Happy Father's Day!!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! We had a great day spending time with Mark's family! I didn't get to spend time with my wonderful dad, but no worries, we will soon enough! Evan had a blast playing in Grammy and Pop's back yard. It actually was pleasant outside, so we didn't mind Evan running circles in the back yard. He had some new golf clubs to play with, though, I think the older boys had more fun with them. Of course, Evan had to play with some bubbles while he was there. Too much fun!!

Happy Father's Day!

Daddy and Evan!

Playing with Daddy's helicopter!

Rain or shine, Evan wants to play outside!

Love!

Loving on Lola!

'Ook, Ook, it's Lola!'

Nice petting....

Evan's FIRST haircut!

We finally took Evan for his first haircut. I can't believe he lasted until almost 17 months. We wanted to go to this cute little place off 121 called Groovy Kids Cuts. We went in and it was a precious little store. Each station had it's own TV and one side of the store had video games the kids could play WHILE getting their hair cut. Talk about tricky for the stylist. The other side of the store was geared toward little kids and had the cute cars and animals that you could sit in while you are getting your hair cut. This side also had tvs the kids could watch. Very kid friendly atmosphere. Well, the place was packed at it was over an hour wait. We didn't want to wait that long, so we thought we would try another place on 121.

Mark drove us to a place called Snip-its! It is also a cute little store, but not as fun as Groovy's. Our stylist was wonderful. She blew some bubbles for Evan and he loved it. We put Evan in the chair and he was just taking everything in. Then when the lady started cutting his hair, Evan started to lose it. You will notice he is clutching his bunny for dear life in all of the pictures. He also has his pacifier, but that is a whole other story....sigh!! Overall, I would say Evan did really well. He survived his first hair cut and loved that he got a prize at the end. He got to insert a card in this machine for being brave and he received a squirt gun. It was a huge hit! I do have to say that I am very sad my little man looks so big now. I loved his curls. I miss running my fingers through he long hair to keep it out of his face. We all know it is better, especially in this heat, for him to have short hair, but it will take a little adjustment from this hormonal, pregnant woman. My little boy is just growing up too fast!!

Bye, bye curls.....

There go the curls....as he intently watches tv.

Alright, now he realized what is going on.

Trying to recover as she finishes...

Last minute touches!

Big boy with short hair!

Saying 'Bye.bye!' to snippy!

Loving Snip-its now that he can play!

Cathy and Nini Visit!

Cathy and Nini came for a few days to visit. We had a blast. We went to eat at our favorite place, Babe's. Evan did the hokey pokey with our waitress and didn't even cry. We were shocked. During the day, we went to Allen Outlet Mall. It was our first time out there and they have some great stores. We got Evan some shirts at Gymboree for two, yes TWO, dollars! Evan really enjoyed having Nini and Cathy to play with. After they left, he kept going to their bedrooms and looking for them. It was kind of sad, but really cute. He loves his family. 

We had some rain this week and Evan really enjoyed playing in it. He was splashing in the puddles and playing with Troy dog. It was cute! I got some great pictures of him. 

Being a big boy!

Playing peak a boo!

It's time to chase!

Playing on the train at the outlet mall!

Driving the car!

Sad Nini and Cathy are going to leave!

I love the rain!!

This is so much fun!

Splashing in the rain....

So happy!

Wet and happy!

Playing with his buddies at the park!

Meanest stare possible??

Having a good time snacking.

Cars, cars, cars....

We have been hitting the pavement the past few day and searching every car lot for the perfect vehicle for us. The problem is once we think we are making headway, we change directions. I don't even know what we are thinking anymore! We did take Evan on a test drive in a Kia Sorento and it was actually really nice. I have never had a car with navigation and we could see wrecks and traffic alerts right on the screen. The key less start was also pretty cool! Evan loved staring out of the huge double sun roof. I went on a quick drive in the Chevy Traverse (moving the car seat is just not fun!) and it was also nice. I was surprised at how big the inside really is and how easily I could drive what seemed like a big vehicle. It had amazing rear air which is one feature I am adamant about. Anyways, we still have no idea what we want to do. 

Mission Pacifier: Well, we went two straight days with no pacifier what so ever. However, last night, after Evan had only taken a 45 minute nap all day. We could not get him to bed. We tried rocking him, reading to him, singing to him. Basically you name it we tried it. He was getting so worked up in his crib he was sweating. Finally after about an hour and a half of us trying everything under the moon we gave him his pacifier. Of course, he went straight to sleep. He hasn't had his pacifier at all today and we don't plan on giving it to him again. Hopefully last night was just a quick set back and he will quickly forget about Mr. Pacifier. 

What a big boy!!

I need more sno cone!!!

Late Longiew Post!

Evan and his first taste of  S'mores. He didn't eat any of it. He was disgusted by the gooey marshmallow.

Evan being goofy after bath time!

Evan loving the butter and rolls at Texas Roadhouse! Why eat puffs when Nini will butter your rolls for you?? YUM!

Evan was such a good boy watching Mommy get a pedicure. As we were leaving the lady unexpectedly painted one of Evan's hands. I still wonder if she thought he was a girl. I guess we will never know. Evan was very confused by his fingers and kept looking at them in awe.

We had bad storms roll through on Wednesday night. Anyone that knows our house could have guessed it would knock our electricity out. The electricity went out at 2:30am and finally came back at 4:00pm. Evan loved to carry the lantern around so we could see. He was precious. At least someone doesn't need electricity to have fun!!

Evan got a toy egg for being so good a dinner. He watched a little dog dance around and then it gives an egg. He was so thrilled we had to give him THREE eggs!!

Evan had some hose/pool fun with his 'cousin.' It was a lot of fun to see the two interact. There is only 4 months between them, but they are two totally different kids. It was exciting to see where Evan will be in a few months! I hope we can get them together more often! They are too cute together!

Now, back from Longview, Evan and I went to see a movie together. It was Evan's first movie and he was pretty much as good as I could have asked him to be. He did want to run around and I did miss some of the movie following him around. Otherwise it went great. We went to see 'What to Expect When You Are Expecting.' It was a cute movie! I can't wait to actually see it when it comes out on Blu-ray.