Addisyn's First Birthday.....

Today is Addisyn's 1st Birthday. I can't believe how fast the last year has gone by. It seems like just yesterday that we were in Germany waiting for her to be born. She has been some places all around the world even before she was born. We had a great little party on Saturday with mainly family....minus Nick :( but he joined us on Webcam (so thankful for that technology). She really enjoyed the day as well as those that attended. Happy Birthday our Sweet Little RedHead!

Then......

Now....Sweet Birthday Kisses

The cupcakes

Occupying my time.....

The girls and I are enjoying our time visiting with family and friends. Back when we first moved to Turkey, I fell in love with yarn and knitting. So these days I have been spending my time trying to work on a few scarves and sell some excess yarn on Ebay. Who would turn down the opportunity to earn a few extra dollars. :) So if any of you are interested...check my listings out. I am listed as Yarns-N-More.

Aldemir Eyelash yarn - A high end yarn produced in Turkey.

Car Trouble......

will it end! I remember now why husbands come in so handy.

To Gran's House we go

Whew! What at trip! Never thought we would make it but we did. We found out early last week that the plane from Incirlik to Baltimore would be delayed 48 hours for some reason. Ok GREAT! Instead of leaving on Friday we got everything ready to go Sunday Morning. Get to the terminal...check-in...go through Passport Control...BOARD the Plane and sit...only to find out that we would have to de-board due to some electrical issue. Turns out we sit in the terminal for another 5 hours just to get to go back home for the night...Whohoo...That's Turkey ;)

We did FINALLY leave and the trip was not as bad as I had expected. The girls did REALLY well considering the length of the flight. Mackenzie didn't sleep but about 2 hours the whole flight. Addisyn slept on and off...no thanks to the 2 year old who Screamed...not cried for the greater part of the entire flight. We stayed in Baltimore Monday night so we could get a fresh start Tuesday morning. The Southwest portion of the trip was the best...2 hour flight...Addisyn slept 1 hour 45 minutes...Mackenzie played. Thank goodness the girls are in the US to stay for a long while. I don't care to chance a bad trip as a single parent.

The girls soaking in the morning sun at the airport (never mind Mackenzie's horrible pointing)

Fall has fell........

......here in Turkey after a VERY VERY Hot summer. The kids and I can actually get out now during the daytime and play. I was thinking back to this time last year and our (Nick, Lesley, Mackenzie, and Gran) trip to Paris while waiting on the arrival of Miss Addisyn. It was so beautiful there! Much different than the places we had experienced in Turkey. I can remember when we got off the bus how COLD it was though. We didn't get to go up into the Eiffel Tower but we got some great photos and have a great time nonetheless...It was a LONG day for a 38 week pregnant woman :)

Eiffel Tower :)
La Grande Roue
we were bummed it wasn't opened
Stained Glass in the Notre Dame

Our Girls.....

Mackenzie Leigh...one lazy morning....sporting her awesome quilt made by Tim's mom, Dawn. It fits her perfect with all the bright colors and of COURSE all the animals that she LOVES in that one block!




Addisyn Nichol...11 months in this picture..is currently working on her top two teeth. One just barely came open yesterday....ahhhhh...uninterrupted sleep for atleast a few nights...hehe

In the beginning....

Wow...I have contemplated starting this now for awhile but my list of reasons just got too long. I should have started prior to our PCS (Permanent Change of Station) to Incirlik AB in Adana Turkey. Living here in Turkey has been an experience and I hope over the next few weeks to somewhat recreate our time here. Many of you out there barely have internet much less MySpace. So I thought as we transition into our next move now is the perfect time to BEGIN so you can keep up better with us 4 Evans'.....

The girls are growing fast everyday. Addisyn will be "1" in less than 3 weeks and we can hardly believe it. Mackenzie is her normal imaginative self. She will be 5 in February and has grown so much since we arrived here in March 06.

Please feel free to visit often...you never know what you might learn ;).................