Eve sayings...

So I'm sure all of you that are local have heard these by now, but I thought I would share some funny Eve quotes from the past few months.

Eve, "There goes an ambleeance (ambulance)!"

Zoe, "Eve, it's am-bu-lance."

Eve, "No Zoe, it's am-blee-ance."

When put in oshkosh overalls for the day, Eve, "Mom, get me out of these farm clothes!"

I layered her purple Cinderella tee over a pink long sleeve shirt, "I don't want to wear this! I look like a man!" (because daddy often dresses this way for work, except he doesn't wear pink or purple or has Cinderella on his shirt). :)

Zoe, "Grandpa, do you remember when you used to call me "Boo" when I was little?" (from Monsters Inc).

Grandpa, "Yup."

Eve (from a different part of the room), "Do you remember when you used to call me screwdriver?" ( I think she might have meant Evie Stevie?)

One day she went and stood by the door and said, "Mom, we've Got to go." (Imagine hand on hip, accent on the word got).

Me, "Where?"

Eve, quite impatiently, "To the library, let's go!" (so not terribly funny, it was just how she said it.

Samuel Alvin Kellar...our new nephew!

Aaron's brother, Nate, and his wife, Heidi, had baby #2 yesterday, a boy they named Samuel Alvin. We haven't seen him in person yet because Aaron has been working in The Dalles all week but we are planning a weekend day trip up to see them very soon. Yay!

I'm back...and I'll try to be good. :)

Ugh! I can't believe January 7th was the last time I wrote on this blog! If I have any blog followers left, I apologize. I'm going to try to update you all, one event at a time since then, to get you all up to speed.

The month of January was a cold, windy one up here in Oregon. I can't even tell you how happy I am that the evenings are beginning to stretch out and then sun is staying up a little longer. Yay! We made it through our first winter back! After snowing a few more times in January (a total of 5 seperate snow storms, a little unusual for up here), the sun finally came out a little more consistently.

February was tons of fun, except for an attack of the flu, yes, the real thing. Zoe missed her one and only day of school so far this year because of it and it just so happened to be the day of the Valentines party. One of our fabulous neighbors took Zoe's Valentines to school for her and brought her tons of treats from her friends plus a few extra from Zoe's friend, Asher. Being a full-time working mom is difficult when unexpected things like this pop up. Thank goodness for family and great neighbors. So, yup, I got the flu too. Aaron and Eve managed to ward it off with their immune systems of steel. It was a pretty rough few weeks for us. But...the end of February brought an unexpected and most wonderful visit from Fresno friends, the Benzler's. Their daughter, Sophia, is a few months older than Eve. It was so great to see them and to get caught up on the goings-on of people we knew in Fresno. I brought a big cardboard box home from work that the girls decorated with stickers, crayons, and pens. February also marked a great milestone for Eve...potty training! She was finally ready!

March was a month that flew by for us because of Aaron's work schedule. He has worked long hours, sometimes not coming home at night because of the distance from our house to the work site. It hasn't been enjoyable, but I am thankful that the weekends come quickly on those weeks. I am really enjoying work. I would enjoy, in time, to either get off a little earlier or take a day or two off so I can get Zoe and Eve to and from after school activities. It was not possible this year to get the girls involved in dance or sports because of our work schedules. Maybe next year. My mom is still watching the girls and loving it. She has been so patient with Eve and the potty training. I don't know what I what would do if she wasn't willing to help us out. Next year we plan on putting Eve in pre-school so she can get ready for kindergarten and my mom can have a break a few mornings.

April brought Easter and a new addition to the Kellar family (not us! my bro and sis in law). Baby Sam is due any day now! We cannot wait to meet him! Also another bit of exciting news is my sister is engaged and planning a summer wedding to the man of her dreams, Michael Reed. We are thrilled and cannot be happier with her choice for a spouse. He adores her, we truly couldn't ask for more. Now to plan a wedding in 3 months! They are being very gracious and allowing me to give my input and advice. Mary, thanks for indulging your little sister! Zoe has officially lost 8 teeth! Four on the bottom and four on the top. Here's few Easter pics from a church Easter egg hunt.

Christmas in Oregon

We had a wonderful first Christmas back in Oregon (well, there were actually FOUR Christmas gatherings!).  I have to admit, it was a little strange and sad not getting to do all of the Fresno traditions we had gotten used to doing over the last 3 years.  We missed Christmas Tree Lane most of all!  

Here is Eve playing Mr. Scoops in one of their new games.  

Our favorite girls in front of our fake tree we bought in Fresno.  We love that tree!  Keeping some traditions alive!
Our family gift was a Wii!!!!  We have had so much fun playing it over thelast few weeks.  We even bought Super Mario Brothers!  Now to track down a Wii Fit...
Eve and her new summer Teva's.
New board game!

Snow Day!

It snowed in Hillsboro today!  It was the really good kind that you could make snowballs and snowmen out of, not the super dry, powdery stuff.  Aaron was a good dad and took the girls out twice to go sledding and play at the park covered in snow.  They had a blast!

Here's Aaron and the girls out in the courtyard of our complex (picture taken from our second story window).
First snowman!
Going down the slide.
That's why he's such a good dad, always a kid at heart.
Heading to the park. 

Croteau's in Oregon!

Aaron and Renee came up to Portland spend their anniversary/vacation with us!  We enjoyed seeing them and showing them some of our favorite places.  This is a picture from The Gorge, near Multnomah Falls.
Here we are in Seaside, an Oregon beach that most resembles a beach in California.
Here is Zoe trying to knock down Croteau!  Almost got him!
Aaron, Renee, and Croteau got to go to The Gorge on a day I couldn't get off.  They got to see The Vista House and a bunch of the falls.

Halloween

Zoe and Eve getting ready to go out Trick-or-Treating for the first time as members of the Gryffindor house (for all you Harry Potter fans, you know what I'm talking about).  This is the first time we haven't been a part of a church function or party in many years and it was really fun to get to experience something a little different.
The girls and cousin Ben.  He was the cutest pumpkin ever!