Evan Tonight

Well, Evan scored well with Pappy tonight. When Pappy came home from work, I said, "Can you say Pappy?" He very clearly said, "Pappy." Gerry was so happy to hear that. When Alisson and Terence picked up the kiddos, I said, "Evan, say Pappy." He said, "Duh Pappy" for "the Pappy." Then Alisson said, "Say, Duh, Gammie." Nothing. I am willing to hear Grammie or Gammie. Oh, well, I know he loves me and that is what matters. I will shout from the rooftop when Evan calls me something.

A New Old Toy

Since Evan was feeling better today, I thought I could introduce him to an "antique" toy. He is playing with the Fisher Price airplane that was Evan's Uncle Zach's. Evan's new word today was "airplane" said as "airpane." He was very interested in the airplane and played with it for at least 5 minutes.

Fun with Evan

Since today is a snow day for me, I called Alisson and asked if she would like me to watch Evan today. Does a mom ever say "No" when a grandma offers to watch her children???? I had a lot of fun with him today. Here is Evan watching PBS Sprout with The Berenstain Bears show. Today was the first time that Evan really played with the toy corn popper. He walked all over the house with it... either pushing it or pulling it along. It was great for me. As long as I heard the popper, I knew Evan was on the move and not getting into anything (which he usually never does, but, you never know). When the toy stopped, I would go check on Evan. It is sort of a baby monitor :). I, also, opened the sliding glass door and let Evan put his hands in the snow for a sensory experience. He felt around in the snow and said "Cold." I let him bring some snow in. When it melted, he kept looking at his hands as if he was wondering where the snow went. Too cute!!! When Alisson picked Evan up, she said to Evan, "You better keep being cute so Grammie will want to watch you." It is really easy to watch him now that he can tell me what he wants most of the time. I understand his language... for example... "wogger" is water. I remember Zach and Alisson both said "Gup" for milk and we always had to tell a babysitter what "gup" was.

Think Spring

Can you tell I am tired of snow? Today is another snow day and no school. I am thinking spring!!!!! Here is a picture of the Easter outfit that we bought for Evan. When we saw it, we(or rather I) just could not resist buying it. I would like to get him a pair of shorts so Evan could, also, wear it as a summer outfit. I think he will look so cute in it.

Evan's Cold

Evan was over today. Poor little guy..... He has a cold with a runny nose and cough but no fever anymore. Usually when he first comes in to our house, he just walks all around and looks at everything and then starts to play. Today, he wasn't interested in his toys. He said, "Rock." Bless his heart.... he only wanted to be held and rocked. Evan did eat well and asked for more "bana" (banana). When Pappy came home, Evan said, "Book" to Pappy. So they sat in Pappy's rocking chair and read a book. When his Mommy picked him up, Evan was cuddled in my arms in the rocking chair. I pray that he is better soon. It tears at my heart to see him not feeling perky.

Just a Cute Picture

I am so glad I had my camera ready. I was wanting to get a cute picture of Evan in his new outfit from us. Well, I got this adorable picture of Evan. He spontaneously kissed the bear in his rocking chair. It is just too precious. We love him sooooooooooooo much!!!!

Evan's New Outfit

Last weekend we were at Kohl's shopping. We saw this cute outfit for Evan and it was very, very reasonably priced ( or cheap!!) Actually, Pappy found it first for his good buddy. Even though it was an 18 mos. outfit, we just had to get it for Evan because it was cute and cheap. It is a one-piece with a hood and it has a dog ont he front with Gr-rrrrr!! We gave it to him for Valentine's Day. His Mommy is so good in having him wear clothes to our house so we can see Evan in them. Here are just two candid shots to see his cute outfit. I now go directly to the kids section when I go shopping and then I look for myself. Being a grandma will do that to you.

Evan's New Toys

Evan got some new toys for Valentine's Day. Aunt Bon and Uncle Charlie got him the Lil Snoopy pull doggy. Evan got the Farm See n Say from Pappy and Grammie. When the toy sings Old McDonald Had a Farm E-I-E-I-O, Evan says, E-I-E-I. He is such a sweetie!!

Evan with Grammie

I am so thankful that Evan still likes to have me sing the "Deer song" to him on the computer. All I have to ask is, "Evan, do you want to do the deer?" He says, "Deer." I just love this time with him. It is a very special time for me with Evan. I hope he always remembers this. His Daddy calls it Evan's praise and worship time :)
This photo was taken right after Evan's bath... see the wet hair??

Evan Eating

Evan will eat almost anything if he can feed himself. As you can see, he likes macaroni and cheese :). He doesn't like peas so he picked out just the carrots and left the peas. We say he is just like his Pappy G. I introduced Evan to using a spoon---- it was Uncle Zach's engraved spoon. Evan was more interested in tapping it rather than eating with it. Oh well, Evan will get the hang of it sooner or later.

Evan with Pappy

Evan looks forward to Pappy coming home from work. Once Pappy is home, Grammie takes a backseat. Here is Evan sitting with Pappy. He is giving Pappy a High Five and clapping with him. Evan is a very happy little boy.

