Halloween

Yes, I know it's December. Just trying to get caught up. Had a fun Halloween that included our ward's Trunk or Treat and then trick or treating with some friends in their neighborhood.

(This was the night I found out I'm allergic to pumpkin.)








Evan, doing what Frenchmen do best.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! (And on to Christmas! Oh wait, Thanksgiving!)

Evan turns two (in October, that is)

It was great to have Nana and Aunt Amy here to celebrate with us. Amy's birthday was the day before Evan's, so it was double the dessert! I think Evan enjoyed his birthday pretty well. He opened presents (he's gotten a lot better at that over the last while!), he got to skype with his cousin Gracie and his Aunt Randi and Papa, and we had a couple of his friends over for dinner and cake. We just played all day long! He's such a sweet boy, and we love him so much!

Two-year stats

Evan had his two-year checkup this morning. Here are his stats:
36 1/2 inches--almost off the chart!
30.9 lbs--75-90th percentile.
Can't remember head circumference, but it was in the 90th percentile too.


Love this kid!

It was a good one.

When I went to get Evan up from his nap, this is what I found.

















That must have been SOME nap.

For Nana

Serious consideration....

I'm seriously considering quitting blogging. I hate catching myself up on everything!

Anyway, here goes another try. My parents came out to visit this month and brought my family heirloom. My great, great, great, great, great grandfather made this little rocking chair, and it goes to the youngest child in the family. I love it, and Evan does too. It's been so fun. It's the chair he insists on sitting in for family scripture study.

Evan has really enjoyed playing in his "cave" lately. The hat with a light helps that enthusiasm along!

Evan's cousin Kenna was baptized recently. It was great to see you guys and be there for Kenna's special day!

We went to Chester's Party Barn for their pumpkin patch. It was a pretty fun place, with a pony ride, petting zoo, tractor "hay" ride, maze, giant slide, and of course, lots of pumpkins. Evan had a blast.



It was so fun having my parents here! Wish we could see them more frequently. We went on a tour of my Dad's school, ate at Ted's, and just generally enjoyed their company. Thanks for making the trip!


One down, more to come. It's birthday time!

Touch a Truck day

We love the Mustang library. They always have great events planned for kids. Like Touch a Truck day. They had all kinds of fun vehicles and let the kids have free reign! I mean play with the police sirens, honk the cement truck horn, run around in the fire engine, and more! They had the aforementioned vehicles, plus an ambulance, garbage truck, sheriff's car, a backhoe, a school bus, and a dump truck. How cool is that?? Well, it would have been a lot cooler if they had controlled the beeping of the horns a little more. Evan would jump and look like he was going to cry every time someone laid on the cement truck horn. So it didn't last as long as I had thought it would with a little guy like Evan. We ended up going inside the library to play in their play area. Yep, the library has a play area inside. Super cool. We found a lot of other little kids inside who had to escape the noise too.

Next year will be better. Maybe.