Eva Grace

California here we come!!!

2008-10-05T18:58:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! Me again! Who did you expect, Hillary Clinton? No, she can't be on my blog. She doesn't want it bad enough. If you want to succeed in this world all you have to do it want it, and go after it! AND...look really, really cute doing it! So, quick update. We went to California last month and had a really good time, Mom had a better time than dad and I. You'll see why later ;)I'm being potty trained right now and let me tell you...well I'll tell you later. Oh, by the way, if you notice some typos, it's because I "accidentally" shook salt into the keyboard. Enjoy!

Mommy, it says right here, "Non-Toxic". That means it tastes good.

Me and Ba-pa at the Hatfield Marine Science Center. I had to explain to him all about binkies and how they contribute to the national economy, help educate children across the country and lower taxes. Believe me...binkies are the one thing holding the entire free world together. At least as far as I'm concerned.

I totally just pwned that noob! Or whatever the kids are saying these days.

This is the pose you assume when entering the Redwoods. All you can say is "Wow". There's nothing like it. Probably the single most awe inspiring creatures on the planet, and they're all pretty much right here. A narrow strip along California's Northern coast. It was definitely worth the spur of the moment (ask Mommy for details) road trip.

This was one of the biggest trees we saw when we got here. It used to be the gateway to the underworld, but that was moved to Molalla.

The Corkscrew Tree.

Screwing around inside the Corkscrew Tree.

There used to be a sign here that said "Big Tree". I think they need to put it back up to distinguish this "Big Tree" from the hundreds of other big trees down here.

C'mon you guys!!! I know slugs that are faster than you two. I can go like this all day!!!

...after Mommy carries me back to the car and I have my nap that is.

Uhhhh....

Now this is what I call a tree house!

Rock on!

Mommy got into an accident. She drove into a tree!!! HAHAHAHA!!! Get it? Yeah? Okay. Sorry.

Okay. Here's a quick guessing game. This is where we went after the Redwoods. Can you guess where we are now?

Okay. Here's a BIG clue.

Ta-Da! Mommy figured since we were so close, (only another day's drive away) we might as well go and see where all of the world's second best wine comes from. The best wine comes from Oregon of course.

Sterling Vineyards.

Mommy saw this sign and almost wept tears of joy.

This is almost enough wine for Mommy and Melissa to drink in a month.

When in Rome... (just water folks)

WOO-HOO!

Wait a minute...this isn't grape juice!

Fancy picture of grapes Daddy took with his "new" camera.

Beringer Vineyards.

Robert Mondavi Vineyards.

Plum tuckered.

Wanna see me table dance?

Throw me my beads now.

We're home now in Portland and I just can't figure out this modern art, man.

I think my Mommy is the most beautiful Mommy in the world.

The Big E. He'll be one this month. He's almost walking. He's gonna have to work pretty hard to keep up with the Diva.

Here's Uncle Jerry "reading" to us. He didn't do the voices right.

Cousin Christy and Donnie took me to the zoo. This picture was taken the moment after Christy told me if that I didn't behave, I would spend the rest of the day in the monkey cage while they ate the cheese and apples that Mommy packed for me.

Where are all my fans?

Don't worry. The zoo keepers caught him and put him back in his cage before he could do any real harm.

The zoo is one of my favorite places to go in the entire city. It has monkeys and butterflies and fishes and other animals that make me smile. Like this. Even though it smells like Uncle Jim's room.

Blueberry. Nuff' said.

Did you know that Grape Nuts make a killer mousse?

Here we are at the beach. Papa-T rented a beach house and we all went down to Pacific City and spent the weekend. I really had a good time. The dogs had a really good time too. They pretended they were Spinal Tap in a hotel and trashed the place. Were gonna blame it all on Uncle Nate and tell everybody he did it in his sleep. Hopefully they believe us. ;)

Mommy and me by the seashore.

Here we have an example of a wonderful, generous, really beautiful person, and behind her is Aunty Alison.

Great view. Not out the window. Right here on the chair. True gorgeousness.

Silly puppies.

We're not actually in the water, we're fakin'.

2008-07-27T20:23:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody! July is here! The month summer really kicks in with beer parties, naked pool parties, goose parties! It's all here! Check it out!

Umm, Eva I don't think the cooks are supposed to be in the soup...

The way too happy Princess on her Throne.

The castle.

OoooooooOOOOOOOoooooooo!!!! OOOOooooo!!!! Juuuuuuice!!!

