the searbys

This morning while Evan and I were out for our morning walk we ran into one of our neighbors. She is really quite hilarious. The lady is probably 80 years old and loves to talk....I'm sure she's just lonely.

This morning she showed me the spout that screws onto her water hose. She wanted to point out that it was made in the USA and was pure copper. She also wanted to show me how she taped up the end of her hose when she took her spout off. She proceded to tell me that the "geico commercial animals (aka lizards) get in her hose and then she puts her nozzle on and they get stuck in there, and honey it ain't a pretty site!"

During this whole conversation I was wondering why she was even out of the house in a sports bra and shorts. That sure wasn't a pretty site either!

Ok I am finally summing up my Illinois trip! Here is the last week in a nutshell....

Monday: Swimming

Tuesday: I don't remember

Wednesday: Met the Bolin's at a Zoo in Moline. See Ashley's blog for pictures!

Thursday: Evan played with my mom's Pampered Chef microwave pans. I'll upload the video in my next post!

Saturday: Raymer Reunion. The boys wore matching outfits!


Mom kind of matched the boys too...

Jodi was very excited about the chip dip...

Me and Grandma Edi cheesin' for the camera...


Evan loved the air vents...

My brother turned 27 last week! I can't believe how the time flies. Melissa hosted a birthday party for him at her parent's house in Pontiac.

Cameron eating cake & icecream with his daddy...

Evan and Uncle Jake...

Evan was a very busy boy last week:

He ate a snack in the rocking chair...

He's actually taken 6 steps on his own since these videos were taken last week!

Evan is obsessed with lawn mowers. When we are inside and he hears one he crawls as fast as he can to the window to see it. Then he stands in the window and waves. If he is in his stroller and he sees a lawn mower he will watch it until it is completely out of site. One day last week, Evan was in the pool and all he wanted to do was wave at our neighbor mowing his yard.

Evan is obsessed with lawn mowers and apparently I am obsessed with blogging today. This is blog number four and I think I should be done for the day.

Sunday morning we couldn't resist taking pictures of Jack & Evan in their matching pajamas from Aunt Jessi...

And then Jack tried to help Evan walk...

Joel flew back to Gainesville that day and it was sad to see him go!

On Saturday, July 5th we went over to Peoria to visit John, Jessi, & Jack. We went to the Farmer's Market and ate at Old Chicago Pizza on the river front...

We spent the evening outside! Jack's truck was quite entertaining...


And Evan tried to mow the yard...

Evan and I hanging out in the yard...


The Searby crew...

Evan's first 4th of July was spent in the huge metropolis of Bellflower. We began the day with a parade!

Kelsey & Evan getting ready for the parade...

Evan decided he wanted to sit with me during the parade. The firetrucks were a little scary...


Jack, Grandma Edi, and Ellen enjoyed the parade too...

Cameron & Evan posed for a picture with their Grandma & Grandpa Raymer (Paxson didn't make it for the parade but came later for fireworks!)...

Later in the evening there was a band at the park so we went to listen and visit with other friends. My friend Chrystal and her little girl, Kalynn were there! And you can see the huge crowd in the background...

Cameron says its almost time for fireworks...

But first he had to attack his daddy...

Jodi, David, & Paxson were able to come too...

Well here I am trying to catch up on my blogging!

Self portrait of Jodi, Me, & Pax...

Evan hanging out on the porch...