Evangeline Christine,...
-is 13 months old
-21lbs, 30"
-eats corn like she's playing the flute-signs all done, more, please, daddy, telephone
-follows directions well
-asks for her (or anyone's) shoes to be put on her
-loves playing with her friends
-eats all day beginning with wanting to be placed in her highchair directly from her crib each morning
-prefers water over milk
-likes to close doors, dishwashers, cabinets, and closets
-does not sit still for diaper and clothes changes
-climbs out of the tub
-loves to be up-side-downand she's a dream of a child that we are blessed to call our daughter!

We're at a great turning point in the house,..the two are starting to play together. Although they still work against each other most of the time here's proof that cooperation and giggles do actually happen simultaneously.

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Here's the dress. For Evangeline's 1st Birthday I made her a sundress. I was gifted the book Making Children's Clothes: 25 Stylish Step-by-step Sewing Projects for 0-5 Years along with some gorgeous fabrics. Therefore, I perused the pages and I embarked on creating the toddler dress for Evangeline. Of course, I waited for my talented Mother-In-Law to visit so that she was on hand for instruction and correction! It didn't take long but the mind work for creating it is intense. It's lined and could be worn reversed in a pinch if stained. The ties are sewn of the same fabric, there is a ribbon detailing on the bottom along with a homemade yo-yo to add flare to the front. I pray that she's wear this now, with undershirts as the weather cools and as a shirt with shorts or pants in the years to come. Making it was a memory of time well spent with my Mother-In -Law and as a precious gift for our beautiful and sweet Evangeline.

July at the Lake House we found ourselves diving into the heat of the summer with The Le's, food, and fun. What a hot blast!

We all swam morning, noon, and night and had fun just being around the lake house with family.Together, we celebrated Jill's Birthday, Fourth of July, our 6th Wedding Anniversary and Evangeline's 1st Birthday!
And, once a year we hit the village arcades and it fuels our laughs for the rest of the year!