This is a "doh" moment right here. Cool picture though.

Here we are at the 2008 Brewer's Festival. Good times...oh yeah.

Brewfest! WOOOOO!!!

This is my best Grandpa Stimac impersonation. Uncanny isn't it?

Mmm...poultry.

Ma-MAW

I told mom and dad I needed a new ride. I said, "I don't care what you get me as long as its really fast, really expensive and really red." One out of three ain't bad.

This is me during my Prince and the Revolution craze. "Purple Rain! Pu-urple raaain!"

The newest model of "Baby Alive".

YOU can think outside the box all you want. I like it here!

June

2008-06-30T18:44:00.000-07:00

How's it going my people? This blog entry is about my camping trip. Mom and Dad, Scoopy, Bailey and I all went to Detroit Lake State Park and camped out. The next day we met up with Dad's friends Sarah and Aaron and Mom's Uncle Bill and Cousin Mike. We hiked into the Opal Creek Wilderness and checked out some really cool stuff. After that we camped again at Detroit and the next day we drove to Bagby Hot Springs and I had a very natural splish splash. All in all it was a great weekend and we're planning more for later in the summer!

These are just some of my fans. That's Abby in the blue shirt behind me. Rio is the dude in front that looks like he fell on his butt. Those two were so much fun. They took me on the slides and stuff. I have a knack for making friends.

The most beautiful scenery ever. Of course Mom and the river in the background aren't bad either.

Ridin' in style!

Like my tattoo? It's daddy's phone number in case I get lost.

The crystal blue waters of the Little North Santiam River. This is what water is supposed to look like.

The Waterfall of the Children.

Sarah and Aaron.

Oregonians in their native habitat.

Absolutely...

Beautiful.

I wish this was juice.

It's extremely tiring co-piloting.

Opal Pool. Preeeety!

Uncle Bill and Cousin Mike.

The camera is over here dummies.

We were up on a hill looking for pieces of iron pyrite with Uncle Bill. I told Aaron he dropped his pocket. He looked for it for about ten minutes! That was fun.

The Opal Creek Express. All ABOARD!

Jawbone Flats. The home of the Opal Creek interpretive center. Also, the home of outrageously high cabin rental prices.

My peeps.

Here's the front door.

Sarah's new eco-friendly home.

Sarah saw this litter and was gonna make Aaron pack it out but Mom told her that it was bio-degradable so she left it. Aaron owes Mom big time.

Boy, are my dogs tired! My feet are tired too! Okay people, until next time! Caio!

Missed May, here's June!

2008-06-18T19:37:00.000-07:00

JUICE.

I fell off the curb into the street. Ow. Lesson learned: Faceplants are only fun on the bed.

Biker Baby!

Mom and I.

This is a reenactment of when I fell off the curb. It sucked big time. But Daddy gave me a bath right away and splish-splash makes everything better.

This is my friend Eli. He lives down on the corner. He's quite the gentleman. He took my hand and we strolled down the sidewalk. That's his brother Ben in the stroller behind us.

Acrobatics

Happy April!!!

2008-04-15T10:49:00.000-07:00

Buenos dias mi raza! It's the princess of everything here, spreading true gorgeousness throughout the world from my window. I make everything prettier just like that. Because gorgeousness is my specialty.

Just by spreading around the True Gorgeousness, I changed this ugly guy...

Into this.

Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and Wendy the Unhappy. Three major fictional characters in modern mythology.

Is there such a thing as Stroller Miles with this card? I want to know 'cause I'm developing a need for shoes. Not that I actually need shoes, I just need them. You know? I need shoes like Daddy needs new cell phones.

Gimme an H! Gimme an O! Gimme a T! Gimme another T! Gimme an I! Gimme an E! Gimme everything you can get your hands on! Especially chocolate. Oh, and ham. I like ham. Oreos are good too. Pears will work as long as they're sliced. GREEN OLIVES AND CHEEZITS!!! YUM!

This rare critter is an Ariccavens imbicilus. It's usually found hiding under small cars and in closets. Actually it's in the closet most of the time. Its diet includes mice, insects and candy stolen from babies. Its bite is slightly venomous and can cause nausea, swelling and cravings for old re-runs of Knight Rider. Beware of this creature as it may follow you home and eat every other sock.

This is my Easter dress. I think I like this dress better than any other dress I own, and believe me, I got a lot of dresses! It really brings out the pink in my ears.

