Evan Makell is 4...

Can you believe that you have gone from this little tiny baby.......
to this big girl!!!!

This was such a happy day for our family when you finally came from heaven to live with your earthly family. We were so excited to finally have you here. I loved you way before you were born and have always called you "Heavenly Evan" because you are my gift from heaven. I have always felt that your Great, Great Grandma Harvey brought you to us on that 9th day of November, 2005. Before you were born, Mommy and Daddy could not come up with a name, so we started calling you Missy Muffet but now we call you Evan, Evie or Missy.

This is the day you came home from the hospital.

Your family lived with us until their home in Clinton was finished being built. Every night you and I would sleep in the recliner until it was time for everyone to go to bed. When you were one month old, your family moved into your new home. That first night was rough on both of us as I had no baby to rock and cuddle and you did not have this grammy to cuddle with either. What a sad day for both of us.

Canyon was so proud to have a baby and would play with you very gently. Once you got older and would get into his toys, he was not to sure that having a baby to mess his toys up was the best thing. He loved to play with your little feet and make you laugh.

When you were two months old, Canyon got very sick and it was best that you came to stay with Grammy and Gramps so you wouldn't get RSV. You got to stay for 10 days with us and I had the time of my life playing and taking care of you. You sure have stolen my heart little Missy Muffet.

Here are some of our favorite pictures of you:

Grammy's little Easter Angel

My little Amish Baby

Flower Baby

Grandma and her little angels on their blessing day

You remind me of Grandma Harvey. I had a picture of her

in her blessing dress sitting just like this.

Your blessing dress and cape that I made for you

You have always been so fun to sew for

I love you little princess girl

After a day of being blessed and visiting with my family that

came for the blessing there is no place better than falling

asleep in my grandpa's arms.

You and grandpa are best friends and everytime you would come when you were little you wanted to watch the Barbie video. You would be so content sitting on his lap watching that dumb Barbie World video. When it was over you would say "gin papa gin".

This is one of my most favorite photos of you. This is the day we learned that you loved watermelon. You ate so much that the juice was running down your arms, belly and face. When you were done we had to give you a bath in the sink to get all the sticky juice off you body.

One day we were at an event and you got to build a bird house. Daddy and you make the birdhouse then took it home to paint. After it was painted you helped Daddy nail it to a post and plant it in the garden. You and gramps make cars in the shop for you to take home to play with. You and gramps are good car makers aren't you.

Gramps made you a stroller and you love it so much. One day he told you he was going to put a tag on it and sell it. You looked at him and said "you can't sell my stroller cause it is my favorite". You love to take your babies for rides all over the house when you come to visit.
This spring you and your family went to California on vacation and took Flat Grandpa and Grandma with you. This was such a fun trip and we got to see Sea World, pretty flowers and strawberry fields. Thanks for taking us with you. When you got back you told me I couldn't go on anymore trips cause you ripped flat grandma in pieces. That was sad cause I wanted to go to Disneyland with you also. But being ripped in pieces I had to go to the trash. That makes me sad!!

My precious Heavenly Evan, I love you so very much and thank Heaven Father daily for letting you be part of our family. You and I create so many memories like playing on the swing, making you laugh so hard that I am afraid you might fall out the swing, playing in the sand, playing at the park, shopping, baking cookies or bread, working in the sewing room but my favorite thing of all is your sweet hugs and kisses. I love having sleepovers and sleeping on the couch with you. You are one very special little girl that has stolen my heart. I hope that you have a wonderful birthday.
I love you my favorite four year old little girl in the whole wide world!!!!