Dad had a birthday.

For Mike's birthday, Evan decided that he needed a firetruck cake.  We baked it, but Dad's favorite flavor is German Chocolate with Coconut/Pecan icing.  It doesn't really resemble a firetruck, but Evan was very proud of what we baked and decorated for him.  Evan also got him an ESPN baseball t-shirt.  Mike's birthday was a success!  :)

Shaving Cream Art

Evan played with shaving cream while I made dinner the other day.  It sure did smell spicy in our kitchen afterward.  He had a ton of fun though - not bad for $1 can of shaving cream....

Bossy

We've told Evan he has two years to be bossy with the baby.  We figure by the age of 2 the baby will catch on that Evan's been scamming him....

Evan likes to be in charge and tell people what to do.  Last week we were at a restaurant and there was a little girl hanging out near our table.  When we walked up to our table to sit down, he said, "Hey little girl, why don't you go find your mom."  Oh Lord.

The picture I've posted is of Evan's trains.  If you notice the small 3 car train in the front of the picture, you'll see my train.  Every time we play, that's the train I get stuck with.  If I grab another car, I get redirected back to my train.  (I don't play trains very often.) 

Bossy, bossy, bossy....

Baby Chain

We made a baby chain at the end of March.  It is a countdown of how many days are left until our baby comes.  Evan has been good about taking off one paper each day...it's getting shorter and shorter!  Yay!

Spoiled

So being as pregnant as I am and as miserable as I am (I actually looked at the What to Expect When You're Expecting book today and was able to say yes to almost every 8th month "symptom"), Evan has been a great boy.  Mike had baseball today, so it was just the two of us.  We watched A LOT of TV (mother of the year right here) and played computer and board games.  Because I didn't want to cook, I took him to KFC because I knew they had macaroni and cheese.  We also ran to Target for a couple of things.  I broke down and sprung for the Buzz Lightyear blaster.  He's been eyeing it since last summer, and he's been such a champ with me lately.  ("Mom, once the baby comes, you'll feel much better."  "Mom, once the baby is here, you can run and jump and play with me again."  "Mom, what's wrong?  Do you need me?"  "Mom, here, let me help you up from the chair.")  He's a sweetheart in the making. 

Here are some pictures of Evan in our laundry-ridden (but it is clean at least), toy-covered family room. (Can you tell I have no energy?)  Notice the ice cream in the middle of the room as well - I spoiled him today.

P.S. - I've actually been training him for his future wife.  I'll say, "Evan, what do the ladies like?"  and he'll reply, "Ladies like bracelets."  Good boy.  Jewelry always fits.  :)

Crib Assembly

Mike and Evan made it thier project to put the baby's crib together last night.  (I helped too - I held stuff upright.)  Mike and I were pretty impressed with Evan's one-handed use of the Alan (sp?) wrench. 

Can we paint?

We took Evan to an older sibling class a few weeks ago since our baby's coming soon.  As soon as we got there, he wanted to paint.  To him, school or class means you get to paint.  Any time he's gone with Mike or me to work, he's gotten to do some sweet drawing on chalkboards or whiteboards.  Mike made Evan a promise that they'd paint together this week.  Here they are in their paint clothes, and Evan went to town.  He used all of Mike's leftover cornhole board paints.  You'll see Butler blue, Hoosier crimson, and Notre Dame gold in the pictures.  :)