1st picture of Evan & Bella…both are too cute for words!

    You participate in a UCLA study?  Which one?  I joined Matthew for the multi-language one but I think he is too old.

    Best 1 year old present that Matthew got was the Fisher Price Live & Learn kitchen.  He stills play with it today!  As for 2 year old presents…I would ask the parents to see what their child is interested in.  Matthew was into cars so cars it was.  I really love the Imagiplay 3-d puzzles.  You can buy them from Amazon.  Matthew has a few of them and learned his abc & numbers by putting them together.

  • happy 7 months evan! time is flying!!! that pic with the pooh balloon head is so funny. 

  • awww, happy 7 months! he’s been a busy lil bee~! i’m usually on facebook these days and hardly on xanga… but i’ll be sad to see it go~ good gifts for a 2 year old boy are anything thomas the train and for the girl, i think any of the disney princesses!

  • Happy almost 8 months Evan! Your lil prince has grown sooo much!! aww that would be really sad if Xanga closed down… what will we do?! gosh..so many precious memories recorded here… hope that doesn’t happen! 1 year gift for boy- I like the Leapfrog activity table.  For a 2 year old girl…trying to think of what Audrey plays with and she likes anything from Thomas trains to a boxed set of slippers to play dress up!

  • yay another post of your family hehe ^_^ awwwww evan got so big…babies grow so big so fast lol ..seems like he is always happy when mommy takes pictures of him hehe…. your husband is such a good husband for going to babygroup with you =) awwww when ever i read your xanga i get butterflies in my stomach because i wish i will have a family like you some day ^_^ i really love the last picture of you, hubby, and baby evan ^_^ it looks like a old version picture you took long time ago… i think cause of the coloring of it hehe 

  • Happy 7 months Evan!! haha. I love that back shot of him and that happy crabby on his butt. I dunno why? Ah, Evan was part of a research study? Cool. So, you enrolled him in a lab at ucla? Btw, I met some really nice teachers at the UCLA Krieger center. They teach the little toddler class. Oh wait, Evan’s still too young for that class. Ooopsie. Geez, I dunno what are good gifts for 1 – 2 year olds. I have a friend that bought Eden wonderful books… I weirdly find myself getting educational stuff for other kids, too. hehe. But for my friend’s daughter’s dol, I got her this kiddie push car to ride on… my friend says that it’s her daughter’s favorite?

  • awww evan is so cute! i love the crab outfit~ happy 7 months to evan!

  • @fading_roses19 - Awww…that’s so awesome your nephew & Evan were born around the same time.  It must be so cute that Jack now has top teeth too!  Funny that you mentioned pulling up because that’s all Evan is doing lately~~ he even gets up in the middle of the night to practice.

  • @Rycecakes - Maybe I need to sit down with you and have you walk me through this thing you call Facebook, hehehehe!  Btw, we miss you!  As soon as we’re better we want to see you.   

  • @tpmoon - Ahh, you totally understand me and the whole being behind on Xanga all the time!  I really do love Xanga though, hehe.  Thanks so much for the tips on birthday gifts!  I was getting stressed with so many birthdays coming up.  I feel like I can hardly keep track…I started a list so I wouldn’t inadvertently forget one!

  • @nomorepink - I’ll be so sad if Xanga shuts down.  I’m following you buddy…so I guess I’m heading to WordPress!  I think it’ll be hard getting used to a new blogging platform but hopefully it’ll be user friendly enough to make the transition easier. 

  • @hongfamilia - Hi hi!  Yeah~ my mom said the same thing today~ she thought Evan was totally thinning out.  I wish he’d stay chubby forever but I guess that wouldn’t be good for when he’s like 40, hehe.  I finally tried Swagbucks because every single mommy blog I read kept mentioning it in like every post.  One of them even bought a laptop from Amazon with the gift card!!  It seems like everyone is doing FB these days (except me!)…but if Xanga shuts down we should all band together and move to the same blog.       

  • @spiritedsherry - I’m happy that you heard that the rumors are just rumors!  I love your posts~ they’re always so well thought out and presented.  The content is even better.    I think I’m one of the last people in this world to not have Facebook.  That’s a bit unsettling to know that they retain full ownership of all uploads.  I don’t think I’d have anything of interest to them…but still!

  • @always_ss - Your comment about Bella praying for the rice cereal cracked me up!  I miss you buddy!  Andy is in Vegas today and I totally wanted to hop on a plane and go.  I told him the next trip that’s on a Friday or Monday we’re going to make a weekend out of it so I can see you!!   

  • @jin_gill - Hi!  Aren’t those money-saving blog people crazy sometimes?  I don’t think I could ever be as good as them getting so much stuff for free.  I know~~ with Swagbucks it takes time to get used to it.  Download the toolbar!  For September they’re giving away a Swag Buck a day through the messaging feature on the toolbar.  I keep missing them though because the deadlines pass before I get to it.  One of those money-saving mamas even bought a laptop with her Amazon gift cards.  It’ll be a longggg time before we get laptops but even a few free gift cards would be worth it, yeah?  Don’t forget to use it! 

  • @yun_bug - Hi buddy!  I don’t know how you did the whole food thing with G and TWO puppitos!  Bella is seriously hard to shake when I’m feeding Evan.  Great, I guess I can look forward to the sneezing messes too.  LOL!  Thanks for signing up for Swagbucks!  I really hope you get lots of Amazon gift cards.  When I read on this site that this mama got over a thousand bucks in Amazon gift cards I was like WOAH…I’ll never get there.  It’s okay though because even when I redeem a measly $5 one I’m happy, hehe.  I’m so excited to see you & G soon!       

