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Evan really enjoyed Easter this year. He saw the Easter Bunny, colored eggs, had an easter egg hunt and got some awesome candy and presents. We then had some friends over for Easter dinner and Evan had a great time with everyone. Check out more Easter photos.
We went to Florida the week before Christmas so Evan could experience Christmas morning/day here at his house. He always enjoys traveling and much like his Mama – loves the airport. On the way down the flight captain even let Evan go into the cockpit, look around, and ask questions. They even let him say something over the intercom.
We all had a great time and Evan was excited to see everyone, play outside, and even sit in a big tractor trailer rig (neighbor’s). I think with all of that – the most exciting part of the trip for Evan was seeing Cora after being away from her for a few days. As soon as he got out of the car Cora’s eyes lit up and she instantly started screaming in joy. This continued for several minutes after we all got inside.
Each year we go to Abt Electronics (local store) to see Santa. We found this was generally a lot less stressful than a trip to Woodfield and everyone gets those great fresh chocolate chip cookies. Here are some shots of the action.
For Halloween we decided to have Cora dress up as a Penn State cheerleader while Will was the Nittany Lion mascot. Since we had two of the three kids in Penn State gear we decided to put Evan’s Penn State jersey on him and have a photographer come in and take some shots. These are just a few of the Evan outtakes.
Evan really enjoys decorations and one of his favorite (and Amy’s) is our Halloween Winnie the Pooh blow up. Denise put up orange lights on our front bush, Amy put up all kinds of window clings, and a spider web on the back bushes, but each day Evan gets excited when he sees his friend Pooh in the front yard. In this picture, the man of your dreams is holding Pooh’s hand and is super excited he is getting his picture taken with his yard friend.
We generally go to a local pumpkin farm (Goeberts) once a year around Halloween to see the sights, buy some pumpkins and donuts and play around. This year we went with Evan’s friends Kelly and Jack. Although it was a very windy day, Evan had a blast playing with Jack, Cora, and Will. At the end we picked out the perfect pumpkin, and enjoyed some treats on the way home. We look forward to going back next year. In the meantime – check out the latest photos from Goeberts.
Evan had a fun Easter this year. Denise took him and the twins to see the Easter bunny the week before Easter and then on Easter day we went over to Phil and Ginny’s house for an easter egg hunt, food, and of course fun presents. Check out the new photos of Evan and his Easter fun.
The highlights this year were the sweet rifle the Easter Bunny brought him and the umbrella that Denise bought for him – and of course all the other presents and candy! Thanks to everyone who helped make this a super fun Easter!
It has been a while since our last update….lots going on. So just a few notes. We spent Christmas in Florida with Jen’s parents and grandparents. I was pretty frustrated because I was in Florida and the temperature was only in the 50s, but it was nice to see family and I know that Gaga and Papa were very excited to see all the kids.
Evan had fun, constantly opening presents. Will enjoyed eating all the tissue paper he could get his hands on. Cora was excited just to play and scream (thankfully this screaming habit has passed). Jen was busy becoming an expert with the Fushigi ball. I got to take a few walks and even saw an armadillo.
The sun was shining bright some of the time and we went out to an awesome park nearby. Evan had so much fun on the seesaw and the giant sandbox – what could be better?
Of course there were a lot of golf cart rides as well with Papa. Thank you to Vickey and Phil for everything.
Evan and all his friends had quite an exciting birthday party last week. We had the Traveling World of Reptiles come and give a fun filled hour + presentation on reptiles. We had a 150lb python, a tortoise, crocodile, lizards, etc in our home as Dave talked to everyone about the reptile’s natural habitats, the dangers of having them as pets, and how to interact with them.
Overall – I think everyone of all ages enjoyed the show and were pleasantly surprised how much fun it was. After the show, we all enjoyed Portillos and Costo cake.
Here are some pictures from the big event. A big thanks to all those that came out for the celebration.
Over the last few weeks Evan has been identifying who his best friend is…it changes by the day. Although, crazy enough, “air bag” stays on the list….I do not get it….anyway….tonight his best friend was Santa Claus. He said that he wants Santa Claus to come and bring lots of presents. So far on his list…
1. Pillow pet – the bee….jen is not happy about this selection
2. A yellow airplane with a remote
It is so funny to hear what he has to say. Always makes you smile…no matter how many times he was in time out the hour before.
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