What do you love?

What do you love? E says: Trucks. Food. Drinks. Trees. Water-Fun to play.

New Words

Uh-oh!

Tiny
This is a funny one. E and I were eating yogurt one day and I was feeding him. Instead of taking a normal bite he just nibbled the point of the spoon and then gave me a huge smile and giggled. I had to laugh. It was so funny. So-that became our thing and I know will ask him if he wants a "tiny" bite or a "big" bite. He sometimes will just take a tiny bite on his own and look up at me and with a big smile will say, "Tiny".

King of The World

Our Favorite Everyday Place

There is this park in SM that has everything an almost two year old could need. Evan loves being there so much. We do try to go at least every other day so he can play in water, sand and run in a wide field of green grass. They also have a great Toddler playground. He climbs up and does the slide all by himself. He just loves it. It is a fun day for us.

What to Do with Money

Lastnight, Daddy got home from a consultant job. He got paid in cash. He handed them to Evan who immediately thew the money over his head and started rolling in it giggling! We cracked up. How did he know this is what one does with money?? We would pick up the bills and Evan would take them back and did the whole thing over and over again. It was like he had seen someone do this before or had been told how to do it.

If the shoes fit...

Dog Tired

It's all of that swimming and rock play....

Classes

This summer Evan and I are taking another Music Together class. We have been taking them since he was 6 months old. It has been a year this summer in are participation with these classes. It is amazing to see how much Evan has learned and it learning doing this class each week. He loves the drums and the musical instruments the best. This week the teacher said it was time to bring out the drums and Evan shrieked in excitement as he ran over to get to the drum bins. He will take out the sticks and surround himself with drums and just drum! He walks over to the other kids and beats on their drums too. When the session is over and it is time to put the drums away he does it without a fuss. This is huge. He use to cry each time we had to clean up the instruments. He does it with pride too. He will lay the instrument back in the bin or offer it back to the teacher and clap with a smile.

We are also doing a gym class. It is amazing. Evan loves it and it is such a great class for his age. He gets to climb and jump and spread his wings physically in a safe environment of padding and cushion. The gym sets up different equipment each week for the kids to enjoy and explore. He gets to go on a trampoline and slides down slides and even gets to jump into a ball pit. He loves it. He has made a new friend there named "Vy". Vy is one of the teachers. Vy will greet Evan and Evan will run off with him to play. It is neat to see him enjoying himself so much and meeting new friends.

Kids Space Museum

The first turtle you have ever seen. You kept wanting to touch his head but it would go into its shell!

You love baby sized chairs. Mommy needs to get you your own chair!

There was a "river" that the museum had made to play with buckets. You and your buddies Elijah and Audrey had a ball!

Childhood

It's Spring

We met some friends at the beach tonight for dinner and the sunset. We had the best time. It was relaxing and so easy. The kids played in the sand and had the best time. I just got Evan a pair of sunglasses. I bought the because he loves my glasses so much I thought he might like a pair of his own. He has started to wear them more and more. Tonight we got to the beach around 5pm. He was sporting his sun hat and glasses. He looked like such a California boy.

The Fireman

My Water Boy

Evan is truly a water baby. He LOVES water. Bath time is his favorite time of day. We will say, "Hey Evan it is your bath time". And he will stop whatever he is doing and walk over to the bathroom door saying "baf, baf, baf" under his breath. He doesn't stop saying, "baf" until he reaches the tub and then it is a shriek of happiness and straining to enter the tub. Tonight I noticed he has started to do this floating on his belly while he is kicking and moving his arms around all the while keeping his face and mouth above the water. This boy was swimming! He loves the ocean and he loves fountains. We have a fountain right outside our door and one down the block that we do see on a regular basis. He loves watching gardeners spray the hose. We always stop and watch the water. I MUST get this boy into some swimming lessons this summer not so much to learn to swim but just for the opportunity to be in the water and splash around!

The Tet Festival Orange County

Look at him! He is such a boy now. It is an amazing thing to see. We went to celebrate the Chinese New Year with our friends Gianni and Audrey! We ate way too much! It was a great time.

Fun Times

Evan LOVED the water table.

The final touches.....This kid has to have a balloon in hand!

I have my own pair of glasses! Now Mom will want to eat mine!

We went to Audrey's party on Saturday. It was a blast. It was like a carnival for one year olds. Evan even got to get his caricature drawn. He had so much fun going from the water table to the bouncer full of multi-colored balls. Evan's favorite entertainment of the day was a toy shaped like a door frame. The babies could go in and out of it. It has a doorbell and all sorts of bells and whistles! He went right for it and went back to it a couple of times. Little Audrey was such a hostess and her Mommie G sure knows how to throw a party!

Copy Cat

Evan has been more into copy cat lately. It started with the highchair swaying and now he is into showing me his tongue and wants to see mine. He thinks that is so funny! He will stick his tongue out and I will copy him and do it too. He laughs just long enough until he wants to start the game all over again.

I Sway...

You sway. WE SWAY!!
Today at breakfast, Evan looked at me and started to sway back and forth as he was smiling. I looked at him and started to sway too. He started to laugh and then I started to laugh. This went on again and again.

This became the game of the day today. Whenever one of us would sway the other would laugh and start to sway too.

Evan on a Swing!

Happiness Is...

Playing "Where is baby" in a mirror

Going to the mailbox to find mail to eat.

Playing ball.

Mouthing the bottom of a cold beverage.

Looking up at trees.

Being thrown in the air.

Holding a blanket.

Talking to Enya, Fee Fee and Milo.

Visiting my little sailboat painting after a diaper change.

Watching the neighbors going up and down the stairs outside and getting their attention.

Facing out while I go for a stroller ride.

Plastic water bottles.

Mommy singing "I had a little frog, his name was Tiny Tim..."

Daddy arriving home for the day.

Waking up in the morning.

Measuring cups and spoons.

Watching other babies and kids.

Being carried.

My sippy cup of water.

Playing "Peek-a-Boo".

Bouncing.

Evan Having A Ball!

Evan is crazy about is beach ball. He loves it! He gets so excited when he sees it. Now that he is sitting, we can roll the ball back and forth to him. The ball bumps his hands and rolls back to us. It is fun to be so interactive with him in a game.