Night Night

This week Evan has started to tell me when it is time for him to go to sleep. It can be nap time or bedtime and he will walk up to me and say "night night". He will then walk into the bed room and lay his head on the bed. If I am not right there he will call out to me for me to come. This has been an unbelieveable new thing for us. He goes to sleep within minutes because he knows he is tired and wants to go to bed. I thought that it was amazing at night time but he does this for naps now too.

Tonight another first happened. Evan told me it was night-night and we walked into the bedroom. I asked him if he wanted to give Daddy a kiss goodnight. He smiled and walked out of the room only to circle back so I would come with him. We walked into the living room and he kissed Daddy. I carried Evan out of the room back towards the bedroom and Evan waved to his Daddy over my shoulder and said "Dada".

The Rock Collectors

We are having so much fun in Palm Springs. I can't imagine what it will be like not to have a house anymore....Evan has everything he loves here. Water, Rocks, Cats, Sprinklers, Smoothies and today his friend Isabel. Our friends were on their way back to LA from Phoenix and stopped by to say hello. Evan got to share his rock supply with Isabel.

Dog Tired

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

Evan Adores His Fans

Day One-Palm Springs

How can I say this? Being here is better than best. We are having the best time. It is exactly what we needed as a family. Who would of thought that just renting a house and have a nicely stocked fridge is all three people would need but you know what? It is perfect. Evan from the moment we arrived has been running through the house giggling with pure delight. He has more rocks than one boy can play with in a day. He gets to swim multiple times a day and when he is not swimming he is playing with his wagon and cups and pouring water or rocks into them. 6pm arrives and it is sprinkler time. Those sprinklers turn on and Evan makes water noises and gestures from all of his excitement. It is unbelievable. We are grilling and making good food. We are enjoying life and just being a family. I will cherish these memories for years to come.

Talking in the Car

Evan and I were driving home tonight from visiting friends in Hermosa Beach. At one point someone pulled out in front of me and I sarcastically said,"Nice".

Then, I hear a small voice from the backseat, "Nice" he said, repeated in the same inflection.

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.