Austin's new "DO"

Before: Surfer dude?


After: Skater dude?

What do you think of the new do? I think it's really cute, and it actually totally suits him! But I kinda miss the long locks too! Either way, he's still a heartbreaker!!! :)

Sweet tan lines

Luckily, Austin doesn't take after his dad with his fair skin that gets sun-burned wearing SPF 50!!! Nice look, huh?!

Carson at 5 months

Taking after his brother in the water-he loves it!

So big, and look at that smile!

Carson turned 5 months old today, I can't believe how much he's grown in such a short time and how fast they change at this age! At 4 months, he was 18 lbs. and nearly 27 inches long-in the 95%ile!!!! (So, of course everyone expects him to be like 7 months.) He's such a cutie though-always smiling, laughing, and flirting with anyone who will look his way! He remains to be one of the easiest, laid-back babies I've ever known (thank goodness!). He even goes to sleep completely on his own by sucking his thumb! He sleeps great at night (has for quite some time now), takes a good 3 hour nap in the afternoon, and already seems to be loving baby food. He's getting closer to sitting up on his own, obviously rolls over, scoots on his tummy, and is starting to grab his feet while laying on his back.

Carson has many nicknames too now, some of our favs include Bubbers, Bugger-man, Chubbs or Chubbers, Little Man, and Stinkers just to name a few. Even Austin calls him these names. Carson is fascinated with his big brother too-he could watch him for hours whirling around him. And Austin is such a good big brother-he sings to him, helps me feed and change him, likes to blow raspberries on his tummy, eat his toes, and he even likes to climb up in the crib and talk to him when Carson wakes up from naps. It's so precious! Carson has been such a blessing to our family, I don't know what we would do without him!


Austin helping me feed Carson rice cereal for the first time at 4 mos. It was hilarious because he was just laughing at his big brother the whole time!

Off to Russia

Yekaterinburg, Russia


The McEvoy-Stanley Family (minus about 1/2)


The Fie Fia Family at the Logan Temple


The 4 McEvoy babies-Carson, Rorie, Grayson, & Ella

Eric's dad and step-mom are leaving for a mission next week to Yekaterinburg, Russia and we are so excited for them! It is especially neat for Eric because he too served his mission in Russia (Moscow). We went to Logan this past weekend to see them and bid farewell for 18 long months! We will certainly miss you guys but know it will be an amazing experience and one that you've both been looking forward to for a long time!

8 years later...and still in love

I was planning to go through all our photo albums and collect a bunch of pictures of the two of us over the last 8 years (although we've known each other for 12!), but it just seemed like a lot of work (and too many photo albums), and so I thought, "ok, maybe I'll shoot for our 10 year!" But really lack of time and pure laziness was really the case on this one.

So, today we celebrate 8 years of marriage, and when I think back to our wedding day, several words come to mind. Beautiful, perfect, young (we were 22!), completely in love, happy, excited for the future, wonderful, the list goes on. And when I think of the past 8 years together, those same words come to mind (well, except for "young"!). In some ways it seems to have gone by faster than a speeding bullet and it feels like just yesterday that we were still in college, dating, having the time of our lives, staying up way too late "talking" (um hum!), falling in love, and planning our future together. But in other ways, it seems like eternities ago that we weren't "together". So much has happened over the past 8 years, and although we've gone through some pretty rough times in together, I can say with a 100% surety that we love each other more now than we did August 17, 2000.

Mostly the last 8 years have been filled with so many great and wonderful memories that I can't think of anyone else I would rather share them with. Eric, I can't imagine not going through life without you, I can't imagine laughing with anybody else but you, I can't imagine not having you as the father of our children, and mostly, I can't imagine not being with my best friend and partner forever. You make me laugh more than anyone, you are my "better half", you support me, and I love you more each day. I can't wait to see what the next 70 years (yes, we will live well into our 90's!) will bring us. I LOVE YOU!!!!!

The Olympics

I'm not much a "TV sports watcher" (except for major events like the Superbowl, March Madness, NBA Finals, etc), but I seriously LOVE the Olympics more than anything. If I could sit and watch them all day and night I would! But let's face it, that's not going to happen! Eric and I have been glued to the TV every night though, and it just makes me wish I could be there! We've especially love watching the men's swimming lately, that relay we beat the French in was something else! And there's some RANDOM events that I can't even believe are in the Olympics-hand ball? Table tennis? What are they going to add next-chess?! I think the Chinese culture and history is so fascinating though, and it is so awesome that the Olympics are there this year! And did you watch the Opening Ceremonies? Utterly breathtaking and amazing, I don't think anybody can top that! GO USA!!!!!

My new calling

I got a new church calling today-Young Womens Laurel Advisor (16-18 yrs)! I know, big surprise! I was Assistant Cub Scout Leader for the past 6 months, but I figured this change was coming eventually! I just can't get away from those YW! :) No really, I actually MISSED working with the girls even though I did get burnt out a little (I was previously Young Womens President in our last ward and Eric was Young Mens President at the same time!), but I know I will feel "at home" with these girls and it will be a good experience. Eric is actually in Young Men's (Priest Quorom Advisor), so between the two of us we've pretty much been with the Youth for the past 5+ years! Maybe we're not learning something??!! :)

Future Michael Phelps?

Ok, that might be an exaggeration, but I taught swimming for 10 years, and I've got to admit, for only 3 years old, Austin is a pretty dang good swimmer! Of course, he has always loved the water, sometimes a little too much. Last summer he didn't really know his limits, he would just jump in and think he could swim and keep up with the big kids. This summer, however, he's a little better at that, but he still shows no fear when it comes to swimming. His favorite thing to do is jump in and swim to us, esp off the diving board. And he gets so excited each time, it's hilarious! He could do this non-stop for hours. And we swim at least 3 times/week, so we practice "big arms", swimming and diving for rings, jumping in and swimming to the side by himself. Hopefully Carson will follow in his footsteps? He seems to like the water too. It must be my family genes (thanks to my Dad)???!!!

2 weeks in Cali

We spent two wonderful, fun-filled (and tiring) weeks in California visiting with my parents and my sister, Trish. The only thing missing was Eric, who stayed behind to work, and we sure did miss him! In fact, Austin kept saying, "let's get on an airplane and go back to Boise to pick up Dad and then bring him to CA!" While we were gone, Carson started cutting his first tooth (right by his molars, how random is that?!), but now it seems to have mysteriously disappeared (after 2+ weeks of waking up at night!). We enjoyed every minute of our trip and did TONS of fun activities-we went to Fairyland in Oakland, the park, an awesome Childrens Museum in Sausalito, the beach, Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and of course, plenty of swimming in my parents pool. We didn't make it on the boat though, sadly, because my dad was too busy with projects around the house (they're getting ready to sell the house), but all in all, it was a great trip and we can't wait to be with my WHOLE family in Sept when we go to Sun River, OR for a week. We love you guys and thanks for everything! (Make sure to click on the collage to blow it up)