Animal sounds

The cat sound is usually accompanied by crawling on the floor followed by petting. We don't even know where it came from

Memorial Day weekend 2010

We visited Uncle Reid and Aunt Suzie over the long weekend. We had great weather and a great time. Here are Reid and Evan's matching outfits.

He looks so little!

We went to Como Park and Zoo and as much fun as it was to see the animals, Evan really liked the rides. Luckily the lines were short.

Evan kept looking behind him on the teacups and for most of the ride he was not smiling. Finally, he warmed up to it

Our little boy is now big enough to go on rides alone, what happened to our baby?

Welcome summer

We had some very hot temps very early in the year. Daddy stayed cool by staying indoors and Mommy and Evan kept cool by the pool. The only problem is that Evan is fascinated with water (or in his words, "watoo"). He likes to drink bath water, pool water, and even puddles of water if we let him.

Boys and their toys

The park district in the next town over hosted a "Touch a Truck" event. There was a fire truck (old news), garbage truck, crane, old fashioned car, ambulance, police car. Some of the other ones are shown below.

Evan got to the top of the tow truck bed and didn't want to come back down, too steep a slope apparently.

This was probably his favorite, we hope that bodes well for his future school days.

Evan dictionary 2.1

The number of words that Evan is speaking and the level of understanding has multiplied in the last few months, including complete sentences.

more hide=see above picture

I juzz joo=I love you
choo choo tack=train tracks
where daddy go?=no explanation needed, he asks it so often lately that he'll say it when Daddy is in the same room
wha doon?=what are you doing

wah woo=as in, "lovey, where are you?"

for you=for you, usually as in play with this toy with me
meh man=fireman or police man
baa bane=airplane, this is very easy to figure since he's pointing to the sky
open=multi use term for put together, open, turn
jue=juice
nack=snack

eat=eat

pay, pay=said when passing a playground

jah=yes

nake=snake

top=stop, said with hand raised

boon=balloon or spoon, depending on the circumstances

sock=sock, which we like to take off

ah moh=animal

nee now=meow, said in a high pitch while crawling or petting my legs

taa!=tah dah! always said with arms outstretched

mokie=tv, this started because mommy called clips on youtube movies

mote=tv remote, as in change the channel

pac pac=back pack

run, run=very easy to decipher when he says this while pulling on your hand

Another new development is using the high chair as the time out spot. Our sweet little boy likes to hit when he's not happy, hence, the advent of the time out spot.

Our visit to the local fire station

Our neighbor is a fireman and offered to show us around the station. He gave Evan a hat, a badge (stickers), and a teddy bear.

We were able to look at all the fire trucks and ambulances and even sit inside. The newest truck even had that new truck smell.

At first, Evan was a little overwhelmed but in no time he was ready to drive.

DIY

After a year of professional haircuts, Mommy and Daddy have been thinking "how hard could it be?" Well, apparently, Evan isn't convinced but he did very well. We had to do a little touch up the next day but so far so good.