Greg, Sarah and Austin Evans Family

Halloween 2009

2009-11-02T10:30:00.001-08:00

Austin with his cousins

Captain Austin Sparrow

Austin was thoroughly freaked out by his older cousin Josh in the Grim Reaper outfit. Austin was really excited to go trick or treating by having a warm up the night before at the ward trunk or treat. He quickly realized that people will just give him candy if he is wearing a costume. The only way we could get him to keep it on all night was by letting him know he wouldn't get anything if he didn't keep the outfit on. He has wanted to out and get candy everyday since and put on his pirate outfit. I think he makes a pretty cute, uh I mean tough, pirate. Hope everyone had a happy Halloween. Thanks Becky for letting us come hang out with you and watching Austin while Sarah and I celebrated our 5th anniversary.

Kaitlyn hear!

2009-10-28T15:32:00.001-07:00

Kaitlyn love's you! Ooooyyaa! Hi!

Austin loves it

2009-10-28T06:58:00.001-07:00

Austin with his piano book

Sarah and I have been married 5 years tomorrow and realized how much we miss having a piano in our home. So we saved up student loans(is that an oxymoron) and with the help of sarah's dad and the awesome discount he got us, bought ourselves a digital piano. We wanted something portable, but also useable in the future so the Kawai CA61 it is. It has been really nice to hear Sarah play and just want her to know how much I enjoy relaxing with Austin on the couch while she plays her Christmas music(have I mentioned how much Sarah is craving Christmas?). It has also been a much needed outlet for Sarah as school demands much of her time and energy. I love you sarah and thanks for the wonderful 5 years.

Happy Anniversary, Merry Christmas, and anything else you wanted to buy next year

Why such a sad face with so many pumpkins?

2009-10-21T10:00:00.001-07:00

He just woke up from a nap

Nice weather

It has started to cool off and be really nice to play outside. I am loving it, but Sarah is getting home sick for the snow and changing leaves

Austin in the teacup

2009-10-21T08:41:00.001-07:00

Ever since austin found out there was a teacup on the merry-go-round he won't go on anything else unfortunately I get sick on it everytime.

Austin playing with cooties

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So just seeing if this actually works...trying to pos info from my phone

2009-07-14T20:58:00.000-07:00

So this is pretty much our life for the end of June and July. We travelled to utah and attended sarah's sister's marriage on June 27th and her brother's marriage on July 2nd. It was a fun quick trip and we got some great photos, ties and memories out of it. It was nice to be back in utah and be able to be with Sarah's family. As for all the other pics, this is what Austin and Greg do when sarah is in school. Some are in Utah and some in Texas, but all have Sarah missing unfortuantely. She is gone to school a lot but makes time for us when she can. Sarah recently started her clinicals which means up at 4:30 am work till 5:00pm eat dinner and study till midnight and repeat. She is amazing and is doing great besides a lack of sleep and family time. Life in Texas is hot and humid but luckily Austin loves to swim and we have a pool downstairs and visit it frequently.

2009-05-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

We had a fun time in Hawaii as you can tell by the quick synapsis of pictures. Mom and Dad Evans were there to help with Austin which made for a great vacation. Thanks mom and dad for making it so memorable and being apart of the vacation. The pics include, sandy beach, hanauma bay, mauna wili falls, PCC fishing, waikiki beach, kailua beach and the bathtub. Good times!

Camping in Dallas

2009-03-22T19:46:00.000-07:00

I really need to get one of these things in my living room!

The Lake

"Mom...You only think I am going to eat this banana..."

The Taj Mahal Construction Crew...MVP goes to Grant

This is Sam Houston!

Tent- $800

Awesome baby sitter and chef (greg) - $room, board, and tolerance of rare annoying comments

Julia's Face- Priceless.

Where are the Pics?

2009-03-22T19:14:00.000-07:00

Our family just got home from a quick trip up to Dallas to visit my sister Becky. We roughed it camping (one night) and I have found that I have quite the little trooper. Austin loved every minute of it. Unfortunately, the camera seems to be lost in the heap of strewn about our home. So I will have to properly document the event another time and possibly another place :).

