Christmas highlights...for the adults

Mom got all the girls martini glasses that match our personalities...."flirtini" for Sarah, "Lolita in Paris" for me, and "Shoptini" for Sadie. We got a good laugh and will enjoy special drinks in them, each has it's own recipe on the bottom of the glass. Here's me with my siblings toasting to Christmas. And this brings me to a special note about Christmas trees. So, growing up in the country I guess should give me a special affinity for "natural" as my mom says Christmas trees. Every year, my parents get said "natural" Christmas tree and every year it seems to be larger in girth than the previous year. This year's tree at the Kelley's was "girthnormous" with "natural" branches jutting willy-nilly everywhere dwarfing the angel on top and dropping ornaments on the hour, every hour. Me, I could do without so much tree personality. Mom loves these trees. But they are a fun topic of conversation and often are right in the middle of every conversation as we have to talk around and through the branches. Until next year oh christmas tree...little full...lotta sap.

Christmas Highlights...for the kids

Making a gingerbread house was quite fun; especially tasting the frosting and candy that came with it!

Celebrating friend Seth's 3rd birthday...santa gets to bring his birthday presents as evelyne says.

Newborns and Vegas

Might be an odd comparison but follow this logic and see if you agree:

Time is virtually irrelevant as night turns to day you barely notice; lights never get turned off. You wear things you'd never usually wear out; in Vegas you might be ultra sexy but here you're ultra grungy with saggy sweatpants, mismatched socks and a coat that still doesn't quite button over your once large belly. You may as well be topless would be easier than constant snapping and lifting. You're always making bets; I bet I can take a shower, feed my toddler, do a load of laundry, and get myself ready all before baby wakes up. Doh! Foiled again. You may be driven to drink, sometimes at odd hours...so if you're up for the day at 3am you can have cocktail hour at 11am, right? So, next time those of you going through it again feel a bit discouraged and sleep deprived think of Vegas, might make the newborn haze a bit clearer to muddle through and give you something to smile about....."wish you were here."

Knights have balls

3 to be exact thanks to Nathan's friend Vicki from Chicago. Look closely at the ball Evelyne is holding it says "Knight" on it...very clever. Of course she's confiscated the blue ball and in this photo is heading off to the park with dad and is oh so excited.
The following photo is of Gilbert's first big bath experience. He wasn't totally thrilled by it, but Evelyne sure had fun with mom and Gilbert in there with her. She scolded me for using her body soap on Gilbert's head, I didn't realize I'd grabbed the wrong one. "no mama, that's for tummy and shoulders, shampoo is for hair" .... duh mom

Great Grandma and kids

Wow, I hadn't realized how much Evelyne and Gilbert look alike at one month of age! Here are two photos each with Great Grandma Doris, the first one is of Gilbert at 1 month and the second one is of Evelyne at one month.

Doorknobs & eggs

funny thing when you actually consider names of some holiday drinks...Evelyne has had Eggnog for the first time and of course LOVES it so she reapeatedly asks for it by name..."mama can i have some doorknobs after dinner with some eggs?"

A break from my girl; why am I lonely??

So, it's only been a couple of hours since Evelyne left with Lindsey to spend the night with her cousins. I'm lonely. Sure, I have Gilbert to keep me company, but somehow, though I never thought I'd admit this, I miss the constant chatter, the thousand "why's" the "hold me mommies." I miss my big kid, as she calls herself. I know she'll have tons of fun with her cousins and it'll be good for me to just have some one on one time with Gilbert. But there is definitely a void in this house, a quiet peacefulness that I don't recognize anymore. Looking forward to seeing you again tomorrow my sweet pea.

Gilbert's first visitors

Aunts, uncles, family & friends; thanks to all the visitors that have come by to play with Evelyne, visit Gilbert and bring us treats! We are blessed to have such wonderful people to share this life with!

