3/30/10 Tastykake's

From adorable to abhorrent in 1.5 seconds.
This photo is status post mommy announcing to Evan that he had 'no more' Tastykake's left in his Easter Basket (from the Easter Egg Hunt this past weekend). And I had previously questioned only healthy snacks and organic yogurt? We never do this for whole grain puffs!

The morning started much more peacefully.......

3/28/10 Casadh an tSugain

This one is for Evan's
Grandma's and Grandpa's...
night night little bug.

3/28/10 You Make Me Feel Like Dancing.....

What happens when you give a toddler not one, but TWO Girl Scout Lemonades cookies? See for yourself. This went on for 45 minutes, this is about half way through the sugar burn off.

3/28/10 Sunday....

Lazy Sunday....Daddy did chores and hobby stuff, then after Evan's nap they sat together to watch Formula One-The Australian Grand Prix-while Evan had his snack and juice.
Mom took advantage of the overcast day to get house chores done, including: finishing up Evan's Easter Basket , packing up a spring care-package for Evan's cousin Kaylee, and wrapping school Easter presents for the toddlers. And then Evan took a break from the race to come over and 'help' mom.....hmmm....glad I was done wrapping. A good day.

3/27/10 Easter Egg Hunts

We went to 2 Easter Egg Hunts on Saturday. The first egg hunt was at a senior facility. The tenants stuffed 4,000 eggs for the children. WOW. We went to this with some of Mom, Dad and Evan's friends.

The second was at Jen's work and was for employees and their children. The second hunt included eggs with tickets and prizes, treat baskets, snacks and raffle drawings.
Both events hosted the Easter Bunny.....Evan was not fond of the first bunny, but the second (where he could see her face) went over much better.

3/25/10 Fast Food Fun

Mom and Dad met at the local Chick-fil-A after work. Quick meal and time for Evan to get some energy out before going to the grocery store! Evan can keep up with the 'big' kids on the climber now....without any help! He started really getting into the climber at about 18-19 months, after several visits with his older cousin's Owen and Lily who taught him the ropes, he is now fully independent and a little dare devil!
After our meal, and a little running around in the play area, we headed over to the grocery store. Evan took his first ride in the car (you know-the one that's attached to a cart)
He is growing up so fast.... and it is amazing how a toddler can make the most mundane tasks of life fun and exciting. Mind you, he could have made it miserable and torturous....but thank goodness for small miracles, we have a social and cooperative kid!

3/24/10 Bedtime

Bedtime for Evan..... Some last minute fun with our toys





Then stories with mommy and daddy. Thomas The Train is our favorite right now.......but mom has to get a few more titles. There are only so many times you can read Go Train Go in any given week.

3/23/10 Haircut

Haircut Anyone?

Snip, snip. Reposition toddler. Snip, snip. Reposition. Snip, snip, snip. Reposition. Snip, snip, sn----darn, missed. Reposition. Reposition, 'wait, stop, don't move'. Reposition. Snip. Drop comb. Repositon. Vocal verbal protest by toddler "no-no-no MOM". Physical protest....flying tubby toys...bye bye Elmo....whoooa, bye tug boat. Snip, snip. Okay, 'whatever, we're done'....it may be less than perfect, but I guess 20months is a bit young to be teased with 'haha your mommy cut your hair'.........do you think he likes it....that look...hmmm?

3/22/10 Spoons & Forks

I can use my spoon and fork!
And the food actually stayed on the plate.

3/21/10 Before and After

Before and After......

3/21/10 Lazy Sunday Morning.

Evan had us up at 7am (normal) and mom and dad are dragging compared to his energy (see daddy sprawled on the couch)......Evan had already nibbled at breakfast, built castles, filled the room with blocks, driven cars, read several books, colored Big Bird, and 'vac-00med' the room by 930am.

It's mildly cool here this morning and we are wearing our spring/fall size 2's today. Still a little big on us and everything is rolled up and cinched up, but 18-24 months are getting too tight..... Growing too fast! Pop Pop and Grandoc bought Evan a belt this weekend so he can avoid the plumber look (at Macy's in case anyone is looking for a toddler belt, they are not easy to find).

We have had two outfits by 11am, as someone was a bit too squirmy on the changing table for a VERY messy diaper (yes, I posted that, and despite Evan's later teenage embarrassment that I discussed his diaper changes on the Internet, I know there are a ton of sympathetic parents reading this who can share in my diaper changing woes.) Now in our new outfit, we are sitting with Leopold the Siamese Cat, on the couch and being VERY VERY good practicing 'gentle with the kitty'.

3/20/10 MEGA BLOCKS

MEGA BLOCKS

We absolutely love these blocks!

3/20/10 Dancing to Barney

So Friday Evan started with a cold. Had a fever all day, came home tired, sleepy and cranky. Fever hit 103 and then finally broke around 730ish. This is after the fever broke last night........dancing to Barney (cringe....). Can't keep our little guy down for long!

3/18/10 Dirt Devil

One of Evan's favorite things has been to help Daddy vacuum. The vacuum is like toddler gold in our house. We say hello to the vacuum when we get home from school, and we cry when mommy won't take it out and vacuum. Now this kid is so fond of vacuums, he found out where the vacuum is at school, and makes a run for it everyday on the way out! And yes, we can now say the word "vac-oom". So after weeks of this vacuum thing, mommy finally said "I give up, he needs a kid vacuum". For those of you out of the know, yes they make kid vacuum's. So Evan went shopping this past weekend with a girlfriend from school (obviously us mom's went too). And what did mom find? You guessed it, a Dirt Devil Junior Upright Vacuum! Okay, so this thing takes 4 C batteries, so we do need to invest in rechargeable batteries at some point. But wow, with that little burst of battery power comes an on board light, REAL suction (yes, it really collects dust), a detachable hose and a real vacuum bag to empty. This thing is awesome, complete with sound and suction, minus the spinning finger chopping wheels and the pull your hair out of your head suction (it has just enough power to pick up a SMALL dustbunny). So we are one happy clean floor family.

3/17/10 St. Patrick's Day Artwork

Evan wants everyone to see his St. Patrick's Day artwork from daycare!

3/17/10 Happy St. Patrick's Day

HAPPY ST.PATRICK'S DAY!

Evan is wearing green today! By the way, I could not get him to look at the camera, he was too intent on his Thomas the Train Training Toothpaste! We use this with his Elmo toothbrush in the morning, a big hit all around. So back to the green, it's all a part of school spirit days at daycare, fun stuff.