Look! Up In the Sky......!!!

Guess where we went today?



Wings Over Wayne a local annual air show held at Seymour Johnson AFB.



We decided to make the trek out east a bit to let Evan see what REAL airplanes look like up close instead of the distant passenger jets we point out in the sky to him on walks. The best part were The Thunderbirds! We also wanted to show him the various fighters what his Grandad (my Dad) flew for so many years.

I don't know how many times James asked me to "Take a picture of me and Evan in front of this F-such and such plane.



Evan was pretty astounded by the noise of the planes and he quickly adapted to the sound by running to my lap every time we said "Here they come Evan!" Here is a rare picture of me in all my pregnant glory.



Evan also spent a lot of time on James for a good view.





Whoa, that was loud.





Whoa.





Whoa.





Whoa.



So cool!



It was a long day but worth the trip. Evan had fun and now "Airplane!" has a whole new meaning.

Another bit of good news is that we will be staying in Raleigh. James was looking for another job and we thought we may have to move, but it turns out we don't which is pretty exciting.

Evan is 22 Months Old!

Evan is only 2 months away from being a 2 YEAR OLD!!! He definately has some attitude as well. I remember when he was a sweet, fat, bald baby and we used to ponder that there was NO WAY we could imagine him with attitude! And here we are today wondering how he could be any other way?

Actually, Evan is very mellow compared to a lot of toddlers. He has his moments but overall he is very pleasant, smiley and fun.



Here he is looking especially cute; laying on the couch watching tv with Daddy.



Very intent on what he is watching.

100 Posts!!!!

This is the 100th post on Evan's blog! Wow that is a lot of Evan updates! We have had a lot going on lately and I will fill you in on it hopefully very soon.

Anyway, yesterday was Evan's friend Penelope's 2nd birthday party at a fun local place called Pullen Park. It is a lot of fun with a very very old fashioned carousel and a fun train! Lately the train is out of commission due to some joy stealing vandals.

Evan's favorite part of going anywhere isn't really the destinations but exploring. He could spend hours walking around a park just looking at everything.

Here we go ready to party!



The first carousel ride of the day. James didn't know the flash was off so all the pictures came out blurry, but I liked the look on Evan's face in this one despite the blur. Evan kept trying to push my hands off so he could ride alone! But he is not quite ready for that!



Time to go back to get something to eat and watch Penelope blow out her candle!



Another highlight for Evan, playing with a cup of ice and sticking the straw in and out, in and out.



Evan spent a good amount of time enjoying the geometric pattern of these paving stones. It was hard to tear him away!



Again on the carousel, fighting Daddy to ride by himself. You can see the mood progression as the carousel started spinning, despite Evan's confinement.