Halloween Party #2

Evan and I went to the library for our friend's Halloween Party! So many cute costumes. Being that it was unusually warm today, Evan was only able to keep his little monster costume on for about an hour before he became flushed and cranky. He probably also hated the fact that he can barely find his hands in the costume let alone see out of it. The teeth of the little monster hood kept falling into his eyes. After I took it off he was MUCH better. Crawling and playing with his friends and toys. Love our little monster!

Ev tried prunes today and scarfed them down. I think this may be his fave thus far...go figure! That is probably the sweetest fruit he's tried yet and he ate 2 ounces of it. I guess my theory of him not liking fruit is out the window...ha! Meat's on the menu for next week.

Our last Halloween party (for this year) is tomorrow night! It's a trick-or-treat type block party thing. Geared more for the parents than the kiddos. Hopefully we'll get some more "treats" than "tricks" from our little ones ;0) More pics to come!

Aquababies Day 2

So today was even more fun than our first class. Evan was like an old pro in the water. He knew exactly what to do. It was cute! Right after he got in the water with me, he was dunking his face in the water. Then as soon as our swim instructor started class, I held E in the front hold and he let his legs float back while he kicked his legs behind him. He also tried splashing the water which is something he wasn't too sure of at his first swim class last week. Grandma also came to watch and take lots of pictures. I will post one as soon as I can.

Headed to the Shedd

Evan and I went with some friends to the Shedd. A FUN day all around! I realized that it has taken me to have a child to see what great things Chicago has to offer...ha! We watched the diving show at the coral reef tank. While Evan was watching the fish he fell asleep :0) Very soothing & tranquil place for a nap. When he woke up, Jen, Tyler, Evan and I went for a walk around the exhibits. We saw Eels, baby sharks, and LOTS of colorful fish! We'll definitely be going back this winter.

Halloween Party #1

Today Evan, Dave, and I went to our first of 3 Halloween Parties at our friend's house. We all dressed up the kiddos in their oh-so cute halloween costumes (see pics aside) while we mingled and ate lots of food :0) Boy are they gonna hate us someday when they get a hold of these pics...HA!

After our halloween party, Grandpa and Aunt Callie came over to watch Evan for a few hours so Dave and I could catch a movie. It felt great to get out by ourselves while E spent some quality time with our little monster. They went on a walk and to the park with Dex. Ev showed off his crawling, pulling up moves, babbling, and how he eats his puffs. Quite the little character these days...that's for sure!

Ba ba blah blah ba

These are Evan's latest words. He also has been saying "ga ga da ga..." and "ma ba ma". Basically any combination of the vowel consonant sounds. Love seeing his latest and greatest accomplishments!

Musical Magic, Music Playhouse, & Aquababies classes

On Tuesday, Evan and I went with our play group to a trial music class. We are taking trial classes at various places to see which one we want to sign up for for the winter session. E didn't seem to sure of it. Although...I really really enjoyed it :0) Oh well!

On Wednesday morning we tried the Music Playhouse class through the park district. Super close but aside from a great location, it's hard to compare a this class that is hosted by the park district to a private, independently owned music class. Luckily E didn't seem to care for this one either. He much prefers listening to Daddy play and sing with the guitar. Thankfully there is one musician in the family! Phew!! After class we headed over to Julius Meinl for a cup of coffee and snacks with our friends before heading home for Evan's nap.

Later in the afternoon once E was well rested, we headed over to Galter Life Center for our first Aquababies swim class! Lots of fun! This one we registered for every Wednesday for eight weeks. Our friends, Nicole and William, are taking the class with us. E seemed to really enjoy it! He was smiling a lot once we were in the water for about 5 minutes. He learned how to splash, kick, and "sort of" float. He accidently put his face in the water, and of course, came up gasping for air with a not so happy look on his face. Funny thing...about two minutes later, he did it again, and then did it again and again. By the time he dunked his face in the water 3 times, he was laughing when his face resurfaced.

Rainy day today so we're heading to Family Grounds cafe with our play group this afternoon.

Juniper Park

Today Evan and I went to Juniper Park for a play date. Hopefully this was not our last one of the season. The weather was perfect and the company, as always, great! Evan found a few leaves that he thought would be a yummy addition to his diet...ha! Didn't taste all as good as it looked...I guess?!?!

Later in the afternoon, Evan's friend, Mia, came for a visit. Mia chased Dexter around while Evan watched in amazement.

E tried Butternut Squash for the first time today and liked it! I think we are going to try cauliflower in a couple of days.

Hobbit Land

Today we went to our favorite Friday hang out...Hobbit Land! E and I have been going with our friends for the past month. It's a play place for kids with TONS of toys, free coffee, and good conversation.

E's eating solid foods again, in fact he has been eating them for the past 3 days. He went for a couple weeks without eating any...actually refusing to eat any. He's eating about 3 tbsp a day and just this week added peas to his diet.

We started baby proofing this week...Oh My!!! He's moving quite quickly now and pulling himself on just about anything he can grab onto...hopefully he won't be walking anytime soon :0)

Visiting Family & Friends

Yesterday we went to visit Evan's Great Grandparents (my Grandparents :). We had a FUN time! Evan played pat-a-cake and cuddled a lot with Great Grandma and I got to see Evan's new Lionel train that Great Grandpa is passing onto him as soon as he polishes it all up. Aunt Callie also stopped by for a bit. After our visit with our Grandparents we went to Hoffman to visit my collleagues. E even got to see some of my students. He crawled to them and on them...a few even held him. It was cute!

Pumpkin Farm

Sunday we went to the pumpkin farm. E's first time!!! A bit cold but we had a good time. We went to the animal zoo and E got to see lots of the farm animals. He even saw some black pot bellied pigs that looked like Dexter. We found a big pumpkin that we hope to carve this weekend.