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!
1.17.2012
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12.26.2011
Merry Christmas to All!
December was a busy month filled with Christmas parties, cookie baking, Ev's Christmas program, an ugly sweater party, train ride with Santa on Christmas Eve, and it was all topped off with a wonderful Christmas Day!
Ev was a very good boy this year! Santa brought him a lot of presents including:
- Basketball hoop
- Slide
- Bike
- Puzzles
- Saw
- Fisher Price Barn and Animals
- Bulldozer
- Books
- Clothes
Now where do we put all of this stuff? Thanks to everyone for thinking of Ev and us even though we stayed in Atlanta :-) We are truly blessed.
Here are some of my favorite memories we made this month.
St. Nick:
Cookie Baking:
Ugly Christmas Sweater Party:
Santa Train Ride in Blue Ridge, GA:
Christmas Day:
12.07.2011
Happy 2nd Bir-day!
Happy bir-day, Evan! You are a sweet little boy and we love you very much.
His two year doctor appointment was a nightmare. He was scared and unfortunately cried the entire time we were there. I left the sheet with his stats on the exam table because we were in a rush to leave. I know that he was 36" tall (90%) and he was 50% in weight (I think around 26-27 lbs).
Likes:
- Elephants
- Bambi (aka Bunny, he likes Thumper)
- Helping mom and dad do anything (cook, rake the leaves, clean)
- Going to the park
- Books, puzzles, music
Favorite phrases:
- Evan do it.
- Help you. (Means, help me, but doesn't quite get it!)
Dislikes:
- Getting dressed in the morning
- Having his diaper changed
- Clipping his toenails (or even getting remotely close to looking or touching his toes)
Evan now understands the concept of presents. Numerous packages have arrived at the house for his birthday and for Christmas, and he thinks all of the packages are his presents and we have to open them!
His vocabulary has really exploded over the last month. He now is putting together short sentences (mostly commands like, Mommy. Sit. Carpet.!)
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from his birthday because my camera battery was dead while we were in Wisconsin :-( We had an Elmo party at the Schloerke's and a cake at YiaYia and Papau's house. Of course there were lots of toys too...a Little Tykes gill, a remote control train, new clothes, puzzles, drill and tool set, and more! Thanks everyone.
I think my favorite LOL moment of his birthday weekend was Evan playing hide and seek with YiaYia. It was Evan's turn to hide. He went into the living room stood in front of the coffee table, put his head down and butt out. I wish I had a picture or video because we couldn't contain the laughter!
Sorry for the scatter-brained post. I don't have the time or energy to keep up with the blog anymore. But I wanted to at least put down a few sentences about Evan's birthday. Here is what I am calling his 2 year picture, even though it was taken two weeks prior :-)
9.20.2011
Singing's my Favorite!
Ohmigoodness! MY new favorite is Evan singing! While giving him a bath tonight, I sang Pat-a-Cake, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Jesus Loves Me. Apparently he now knows the tune and some of the words and tries to sing along. Adorable!
We also had to play bread butter. Translated equals YiaYia's game of "spread a long piece of bread and butter." I had to cut it about twenty times!
8.15.2011
An Ordinary Day
It was an ordinary Monday that I don't want to forget. Evan moved up to the toddler room at preschool today. He normally goes to this room in the morning for drop off, but he had a hard time saying goodbye this morning. Usually, he will give me a kiss, a big squeeze, and then go about his day. But today he cried and gave me a choke hold hug. Broke my heart that I had to go to work.
At pick up he was very happy to see me, however, it took him awhile to put the books away he was reading. We piled in the car and cranked up the tunes for the ride home.
Ev loves to color almost as much as I do! Yeah, he's totally my kid. I wish he would learn to color inside the lines though :) We colored upstairs for a while, and then played with Chuck (a truck) until I needed to start dinner.
We can't do anything around this house without music. Evan instructed me to "dance." Which means I have to put my iPhone on the dock and turn on the music. Note: I can't just turn on the iPod. It HAS to go on the dock! Once that was settled, it was time to cook.
I made herbed chicken parmesan, which he loved! Score one for me! I love it at the end of the meal when he tells me "all done," and then proceeds to stuff his face with what is remaining on his tray! Now envision a total mouthful and then he tells me "all done" again. I just want to eat him up!
After dinner there was some throwing the ball to Palmer. Actually, a lot of throwing the ball mixed with some crying because Palmer (Malmer, mine!) won't give the ball back. After ball, Evan found the Sponge Bob giant color sheets, so it was back to coloring. He wouldn't let me clean up dinner. I got a "sit" command, followed by "color." He told me.
