Waving

Here's a video of Evelyn eating Cheerios and waving. Her wave is more of a "come here" gesture, but it's so darn cute it works.



Her hair is getting so long we have to always keep it pulled back somehow. It goes down to her nose.

They just divided our ward, and we were released as CTR 8 primary teachers. We're going to miss our little boys. Stacey was just called 2nd counselor in the Relief Society, and I was called to be the Assistant Scoutmaster. I'm really excited about my calling. Stacey is jealous, she misses getting outdoors.

Stacey and I have started "reward cards" on our refrigerator. (You know, where you put up stickers when you complete certain tasks, and when you fill up a row you get a reward.) Stacey gets stickers each time someone asks her for a favor and she says "No". Her rewards are Sonic Runs. I get stickers when I do a big sink of dishes, and when I fill my card we're going on a steamboat tour/buffet (guess which part I'm most interested in). I would rather clean the whole house than do dishes, so this has been a good incentive.

Clapping

Evelyn learned how to clap and to wave, it's so cute. Here's a video of her clapping. Her technique is a little different, but it's probably easier than how we do it. I'll have to post a video of her waving some time.

She's wearing a winter coat over her pajamas because she won't stay under her blankets at night. Stacey would like to heat up the house more at night but I'm too cheap. We've compromised at 65 degrees.

Trip to the zoo

Here are the latest pictures.

We went to the zoo yesterday, it was awesome. Evelyn wasn't interested in the elephants or giraffes or tigers; she only liked animals that were within a couple feet and moved a lot. She loved the swimming snapping turtle, we could have left her there for hours.

Evelyn used to eat so well, but now she only wants to eat without our help. We're starting to eat outdoors when the weather allows it.

Here's a video of us introducing Evelyn to Mannheim Steamroller Christmas music. She loves watching the Windows Media Player visualizations while the music plays.