First Haircut

Today was a big day for Evan. He had his first haircut! He sat in Todd's lap and was pretty good. He was not super excited but it did turn out pretty good. Of course I cried because he's not my little baby anymore, he's a boy.
I think in the end his hair turned out nice and it is out of his eyes.

The Rest of Summer

There were a few more things we did this summer. For starters, we did a practice camping trip in our backyard. Evan was not so keen on the tent at first but after a few minutes fell right to sleep. He didn't have a sleeping bag but we had blankets for him to sleep on. Half way through the night, he woke up and wanted to snuggle with me. I put him in my bag and I was left to sleep on the floor with his teeny tiny blanket. It was at that moment I knew I had to get him a sleeping bag of his own for the real camping trip in September. We finished up our practice camp-out with s'mores! De-lish!We went to Baskin Robbins for ice cream! Evan loved it. He had a whole bowl of strawberry ice cream.Evan loves his water/sand table and could splash in it for hours!


Splashing in Nala's bowl...

Summertime

We had such a fun summer that I was too busy to update the blog. Here is a look back at what we did...Evan loves to go to the park. When he was learning to crawl he loved the grass and to pick up the leaves.The Fay's had a super fun 4th of July party and Neil played foozball with Evan. Evan loves foozball!!
Evan had his first trip to the dentist after falling on his teeth chipping one. Don't worry, his teeth are fine and we don't have to go back until he's 2 1/2.

We visited Mumsie and Grandpa in Prescott, AZ and Uncle Evan joined us. We went to the Prescott Zoo (it was HOT) and Grandpa took us out to a fancy restaurant for breakfast.

After Prescott, we stopped in LA for the night to see Uncle Evan and Auntie Ellie. Evan had appetizers at the bar with us! They didn't even check his ID.

Are you ready for some football?

Evan is so excited for football season this year. He has been prepping for his fantasy football team for quite a few months. He has put on his inagural jersey and is throwing around the old pigskin. Let's just hope the Bears can pull off a win! Go Bears!!

...Love??

We are here because of ...Love? No. For Baptism. Evan is a legitimate Catholic. We got him Baptized the weekend of his birthday so our family could partake in the festivities. I don't think it's standard protocol but we went to In-N-Out Burger for lunch prior to the ceremony. After lunch, we squeezed Evan into the Christening gown that I wore when I was Baptized a hundred years ago.

Family

Happy Godparents ~ Sad Boy
Sorta happy...
Sorta sad...

Even though it was 100F, he did not like the water pouring on his head.

I tried not to laugh when the Miss America theme music was hummed by the godparents. I was not sure of the exact use of the sash and made Evan a beauty pageant contestant for a few moments until his Godmother Sarah sorted him out.

Party time

Okay, I know it has been way too long since I have left a post. So I have to get caught up. Evan's 1st birthday was a success! He had a great time despite it being SO hot. Next time we will have to get misters for the backyard :) Thanks to all our family and friends for helping Evan celebrate the big day! We love you!Friday (his real birthday) we went for a walk at Rancho San Antonio Park to Deer Hollow Farm and got to see all sorts of animals...sheep, goats and piglets! Uncle Michael, Aunt Gretchen and Aidan joined us. It was also Maureen's birthday and she and Hadley joined us too! It was a great day.
Saturday was Evan's party and lots of kids in the neighborhood came over for the fun! We needed some help with the pinata bashing. Lots of candy for all!
The details...

FRIENDS
Chase, Evan & Hadley

Chase, Evan & Aidan

CAKE

PINATA

Here comes trouble!

It started out as just a step here. Then there were 5 steps. Now Evan is going full speed ahead...yes, I'm talking about WALKING!!!

Happy 1st Birthday!!

Today is Evan's 1st Birthday and he had such a great day. This is just a sneek peek of a picture. More to come after the weekend is over!

Dumptrucks and Boys

Beep Beep...here comes Evan! There is no stopping this truck. When he first got it, he just flipped it over and spun the wheels. Now he is determined to drive all over the house.

Big Rubber Ducky

I could not resist! He was so funny tonight in the bath. We got him this duck tub because he has outgrown his infant/toddler tub and our regular bathtub is not 100% baby proof.