  • @wedders111 - Hii!  Yeah~ I kept hearing from various people that Xanga might be shutting down.  I’ve grown so fond of and used to Xanga that I’d be really sad if the rumors were true.  Ya know what?  I think that because I used to be so stressed with working that I’m able to really appreciate the time I have with Evan now.  There are so many days I’m just so thankful I get to be a mommy!    Hope you’re feeling great!  Please update! 

  • @skippeeahn - i had downloaded the toolbar to get those free points, but then hubby upgraded our MAC to snow leopard OS and now the toolbar won’t work on safari!  oh well.  i’m still excited about redeeming my first $5 gift card…keke.  

  • happy 7, i mean 8 months evan!! time flied by so quickly and he have 2 teeth already =). that picture of his baby tooth is too adorable!!

    thanks for all the cute picturs and money saving tips! when you reply back to my email, pls do share tips on how to update your blog more often, it’s so hard being a mom, work and blog! anyways, miss you girl and so happy to hear from you *muah*

  • Happy 7 months Evan!

  • @babymomof2 - Hi!  Just use Swagbucks like you’d use any other search engine like Google or Yahoo to search for whatever you need to search for.  It’s sorta like a lottery so that at random times you’ll just do a normal search and it’ll say…”You’ve won a Swag Buck!” and add it to your account.  After you get 45 Swag Bucks you can redeem the points for a $5 Amazon gift card.  There are ton of other things you can buy at the store but I think the Amazon gift cards are the best deal.  I thought I remembered reading that Swagbucks only works in the U.S., UK & Canada.  I actually e-mailed them to ask so I’ll message you once I hear back!     

  • @tubecozy - Yeah, our “babygroup” is always on Tuesdays during the day.  They have a group for working moms so that’s at 5 which I think might be hard for moms with even 9-5 jobs to get to.  Aww…I wish you lived close by then C & E could have playdates together.  Ya know what though?  C is on one giant playdate/music class/gym class/etc. at daycare every single weekday!  He gets to interact with other babies and adults and have fun all day.  I think that’s better than a few playdates here and there!  Btw, I’m so glad you find time to update.  I love your posts!  You always ask all the stuff I want to ask or know I’ll need to know about in the very near future.  So when you update know that you’re doing it for yourself but also for little ol’ me, hehe.   

  • @joesee22 - Hey you!  Thanks so much for the recs on presents!    The Imagiplay puzzles are so cute!!  What a great idea!  I love the kitchen toy too…I love miniature versions of adult stuff, hehe.  We did this UCLA study on early indicators of autism in normal and high risk babies.  I totally wanted to do a multi-language one too!  I never heard from them on that one but they keep calling me like once a week to do other ones…eek!

  • @a_nut07 - Thanks for the recs on baby gifts!  I think it’s so cute that A likes Thomas trains!!    I looked up the Leapfrog activity table and I totally want to get one for Evan and stock them up as gifts.  Too bad we don’t have the storage space for them, hehe.   

  • @kimchi_camry - Thanks!!  You are always so so so sweet.  I totally look forward to reading your comments!  I know one day you’re going to have a wonderful family of your own.  Until then…enjoy being a youngin!   

  • @Jcarnation - HI hi!  Yup~ we’re enrolled at the UCLA Baby Lab.  Ooh~ that’s so cool you got to meet the teachers at the Krieger Center.  It’s so hard to find info about that program.  I might have to bug you for some info, hehe.  Thanks so much for the recs for gifts!  I like receiving educational gifts too.  I’m sure the kiddos like the stuff like the kiddie push cars though, hehe. 

  • hey!! oh my, evan has reached so many exciting milestones while i’ve been away. he has teeth already??! i can’t wait to see!! i love all the pics ~ the pic of him grabbing the spoon to feed himself is sooo cute, the one of him in his summer outfit is adorable and the one of him and bella with porter-the-puppy gives me the warm and fuzzies =)

    btw, re your questions, i’m the last person that you would want to ask advice about keeping up to date with xanga. you’re stressed about being 1 mth behind with evan’s updates…i think i havent updated in almost a yr. wow. i hadnt even realised that it was that long. my poor boy…

  • aww.. he’s so cute!  I can’t believe how big he’s gotten!  I’m bad about getting presents for little kids.  Normally, I just give the parents money (so practical I know). 

  • @MsYuMMieJ - Hi sweetie!  I was so happy to get your e-mail.  I’ll write you back soon!   

  • @k_mommy - Hiii!  You’re so sweet to take the time to read & comment even when I know how busy you are.  You’re the best and I love you!    Updating has nothing to do with being a good mama.  Don’t even say poor boy about N bc he has the best mommy ever!         

  • @graciegrace2000 - Hi hi!  I may just have to give money if I get desperate.  I’m sure that’s what they’d like the most anyways. 

  • hi, dear!  you are a SUPERWOMAN!  and i love it!  happy 8(?) months now, evan (i’m guessing i’m very late on this reply!)….there are enough people for me to count on one hand that keep me on xanga and you’re one of them :o )  love the pics, esp E and B – like best buds forever! 

    i keep trying to get catught back up on xanga then i always end up slacking on it.  are you on FB?  even that makes me weary b/c SO many people are on it and it’s SO addictive.  seriously…sucks the time right out of your day/night. 

    thanks for always posting a comment whenever i do blog – makes me feel like at least one other person out there is still my xanga friend.

    looking forward as always to your next post….*BIG HUG*

  • He is soooooo adorable!!! =) Happy 7 months. 1 year old present, hmmm not sure with that. I just get them like a toy or something in particular that they like a lot. Most of the time kids have a theme in their room haha. My cousin was in love with Bob the builder =]

  • I love Evan’s crab onesie and your yellow top~ so cute :)  Btw, we should’ve let Andy’s face show in our group picture! =P

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