Then and now, Part 2

Well, any good clip show has 2 parts, right? That'll be my excuse for forgetting another set of pictures I was going to include in my last posting. I swear, I can only hold 2 things in my head at one time these days. A 3rd set of pictures popped into my head at the last minute, and I could not remember one of the two I already had in mind...

So here they are. These are pictures I took of portraits of Evelyn that John had taken, for Mother's Day last year and this year. He couldn't have come up with a better gift. Last year, he came home at lunchtime while I was at work, took Evelyn (forgoing her nap!), dressed her up in an outfit of his own choosing, and swept her away to the magical world of the Sears portrait studio. It all would have been the biggest surprise ever if my mom had been able to keep the secret. She was just bursting at the seams when I got home and let slip that John dressed Evelyn up and took her out earlier. (Hmph). But still, I had no idea what he was really up to til he presented me with this:



And a little less surprising this year, but not any less special, was my 2nd Mother's Day portrait of my favorite little person:



What a difference a year makes! These are the best gifts ever from the best husband ever...