On The Move!

Pulling his socks off...again!

...and in the mouth...yum!

Grandpa Stan showing Evan the big fish

Watching cousin Hailey play her DS

Cute crib pics...

Trying to grab the grass....

BIG NEWS...Evan officially crawled for the first time today! He has been rocking on his hands and knees a lot, but actually moved today! He did it at daycare and then did it again at home tonight. He can now get to whatever it is that he wants...we'd better start child proofing the house!

We have been busy and I am looking forward to being done with school on Friday. Summer vacation is almost here! We drove up to Alexandria this past weekend to hang out with Aaron's family. We hit Pizza Hut when we got to town (a requirement for Aaron!) and then went out to Laura and Dave's lake lot. It was rainy and cool, but we had a good time. Aaron's aunt, uncle, and cousins were up, so it was nice to see them. Luckily Laura and Dave have a trailer, so we were able to stay out of the rain and keep warm. Hailey and Maddy are great with Evan and he loves seeing them!

I took Evan with me to get flowers a couple of weeks ago. He enjoyed watching all of the people and trying to eat the flowers I was putting in the cart. On the way home he was mesmerized by the grass that was on the seat next to him in the car. He would touch it and then try to put it in his mouth...very funny!

I realize that I have posted quite a few pictures of him in his crib, but he is just so funny when he is in there! He loves to roll around and chew on his little "blankie" and "taggie". When we go in to get him he is usually up on his hands and knees rocking back and forth. We often hear him squealing when he is in his room...very funny! He also likes to ride in the car and is quite the talker when we are on our way to and from daycare.

Theresa called me at school today and said that she was headed to the cities and was going to our friend Jane's house. Evan and I headed over there after school and had fun hanging out with Theresa, Jane, Isaac, Lily, and Cole. We can't wait to spend more time with our friends this summer!

We're heading to Bayfield next week for a mini vacation...hopefully it will be relaxing. We rented a condo in the same building where we stayed on our honeymoon. We'll have a kitchen, a bedroom, loft area, and living room...lots of space for Evan to move!

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!

6 Months Old!

Sticking out his tongue...

Looking cute in his firetruck pj's...

Playing airplane with Uncle Matt...

Feeling daddy's whiskers...

Matt & Hannah are engaged!!

Our sweet little Evan turned 6 months old yesterday. Seriously...where does the time go?! I can't believe that it was already 6 months ago that he was 6 lbs. 10 oz. and in the NICU hooked up to machines. Now he is over 20 lbs. and is such an active boy!

We have been having a good time hanging out and enjoying our family time. It is so nice to have Aaron home at night and on Saturdays. We had a good weekend and spent some time with Matt and Hannah. They got engaged on Friday, and we are VERY excited!! Matt came to hang out with us for awhile on Saturday and Sunday while Hannah was at work and we had dinner with them on Saturday after Evan's pictures. We had Evan's 6 month pictures taken, but he was not amused! We had to wake him up when we got there and the photographer was a little "wacky". I think he was frightened! We got a couple cute ones, but he was very serious in most of them. We are so used to seeing his big smile, but maybe we'll have better luck for his 9 month ones!

He LOVES Maddux and is always on the lookout for him. Every time he hears the dog bark, he smiles...I guess he thinks it's funny when his puppy is naughty! His new things are sticking out his tongue, playing with our faces, grabbing his toys, and getting wedged in the corner of his crib on his stomach. The last one is not so fun for mom and dad, who have to go in and turn him over when he gets mad!

We go to the doctor next week, so it will be fun to see how much Evan has grown!

Happy April 15th!

Our sweet little boy!

Evan and Miss Macie

Checking out his Easter basket

He LOVES the exersaucer!

Working on a little something in the exersaucer...

The end of tax season is finally here...yippee! We are excited to have Aaron home at a normal time and to be able to do things as a family on the weekends!

Evan is as cute as ever and will be 6 months old on the 21st. He is so much fun and such a little talker! He LOVES to roll over from back to front, put everything in his mouth, play with his toys, read books, hang out in the exersaucer, go for walks, pet Maddux, shop with mom, and ride in the car. What a sweetie!

We usually spend Easter weekend at home since Aaron works on Saturday, but Evan and I decided to spend it in Eau Claire this year. I had Thursday and Friday off and we were looking for something to do. We spent Thursday with my friend Jane and her little boy Cole. I didn't get any pictures because we were at the mall and there weren't any good photo opps. We walked around, shopped a little, had Caribou (the moms did), and sat in the comfy chairs at Ridgedale. It was great to spend time with Jane and see cute little Cole!

Evan and I met Aaron for dinner after work and Evan had fun watching everyone at the restaurant. He is quite the charmer!

We headed to Eau Claire on Friday and had dinner with grandma Mary Jo, grandpa Marv, and great grandpa Vern. He couldn't get over how big Evan has gotten! On Saturday we went to visit my friend Kristen and her kiddos...Ethan and Macie. We went for a nice long walk, watched Ethan play at the park, and then hung out at their place for awhile. Saturday afternoon we did a little shopping with my mom, then had a great steak on the grill dinner that my dad made. Yum!

We went to Hope Lutheran on Sunday morning for the Easter service. I was the youth director at Hope before we were married and Evan was baptized there in Jan. It was so great to see everyone and Evan slept through most of the service....even with the trumpets and bells!

We had lunch after church at my parents' house with my grandpa, Matt, and Hannah. Matt and Hannah had been in Milwaukee for the Brewer game, so we were glad that we could see them before we headed back to the cities. They love Evan!

Evan wasn't sure what to think of his Easter basket, but loved the bunny balloon that my dad gave him. He smiled everytime he looked at it and had some good "belly" laughs when my dad was playing with it!

We are excited that the weather is getting warmer and that we can start doing some fun things now that tax season is done!

A Boy and His Dog...

Maddux eyeing up the "crinkle star"!

Evan loves Maddux!

Thanks for letting us borrow this Isaac & Lily!

One of Evan's favorite toys is his "crinkle star". It is a terry cloth star that makes a "crinkle" noise when you play with it. Each point of the star is a different texture and one of them squeaks. Maddux seems to think that this is a dog toy and tries his best to get it. One morning Evan was in his car seat ready to go and Aaron and I were finishing getting ready for work. I came out of the kitchen and Maddux had jumped up and gotten the crinkle star away from Evan. Whenever Evan has it, Maddux tries to sneak it away from him when we're not looking. The other day Evan was playing with it and Maddux sat staring for at least 5 minutes! He was ready to pounce and steal the star at any minute, so I just had to get a picture. Evan doesn't seem to mind sharing his things with his pup and loves to watch Maddux. I'm a little concerned that the two of them may get into trouble once Evan is able to move around!

We went to Eau Claire last weekend to visit Grandpa Marv and Grandma Mary Jo. We went to Carter's birthday party on Friday night and Evan had a great time watching all of the kids! It was way past his bedtime, but he was a trooper...I think he'll be quite the party boy when he gets older!

Saturday I went to the Colfax High School production of Footloose that my good friend Carrie directed. Theresa, Kristen, and I decided to dress in 80's gear...complete with crimped hair, blue eye shadow, and huge earrings. It was a great night out and Evan had fun hanging out with grandma and grandpa for the night.

Today I took Evan to visit my old co-workers and the kids at Adventure's Plus. The kids were very excited to see him and he enjoyed watching them run around and sing karaoke! They must have worn him out because he fell asleep in the car and slept in his car seat for 1/2 hour after we got home!

Only 3 more late nights for Aaron at work and April 15th is right around the corner...yippee!