Ready Freddy?

lookout freddyburg! the campbell clan is heee-ya! (here)

it felt like we would never make it, but at long last we are in our new hometown. we're currently living in a cozy bedroom at the delage/derrick estate while we house hunt this summer. it's a packed house with 6 adults, 6 kids, and a dog. (the derricks, tiffany's folks, live in the basement apartment.)

Our Charming Room

we're settling in easily so far it's been really a blessing. i've found ways so serve and (wonderfully) ways to relax. eva just loves the kids and all the extra places to explore... especially the 3 staircases. (yikes!) the "estate grounds" are beautiful! we're doing well.

The Office

First Day On The Job
(he dressed for it too, as you can see.)

ken and adam share that one room in the basement as their office. guess they'll be best friends in no time! although with ken's "in your face" redskins hang-up they may not...

church meets on saturday nights and adam was down in the "cave" preaching to the bookcases in preparation for this past weekend while we set up all those folding chairs. it's fun to be here on the "front lines" of a young church. is the coffee out? check. did someone find the song sheets? check. is the toddler poop cleaned off the toilette seat? check. like i said... finding ways to serve!


eva took her first step on wednesday at the playground. it scared her, so we thot she wouldn't be attempting it again soon, but she has done it 2 more times this week. go girlie! : ) and she stands all the time with great balance. she's doing great with all the changes too. she likes her closet "bedroom," feeding the dog what she doesn't want from her tray, and yelling at her new buddies if she thinks they are ignoring her. she's saying, i think, 3 new words (hey!, dog, and waffle) and, like i said above, climbing the stairs until her heart's content. i love my girly.

so that's our update, now for the prayer requests....
there's the "usuals" faith, wisdom, strength, joy, and gratefulness.....

we really want to be a blessing to our new family here on the estate and our new freddyburg family, and the best way i know how to do that is to be daily going to the Fountain of Living Water for refreshment and filling. please pray for faithfulness to and affection for our Savior. pray for adam and ken as they are regularly studying God's Word, administrating the business of the church and preaching. pray for unity of thot and heart and humility for the team of leaders and pastors. pray for protection and provision for us all. and pray for freddyburg to be open and watching and listening as we offer them the Gospel of Life.
the new church opens to the public in august and we want to be ready, so pray for the administration of and favor for that.

us campbells could also really use a car (we're looking for minivan) and a house of course. we went looking monday with our realtor and saw some "possibles" but not any dead-ringers. we're going to keep looking for now and get some advice about some of the "possibles." i'll let y'all know if anything happens. thanks for your prayers, folks.

Sunday Nite Nudie

Guess she got warm?

(My child is not a giant baby, by the way, she just likes her mini pack-n-play instead of the large one.)

A True Horror Story

What is that? That is a dead animal. I thot at first it was a mouse, but upon further inspection, I believe it is a bird... or was that is before whatever came along and ate it, then excreted onto the playground, where my child found it and put it in her mouth. Oh. yes. she. did.

Lord. have. mercy.

Chicklette Flicklettes

This is from back in March... she loves her "show."

and books...

a Cupcake for my Cupcake

Here's pictures and a video from the "Princess' " birthday dinner. No, I didn't dress her up for the occasion, and no, I didn't give her chocolate. Honestly, I didn't want to have to worry about her staining something cute, and it ain't like she's gonna remember it or feel deprived. We'll save the messy chocolately fun for Mimi and the Hawkcrew to clean up in June! Oh, and we're getting use to our new camcorder, sorry for the jerky-jerkies. Also, you'll note my crazy-town mad-happy photo snapping going on in the background constantly. Sorry about that too, but it's my first child's birthday, so it's mandatory.

Note: You can kinda see it in these pictures, Eva's hair is getting curly! Too cute.

First taste...

...in this one she's saying, "yum."



Mummzie tried to show her Eva that it was ok to pick it up, but Eva was singularly focused.
"Mo' SUGAR NOW!"

She soon caught on to the "efficiency" however.

My child, ever delicate like a flower.

"What? That's all I get?"

"Cupcake didn't stand a chance, Mummzie. "

"More, please!"

And the birthday present:

Equally interested in the delightful dirt and sticks.

This picture cracks me up! Our one-legged child.

Happy birthday, kiddo.

Clearly we'll need to talk about modesty... maybe next year.

Look at me go! (12 Months Stats)

Evangeline's 12 month stats:

Height - 29in. 50% Weight - 20lb. 2oz. 35% Head Cir. - 50%

walk-crawling

kisses for everyone!

"look, ma! no hand!" (her shorts from Mimi camouflage her!)

Eva is growing fast and learning new things everyday! In the last month and a half she's picked up 3 new words (yuck, yeah, and hey - but i usually can't get her to say them on command), decided that Daddy and Mummzie should both be "da-da," waves nite-nite, blows kisses, sticks out her tongue at herself in the mirror, gives kisses to her mummzie, claps (all the time), points at new things she likes, plays peek-a-boo, cleans up her toys, likes to dance, stands holding on with one hand, and eats like a champ! (wait, that last one isn't new...) She's become more and more of a toddler (tho she can't toddle yet) with attitudes and independence. Walking and talking are not far off. E is walk-crawling half the time now and is picking up new sounds and singing constantly! I wonder which will come first? She's so much more demanding ("mummzie watch me!" "mummzie play with my toys!"), but she is, as always, so much fun. The more things she's doing the more nick-names she seems to collect. Her daddy calls her something new every day, but she's always his "Shady." Here are some of her nick-names, most, you can see, she's earned!

My 'good morning sunshine'

Lil' redhead
ma gurlfrien' wit attitude


Mummzie's little "helper"

My Chicken Nugget

Daddy's girl

Mommy's girl

Angel-face

some S-mothering love

Thank you, Lord, for a blessed year with our Evangeline!

One!

Happy First Birthday,

Evangeline Emma!

Celebration photos and one year stats to come...

To Mommies Everywhere!

It's Love-Yo-Mama Day! Do the right thing and give her a call. She deserves it!

Mystery Rash

Eva woke up from her morning nap the other day with a mysterious squiggly "rash." I was rather horrified, as a good mother would be assuming the worst (worms!), until I found the culprit in her bed a moment later.
She loves her "LaCarol."

Art Show!

Well, Drawing and Design Class of Spring 2009 has officially ended with the celebration at our Art Show. It was a blast and so encouraging to both students and teacher. Love you guys!

Each student "presented" his or her work ...

...and spoke a little about their piece. (Ms. Kim is so adorable!)

Also presented were awards for character traits displayed in class. (So proud of you guys!)

And a few silly traits were noted as well.

Mingu was dubbed "Least Likely to Make a Sound."

The corner of less enthusiastic art show-goers.

(There wasn't any food, so my family quickly lost interest.)

And then Siobhan had to steal the show. Nobody was paying her any mind... just kidding! She's thanking me. (and I'm curtsying)

My Fabulous Class and Beautiful "TA" Kim

(minus 2 and adding in a few little extras)

Oh, and Songhwan the surprise "hambone."

I'm so proud of my kids! It was such a delight to work with them. I'm going to miss you all!