Another Nice Day

Evan and I went out to meet some of his friends at the North Carolina Museum of Art today. The babies ran around and had a lot of fun. Evan went up and down and up and down the hill so much he was so tired he slept 3 hours this afternoon.

Up the hill...



What are you doing Mom?



Playing on the bench. Cracks are "almost" as good as holes.



Evan and his friends, Tera and Ryan.

Evan on the Greenway and 15 Months Old

We took Evan to the Capital Area Greenway yesterday. We started walking on the portion near the North Carolina Museum of Art. There are several interesting pieces of art on the beginning of the walk and it is gorgeous.

Evan enjoying the Whirligig made by a farmer from Wilson, NC, Vollis Simpson. You can't see it in this picture but the breeze moves all the parts on it. Evan really thought it was neat!





Next stop was "Trail Heads" by Patrick Dougherty. It looks like a big bird's nest and was a lot of fun. Evan wasn't too sure about walking on the new surfaces though so he stood inside and enjoyed it.









Finally, Evan was 15 months old on Friday. He is walking really well now and his first word is Dada. If you come over to say hello he will probably call you Dada! When I tell evan "No" now he says "DA!" and pops himself in the belly or cheek. Strange child.

Spring is on Its Way

We have been enjoying the great weather this week. It was 80 degrees on Thursday, but it finally cooled down this weekend. The good news is warm weather is back on the way next week.

Now that Evan can walk it is really nice to get out and let him run around and get his energy out and explore the world. Yesterday Evan turned 15 Months old but I forgot to take the usual pictures with Bear and the palm pilot. I will take those later today once Evan is dressed.

The downside of Spring coming is that Evan is waking at the crack of dawn, and that keeps getting earlier and earlier.

Here is Evan at the playground. We were there with my playgroup. Notice he made a beeline to the holes in the playset, Mr. Pokey Finger strikes again.



Evan opens doors and drawers and often "stores" his toys away in them.



This is after it cooled down. We let Evan walk out to the car with us now and he was very interested in the bushes outside our apartment.



Every night before bed we read books to Evan. I pays very good attention to the books and it is a really nice part of our routine. Evan sits through 3-4 books an evening. He definately has his favorites. Here James is reading him "But Not the Hippopotamus" by Sandra Boynton.