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!

Having a Ball

Evan is really beginning to enjoy this walking business. He is nearly running most the time, and now he has discovered how fun playing ball in the house can be.

Future Chef?

Evan and I took Ben out to breakfast for his birthday and then later we made him a cake. Here Evan must have been thinking about what he was going to have for breakfast.
He needed a bowl and a whisk, just like mommy.

He decided he worked better in the living room...

so he had to carry his supplies.

I LOVE this look! Too funny!

So, he finally got to taste some birthday cake, and he wanted nothing to do with it! All he wanted to do was squish it between his fingers.

This was when daddy tried to feed him some.

Mom, I think some went up my nose!

Silly Boy

Evan was having a great time in the bath the other night. He couldn't stop cracking himself up. These pictures just make me smile:)

State Fair

Evan woke up Saturday with another new tooth! This makes 12! So, needless to say we haven't been getting much sleep in the McClure household. A little corn on the cob at the state fair.
Whew, only in the 80s, but it still felt hot!

Checking out all the farm animals. The horse was by far his favorite...must run in the family.

So of course when we rode the carousel, he had to have a horse.

He loved to look up and watch the machine above us.

Evan couldn't stop staring at the girl next to him. We have discovered that he is not the most discrete when it come to people watching.

Oh, the wind in my hair... Big boy sitting all by himself.

What is a trip to the fair without cutout picture...

...or two?

Home after a long day.

Weekend Walking

Evan got a few bumps and bruises this weekend as he tried to adapt to his walking feet. The scratch on his left cheek is from his fingernail, but the bruise on his right cheek is from his bookcase. I am actually amazed that there aren't more visible signs of his new skill, but he is getting better. He can even go up a slight incline, which you can see in the video of him on the lawn. You can also see that he is now getting excited about walking!

Now he is a walker!

After practicing all day at daycare, Evan is officially a walker! In this first video he walks from the kitchen to his bedroom. In the second one he stands up all on his own:)

If you fall, you get up again, over and over, you get up again.

Walking!

It is fitting that the 100th post on Evan's blog is a video of him walking...yes walking! I am not saying he is a walker by any means, but he has taken multiple steps:) You can tell how excited we both are in the video.