Thursday, April 23, 2009

Haircut before and after...

Brian and I finally broke down and had Evelyn's hair trimmed for the first time. Yet another milestone that came quicker than we thought it would.
She was starting to look a little frizzy and we got a few comments about her having "Einstein" hair, so we consulted with our longtime friend and family hairdresser, the lovely Miss Rhonda. She pointed out that while Evelyn's baby hair (that she was born with) was straight, the new growth was coming in curly. Unfortunately, the straight baby hair would never curl as much as the new growth and she'd always have hair sticking out at all angles if we didn't trim it. And, besides, "it's only hair!" Yes, we agree, it's only hair, but it's OUR baby's hair! Well after a little more thought, we bit the bullet and had Grandma Winterfield schedule an appointment for little Miss Evelyn while we were visiting downstate. So, at 10am on Tuesday, April 7th, Evelyn had her hair cut for the first time! Rhonda did a wonderful job (of course), she even had a colorful cape ready for Evelyn to wear. It worked like a charm to distract her. She kept pointing to herself in the mirror too! Too cute!


Before--notice straight ends, looking a little wispy in spots
Also before, kind of hard to see, but her hair was sticking straight out on the right side (her left side.) Miss Rhonda working her magic on Miss Evelyn's hair! She even picked out a special, super colorful cape for Evelyn to wear!

After: Evelyn's new "Halle Berry" haircut! Just couldn't get her to smile, she was getting tired!

Evelyn checking out Miss Rhonda
Miss Rhonda and Miss Evelyn--what pretty ladies!

Monday, April 20, 2009

Under Construction...

There will be a slight delay in further posting--it seems we have reached our storage limit (1 GB) for photos! Time to weed out photos we no longer need in our Picasa Online Album (we'll keep the photos in the blog!)

We're hoping to post photos of Evelyn's first haircut, a visit with the Easter Bunny and, if she'll let us get a better look, possibly a photo of her second tooth!

Stay tuned for updates...

Friday, April 10, 2009

The Zoo Part II

Evelyn taking a break to snuggle with Daddy.
Evelyn and Uncle David

Prairie dog=a burrowing rodent related to the marmot.
This male peacock was showing off for the female peacock pictured below.
Female peacock--yep, she didn't seem all that impressed by the display!
Uncle David being silly just outside Amphibiville, the National Amphibian Conservation Center
Aunt Becka was being silly too!

Grandma and Evelyn are going to the zoo...

We took a trip to see Grandma and Grandpa Winterfield this past week. They just arrived home from their winter stay in Florida on Saturday, April 4th--we arrived at their house shortly after them! Perfect timing!

On Sunday, we had family day at the Detroit Zoo. Mommy, Daddy, Evelyn and Grandma met Uncle David & Aunt Becka, and Auntie Ann & Uncle James at the zoo around 11 am and we stayed until the zoo closed at 5 pm! Evelyn had the convenience of an adult to carry her or a stroller to nap in, so I think she was in better shape than the adults by the end of the day!

Grandma and Evelyn at the entrance to the Detroit Zoo.
Grandma and Evelyn in the butterfly house
(that's Uncle David in the background taking a photo.)One of the many beautiful butterflies we saw.Grandma and Evelyn sharing a giggle in the butterfly house.

One of the giant hummingbirds (Patagonia gigas).

Uncle David, Daddy & Evelyn just outside the butterfly house and aviary.

A tuckered out Evelyn sleeping in her stroller with Monkey keeping watch over her.

Evelyn at the kangaroo exhibit. Don't worry, they aren't dead, they're sleeping! They are nocturnal (we learned something new on our visit!)

Tooth has broken through!

If you look closely, you can see Evelyn's first tooth! (Yes, she is upside down in this photo--it was the only way to get the pic!) The tooth broke through late last week, but now you can really see it. The drooling is still full force, so we're wondering if she's working on another.