Holy Blog Post!

10 days is way too long between blog posts! A lot can happen, and did...Mommy had a whole week of vacation to spend with the little guy. And we took Evan to see Grandma and Grandpa Stalder and Cousin Sophie in Nebraska. There was also a playdate with cousin Grayson mixed in there. Too much to talk about, we'll let the videos and pictures speak for themselves...

Here's a VIDEO of Evan in Nebraska with his new favorite toy, the airplane.

and a VIDEO of Evan in the kitchen... being Evan.

and another VIDEO of Evan helping us water the plants (he figured this out just by watching us).

Aunt Rachel, Cousin Grayson, Daddy and Evan

Helping Daddy open his Father's Day gift

Cousin Sophie, Evan and Daddy down in Nebraska on the porch

We got to go to the Lincoln Children's Zoo, Evan pointed at all the animals

And he got a sweet tattoo of a giraffe on his arm

Playing by the pool set up in Grandma & Grandpa's backyard



Grandpa Stalder and Sophie enjoying the pool with Evan



Grandpa's got an "Earth Mover" that Evan enjoyed pushing around the yard

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!

To Jacob from Evan: Thanks for always being silly with me daddy!  I love you!

Evan  

Trying something new with daddy.

Trying to be just like daddy.

Plenty of Park Time

We had decent weather this weekend - not too hot, not too cold. So we got to spend lots of time at various parks. We took the little guy to Hudson, WI for a reunion with some of Mommy's co-workers, which was at a park. And when the sun came out on Sunday we hit the local park. He's getting closer and closer to walking. Crawling around on playground equipment is his new favorite thing...

At the park in Hudson

 

Evan's got a lady in the car...(she thinks he's the fire chief,
but little does she know: he's unemployed)



Playing with coasters, a gift from Peter and Kris.
He stacked and unstacked them for several minutes. Ok dude!

Firetruck!

Evan had his first taste of "Nutella" this weekend (on a graham cracker).
That cracker didn't leave his hand, or mouth.

 

He seems to really enjoy "tubes"



He just crawls around and giggles

 

"I love the tube!"



Beach Bum

We finally had a weekend with beautiful weather, both Saturday and Sunday. We spent a lot of time outside and took Evan to the Lake Nokomis Beach. It took him a little while to get comfortable, but once he got settled he was loving the water.

We also set up a small pool using in the back yard, using a plastic tote, here's a VIDEO.

Hanging out in the backyard Saturday

Snack time in the backyard

Yummm...

Exploring the beach

Of course they have swings at the beach and of course we had to swing!

Getting used to being in the water

Thirsty!

He was so tuckered out after going to the beach, he crashed hard for his afternoon nap