Out!

Lately all Evan wants to do is go outside. He stands at the front door grunting and reaching for the door knob, or puts both hands and one leg on the sliding glass door, trying to push it open. He makes the loop around the front yard, spins the windmill, goes through the side gate, into the backyard to his swing, and then in through the sliding glass door to start all over again. So, when Ben and his dad were finished fixing a broken pipe in the front yard, of course the fresh mud was too much to resist. Are you getting this mom?
Ooh, mud!

What does this do?

Oh, it turns...

...well, let me try.

Ooh, what is he doing now?

Ooh, mud!

Let me try this again, I know I can do it, I just need some leverage.

Mom, don't just sit there, help me!

Ugh! Okay, mom, if you won't help, I'll ask grandma.

What's this?

Ah, I like water!

Look what I can do!

I especially like water when it is 90+ degrees outside!

Here dada, have some.

Whoa! How did you do that?

Let me try!

Cooling off in the shade, spinning the windmill.

He Just Can't Help Himself!

Evan may get his uncontrollable urge to dance from me, but he may have his daddy' taste in music. Either that or he is just getting in touch with his inner Crescent City. Every time ACDC comes on, this boy just goes. He usually gets a hand in the air too, but in this video he is just too into the music to care.

Who? What? When? Where?

We aren't sure which one he is saying, but this is Evan's favorite motion and word at the moment. He uses it when someone leaves the room, when he hides something and wants you (or him) to find it, or whenever he doesn't know what is going on.

UCD Babies

We had a play date with some of our UCD babies. My group pictures turned out a little blurry, hopefully Gina's are more clear. Ben, Luke, Evan and Ian
Every time the action got to be too much for Evan we would find him chillin on the couch by himself.

Checking out the other boys playing with his toys. We discovered that he is pretty good at sharing. There were only two toys he didn't want to part with at first, his black dog and his truck. But, eventually, even those were being shared.

Ben really loves to clean! He found all of our cleaning utensils, but I think the big red push broom was his favorite.

Bubbles are always a big hit!

Luke's turn with the big red broom.

Luke trying to persuade Ev to give up the truck.

Showing Luke his books.

Books!

Evan can't get enough of books lately. He sits in his chair or on the couch and kicks back with a good book. His favorites right now are I Like Myself and Doggies. He has definitely reached the stage where he has a preference and likes to hear them more than once. Checking out all the tabs in his pirate book.

One of his favorite pastimes is to get the books off his shelf one at a time. He is getting better at putting them back too.

Ugh, too many books, not enough room for me!

Pop-ups and flaps are a big hit!