After coloring, Evan fed the dog. While in the pantry, Evan decided he wanted a snack. Coloring works up an appetite. Popsicle it is, Evan. I can't remember how he says it, but it is cute :)
Bedtime called shortly after the popsicle was finished. We gathered up Mimi (his blanket) and Malmer and headed upstairs. Bath time included more coloring with washable crayons. My little naked boy then ran (he took those short, quick steps that I LOVE) back into his room to put on a diaper and jammies. We brushed his teeth, combed his hair, read four books, and said his prayers (aaaahmen). Evan said bye to Malmer (aka, goodnight), and then Mama got another kiss and he put his head on my shoulder.
Sweet dreams, little man. Can't wait to see your toothy smile in the morning. XOXO
At pick up he was very happy to see me, however, it took him awhile to put the books away he was reading. We piled in the car and cranked up the tunes for the ride home.
Ev loves to color almost as much as I do! Yeah, he's totally my kid. I wish he would learn to color inside the lines though :) We colored upstairs for a while, and then played with Chuck (a truck) until I needed to start dinner.
We can't do anything around this house without music. Evan instructed me to "dance." Which means I have to put my iPhone on the dock and turn on the music. Note: I can't just turn on the iPod. It HAS to go on the dock! Once that was settled, it was time to cook.
I made herbed chicken parmesan, which he loved! Score one for me! I love it at the end of the meal when he tells me "all done," and then proceeds to stuff his face with what is remaining on his tray! Now envision a total mouthful and then he tells me "all done" again. I just want to eat him up!
After dinner there was some throwing the ball to Palmer. Actually, a lot of throwing the ball mixed with some crying because Palmer (Malmer, mine!) won't give the ball back. After ball, Evan found the Sponge Bob giant color sheets, so it was back to coloring. He wouldn't let me clean up dinner. I got a "sit" command, followed by "color." He told me.
After coloring, Evan fed the dog. While in the pantry, Evan decided he wanted a snack. Coloring works up an appetite. Popsicle it is, Evan. I can't remember how he says it, but it is cute :)
Bedtime called shortly after the popsicle was finished. We gathered up Mimi (his blanket) and Malmer and headed upstairs. Bath time included more coloring with washable crayons. My little naked boy then ran (he took those short, quick steps that I LOVE) back into his room to put on a diaper and jammies. We brushed his teeth, combed his hair, read four books, and said his prayers (aaaahmen). Evan said bye to Malmer (aka, goodnight), and then Mama got another kiss and he put his head on my shoulder.
Sweet dreams, little man. Can't wait to see your toothy smile in the morning. XOXO
8.08.2011
Catching Up
Sorry for the lack of posts. We've been busy playing at the pool, keeping sicknesses at bay (Evan had strep, Miquel had strep, Evan had a viral rash, Miquel had strep again, and Evan had the stomach flu - what a summer so far), marathon training, and trying to stay cool in this hot Atlanta summer.
At 20 months something in Evan's brain clicked and now he is a talking machine! He's in a stage right now where he points to everything and says, "that?" His current favorite book is, There's a Wocket in my Pocket, so it make the "that" game interesting. I'm not sure what a Zelf is, but it is on the shelf.
He also hearts Elmo. Daycare played an Elmo YouTube clip one day, and it has been downhill ever since :) If I have to hear Feist sing 1234 one more time...! It's my own fault for encouraging it. I needed him to calm down in the car one day and played a clip from my phone. I bet you can guess what happens now. Yep, he wants to watch Elmo or puppies on every car ride.
I'll leave you with a story from the pool today. Evan and I were playing in the water, and all of a sudden he says bye-bye and starts walking towards our towels. He picked up the bag and said bye-bye again. Apparently he was done playing at the pool and wanted to go home. First time that has happened!
At 20 months something in Evan's brain clicked and now he is a talking machine! He's in a stage right now where he points to everything and says, "that?" His current favorite book is, There's a Wocket in my Pocket, so it make the "that" game interesting. I'm not sure what a Zelf is, but it is on the shelf.
He also hearts Elmo. Daycare played an Elmo YouTube clip one day, and it has been downhill ever since :) If I have to hear Feist sing 1234 one more time...! It's my own fault for encouraging it. I needed him to calm down in the car one day and played a clip from my phone. I bet you can guess what happens now. Yep, he wants to watch Elmo or puppies on every car ride.
I'll leave you with a story from the pool today. Evan and I were playing in the water, and all of a sudden he says bye-bye and starts walking towards our towels. He picked up the bag and said bye-bye again. Apparently he was done playing at the pool and wanted to go home. First time that has happened!
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