Eva Anecdotes

Here are some fun glimpses into Eva's development as a 16-month-old!

-Her PT is going great. She is making so much progress! She enjoys cruising around the furniture and we are working on strengthening abdominal muscles and reaching for things. This past Tuesday, she took four steps by herself! Dad got to witness this first milestone. She showed Grandpa this new trick today at church too.

-Eva loves animals...petting them, looking at pictures of them, and playing with them. She can sign the names of several and mimics the sounds of cows, horses, and chickens. Our cat Pepper is back living with us and Eva LOVES to chase her around the house.

-Her shoe fetish is starting young...she wears shoes at all times to support her ankles and thinks Mom should do the same. She will often come crawling across the house with my shoes in tow and insist that I put them on. She also likes to change her shoes often. I keep her extra pairs of shoes hidden...out of sight, out of mind. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

First Thanksgiving at Grandma and Grandpa's New House

Wow! It's been nearly a month since my last entry. This could be due to the fact that our camera was smashed in the car trunk... We just got a new one for Christmas and are dueling over when we can start using it...

We had a nice, relaxing Thanksgiving vacation. We spent some great times with extended family and did some fun things of our own. Les enjoyed time tromping through the woods in search of deer. I did some hunting of my own for Christmas presents with my mom and Jenny.

We also got our first taste of winter and snow. We had fun pulling Eva through the snow and stealing up to Dubuque to see Santa and Christmas lights in Murphy Park. December is looking to be a busy month with Christmas parties and our upcoming move. We're hoping to be in our new house by mid-December. Then, things should finally calm down a bit, right?