Some say "Exfoliation!", some say "Dermabrasion!", I say ... "Spaghetti-asion!"

I say "Don't you know?" You say "You don't know." I say ... "Let me OUT!" (I'm improvising here)

Whatchu lookin' at Sucka?

After all that hard work it's nice to take a nice refreshing bath to restore all my gorgeousness. I would recommend it to anyone who needs a little gorgeousness in their life. Or to anyone who smells like poo.

2008-04-15T10:31:00.000-07:00

(Wow. Here's a blog that never got published. It was saved into the draft file but wasn't uploaded. It's a short one and it's kinda old, but a nice glimpse into the past.)

Buenos dias mi entusiastas! I don't know if you have noticed but I recently talked my editors into letting me post videos on my blog. Now you can see my ultimate gorgeousness as it has always meant to be, in the movies! Now you all can say, "I saw her first movies!" to all of your friends as you are watching me on TV as I accept the Oscar for Most Gorgeous Actress Ever.

Music by Modest Mouse. Sucka.

I'm actually practicing my walk for when they call me up on stage...

Having fun being One!

2008-03-20T22:34:00.000-07:00

So, I'm back. I have had to hire a new typist, Daddy has been busy working or something. I know that all my fans are pounding on the door for me to write a new post, now that I'm one and all. I have been busy, lots of work to do. (I'm so glad that play time is work to a kid my age)

Mom and Dad better not catch us, that's their good wine and Rufus has already been banned from anything with wires.

Now. that I am one, Mommy thinks that I need to learn how to be a big kid, She's been taking me to all sorts of places and teaching me about new things.

Mommy, fish are slimey and wet, I don't think that I like them.

She is always making me go play-fun-play.

Doesn't she realize that I have work to do.

I need a snack break and to say, "Hi" to my fans.

My favorite words are,"hi" or "bye" depending on if we are coming or going.

So, a few days ago it was St.Patrick's day, next weekend is Easter and it's spring.

We have some partying to do.

So this why you "play in the dirt."

These smell yummy.

I really like to pick the flowers, Mommy do you want the purple one?

Come on guys, I am ready to play! Lets Go!!!

This is fun!

Mommy, I'm not ready to do this by myself .

I love the swing!!!

Uncle Jerry wants me to go down, I think I like the veiw from the top

You better catch me mommy,

I'm not too sure about thisI think I want to do it again, and again

This is getting complicated! So you mean that you have to put the green ones together and listen at the same time?

I think that I'm better at just being cute. Here are some of my tips

Get lots of exercise

share your food with your brother, helps cut calories

I have a new beauty tip for all my fans

-go completely all natural for your skin and haircare

It's peanut butter!!!

I told you that I would look beautiful!!

It's tough being so gorgeous!

A Day In The Life...

2008-02-16T22:22:00.000-08:00

Arr...matey! Here be another chapter in the quest for treasure! Set the mainsails and hoist the jib me hearties! There be fishy crackers on the horizon! Avast! I've got a load of plunder...down under! I mean...I need to be changed please.

Mom! Those pajamas are dry clean only!

One of the things I've learned about cooking. When Great-Grandma Schoenheit is baking, remember the stop, drop, and roll technique.

Oh yeah! Dancin' queen! Shake it to the left...

Shake it to the right!

Shake it to the left again!

Oreo's and Strawberry wafer cookies? Oh, they are gonna be sorry they gave me this much sugar tonight!

...and she's cli-i-imbing the sta-airway...to Papa-t's off-ice.

Here we have an excellent example of Homo frozmibutoff. This rare creature is seldom found outside of its native habitat of the snow covered steppes of Koldazell. They subsist on a diet of green olives and Cheese-its.

Four generations of the Tompkins clan. Papa-T, Mommy, Me and Ice-T.

Introducing, Rufus Figg McDoo...

2008-02-04T22:32:00.000-08:00

What's up? I'm Rufus Figg McDoo. Y'all can call me Rufus the Terrible. I am the single most ferocious, vicious, bloodthirsty predator that ever lived. You will all fear me. Especially your socks. Your socks will really fear me.

Super Cute picture #1

Super Cute picture #2

Super Cute picture #3

Watch me work it!

Yo, welcome to my krib. I did all the decor myself, I got a thing for cardboard. Dig it? Catnip? I don't smell no catnip. What makes you think I got catnip? Heh, heh...cough.

Cabin Fever!!!

