Evan is 3!

I just cannot believe that my sweet little Evan is 3! I could have a nervous breakdown just thinking about it. I just think he is the most wonderful child on the planet and want him to stay this age forever! Every day he makes Jarom and me laugh so hard; he is in that stage where he thinks he's funny so he's constantly trying to be funny :) He's so dang smart and constantly amazes me! We had his birthday party at Tumbleweed and it was soooo fun! They set up an obstacle course and did soccer and basketball and parachute and rode around on these little carts and made snakes! Then of course cake and presents :) He got a new bike because he has outgrown his tricycle. He LOVES it! He keeps wanting to go out in the garage and look at it, and wants to ride it all the time! It's taking some convincing right now to tell him we have to go to swim lessons right now instead of riding his bike! :) I love Evan more than I could possibly describe and am grateful everyday that he was sent to my family.




Just FYI, he THINKS he's smiling in this picture. You say, "Smile Evan," and that's what you get! I know all your kids have gone through that phase too! Evan's is lasting a little too long though :)

Sea World!

Last week we were so lucky to be able to take a trip to San Diego. It was soooo much fun. Evan loved every minute of it. He is still talking about how his favorite part of Sea World was feeding the dolphins and seeing the sharks! We were able to go to Sea World for 2 days and the beach twice, the weather was totally beautiful! Evan absolutely loved the beach. He could have stayed there all day jumping over waves and digging in the sand! Here's just a few pictures, my camera died so Chaundra has the rest of the pictures including an awesome one with Shamu! This one isn't the best but it's all I had :) I'll post the rest when I get them!

Such A Good Drawer!

Evan is such a good drawer for his age! He MUST get that from his dad! He started by drawing snowmen during winter, and now he's moved on to people. If you're wondering what the red things are in the first one, he says they're ears. The first one is a picture of me, Evan, and his friend Wyatt. The second one is a picture of Jarom, me, and Evan. The day after he drew the second one he was looking at it and said, "Hey! That guy's not supposed to have any hair! Where's my eraser?!" So absolutely hysterical!

Boys!

I overheard a conversation the other day between Evan and his cousin Grayson. It was so hysterical I have to write it down. They are typical boys! A girl conversation would not go like this :)

G: Hey, what's your name?

E: Evan.

G: Oh, cool. How do you spell that?

E: E-V-A-N

G: Cool, do you know how to spell my name?

E: Yeah

G: How?

E: I don't know.

G: G-R-A-Y-S-O-N

E: Oh, cool

Awkward silence......

G: Do you want to play motorcycles?

E: Yeah!

And off they go!

Easter Eggs!

We colored Easter eggs the other day with Evan's friend Evelyn. They did such a great job and turned out so cute, and it kept them entertained for a long time! Easter egg dye kits are so cute and creative now days (not like when I was a kid and all we had was our own food coloring and a wax crayon!) We found a cute kit that had little mini paint rollers that they could use which worked out perfectly! I think I'm going to have to secretly throw these eggs away in a few days because he doesn't realize that this is NOT an art project that we can keep forever! :)

Happy Birthday To My Old Man!

We celebrated Jarom's birthday last week. Evan picked out a present for daddy all by himself and he helped me make the cake and he practiced the Happy Birthday song all day long to have it just right for daddy :) Here's a few pictures of Jarom and his mini me. I swear when they're together like this, I can't help but pick up the camera and just keep taking pictures! P.S. I swear I take the red eye out of every picture but for some reason when I upload to blog the eyes are red again! So annoying!

School Shows!

Last week we had two school shows to attend! Haleigh's 2nd grade class put on a show called Character Counts! It was AWESOME! Their music teacher is AWESOME! Everybody sang, everybody did the moves, they had speaking parts, the songs were fantastic! Chaundra and I were so impressed. Here's just a little snippet. Evan's preschool also did a little show of the songs that they've been working on. It was so adorable! His teacher says he's doing awesome! The school is for 3 years and up but I begged her to give Evan a chance and she says he's the best listener in the whole class! Here's a little of one of the songs.