I hope they call me on a mission. . .and a new baby

We had a way exciting week in my family. Last Friday my little brother received a mission call to the Brasilia Brazil mission. We are very excited for you Mitchell (or 'biggest one' as Luke calls him) and know you will be a great missionary and a great example to Luke.

You will however, have to leave the girls alone for awhile.
Then, my little sister had her baby on Tuesday. We are so excited for her and her husband. They will be great parents.

Christmas Shopping

If you need anything to finish up your Christmas shopping, check out the catalog at www.discoverytoyslink.com/julievans. Tomorrow I will be putting in my last order before Christmas, let me know if you need anything.

Party

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for a fun-filled party where you can play and learn with our award-winning toys & games to enjoy with the children in your life. Discover ways to make learning a long-loving experience!

To fit everyone's busy schedule I will be holding an open house on two different days.
Stop by:
Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 4:00-8:00
or
Friday, November 6, 2009 from 1:00-4:00
AT MY HOUSE
Mark your calendar and bring a friend to see what everyone is talking about! You won't want to miss the opportunity to :

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Discovery Toys

Yesterday I received a Walmart add in red and green. I guess that means Christmas will be here before you know it. I have not even started buying, but I have started looking. This year I have been looking for something different, something that you don't see in every toy store. I started looking at the discovery toys site and found that I loved their products so I have decided to become a consultant. I will be having an open house in a few weeks (now that harvest is almost over), but for now check out my website http://www.discoverytoyslink.com/julievans . Maybe you are like me and just want something different or want to encourage learning and discovery in the gifts you give. I'll let you know when I have the openhouse, but for now happy shopping.

Our summer in five pictures or less

Rather than try to play catch up with all of the things we have done this summer, I thought I would pick five pictures that I like and tell those stories.
Abby learned to pull herself up to standing. I can't believe it. She is only eight months old and doesn't seem big enough for that yet. You can kind of see her cute bedding. I'll have to take a picture later.

Luke got his 'big boy bed'. I was going to make him a quilt to go on it, but when we picked out the fabric it was more to make just the quilt than this whole bed set. Why is fabric so expensive?

On this day he put himself down for a nap after lunch. He does that a lot. Anyway when I went in to check on him he was holding Lightening McQueen, Mickey Mouse and Pongo. What did kids do for toys before Disney? He also put his sippie on the post at the end. He is getting to be so big.

Our friends gave us this slide.

And we got Luke this pool. He loves to go swimming and now that it is getting cooler he is sad that I won't let him go.

Abby has learned to crawl. In this picture she is not actually crawling, but I like that it shows how excited Luke is to have her to play with and how excited she is to finally be able to chase after him. She will chase him from room to room. It has made her so much more content. She doesn't think she has to be held all the time.

Make Sure

Everyone make sure to check Wendy's blog since she finally put it on there.

A long time

I know that I never post. I love to read other people's blogs, but my computer/Internet is so slow that checking my email is all I have patience for most days. These pictures are like 2 months old, but they are the most recent ones I have uploaded onto my computer--I guess they are better than nothing.

We finally broke down and took the side off of the crib. We just weren't ready for Luke to be able to get up in the middle of the night. Some days it has been a real challenge, but we aren't the only ones that are miserable. Luke was heart broken when he realized we weren't putting the rail back on.

Sorry this picture is side ways. He did finally calm down that night when I laid down by him. In the next week or two we are going to try to transition to a real bed because Abby is out growing the bassinet and needs the crib. Luke has a really hard time with change. Wish us luck.

These are the most recent pictures I have of Abby. These were at Grandma's house with her cousin Landon. He is 3 1/2 months older than her and can get around much better.

Poor Abby is stuck just watching.

Other than this we are just here. Our garden looks 50 times better than last year. But that doesn't take much. Luke likes to play outside in his little pool. Again no pictures.We have gone swimming and to the zoo this summer. I haven't put those pictures up yet either. Just wanted everyone to know we are still here and having fun.