Fun can be found anywhere

This is one of our new games, no claustrophobia here, but we will need a bigger box soon if we want to keep playing this game. Another new past time is taking our finger and leading us around the house aimlessly many times a day. The only destination is occasionally to the fridge which means get me something to drink. Mommy and Daddy are also good for riding like a horse, climbing on like a jungle gym, see example below.

Labor Day '09

We had another fun filled weekend with lots of great summer weather. One highlight was taking a train ride with the whole family at a nearby festival.
Evan got to play with the biggest tinkertoys ever! These were courtesy of the local children's museum so we'll have to go there soon and see what else they have.We also went to a local zoo which was small but very cute. It's for little kids so everything was at their level as you can see. Here's Evan checking out the llama.

They also had a lot of ducks. The zoo is close to home and free so we'll definitely be back next year.

I love Grandma and Grandpa!

We had another wonderful visit with Grandma and Grandpa. Since Evan is not afraid of strangers, months can pass and he's just as friendly with them as the last time he saw them.

We discovered the children's garden at the arboretum which was very popular. We could have spent the entire time at this fountain, Evan likes running water, like at the pool or even when getting ready for a bath.

We also saw a colonial village complete with a log house. We also saw a blacksmith demonstration and a real old fashioned school house. We didn't make it through a full lesson, though.

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?