Evan Playing

Here is Evan playing with toy that his Mommy and Uncle Zach had on their crib when they were babies. Evan is very interested in it. It is so cute to see our grandchild play with a toy that our children played with.

Saturday Evening

We were happy to have Evan with us for a few hours on Saturday evening. Evan loved Pappy's grilled cheese sandwich and he loved his banana. He ate almost a whole grilled cheese sandwich and a whole banana. Oh, he drank a cup of chocolate milk,too. His Mommy Alisson told me that Evan's latest new food is ice cream. We gave him just a little of vanilla ice cream. Evan said, Mmmmmmmmmm. I called Aunt Bonnie to talk to Evan. Evan walked around saying Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi. I asked him to say Bonnie and he did!!! No Grammie yet. Evan says his dog's name Jackie!!! He now calls the bear in his rocking chair "a big bear." I introduced him to "a big brown bear". Maybe that will be next. I asked him if he wanted to read a book or have his bottle. He said, "Book." Too be sure that is what he wanted, I started to give him his night time bottle. Evan turned his head away and said, "Book." So, I got a book to read to him. I am so thankful that he likes to have books read to him. I love that time with him. He is a little boy now.... so grown up.... too fast and he is only 14 months old.

Today With Evan

Evan visited with us today. I got my time with him for 2 hours before Pappy got home from work. Once Pappy is home, Evan just wants to wrestle and play with his grandpa. Today, he ate left over spaghetti, garlic bread, a whole banana and chocolate milk. I gave him a bath right after his dinner. He had spaghetti all over him. Evan liked it though. Evan is just talking so much. His latest is Tank you for thank you. Evan says "outside", "cookie", "cracker", "mirror", "pretty", "book", "I did", "all done", "a baby", "a bear", "rock", "bath', "eat" and "a ball" to just name a few. He now talks in sentences that are mostly his own language. If I listen carefully, I sometimes can catch a word that I understand. Oh, he also repeats "Big boy." He must think he is a big boy because he will call children 3 or 4 years old "a baby." Evan loves any kind of a ball. We are thankful for the time that we have with our precious grandson.

Busy Evan playing

Evan With His New Toy

Evan saw his corn popper toy for the first time this week. At first he was not sure what it was or what to do with it. Evan soon started pushing it around. This photo was taking in action as Evan was pushing the popper towards me.

Evan Can Climb

Evan's latest skill is climbing up into his rocking chair. He sits down and says "Rock." There is usually a bear in his rocking chair and Evan throws it on the carpet before climbing into the rocking chair. When seated, he said, "Bear down." When asked, "Do you want the bear?", Evan answered, "A bear." He is so proud of himself by climbing into his chair.

Fun Time With Evan

We had Evan with us today for a few hours while his family went to see Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. Evan was so much fun. He talks so much and understands a lot. He ate his lunch and played with his Pappy and Grammie. We introduced him to chocolate milk today. He really liked it and drank it right out of a regular cup. He said, "Milk" after drinking the first small cup. I read to him Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree. When the crocodile Snaps, I clapped my hands. By the end of the story, Evan was clapping for the snap, too. His Mommy said, "Evan has a little cold. He may want to just sit and cuddle." He was on the go from 11:45 to 1:30. Here is a picture of Evan getting tired. We kept him awake so he would nap for his Mommy and Daddy. I thought this was a sweet picture of Evan and Pappy.

New Toy

We saw a popper push toy at Meijer like our kids had before Christmas. We could not find it after Christmas at Meijer or Walmart. Gerry decided it would be easier to buy a new one for Evan rather than search all over the attic for the old one. Well, today, Evan's Pappy came home with a new popper. He got it at Toys R Us. I said, " You always say Evan has Grammie wrapped around his little finger. I think his Pappy is, too." Gerry said, "Yes." How cute!! The one Zach and Alisson had was wooden. Evan's is made all of plastic. Evan will get to see it on Tuesday (if not sooner... I wish :).

Evan Dancing

Evan not only clapped to the music, he, also, danced while sitting. It was too cute. He bounced up and down on his bottom. He is becoming such a little man. Tonight, he did not like the turkey rice and vegetables meal that his Mommy brought over. He took one bite and said "All done." (I know that is my fault. I taught him sign language for all done a few months ago." Evan, also, turned his head away. When I tried one more time. he even pushed my hand away. Evan said, "Cracker." So, I gave him some Ritz crackers and cheese. When I gave him some cheese, Evan said, "Mmm-Mmmmm". Evan spends most of his time walking from our kitchen, to the family room, down the hallway to our bedroom and back to the kitchen. He sometimes detours to the living room. He doesn't get into anything, he just walks, walks, walks. Evan does like to see the Thomas Kincaid night light in our bedroom. He looks at it and says "Pretty." Evan's favorite words are "a bear" and "a dog-ruff ruff." He is so funny. We are enjoying him soooooo much.