One day down...a lifetime to go

So, yesterday was the first day on my own with two kids and it actually went better than I'd thought. I was so terrified that I think I was making myself sick to my stomach a couple days prior to the big "black Monday." Nathan went back to work, came home at lunch though and came home a bit early...I think he was worried about me too. As anything, once you try it you realize you can do it, it isn't that bad. (However, (nathan) this doesn't mean than I'm going white water kayaking anytime soon). Funny, but I think Evelyne was actually better behaved than when Nathan was around all day, I think she likes being back in her routine. As for me, I didn't even have a glass of wine to celebrate the end of the day...I took a hot shower instead. I'll have to make up for it tonight.

meow and trick or treat

We had a little kitty-cat for halloween. Grandpa Larry and Grandma Gigi came over and Evelyne went trick or treating in our neighborhood. She loved it and loved checking out all the candy afterwards! We managed to get one pumpkin carved this year; took all day and both of us to work at it in our "free" time away from baby Gilbert and our cranky toddler. It's a spider, Evelyne picked out the design. She loves and is scared of spiders at the same time but must like them enough to have a pumpkin designed after one.

I want the air mattress; I can't find my nightgown...

Ahh women. Thank you god for giving us a boy so poor Nathan won't be too outnumbered. It's been a tough couple of days since coming home with Gilbert. Evelyne is settling in and crying about silly things like wanting the air mattress pumped up or wanting to wear blue socks and REALLY freaking out over it when she can't have those things. I've been crying if I can't find my night gown or if I get mad at Evelyne at getting mad at her socks...it's a vicious cycle for the Knight women right now...dad just has to suffer through this one. I blame hormones....can't wait for those teen years!! Oh and I guess menopause...

Baby Gilbert is Here!!

Baby Gilbert Kelley Knight arrived Wednesday, October 25th at 12:47pm; one day before his official due date. He weighed 7 lbs. 4oz. and was 19 1/2 " long. Labor and delivery were great; no problems and with the help of great coaches, my mom and nathan, my dr. and the attending nurse..no drugs. All is well with us now that we're home. We're all settling in and enjoying him.

Time for Pumpkins!!

We went to find pumpkins at the Sauvie Island Pumpkin Patch with the Hovdes and Peppmeiers. Evelyne had a lot of fun especially since she got to wear her pink boots! The little boys are Will and Jack Peppmeier...Luke Hovde was on a covert operation scouting through the pumpkin vines...

End of Summer Camping & Sunriver

We did a couple of camping trips this summer and spent a week in Sunriver with my family...all great fun. Evelyne loves the tent and camping of course no surprise since i think she'd rather live outside than inside. I will say it was a bit of a challenge camping while pregnant, but we made it through.
We saw our friends from Texas, the Hugheses, at Sunriver as they were vacationing the same time we were. It was good to see them again. Darren & Marla's little boy, Preston, is just a doll...Evelyne gave him lots of hugs.

Tickley Shoes

Evelyne LOVES shoes and she calls these her tickley shoes. The other day she decided to walk outside with nothing but her tickley shoes on...we couldn't resist this photo op.

First Haircut

Evelyne's first big girl hair cut, mom doesn't trust herself anymore. We went to little clippers in Lake Oswego and she loved getting to sit in the pink jeep! We picked out a video to watch (each station had their own tv/dvd) and she was loving it! In the end she got a cute bob and a yellow balloon.

Our Maiden Voyage

So, for a while now people have said we should post things on a blog site and since Evelyne just turned two I thought it would be a good transition time. Welcome to our maiden voyage as the Knights so bravely sail along with other seasoned bloggers through happenings, events, and thoughts. Enjoy the postings and photos. These are hydrangeas at my parent's house, Nathan was in an artistic mood that day.

Evelyne is Two

We celebrated Evelyne's second birthday with friends and family at the children's museum in Portland; what fun! So many activities to do, things to play with, perfect for toddlers that don't stop moving! She especially loved the water play area where there were numerous fountains and lots of cups to fill and dump. She also liked riding in the "city bus" with dad.