The Durbin's

The Durbin's
The 1st year of the Durbin Clan!

Our First Week at home

Our Little Princess

Our Little Princess
Evelyn Catherine Durbin - "Evy"

Friday, August 24, 2012

The Durbin Clan Expands!:)

Durbin, Evy and I are super excited to announce that Evy is going to be a BIG SISTER....very very soon!  I actually meant to post this a while back, and thought I did, but I guess my preggo brain got the best of me:)
Come September we will be adding a new precious little one to our family!! A surprise of course....so we will NOT be ruining that by finding out the sex.  We wouldn't want to be "the best surprise in life spoiler!:) 
We can't wait to give Evy a little playmate:)  They will be about 2 years apart, which is perfect! We always wanted them to be between 25-26 months apart, but no more!!! It was so exciting telling everyone the great news and we are so glad that our great friends and close family have been part of this journey with us from almost the beginning!  The final countdown has begun and we can't wait to share the big day with those we love! We look forward to you all meeting the new little Durbinator:)

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Our first Viz Easter Egg Hunt

Evy was so exciting for us to take Evy to her new school, Viz, for her 1st Easter Egg hunt.  It was wonderful seeing everyone and catching up, while watching Evy search around her new school for little eggs:)  We didn't get a chance to get too many pictures, but here are a few to start out our next 16 years......!!!


3 Generations of ladies:)



Exhausted after only a half an hour!

The City Museum

In mid April we went to the City Museum!  Evy had a great
time running around and exploring!  She has to be one of the most inquisitive
children I have ever seen.  Here are a few pictures of our family fun day!






McDonald Fun Land:)


We had another fun filled night at our great friends, the McDonalds! Every time we
see them, we leave exhausted and full of amazing memories! We are
so lucky to have such amazing friends in our lives.....they're pretty much family!  We had  a special surprise for Uncle Joe - Evy wore her junk clothes first (her Mizzou outfit) and then changed into her snazzy smart girl clothes....her U of I cheerleading uniform:) Glad we gave you a piece of the real thing Uncle Joe...we love ya:)

And speaking of family, we are super excited for the McDonald's who are expecting their
3rd baby in May!  It was a suprise....the only way to go....but since I'm behind on
my posts, their precious surprise has arrived, oh yes...A GIRL...Abby Grace! We are so happy you have finally joined us! It was wonderful meeting you and we love you already!










Sunday, April 8, 2012

Easter 2012

Our first stop of the day was Bellerive with Grandma and Grandpa Inkley for breakfast and an Easter Egg Hunt! We had such a blast! It was great seeing our wonderful friends, The Simmons (aka Genovese's). Evy and Emily are like two peas in a pod....sisters....best friends! We are so glad we had the chance to watch the girls chase each other around and spend Easter together!
Grandma and Grandpa sure seem to have fun watching Evy "cheat" as she took off for the EGG HUNT before the races started:) She was just so eager to get some yummy eggs. Funny thing....once she got started she seemed to just want to run around so she ended up getting 2 eggs:) Oh well...she had a ton of fun! We can't wait for another year of the Easter Bunny and the hilarious reactions we see from the kids!


In case you couldn't read my bloomers....my name is Evy!

Grandma gave me ICE CREAM.....she's awesome!
Besties......FOREVER!
Come on Grandpa......hurry up.....all the eggs will be gone!

Our 2nd stop of the day was to see Grandma and Grandpa Durbin and our favorite Aunt Ellen and Uncle Mike.....and Cousin JOHNNY! Evy loves Johnny! These two get along so well and have the best time playing together! It's sad we don't get to see them every day:( Grandma and Grandpa Durbin had an Easter Egg HUNT and cars to play on! The kiddos sure seem to take to the convertible! It was so great spending the day with those great family members we are so lucky to have! We love you all and hope you had a wonderful Easter!

Exhausted after hours of playing:)

Speedracers!
Come on cousin Evy......we're going for a ride!!
I promise I'll take good care of you cousin Evy!

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Playdates with Aunt Marlo!

We just love seeing our Favorite St. Louis Aunt, Aunt Marlo, just about every/every other week! Evy can't get enough of her:) On January 28th Evy was feeling great and ready for her playdate with Aunt Marlo while mommy and daddy ran some errands! Aunt Marlo's usually has us here, but this time, it was just the two BFF's...alone....together:) Evy's always so happy to see her, especially since Aunt Marlo gives her treats. When we walked in the door Evy and Aunt Marlo were rockin' out to Barbie! It's funny how Aunt Marlo now knows the words....haha! I'm still waiting on pictures from Aunt Marlo (from their solo playdate) so they should be up soon! Evy was in a great mood for days, which isn't different from normal, but from that point on she's been working on saying, "Aunt Marlo!" She isn't quite there yet but soon for sure.....soon!!! We can't wait for our next playdate! We love you Aunt Marlo!!!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Catch Up Is Finally Here:)

I have finally caught up on my posts.....approximately 35 and 7 months of catch-up.....but it's finally done! Finally!!! We hope everyone's 2012 has been off to a wonderful start. The Durbin's have been blessed so far and have so many fun and exciting things going on! We promise not to be MIA this year and can't wait to catch up with those we love!

The Best 35 Years!

My amazing family



Well....35 years has come and gone so quickly! To sit back and think about all the wonderful things that have happened is mindblowing! I always pictured 35 as a birthday that would be depressing. Boy was I wrong! It was amazing!!! I had a wonderful birthday dinner at Bellerive with my parents and my mother and father-in-law. Just the way I wanted it. Evy sure had a way of making that birthday dinner one to remember! Food everywhere as Grandpa Inkley laughed so hard he cried:) It was pure entertainment! The night was great and the day was even better! I opened the most AMAZING birthday gift.....which I'll post pictures later:) My great hubby gave me/us a "surprise" with a 50" TV....followed by an elliptical....followed by the plans for the finished basement! WOW.....I must've been good this past year:) haha I am so thankful for such loving friends and family! Thank you all for making 35 so much better than I ever planned!

Monday, January 23, 2012

Evy's 18 Month Birthday!

For Evy's 18 month birthday we started at Grandma and Grandpa's house for cake! That left Evy on a sugar high for the rest of the night, but it was well worth it:) It's clear that she can never get enough sweets! Maybe mommy and daddy are to blame for her sweet tooth, but we NEVER hold back on feeding this princess:) She eats anything, and after the cake, she even took to the kitchen table:) haha We are so blessed to have such a perfect angel and have truly enjoyed every second of her 18 months with us! We love you Evelyn!



















Bellerive with Santa 2011

We love Breakfast with Santa at Bellerive. We wanted to go to the dinner this year instead so Grandma and Grandpa Inkley met us there for all the Christmas festivities.

Evy is a huge hugger...which is one of the best things about "nurturing" little GIRLS! While watching the puppet show, Evy decided it was time to hug.....hug anything and anyone:) It's so precious to watch her give hugs and say, "ahhhh!!" We are so thankful to have this opportunity to see Santa! It sure beats the mall and crowds!

We can't wait until Christmas next year.....so many new and exciting things will happened between now and then as Evy continues to grow! Oh, and thank you for my pretty Christmas dress Grandma and Grandpa Inkley.....mommy wishes they had one in her size!