Despite the raiding and unkind thoughts I have experiences in regards to the MIA camera I started thinking about "Life". While I love school and am amazed at how much I have learned, I also can't even begin to explain how much it hurts to be a mother outside of home. With that said, I have decided to document some of my few precious moments being a mother.

Greg brought me some supplies one day at Baylor. As I came to the car, I opened the back door to give Austin a quick kiss. He then demanded, "SIT!" with a stare that would allow nothing else. So I laughed, and sat down next to him saying, "Okay, just for a minute." Just as I shut the door, Austin pointed forward and exclaimed, "LET'S GO!!". I wanted to laugh, cry, kiss and hug him all at the same time. It's not everyday your almost-two year old tries to kidnap his mother.

Greg or I often sing to Austin just before he goes to bed. One night he was laying in my arms while I was singing the primary song "A Child's Prayer". For some reason, every time I sang the word 'speak' he would bust out laughing like it was the funniest thing that he had ever heard as he repeated the word back to me about 10 times mid laugh.

Austin loves to run in "circles". He loves it so much, that when ever present he makes sure that "mommy circles!" too.

The other day, it was beautiful. I talked Greg into taking Austin swimming while I studied by the pool. Afterwards (post bath) he was still shivering a little bit, so I bundled him up in a plethora of blankets on the couch so that he looked like a human cone, and put on his favorite show "Finding Nemo." He didn't move for like 10 minutes. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen! I wish I had taken a picture before he broke out!

The pics have been saved!! (why is it Greg can find it within 30 seconds. drives me nuts)

Kitchen Hockey

2008-11-07T08:50:00.000-08:00

So one day I was sweeping the kitchen and the next minute Austin threw a ball at me and all of the sudden we were playing kitchen hockey. It was more that I was the goalie and Austin would try and get the ball past. Yesterday Austin decided he wanted to switch up the roles and we thought we would share with you guys his awesome goalie skills...ok so actually he really ended up having a blast wielding a big stick and smacking things with the oversized goalie stick.

The Evan's Great Week!

2008-11-01T17:26:00.000-07:00

It was our 4th aniversary this week! Greg was an angel and bought these gorgeous roses for me...my favorite. We also got takeout from Outback. (Austin loved it.) My favorite quote for the day (besides 'I love you') was 'Sarah...I am beginning to feel like your dad. I got takeout from outback for our aniversay.' All too true. Maybe next year we can do something special for our 5th. But for now...this was perfect.

I just have an adorable, happy, perfect kid!

Daddy had a really fun idea this week. We made a fort! Austin absolutely loved it. When he got sick of crawling in and out, he's simply jump on the blanket and ruined it! Now he really gets excited when we get the blanket out.

Halloween!

2008-11-01T16:49:00.000-07:00

Austin loved the blow up Frankinstein...he just couldn't stand next to it by himself.

Our family had a lot of fun at the ward's trunk or treat. Somehow I ended up with more candy than I came with...still trying to figure that one out.

Loving the Pomegranate

2008-10-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

I never really had these growing up, sorry mom if I am mistaken. I only remember trying this girl's pomegranate arils who brought them in for a class assignment in 5th grade. Sarah saw it at the store and thought it would be fun...Austin truly loves the stuff.

Boo at the Zoo

2008-10-26T19:47:00.000-07:00

Austin had fun at the zoo today as you can tell by his expression having to stand next to the headless horseman. He was dressed up as a Lightning Mcqueen racer and Sarah and I were dressed in scrubs as his "Pit Crew." He had a lot of fun in the pumpkin patch and going trick or treating. We were lucky run into some friends of ours and spend the morning with them at the zoo.

Backpack

2008-10-20T19:42:00.001-07:00

This morning Austin was upset about something that was beyond me. Greg, after a thorough but quick investigation, discovered that Austin was upset because he wanted to wear a backpack just like mommy.

