1 year well check

Evan had his 1 year check with the pediatrician yesterday and all is well.  He is 22 pounds on the dot, supposedly, {35 %ile}, is 30 1/2 inches long {55 %ile}, and his head circumference is 49cm {97 %ile}.  Apparently, I have kids with big heads.

In the Doctor's words, "He has an army of teeth moving in!"  He got three shots and after all three he wasn't too happy!  But he looks happy and healthy and right on track! 


We switched him over to his big boy car seat and so far so good!  And he is wearing a diaper in that picture...I just realized it doesn't appear that way!!


{I could be a little off on his percentiles for height and weight, but I know his head is right. How could I forget 97%?  I forgot to write them down right away and these days if I don't write them down they go off to Lala Land.  Who's with me on that one??}

Santa Barbara Zoo

We decided to take a little trip to the Santa Barbara zoo on Sunday.  We thought it would be fun for the kids, but cool enough to be outside for an extended period of time.  Brynn, of course, loved it!  She wanted to walk everywhere and see all the 'amimals'!

Brynn telling Daddy all about the lions!

Checkin' out the giraffes

Smiles!

Cool chick!

Evan and Daddy looking at the gorillas

Aww!

We all had a good time and it was nice to get out of the valley for a bit!  Brynn already wants to go back..."We go zoo amarrow!"  :)

Take me out to the ballgame...

The invite

Evan's first birthday was baseball themed and I think it all came together pretty well.  We dined on burgers, hot dogs, nachos, fries, watermelon, red vines, peanuts and cracker jacks.

The goody table

Favors

Everyone autographed the birthday bat

12 months of growth

Mommy and Evan

Daddy and the birthday boy!

He loved playing with the balloons!

{Evan and Nana}

Brynnee playing with the balloons!

{Not the best picture, but one of the only ones I got of her.}

This was his balloon face and the front of his shirt!

Back of his shirt

Brynn and Mason

Cake time!  He was a little hesitant at first.

I love his face in this one!  

Almost like he is saying..."You are seriously gonna let her eat my cake, Mom?"

He did pretty well with the cake.  It was all over his arms and face!

Thought this was a cute one of my boys!

It was a pretty good day and we are so thankful for our family that was able to make it out to celebrate our big boy!  It still hasn't sunk in that he is one even though his party has come and gone!

Happy 1st Birthday to my lil man!

How is it even possible that Evan is one already??  It feels like he went from a squishy little newborn to an adorable little toddler overnight! {Is that just me?  Or does it feel that way for everyone else too??}

He is learning new stuff every day and is *this* close to walking...just has to figure out the balance thing a little better!  He has taken a handful of steps at a time and is so happy with himself when he does.  It's so cute to watch him figure stuff out!  He loves to hold on to your fingers and walk around and gets quite upset when you stop.  He is always on the go...even if you're holding him he is trying to lunge down so he can get moving!

He is quite the destructive little boy!  I'm pretty sure he throws things with the intention of trying to break them.  He loves to make a mess with his food and I 'm guessing he thinks Rocky is hungry because he pushes quite a bit of it off his tray.  The kid loves to eat though, shovels in food like it is going out of style!  We have added in whole milk and he didn't even seem to notice.  He is definitely more of a go with the flow kid!

Not sure exactly how much he weighs but things have slowed down a bit since he has become more mobile.  I'd guess he is somewhere in the 22 pounds range.  We have his one year check next week so we will find out for sure then.


Happy Birthday little booger!  We love you soooo much and can't wait to see you change and grow over the next year!  I still can't believe you're one already!

Evan's first haircut

I have been putting off getting Evan's hair cut, not really sure why.  I suppose because it seems like such a big milestone and it would make him look older when he still seems like my little baby.  But his hair has gotten a little long and unruly and we couldn't put it off any longer.  His hair was always in his eyes...not a good look.

 Before

{See what I mean about unruly?}

 First cut

 Driving the car

 Checkin' himself out in the mirror

After

 "Um...seriously guys?  What happened to all my hair?"

He was so good during the haircut!  I was prepared for crying or fussing but he was really into driving the little car, looking at himself and watching Brynn.  He does look older to me now though...I guess it was going to happen sooner or later!  Big guy is growing up!!

{And if you're keeping track, Evan had his first haircut before Brynn has had her first.  I think she is due for a trim pretty soon though!  We just don't want to see those curls disappear.  I'm sure she will be the difficult one in the seat!!}

Swim lessons

I'll use the term 'lesson' loosely because it was more like getting her to follow simple instructions in the water.  Either way Brynn had a great time!  But what's not to love about swimming with Daddy and learning new things from Miss Emily?  Although, I'm pretty sure she just liked being in the pool.

 Kick, kick, kick!

Pool time for Evan

Over the fourth of July weekend Evan got in the pool for the first time!  Pretty sure he enjoyed splashing around in the cool water with Daddy and Brynn.  And it must have been hard work cause he fell asleep on the short walk home.

Playing with Daddy

Flying

{Check out the curly ponytail on Brynn! :) }

Movie Mantinee

Brynn saw the Cars 2 poster around town and previews on TV and was so excited!  "Mommy, me see Cars?"  I decided that it might be a great motivator for potty training.  We started telling her she could see the movie with Mommy and Daddy when she went pee pee and poo poo on the potty.  Every time she would go potty, "Me see Cars!"

Last Saturday was the BIG day!  She had been doing really well with the whole potty thing and was super excited about the movie.  Maw Maw came over to watch Evan while we hit up our local theater for a matinee showing.

Walking up with Lightning McQueen

About to head in

Focused!

She made it through a good chunk of the movie before she thought the stairs looked like a jungle gym.  We did have snacks and treats that kept her occupied for a little while longer, but before long she was sitting on the stairs.  I think she did pretty well for her first movie in the theater.

Overall, I think she had a good time because she keeps saying she wants to see Cars "amarrow!"  Try explaining to a two year old that she already saw it...she just keeps saying "Oh, me see Cars amarrow!"

And on the potty front, she is doing really well!  I really don't have to remind her to go anymore unless we are leaving the house or before bed.  At bedtime she is wearing undies and staying dry basically every night!  Yay for being a big girl!  {Now, I know there will still be accidents but I think she has a pretty good handle on it!}

Happy Birthday, America!

Our 4th of July was pretty low key this year...hanging out at home and then a barbecue with friends and family.  Add in a little kiddie pool action and some sparklers and we called it a night. 

 Cheese!

 We tried to get Evan involved, but taking a picture of 3 little ones is tough stuff.

 And then they all went crawling off!  

{Because Evan was doing it and apparently it looked like fun!}

 Brynn with her first sparkler!

Scott, Brynn and I did watch the fireworks show out of Brynn's bedroom window.  She loved it!  Lots of oohs, aahs, wows, and So prettys!  She is already asking about watching more fireworks again...unfortunately she doesn't really grasp 'next year' yet.

We hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and enjoyed some fireworks too!