We Are Thankful

We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving on Saturday and other family times with Zach and Laurie and Alisson and Terence and the kiddos!!! Evan's Great-Uncle John, Great-Aunt Joey and Evan's 4 year old cousin Taylor stopped by to see us, too. We are so thankful for all of our family and the times we can share together.


Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank for the family time we had on Saturday. What a joyous day!!! Thanksgiving and Evan's 1st birthday. Thank you Lord for our grandson and how he has developed during his first year. We ask that You bless and protect Evan and continue to have him develop and be healthy. We give all praise and thanks to You for our many blessings.
In Jesus's Name.... Amen

The Birthday Boy

Here are pictures of Evan with Aunt Bon Bon and Uncle Cha Cha and Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma. What brave people to get so close to Evan covered in chocolate!!!

Evan and His First Birthday at Grammie and Pappy G's House

We made a turkey cupcake for Evan to have for his 1st birthday. At first Evan was not sure what to do. However, after his Daddy gave him a taste of the frosting, Evan then got into it. We had a towel around him, but Evan had cupcake all over him. Afterwards, we put him right into the bathtub. What a fun, messy time!!!!!

Evan's First Birthday

Alisson asked us to make a turkey cake for Evan's 1st birthday. Well, here is Evan's turkey cake. Happy 1st Birthday, Little Turkey Evan!!!!

Evan Loves Uncle Zach

Here is Evan with Uncle Zach. Evan has been experiencing some stranger anxiety recently and does not like to go to unfamiliar people. Evan had no problems with Uncle Zach. They were good buddies at our family Thanksgiving gathering and at our family night out for pizza at Pagliai's. Evan took a nap and Zach and Laurie's dog, Hayley was in her cage in the same room as Evan's crib. When Evan woke up, I got him and said, "See the doggy". Evan said, "Oh boy." It was too cute.

Evan is ONE!!!

Today is Evan's first birthday!!! He is visiting his other family for Thanksgiving. We will see him on Saturday for our Thanksgiving. Evan was with us for a few hours last night. He now claps his hands together and says "Yeah!" I bought him (in addition to other birthday gifts, of course) the CD Happy Birthday Evan from Captain Zoom. This has been a tradition in our family for 30 years and still continues. Look for a new post and pictures after Saturday! Happy Thanksgiving to all!!!

Evan's First Holiday Parade

Today was our Holiday Parade. Each year Rainbow has a float. I remember last year, we were waiting for the arrival of Evan. When I was on the float last year, I was ready to hop off and get to the hospital. Well, this year was Evan's first BG Holiday Parade. Since Grammie was in the parade, Pappy G hung out with Evan and his Mommy and Daddy. Evan really liked the bands and just stared and all of the floats. Here is Evan with Pappy G and a picture of the Rainbow float. The float committee did a great job!!! The weather was wonderful today, too!!!

After Evan's Bath

I gave Evan a bath at Aunt Bon and Uncle Charlie's. They laughed at how much Evan likes his bath. He kicks and splashes a lot. When I took him out of the tub, he had one of his bath ducks. Aunt Bon then got all of his ducks for him. This was a real treat for him. As you can see in this photo, Evan really liked the ducks. I just thought this was too silly and had to take a picture.

Evan's Visit

We had Evan and took him over to Fremont to visit his Aunt Bon and Uncle Charlie. They really enjoyed seeing him. We took his play quilt and some of his toys and he wasn't interested in any of Aunt Bon's knick knacks (and she has a lot and some are expensive!!) Evan just played with his toys. What a good boy!!!

At the Apple Orchard

Evan seemed to have a great time at the apple orchard with his family a few weeks ago.

Evan Plays Peek a Boo

When you sing "Where is Evan, Where is Evan?" he covers his face to play peek-a-boo.

Evan at a BGSU Football Game

Here is Evan with his Mommy at a BGSU football game. I love the smile..... you can see some of his teeth.

Evan With His Lion

Evan is doing so well walking with his lion. He pushes it down the hallway, into our bedroom and back down the hallway to the family room. Tuesday night, he did that several times. We were tired just watching him.

Evan and the Trash

Evan is pulling himself to stand at just about anything. He was very interested in our wooden trash container the other night when he was with us. He really wanted to get the wooden knob to get the lid off. I know it won't be long. We remember when Zach and Alisson would throw anything in the trash. When we could not find something, we would say, "Check the trash." It must be something genetic since Evan has the same interest in the trash.

Evan the Falcon Fan

Evan was at our house playing Tuesday evening. How appropriate that he was wearing his A Falcon Fan Since Birth shirt!! The BGSU Falcons were playing Buffalo on ESPN. BGSU won!!!! We had a lot of fun with Evan. He has a little cold now and I had to wipe his nose frequently which he does not like at all. Evan really objects to having his nose wiped. He is all boy with his dirty face which he doesn't like wiped either. We still love him, though!!!

Evan with his New PJs

We got Evan new jammies for Halloween. After Alisson took off his turkey costume, I asked if he could put on his new pajamas. They are size 18 months and fit him perfectly. Evan is just hanging out playing with the family and our good friends Dick and Kathy. We had a little get together after trick-or-treating.

Our Little Turkey

Here we (Grammie and Pappy G)are with our little turkey.

Evan as Our Turkey

Evan was the most adorable little turkey for Halloween this year. He loved wearing his costume and everyone thought he looked so cute when he was trick-or-treating.

Evan Playing

Evan was at our house playing on Saturday morning. He now is putting objects into containers, etc. Here is Evan putting the ball into one of his Baby Einstein toys. This is a new skill. He used to just want to throw the balls.