Growing up

Our little boy is growing up. We recently gave up afternoon naps. Mommy and Daddy weren't as sad as they thought they'd be because it came down to napping and staying up all night or skipping a nap and going to bed at a decent time. Not hard to guess what we chose. This is how Evan has been sleeping lately. One day he said he wanted to sleep on the floor and this is how it's been for a couple of months now. Another change is one day he started calling up Mama and Dada, who knows why.

Our first foray into popular music

Evan's first experience with popular music was influenced by his cousins who sang this song when they visited. In case you can't tell what he's singing (which was the case for Mommy the first several times he sang this), it's "We could have had it all...rolling in the deep". Also note the right eye which was almost swollen shut but an encounter with a coffee table. There were no tears, no blood, no black eye but it still looked very bad.

Evan gives his perspective

"Look Mommy, I'm standing on one yeg"

When people get bleeds, they go to the hosbable to see a doctor.

When told that police men sometimes stop people going over the speed limit, Evan declares " I want a speeding ticket".

When unhappy with a decision, Mommy is sometimes told that we are no longer best buddies.

There are police cars, firetrucks and alla-bances.

Evan is deep into the "why" questions. Mommy and Daddy do their best not to just end every line of questioning end with "because that's the way it is" but it takes a long time to get to the bottom of things.

Evan has been picking up on his parents' phrases. For example, when calling for him to come brush his teeth, Mommy was told "just a minute" while he kept playing with his cars.

When you want to watch a movie, just put the DDD in the player.

Mommy was recently told that when she grows up to be a baby, she will go in a black stroller.

Cars with no roof is called a "vertible"

A "mackin" is what you use to wipe your hands and face after eating.

An action packed 4th of July weekend with the cousins

If you can't tell from the pictures, I'll inform you that we had yots and yots of fun with the cousins and Auntie Aimee. Evan kept calling Josh "that little boy" but even though he kept forgetting him name he sure had fun playing cars and trains with him. We had great summer weather for going to the local festival (see above).

We couldn't miss the zoo, that's something we've done every time the cousins come.

We also went to the splash park one day and the "zooseum" on another day (better known and the childrens' museum).

We were able to walk to the parade this year and we came prepared to collect candy. The buckets aren't full in the pic below but Kinsey's was overflowing by the end of the parade. It was like Halloween in July.

On their last day we went to an indoor jump place. Evan's always been a little hesitant at first but not this time. Bodies were sliding and jumping from the start.

The fireworks were a hit this year again. Evan did a running commentary with either the color of each firework or the statement that "that's the biggest one I ever seen".

Financial advice

"Evan, what are you going to buy with all your money?" Here he is proudly showing off his money, kept in a bank that formerly housed peanut butter.

His answer: "Buy a bigger bank."

The first pie ever baked in this house

Evan is quite the DIY type of guy. Many times this means it takes much longer for Mommy or Daddy to get something done but we appreciate the enthusiasm. Here he is making a real pie which was technically edible but we'll leave the baking to the experts, that is, no one in this house.

Check me out!

Hey, check out my tats! Evan got some free temporary tattoos from the library for Free Comic Book Day (that's what the tatoos say). Who knew?



This was our first real bike outing, we went for a couple of miles on the running/walking/bike path by our house. Do you think the young man likes it? Mommy and Daddy hadn't been on their bikes in years. I guess it's just one more thing we do now that there's a little one around.