Eva at Prospect Lake

Hi everyone,
Can you tell we love our daughter? We always have a picture to share of her. Anyway, I took a few pictures of her when we went to Prospect Lake on Father's Day. Prospect Lake is in Colorado Springs. It's not very big, but some people fish & swim in it. For some reason, Eva has enjoyed doing partial head stands. Actually, I used the video camera from my parents to capture Eva dancing & doing a partial head stand. I don't know how to upload it to our home computer, but I'll figure it out sometime soon & post it on our video channel.


Is Eva going to be a gymnast?..hmm. It doesn't come from her mom.


Eva by prospect lake on Father's Day.


She didn't care that she didn't have her swim suit on. Actually, the water wasn't that warm. She's a true northern girl.

Happy Father's Day!

Hi everyone,
Well, Eric & I planned to have a night out tonight. But, after a long day of playing outside, Eva fell asleep really early. I didn't want to disturb her because she really needs her sleep. I'd rather have her be happy for father's day tomorrow. We had a babysitter lined up & everything. Oh well..there will be other nights. I went to a couple of garage sales this morning. I tell you, there is nothing wrong with getting used baby stuff for pennies on the dollar. And, I only get stuff in good condition. I got Eva a tricycle & a fisher price stackable legos w/characters. She loved it. I took a few cute pictures. This afternoon, we went to the America the Beautiful Park that's located in downtown C.Springs. This park has a large water fountain that kids can walk around & play in the water. You can see pictures of this park & the fountain if you google it online. After that..we went to one of Eric's patient's daughter's birthday party. The party was hosted at a store in the mall. This store sold just baby dolls & accessories. There was a back room set up for little girls & had dresses they could play dress-up & a table where they could do little activities. It was VERY CUTE!! We are planning on going behind Pikes Peak at one of the lakes (crystal lake?) tomorrow for father's day. Eric wants to go fly-fishing & I'd like to go for a hike. Eva loves to be outside, so I'm sure she'd have fun too. Enjoy these pictures.


All eyes on Eva. The birthday girl is the one in the hat. How cute are these girls!


Eva's making sure that her doll is o.k. (still at B-Day party in store)


I guess Eva likes cupcakes!


Eva got to play dress up.

She's a little fairy.

Guess which one is Eva..the girls took their dolls for a stroller ride around the mall.

Eva's a little princess.

Eva & her new tricycle!

Eric pushing Eva on her new tricycle! This tricycle is pretty cool because the seat adjusts. Also, it can be converted into a rocker.

Misha had her kittens!

Everyone,
Our newly adopted cat "Misha" had her kittens last Tuesday night! I originally guessed that she would have four or five. But, she had six! She has three almost all black. Two are orange with a little while & the other is gray like Misha. This has been quite an interesting story. As you know, we lost our other cat "Jolie" to a fox back in April. I was missing having a cat around & browsing the humane website for fun. I spotted Misha & just fell in love with how sweet she looked & felt so strongly to get her. I definately thought it was kind of soon, but I spoke with Eric about it & he said go ahead. Actually, I went to the humane society right after the plane landed in C.Springs from my trip to Minnesota. I didn't realize how sick Misha was when I adopted her. To make a long story short, she had to stay overnight in the vet hospital for two nights. She was on massive doses on antibiotics. I'll finish the story later. It's Father's Day weekend & Eric's ready to play "nine". Enjoy this recent picture of Eva. She's such a doll..


La petite Eva just posing for the camera. I guess she's used to getting her picture taken..6-8-08

New pictures

Hi Everyone,
Well, no news yet as to if I've been accepted to the MBA program at UCCS for this summer term. Classes start next Monday. I knew the admissions committee met this past Tuesday. But, I never received any type of notification in the mail,etc. I'm going to call tomorrow. We did have a showing today. I'm actually thinking that we may drop our listing for a few reasons. Eric & I are going to try to figure out the best place to raise Eva and make a good living. We just aren't accomplishing our goals here & would rather be closer to family. I really miss my family!! We'll see what happens. I applied for a job at Bemidji State University. They will start the review of applications next Monday. I haven't seen any other good job opportunities lately. I'll keep you posted. The latest with Eva...I'm really working with her to try to put two words together. She can say a lot of words by themselves. Now, she can say "All done". She does speak a lot of English followed by French or vice versa. Eric has been really good about speaking to her only in French. I think I'm picking up a lot. I think it's awesome for Eva!! Anyway, I'm tired & decided to post some cute pictures that you may not have seen before that were taken over the past few months. I hope all these pictures don't crash your computer.


Eva loves strawberries! We were out relaxing at the Red Rock Hotel pool in Las Vegas, NV May 2008


Eva & Grandma outside in Minnesota. Eva liked to be pushed on the bike, but she couldn't quite reach the pedals. She will soon.



This is the first time I painted Eva's toenails. I was in the Mesquite condo painting my toes & Eva came in & wanted her's done too. How cute are her toes! This picture was taken at the Red Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV May 2008


Red Rock Hotel pool. Eric & Eva are in the bottom left of the picture. We spent two nights here (Eric got a really good deal from one of his patient's son who is a manager there). The pool was awesome. I'd highly recommend staying here.


Eric & Eva outside the Casablanca Hotel & Casino in Mesquite, NV

I can fill Grandpa's shoes. Eva loves putting on other people's shoes. She can put on her own shoes now. She just needs to remember to put her socks on first (she can say "socks" & "shoes").

This is the perfect place to go to relax & forget about everything. Just thought I'd post this in case you were interested in seeing the area of Mesquite.

Eva & Mom by waterfall at Casablanca Hotel & Casino in Mesquite, NV. I really like this picture of us. It seems like we are both in a deep concentration. May 2008

Isn't Eva's hair getting long? She let's me put it up now though. Eva just loves Misha..by the way, we are going to have a full house soon because she's going to have her kittens probably within the next few weeks.

I just love this picture & had to post it even though it was taken a few months ago. Eva & Grandpa out on the property in MN. He just loved spending time with her & Eva enjoyed every minute of it!

The latest

Eva & Misha...how cute! Eva really likes her & can say her name pretty well now.

Hi everyone,

A lot has been going on around here lately. That's probably why I haven't been so good about updating the blog as often. As you may know, we adopted a 11 month old cat from the Humane Society back in the end of April. Well, we recently discovered that she's pregnant. And, there's no possible way that she was exposed to other cats from the time we adopted her. So we will be having kittens around the townhome soon! Actually, I'm kind of excited because I just love animals. And, it's been a long time since I've had a cat that's pregnant.

In other news, we MAY have a legit offer on our townhome. I'd love to sell it as long it's a fair price. I'm so ready for a change. I'm open for anything. I've been applying for different jobs & have also applied to my school's graduate program in business. I need to do something new. Enough about me though...

Eva started her daycare last Friday. She was ready for a more structured environment. And, the nice thing is that the facility is right across the street from my office. She's going to my school's daycare twice a week. Every Monday & Friday. She has fit in really well & I'm very impressed with this facility & staff. So far..so good. I'd do anything to ensure Eva was in the best environment. Enjoy the week! It's been really hot here (upper 80's).