Happy Anniversary!

This past Tuesday, 09/08/09, was our 8th Wedding Anniversary so Tom's parents came down last Sunday to watch Evan so we could have an anniversary date. Evan had fun hanging out with his grandparents and we had fun at the movies! Evan's Grammie made him this soft little yellow blanket to carry around. He loves it already!

Birthday Party

On Saturday, we took Evan to a Superhero-themed birthday party for the son of one of Tom's coworkers. It was held at Tom's workplace, which has a huge conference area covered in industrial carpet. This made a perfect surface for Evan to practice his walking, and towards the end of the party, he climbed a huge flight of stairs by himself (with Tom spotting him.) The parts to a Ring Toss toy were lying around on the floor and Evan quickly became very attached to the blue and red poles that you're supposed to toss the rings onto when they're set up in a stand. He carried them around everywhere, and looked like a mini Air Traffic Controller. He got so upset when we made him put them back so we could leave that Tom ended up buying him his own Ring Toss game the next day.

Hanging Out in a Laundry Basket

Here Comes Evan!

Making Progress

It's amazing what a difference a week can make, as it was a week ago today that Evan took his first wobbly solo steps. Now watch him go!

Determination and Frustration

Evan was playing with the laundry basket and pushing it all over our bedroom the other night, and he did not appreciate anything getting in the way of his task (like a wrought iron bed!)

Giggles

The sound of Evan's laughter is still one of the sweetest sounds I've ever heard. Here's a good sampling of it, made even better by the fact that he says "Mama" at the end of it.