Sweet Boy

SO cute!

He loves chewing on his little "blankies" when it is bedtime!

"Clean plate" club! (Sitting in his high chair that Grandpa Stan made)

Playing outside and watching Maddux run around the yard!


I always figured that I would enjoy being a mom, but I never realized how much. I swear that Evan gets sweeter and more fun everyday. I just can't get enough of him! He has quite the little personality and it is so neat to watch him discover new things. We think that Evan is going to be just like his mommy...a big talker! He is VERY vocal and always seems to have something to say. He keeps us very entertained!

He loves to stick his tongue out and blow bubbles, which we think is hilarious! Probably not so hilarious when he's a little older, but for now it's a hoot! He likes to do it and then see what kind of a reaction he gets.
This past weekend we were in Eau Claire for Memorial Day. We had a good time hanging out with family and Evan went to his first parade on Monday. I wasn't sure how he would react to the loud bands and the rifle shots, but he did well. Seeing the band kids in the good ol' uniforms brought back memories from high school. I remember marching in the parade and being so hot in those gross uniforms. Sadly, the kids are still wearing the same uniforms, which were ancient when I was wearing them 15 some years ago!
Evan had a great time with grandma and grandpa as usual! They even bought him a little swing...I'll post a couple pictures of him in the swing later. We also got hang out with Uncle Matt and Aunt Hannah which was great. Evan loves them!
Evan is sitting up, rolling all over the place, noticing everything around him, starting to "army" crawl, and LOVING his big boy food!
We are excited for summer vacation, which is less than 3 weeks away. We are planning a little getaway for the 3 of us the week after school gets out, which will be nice and relaxing. I'm excited to spend the whole summer just hanging out with my sweet little guy!

Growing Up Way Too Fast!

So big!

In his big boy carseat on the way to daycare

I forgot to add that Evan is starting to get the hang of sitting up. Before when we would try to get him to sit, he would grunt...guess his little belly got in the way! He has been doing a great job of sitting for long periods of time. I even had enough time to take some photos!

Our Sweet Little Guy

He loves to touch his toes!

Going to bed with his little pup...

Not so sure about the cereal...

I am far behind in my blog postings, but we have been busy!

It was my first mother's day today and it was a great one. It's also our 6 year anniversary, so we had a fun weekend celebrating both. We went to the Mall of America yesterday and did some shopping and eating. Evan was mesmerized by all of the people, lights, and especially enjoyed Lego land with his daddy! We stopped at REI on the way home and bought a new jogging stroller. My friend Jane recommended one and we LOVE it! It folds down really easily and is easy to push. We went down to the lakes today to try it out and it was wonderful! We had lunch and went for a walk...Maddux enjoyed swimming in the river!

We tried feeding Evan cereal a couple of weeks ago and he wasn't very impressed. We tried again on Friday and he loved it! He had some more tonight and then had to have a bath, since he was full of cereal! We also had to put his big boy carseat in tonight because he has outgrown his baby one. He is 21 pounds and 29 inches...his feet hang over the edge!

A couple of weekends ago we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Pasche in Alexandria. We went to our niece Maddy's dance recital and had fun hanging out with the family. Maddy and Hailey were great with Evan and he found them very entertaining!

Last Sunday my mom, dad, Evan, and I headed to Brainerd for a school counseling conference that I go to every year. We stayed at a hotel in town and my parents watched Evan while I went to my conference. It was a great, relaxing time and Evan even had his first experience in a pool! We dipped his toes in, but he wasn't amused. Hopefully he'll enjoy it more this summer. He also got his first tooth on Sunday and figured out how to roll back over onto his back!

Aaron's grandma passed away last Sunday, so we went to Benson, MN on Wednesday and Thursday for the visitation and funeral. We will miss her and are so glad that she was able to meet little Evan. She was a wonderful grandma and great-grandma!

Evan continues to make us smile everyday! He loves to babble, stick his tongue out, roll around, splash in the bathtub, play with his toys, read books, grab his toes, and squeal!