January, continued

Moving along, the last third of the month was packed, as usual. We kept busy trying to sort through our things to decide what would be going to Japan, or staying, or getting donated. Looking back, I think this is the time when our sleep deprivation began. We still have not caught up. We still made time for fun though.

21 Jan: Mischief's new play place. Evan loved it equally as well. I'm just happy Mischief actually stayed in one place long enough for me to take a picture of her. It must have been cozy in there.


22 Jan: Good to the last drop. 'Nuff said.


23 Jan: Playdate! Our dear friends Jackie, Brad, and Molly moved into a new house, and we went over for awhile to help them get settled. Molly was excited to show Evan her new digs.


24 Jan: Like son, like father. Dave hops on the bib trend at Joe's Crab Shack. Evan was pretty tickled that Daddy had to wear a bib too.


25 Jan: Emery's new ride. Evan was quite impressed. A race ensued. Evan and his car won.


26 Jan: Emery's first shower. I'm not sure she's all that clear on how she feels about showers, but she seemed relatively happy to see it through.


27 Jan: Just a normal evening in, with Dave actually looking happy to make dinner. Or maybe he was just making nice for the camera. :)


28 Jan: Our car ride out to California. Evan kept himself fairly amused by the various construction equipment and vehicles along the way, and Emery...well, we prefer to forget that chapter in her life. Suffice it to say Emery and car seats don't much agree. I love this picture of Evan though, love his big brown eyes.


29 Jan: I love, love, love this series of pictures and it was really hard to choose just one. The lighting and the setting was perfect for some late afternoon kite-flying. It was Evan's first time flying a kite, and he was utterly fascinated. Dave mentioned in passing that maybe we'd have to get Evan a kite when we got back to Phoenix, and that's all Evan could talk about the rest of the weekend.


30 Jan: Cousins! Motivated by our likely upcoming move to Japan, I got in touch with Kristin when we were out in California. She and her boyfriend Dan were kind enough to meet us all for lunch on Sunday, after her birthday party/go-kart adventure the night before. Of course I forgot my camera that day, but Amy's cell phone to the rescue!


31 Jan: Evan was dying to have Landon show him how to play the piano. Finally we were able to sneak a little time in tickling the ivories before Landon went to school and we drove back to Arizona. Evan was quite impressed.