Spaghetti Factory

Evan, Andria, Mom, and I all went downtown and ate at the spaghetti factory yesterday.  It was fun.  We were early birds and got there a little after 4.  We sat in view of the caboose which Evan thought was awesome.  He ate his salad, bread, and macaroni and cheese.  He wasn't too impressed with his ice cream, but I think he may have been full.  He was a good boy walking on the sidewalks, but when we walked through the mall, he would let his body fall while Mom and I were holding his hands.  He looked like one of those protesters you see in old 60's news reels that was getting arrested.  The train caboose was cool, but we have a sneaking suspicion that Evan's favorite part of the whole adventure was the escalator rides.  We tried.  :-)

Well...

...so far I haven't gottent the stress-free week I was hoping for.  I did get to keep my job last week - that's a plus (that was the stress - how deep the budget [teacher] cuts were going to get).  This week, however, has been a tad stressful as well.  Evan woke up with hives in the middle of the night last night, and it was after one crazy day.  We overslept until about the time we usually leave the house because I didn't hear my alarm and Mike forgot to set his.  We managed to get to work on time, but we had a busy afternoon.  Mike and I combined our sleep last night to get a whopping 9 hours (and that's being generous).  I didn't take any pictures of the hives - I'm not that crazy - but it was so sad to see them on Evan (again).  His Ti kept him for the day, and then they cleared up.  Yay!  Here's to hoping the rest of the week sails on out....

This Week

Here are a few pictures of Evan this week.  In the tubby, with Papa at Ft. Wayne's Famous Coney Island, and at the ballpark on our way out.  Evan had to sit on every set of bleachers we passed (4).  It was a long, busy, and stressful week (for me) - but Evan had a blast!  :-)

The Whistle

Evan has received 3 whistles (those recorder flutes) in the past 9 months.  He got one for his birthday.  He got to play it that day and maybe 1 more until we hid it. He got one for Christmas.  We hid it before he even noticed it at Christmastime.  He ended up seeing it and he got to play with is for a day or two.  Recently, my mom gave him one.  When I told her of the fate of the previous 2, she said she'd keep it at her house.  Here is a picture of Evan Connors this morning - at Mom and Dad's - at 7:07 a.m. (after he'd been up for an hour and a half) - tooting the whistle.  Mom was still in bed.  I had to take a picture because it was the funniest thing that happened all day.  :-)

Easter Sunday

Evan got some great treats from the Easter Bunny today.  Unfortunately, we went to the 10:30 mass instead of the 8:00 mass, so that threw him (and his tummy) off.  It wasn't our best behaved mass, but we were there.  :-)  At the end of the day, I let Evan play with his water table.  It ended up being his bath for the night.  Warm water and soap on a non-tubby night, good enough for me.

Coloring Easter Eggs

Evan was very excited and enthralled by coloring eggs and making a mess WITH Mommy and Ti in the house.  Evan and Ti are picking out stickers and wearing them on their noses.  The only problem with this was that he picked up the eggs like they were baseballs.  He was ready to throw at any moment.  I tried to post a video, but it was a no-go.  I can't even find the option anymore....oh well.  :-)

"Chawkwut Bunny"

The first time I gave Evan a chocolate bunny (about 2 weeks ago), he wanted to hold it and play with it.  That didn't go well.  Mom and Dad gave him one in his little Easter basket when they saw him this week.  It went much better this time.  He finally understood that they're pretty righteous to eat.