Just a Regular Week

2008-10-19T18:37:00.000-07:00

I haven't taken any pictures this week, but decided I should still post something so it becomes a "habit". We'll see. I started back at baylor and feel like I have enough information to keep me busy for an entire month. The highlight was the 8 hour lecture on ECG's. As boring as that sounds, I actually loved it. I'm such a nerd.
Austin's favorite new word....okay, my favorite new word to hear Austin say is 'turtle'. It's absolutely adorable to hear. However, flower and ma ma were hard to beat. Austin had his first big "owiee" this week. He either dove or rolled off the couch and landed on his face. His front two teeth dug into his lip creating quite the pool of blood. I felt so bad I stayed and watched baby einstien with him for a couple hours instead of going to school early to study. I'll have to thank him for that when he's older...because I loved every minute of it. I have the best son.
Greg is an angel and is absolutely perfect at everything. I couldn't live without him.

Today....The Park!

2008-10-10T18:00:00.000-07:00

Today we had a lot of fun at the park. Austin loved feeding the ducks. His talent for throwing things really came in handy. While we were feeding the ducks, some of the cutest little ducklings came over for some food. We were worried that the bigger ducks would hog it all, but soon found out that those baby ducks were a lot faster and didn't need any special treatment.
After feeding the ducks, we went to another area of the park that had a water play area for children. No one was there at the time, but Greg (to the dismay of all other parents in the park and to the delight of all their half naked children) figured out that it worked through a motion sensor. Luckily we had a swim diaper and trunks in his diaper bag. Austin went nuts! He loved every minute minus when he tripped and smacked his head on the concrete :(... Luckily the only damage was a bumped head and a small cut on his lip. He's one tough kid!
We all had a really fun day. It makes me realize how much I love being a wife and mother. The other day when we were having family home evening, I was reading a children's book which correlates a father buying his daughter a bicycle and the atonement. When we got to the part about Jesus, I pointed to the picture and told Austin who it was. Austin then looked at me, got up and ran to a picture of Christ we have hanging in our home, pointed to the picture, and said "Jesus". I was floored. I am so blessed to have such an amazing child.

Next Destination "The Children's Museum"

2008-10-09T20:11:00.000-07:00

Lucky for us, Thursday night is "Free Family Night" at the children's museum. Austin has found another fun place to visit here in Houston. His most favorite was the car....he is one serious driver. He is already taking all the girls for a spin (unfortunately we didn't get any pics of that!). He hated that hand seat which I thought was awesome and couldn't pass up. Luckly we got him to sit in it long enough for the picture though. This is definately a place we will come back to.

We Loved the Houston Zoo!

2008-10-09T20:03:00.000-07:00

The zoo was one of our destinations for my "vacation". It was a lot of fun. Our favorite parts were the sea lions and the "children's zoo".

The Perfect Play Place!

2008-10-09T19:52:00.000-07:00

When we were looking for this "amazing" mall here in Houston, Greg accidentally took us here...and we all loved it. It had a carousel and a really fun play area for children. After Austin decided to quit being shy, he loved climbing around and going down the slide all by himself. When we finally found the "amazing" mall....all decided that Greg's "mistake" was far better!

Hurricaine Ike

2008-10-09T19:38:00.001-07:00

Many of you know that Greg and I got the fun experience of Ike. During the worst of it, we were partying at Pete and Ashlie's (bless their hearts). These are some pictures that we took when we got back. Most of it had been cleaned up, but we couldn't believe how much damage we still witnesses. The pictures really don't do it justice. Greg and I were out of power for one day coming back, a week after the hurricane hit. We were lucky. A few of my classmates didn't have power for over two weeks.

This is officially Sarah's first post!

2008-10-09T19:29:00.001-07:00

Being out in Houston has been a great experience for our family. While I have been here, I have realized how nice it is to "stay in touch" with everyone. I have really enjoyed keeping up with everyone through these amazing blogs, resulting in my resolution. Instead of 'passing the buck' to Greg, I am posting my first blog entry. Quoting Steven "you baby knows how to work a computer better then you.......", therefore.......don't expect much.