2008-02-04T18:08:00.000-08:00

Hey everybody. Just catching up on some sleep. It was a tiring trip. We went up to the cabin Grandpa Greg rented and had a weekend in the snow. It was lots of fun! See for yourself...

This is my sled. Pretty stylin' huh? Only problem is that it's blue. I'm a girl. Blue is NOT my color! Duh!

Mush! Mush! FASTER! Ugh, it's impossible to find good help these days!

This was exhausting work! I was pooped!

Hi. I'm cute. I'm really cute. I'm really really cute. Give me a cookie.

This is Cousin Donnie. He's alright, but he smells like cats.

This is the cabin we stayed in. One night Cousin Donnie's breath set off the smoke detector. We all woke up and he blamed it on Vegas. Bad Donnie, bad.

Uncle Jerry, pay attention to the baby with the maraca. Ignore the Catan on the end table, focus on the baby.

Cousin Donnie is lucky the mounties weren't nearby. They would have given him a S.U.I. and taken his snowshoes away. What a dork.

Bananas are num-num!

Vegas Brown.

It looks like someone was eating a giant powdered doughnut and sneezed...a lot.

Ascending from base camp.

6 inches of snow onda Honda.

Our Holiday and other stuff...

2008-01-08T19:30:00.000-08:00

Hi there my friends. Yet another chapter of the continuing saga of my punkaliciousness. I don't care if that's a real word or not. Today we're out in the yard getting ready to do some yardwork! This is going to rock!

Wait a minute! This is no fun at all! This is GROSS! These leaves are dirty!

Yardwork is definitely not for divas.

But it sure is exhausting!!!

We are ready to git r' done! Whatever it is, we'll git it. Git it?

Who's here? Hopefully its the Fed Ex guy bringing me Christmas presents. Scoopy hopes its a truckload of tennis balls he can hide under the couch.

This is my friend Brooklyn. Yeah, she's cute, but you should never get too close after she has broccoli for lunch.

Our great Christmas Tree hunting expedition. Mom wanted one of the trees behind us. Dad said that would be fine, but she had to tie it to the top of the car. She went for something a bit smaller.

Dad is putting up Christmas lights, I'm freezing my binky off.

Yes, these are all MY presents. Mine. Not yours. Mine.

This is Santa "T" Claus. I know he doesn't have a beard, its part of his new look. He's had some problems up north this last year and had to downsize his workforce a bit...

This elf was let go because she was caught smuggling child laborers into Santa's workshop hidden in her hair.

This elf was permanently laid off for attempting to supercharge a little red wagon.

These two elves were canned because they got caught telling the other elves that Santa was make believe. Plus they got caught drinking on and off the job.

Santa had to fire this elf for downloading every Tori Amos album onto the company network.

CHOO CHOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo........................!!!!

Candy canes rock. I want candy cane flavored binkies.

My first Christmas tree. Our electric bill increases by 27% because of the 87 strands Mom puts on the tree and the 74 strands Dad puts outside. Somebody is hitting the nog a little hard this year, and it ain't me.

Practicing for New Year's Eve! 2029 that is.

Oof.

Scoopy is helping fold the laundry. He's a good dog.

Ugh! Holiday bills! I've got to help them stay on top of this or else they will go into debt and won't be able to get me more toys!!!

Kids, let's learn a new word today. Do you know what the word is? "CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Future track star. Get it! Track star! Ha ha ha!!! You see I'm holding the railroad track...never mind.

My photo shoot.

2007-11-19T17:40:00.000-08:00

Hey there everybody! Here I am updating the blog. This photo is for all you non-believers. Here's the proof that I, and only I am responsible for this blog. You may notice my dad in the picture, but he's only there to provide a lap to sit on. Anyway, enjoy the beginnings of my modelling career. After I hit it big, you can all say, "I knew her way back when." And then you can smile with a tear in your eye. Yes, that will do nicely.

Claudia Schiffer ain't got nothin' on me.

See what I mean? Guess Jeans, feel free to call me in as her replacement.

The chair is pure wicker. The shirt is pure cotton. The baby is pure gorgeousness!

Let me lay it out for you. You will love me...or else I will break you. Just kidding! I'll cry instead.

That's right. Love me.

I'm too sexy for my diaper, too sexy for my diaper, so sexy...somethin', somethin'! Oh My Goodness!!! This wasn't supposed to be taken! That's it! I'm firing my agent!

