First Haircut

On Tuesday Evan went to Snip-A-Dee Doo-Dah for his first real haircut. We knew we had made the right choice bringing him in when the stylist asked us if we wanted to get rid of the mullet. Um, yes.
Evan got to sit in a car and chew on an Icebreakers container during the 5 minute haircut. He was great.

Evan got a certificate along with his hair and a black and white photo commemorating this big event.

Evan getting "tickled"

No surprise here!

My friend Olivia posted a Look-alike Meter on Facebook and I thought it was cool so we gave it a whirl. I am sure everyone will be shocked by the results...not ;)

Not out of the woods yet...

Evan had a rough weekend. His fever dropped Friday and he wasn't throwing up anymore but the rest of the weekend he didn't really want to eat and everything that came out downstairs was less than solid and smelled like something had died in there.
This morning Evan was playing and eating and being his normal self so we decided to go about our day as usual.
We went down to meet Daddy for lunch since Evan's buddy Brody was having his birthday party near Brian's office. Evan was great during lunch and ate everything we put in front of him. So far, so good! Towards the end of lunch Evan got a look of concentration on his face that told us something serious was definitely occurring. Was it ever. When I checked his diaper, it was FULL. I mean, coming out the top full. I had to carry Evan (very carefully and through a lovely department store at which I can't afford to shop so you can just imagine the looks I got) out to the parking lot where Brian and I stripped him down in the back of the car and tried to get as little poop as possible on us. It was everywhere. All up his back, all over his shirt and now all over the back of the car. Thankfully, none of it got on his pants since it just shot up the back of his diaper so he at least didn't have to ride home totally naked.
Needless to say, we missed the birthday party and playgroup today. Evan is sleeping now and will be getting an extensive bath when he wakes up. Bath # 17 of the weekend. Poor guy!!

A couple more....

Everyone seems to like the picture from yesterday's post bath photo session so here are a couple more!Look at his poor little face. Boo hoo :(

Stomach Flu

Between the plane trip and the Children's Museum, Evan seems to have come down with a stomach flu. He has several teeth coming in so I have been attributing his crankiness to that but this morning when I went in to get him, he had vomited ALL OVER his crib. It was terrible! Chunky and smelly and the poor guy might have been sleeping in it the whole night. Ugh!
We, of course, have a showing this morning so it has been a mad dash to clean up Evan, his room, his bed and the rest of the house in time.

Park

Evan, Pearl and I went to the park this morning. Mainly so Evan could run free and fall face first into the grass instead of on the tile and/or corners. Yesterday at swim, he tripped and bonked his head on the cement floor. So now in addition to the first 3 scars and the scraped eye, we have a bruised goose egg.
We only got about 1/2 block from home before Pearl was ready to ride.

The trip was considered successful in that no head injuries were sustained...until we got home and I realized that Evan had cut his big toe on something.

** For everyone who is now on hold with CPS to report me, please note that the reason he wasn't wearing shoes was because he has blisters on the back of his heels. I was trying to let those heal. I can't win with this kid!

Phoenix Children's Museum

Yesterday we met Anna, Aiden, Natalie & Jett at the Phoenix Children's Museum for playgroup.

The wall of cds...Evan was mesmerized.

This was even fun for the moms!

Evan and Aiden "running" into each other in the tunnel.

The dudes checking out the hanging balls. What you don't see is Evan yanking one of the strands down and little white ping pong balls rolling all over. I am starting to realize that I have "that kid".

The cactus in the background had a velcro conveyor belt that you stick little beanie bag animals on and they travel up to the top where they are then launched at you. Evan and I both got a bean bag to the head. How is this appropriate for a children's museum?The forest of swimming noodles.

Pushing around the self-propelled Segway.

April MN Trip

We had a great trip to MN this past weekend for Brian's birthday.

Evan's new favorite thing is DOGS!! He loves his DOG book, he loves Pearly & he loves to say Woof Woof! Here he is loving on Twixie.
Hanging with Uncle Jim.
Oops. Post face plant in the sand at Grandma & Grandpa's new house.
Hanging with the guys on the beach.
Drinking water with Uncle Andrew.
Daddy's 31st birthday dinner.
Happy Birthday!
Riding in his wagon, maxed out with his pillow and magazine.
Napping in the car with Uncle Andrew.
Walking Fletcher with Aunt Sara.
His own remote....cool.
Great Grandma Frank.

Easter Weekend with The Camps

Grandpa Joe, DD & Aunt Dana visited us this Easter weekend.

Grandpa Joe hanging out in the "playroom" with the kids.
Aunt Dana.

DD

Evan & the gals.

Out to eat for Grandpa Joe's birthday. What you aren't seeing in this picture is Evan flirting with the waitress. And almost grabbing her rear when she was standing at the table behind him.

Eating. I have discovered that he eats so much better with an audience!

Bonking Grandpa Joe on the nose. Fun game!

Daddy being goofy.

DD giving him his new dancing rabbit for Easter...to go with the chicken dancer.

Booking it.

"No really, this one is empty...SEE?!"

Pre-swimming Easter egg hunt. Daddy & Evan in their coordinating swim trunks.

Happy dude.

Checking out his new float.

Hot tubbing with Aunt Dana.

Trying out Daddy's goggles aka his underwater geek glasses.

Blowing bubbles with Mama.

Being goofy.

Throwing the ball. See it midair?