My first state fair

We picked a lovely (hot and humid) summer day to head north to the Wisconsin state fair. We ate brats, cheese curds, tacos and drank beer and lemonade.
We saw lots of animals and this was the first time Evan saw a horse up close and these were really big horses. He was a little scared when one of these moved around, he didn't reach out to touch like he does with goats and chickens.

Remember the John Deere we saw at the county fair? Well, this is how they do it at the state fair.

Mommy and Daddy were unaware of the cream puff phenomenon but we had to check it out.Evan seemed to like it, big surprise.

And after a long day and lots of people and food, our little guy promptly zonked out. With his pacifier and lovey, he was all set.

Finally, you can begin to understand me

Evan began talking many weeks ago but we never really knew what he was saying to us. He had whole conversations. His first words were "uh oh", said many times after he purposefully threw something on the floor (most the time, food). Lately, he's been a little mimic, he can clearly say "bye" and for awhile he was calling everybody what sounded like "daddy". Here are his latest words.

Goodbye Kiddieland

This was Mommy and Evan's first and last visit to Kiddieland, it's closing after the summer. Such a sad development. We went on all the rides that a little guy and a parent could go on together but that was only about half of them, we missed the ferris wheel, tilt a whirl, bumper cars. We had a lot of fun anyway.

Mommy and Daddy's big night out

Mommy and Daddy had a night out enjoying the summer weather at The Friendly Confines. Can you recognize who we saw there?

Time to go to the fair

This is how Evan's day started, a little snack, some tv time, chillin' on his Elmo couch, what else does a little boy need?

We learned this year that the county fair is only 20 minutes from home, how convenient. We were there for only a few hours but fun filled hours. Here we have a play area filled with corn kernels and Tonka trucks. We found kernals hidden in the diaper hours later.

Close encounters with a cow, there were also goats, rabbits, and pigs.

Not quite big enough for the John Deere, yet.

Here Evan is seeing Daddy, one of his favorite people, and loving the carousel.

Keeping busy

We've been enjoying the nice weather and the enlarged deck. No more splinters in little hands and feet and plenty of room for playhouses and climbers. And in other news, our little boy, I guess he officially hasn't been a baby for a few months, took his first steps. The look of amazement on his face is only matched by ours. He still does laps with his walker but he's been doing more and more without it.

Little buddies

Our babysitter has 3 little ones of her own and the youngest, Christopher, is only 2 months younger than Evan so he has a little friend to play with everyday. Look how well they share. Today was a fun day because they are wearing their matching tropical shirts.