Age 3

Video: Jumping in the Leaves

Video: Bowling

I Went Bowling

I took Ev bowling for the first time several weeks ago. He quickly caught on, and even got a strike! I, however, did not get a strike. Beginner's luck!

STRIKE!

Game #1

Game #2

Video: Stunt Driver

G is for Grape!

Evan moved to a new preschool, Peachtree Park Prep, at the beginning of September. He loves everything about it, and not one day has he said that he wants to go back to the "old" school. It was a tough decision to move him, but now that we see him at PPP, it was absolutely the right decision.

Each week, the class has a letter of the week. This week is letter G. The kids have homework every Wednesday night. They bring home a giant letter G cut out of construction paper, and we have to cut out images from magazines of things that start with the letter G. Evan's favorite part of homework is using the glue stick.

Grass, Garden, Grill, Girl, and Green

They also trace the letter each week in class. Evan is, apparently, a really good tracer! The first week he was there the teacher commented on how well he stayed on the line. Here is his traced letter G. I LOVE the comment on the top from his teacher, Ms. Inga!

The kids are required to wear uniforms Monday-Thursday. It is adorable. Unfortunately, they don't care navy blue t-shirts! Haha! (You know 90% of his shirts are navy because he looks good in it. Red, not so much.) Here is my little man all decked out for school on his first day, 9-4-12.

Video: Jesus Loves Me

My little singer :)

Babycakes

Grandma Tess, we made the babycakes this weekend! Evan had a great time stirring the batter, and of course, eating the finished product!

Quotes of the Day

Evan: Mommy, did you have a fun day at work?
Mom: *at a loss for words* Um, yes, Evan, I had a fun day at work.

Evan: I want to go on an airplane to see YiaYia and Papau and give them kisses and hugs.

Sweetest. Boy. Ever.

Quote of the Day

Evan: Palmer, do you want to play catch with me?

Shark Scissors

E's new favorite activity is cutting with "shark" (aka sharp) scissors! At school, they use safety scissors, which basically don't cut anything. In a week's time at home, he went from holding the scissors with two hands, to cutting like a pro! Sharp scissors work wonders!

Favorite moment of the week: I was cutting a shape for Ev, and he says, "Watch your fingers, Mommy!"

Video: Brown Bear, Brown Bear

Okay, so he may have it memorized, but it is still cute!

Video: I Have Game!

Fore!

Mark the calendar, it was Evan's first day on the golf course - exactly on his 2.5 birthday! He loved hitting balls on the range! Yey, that means mom and dad may actually be able to play again!

I did what?

Evan, today you "lotioned" your face and legs with vanilla greek yogurt! Apparently, you were getting ready to go to the pool today :-)

Happy Easter Bunny!

I told Evan to say Happy Easter when we were leaving church this morning, and instead he said, "Happy Easter Bunny!"

We've already done two egg hunts this morning, and the bunny left Evan a basket in the bathtub! His favorite eggs look like Elmo and have M&M's inside!

Coloring Eggs

It took us all of 5 minutes to color eggs!

Trunk Bay, St. John

Trunk Bay is rated by Conde Nast as one of the best beaches in the world, so of course we had to check it out. The beach did not disappoint.

Fun in St Thomas!

Ev loves the sand...raking, scooping, building and knocking down. However, he doesn't like the ocean. Maybe we will hit the pool later? I'm not sure if there will be time :-)

Aunt Katie will be so proud...

Evan made his debut visit to the dentist this week. He doesn't do all that well at the doctor's office, so I wasn't very optimistic. We did a bit of role playing last week to prepare, and can you believe the visit was a smashing success?!

I wish the pediatrician's office was as cool as the dentist! I knew it was going to go well as soon as we walked in and there was a fish tank, TVs, and some gaming stations for the older kids in the waiting room. Evan loves fish, so it was a huge hit!

When we were called back the hygienist immediately gave him the choice of a Cars or Transformers toothbrush (he chose Transformers) and a monkey stuffed animal. The kid is a sucker for presents! There were TVs on the ceiling, so he gladly laid back and opened wide so she could "count his teeth." She was able to brush and floss without a whimper.

Dr. King stopped by after the cleaning to take a peek. His eyes welled up a little, but he cooperated and opened wide for Dr. King to find Mickey Mouse and Chuggington in his mouth.

Overall, the visit was a success. They even took his picture to document his first visit :-) Then they gave him another treat bag with floss, toothpaste, little toys, and let him choose a sticker.

When I dropped Evan off at school, he proudly wore his sticker and told all his friends that the dentist tickled and counted his teeth!

Video: Smarty Pants

We have a little smarty pants! Ev can say his ABCs and count to ten in English and Spanish. The alphabet puzzle from Santa was a huge hit to say the least. He is also really good at recognizing letters, and can find a letter when asked to do so.

Here is a video of him singing his ABCs. Unfortunately, the phone is a big distraction and he stops near the end. This was taken last month. I don't think I learned the alphabet until kindergarten, so I am impressed that he knows so much at just over 2.

Video: Catch Air

Our new favorite Saturday hangout is a place called Catch Air. For 5 bucks Ev can run around, jump in a ball pit, go down slides, and climb on things. A 2 year olds dream come true. Here is a quick video of some slide action!