Apple Picking

Dave, Evan and I headed up to Wisconsin on Sunday morning after breakfast. We all embarked on our first apple picking experience together! Apple Holler was a lot of fun! Despite the large mass of people, we found some delicious apples while enjoying the sunny afternoon as a family. Evan really liked the hay ride. We sat right behind the tractor so Evan was consumed by it's functions and could care less about the beautiful scenery that surrounded us.  So...when the ride was finished...yep...without fail... E asked for more. I took a video clip...

I have to say that we got plenty of apples to last us at least a month.  I wish I'd make the time to bake or cook something with them. If only there were more time, yeah...right!  Here are some more pictures from our apple picking day...

First "Official" Hair Cut

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Today was a very eventful day for Evan! He had his 18 month wellness check up. He weighed in at 28 lbs and 33 inches tall. He was in the 90th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. He got 3 shots all of which he absolutely hated! But soon forgot after we gave him a veggie chip...surprise.surprise. the food always does the trick :)

After E's check up we went to Starbucks and then to Snippets for E's first official hair cut by a professional. No more mommy cuts for Evan. E had much fun playing with the toys while we were waiting for an available stylist. He also really really liked playing in the seats that were cars and trains. He probably could have sat there all day pretending to drive them. A lot to watch there and a video of Thomas the Tank was playing so he was in his element with all the action. Once the hair stylist put a cape on him E started to clam up. He started to fuss then fake cry. Dave and I were able to manage distracting him with the spray water bottle and his Elmo books. He ended up sitting relatively still until the electric razor came out to finish off his cut. E screamed! Oh boy was that tramatic for him as you can see in the pictures I posted.

Playing With Cars

Our Little Ball of Energy

Quite a few new changes with Evan. Not only is he getting taller he's thinning out! He's using less sign language and using more words to communicate. He's quite the little chatter box. Jeez...he's already got me beat! He has 2 more teeth, a total of 14 and there are two more ready to erupt shortly. He still loves music and is singing (well really la la la la-ing) to the music in the car or from his 2 favorite tv shows, Wiggles and Sesame Street. He really enjoys playing with anything he can put things inside, like a box or bag, walking Dexter, and reading his books. His most latest accomplishment is him feeding himself using a fork. He has become so independent in using it that he doesn't want us to come close to helping him if he is taking a long time to get the food onto the fork. As soon as we attempt to help him he makes a whiney noise telling us to back off. E's parallel play is becoming more interactive. Lots of fun to watch! E's gotten very in tune with others feelings and his. Anytime he hears or sees someone crying he signs and sad. As of late he's been signing happy. He hasn't quite grasped the angry feeling...he just screams or clenches his fists.

Evan's been having difficulty pronouncing the 'c', 'ck' sound. We have been practicing with him by placing emphasis on the sound when we say it in 'car' or 'yuck'. Hoping it will come with time.

Evan did a fantastic job these past few weeks with me going to work. He adjusted better than I did. Waking up was not as easy as I thought it would be. I didn't think a half hour earlier would have made that much of a difference...ha, was I wrong. Now that I have gotten into the swing of things (been back for a week and a half) I have gotten a better grasp on balancing out home and work life. At first I felt that I was giving all my attention to E and not giving my full effort to work. Now that I am getting back into the work groove I feel that I am better utilizing my office hours and time during E's nap and/or at night to prepare materials for my students. Hopefully as the year progresses I will have less materials to prepare and then have some time during E's nap to catch up on house chores...yea! After I get back from work, E and I play for a little bit before he goes down for his nap. After his nap we usually head to a park, play place or friend's house to burn off some energy. I have found that the errands I need to run are getting pushed to the weekend now. Oh well.

I can't believe how much F.U.N. Evan is! He is changing every day. He's always up to something and is extremely determined to get what he wants. He loves getting into things that he's not supposed to, like this past Thursday. He took the brush vacuum attachment and flushed it down the toilet. Now we have a clogged toilet... lovely :0) He also fell face first into the bath tub. Yikes! I apparently wasn't moving fast enough for him and he wanted IN like yesterday. Luckily no broken bones...just a nice black and blue goose egg on the side of his head; but that didn't seem to phase him. No matter what he's up to it is such a joy to watch and learn through his eyes. He is been loads and loads of fun that I can't imagine it getting any more fun! I love his energy and how he makes people smile and laugh.