I'm hoping to be a toe model someday.

In the beginning there was Eva!

2007-11-06T19:46:00.000-08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen! Step right up and observe for your entertainment, ME! This is a brief history of my first few moments and the days that follow, including some people that have made this show a hit so far. The critics are going wild!

Oh CRAP!!! It's a BABY!!!!

Here are my Grandma and Grandpa Stimac. Grandpa Stimac likes funny faces, I'm humoring him.

This is Uncle Nate wearing a normal shirt. They usually have something written on them that no one understands.

This is the first time Uncle Jerry held me. If you look carefully, you might notice me wrapping him around my little finger.

Uncle Lee and Aunt Josie.

This is my gay great-aunt Lynny-Pinny. She's not really gay, just very, very happy.

This is Aunty Al and my brother McDoo. Can you tell which is which?

This is my brother Bob. He thinks babies taste good. He eats cat turds. I hope I don't taste like cat turds. That would be bad.

This is my Aunty Julia. She is Daddy's sister. She lives far away from me. She's not too bright is she? Actually she's very smart. And she likes to shop! See my closet?

Zonked.

This is Aunty Amy. We call her Ace.

It's what her dad called her as a little girl and I guess it stuck. My dad calls me Monkey. Oh no...

I was only about a month old when this picture was taken, but the gorgeousness had already set in.

Dad thought it would be cute to stick these bows on my head. They stuck to my head like paparazzi to Britney Spears.

Another day, another diaper...

2007-11-06T19:03:00.000-08:00

Hi y'all! Here's another chapter in the continuing saga of my wonderful life. I know you can't wait to see more pictures, so here they are! By the way, if you're wondering why my eyebrows are orange, I heard somewhere that squash is wonderful for the complexion.

I would like to introduce a new word into your vocabulary, gorgeousness. If you look it up in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of me.

Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue here I come!

There are some hills in the background. Big deal, the foreground is Gorgeousness!

Spoon Man! Come together with your hands!

2007-10-21T22:06:00.000-07:00

HEY EVERYBODY!!!! Here's some more pics for my fans.

Barney the Purple Dinosaur can kiss my...you know.

Busted!!! For being too cute of course.

Check out the booties. Pretty cool, huh? Don't worry, they're not real dinosaur heads. No animals were harmed in the making of this blog.

This is Uncle Jerry. He loves me a lot. I promise he does.

This is Papa T. Papa T is Mommy's Dad. Papa T is also Uncle Buster's dad. Uncle Buster eats cat poop. Papa T doesn't. I think. Papa T is getting used to me. He doesn't get the "deer in the headlights" look any more.

See what I mean?

2007-10-21T21:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Y'all! My name is Eva and this is my blog. I am 8 months old. I'm a Pisces. I love long walks on the beach and sticking my dad's car keys in my mouth. My favorite color is pink. At least it has to be 'cause it seems that's all I wear. I like going bye-bye in the car and staying up late. I love to PARTY!!! Just like mom. (I mean the part about partying, not the part about the keys.)

This is me after the first cold snap of the year. Dad freaked out because the temperature dipped below 65. He's kinda like that.

They put me in the tub and make me look like Colonel Sanders. Then they laugh and take pictures of me and put them on the internet. There goes my rep.

Here's Mom and I at Multnomah Falls. She's smiling because Daddy is taking her picture. I'm smiling because they just changed my diaper. Ahh...Huggies.

This is my new car seat. You wanna talk about riding in style, this baby IS style. Dat's how I roll, yo.

Here's Mommy and I at the Clarno Palisades in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. The cliffs of the Palisades are the most prominent landform in the Clarno Unit. The Palisades were formed 44 million years ago by a series of volcanic mudflows called lahars . These lahars preserved a great diversity of fossils in an environment very different from that of today. At that time, volcanoes towered over a landscape covered by near-tropical forest fed by approximately 100 inches of rain per year. Tiny four-toed horses, huge rhino-like brontotheres, crocodilians, and meat-eating creodonts roamed the ancient jungles. Do I look like I give a crap? Heck no. I want boob.

He thinks he's the only one who knows how to use the GPS. When he's not looking I'll re-program it to take us to Babies R' Us. Baby needs a new outfit.

I know we can get to Disneyland from here, just gimme a minute.

Here's my Mommy and me at the Painted Hills. I have my very own pioneer girl bonnet. My mommy and daddy like to dress me in silly outfits. They can't help it, they're wierd.