Summer Fun!

This summer has proven to truly be fun in more ways than we can count. Evan is learning more and more all the time, and we feel like we are starting to get a true glimpse of our little guy's personality. Each day he surprises us with something new he has picked up. Amazing how those little brains work!

He is signing a few things (more, eat, milk and sometimes please) and a time or two he has even combined all of them to try to get his point across. Evan has always been pretty chatty, but recently his "robot" language has started to have a few recognizable words in there. The ones we've heard: bye bye, ball, Mama, Dada, thank you, PawPaw, nite nite.

These are some photos of some of the fun times we have been having this summer.

I finally like wearing sunglasses. I think I look really cool!

Multipurpose swimming pool = Ball pit

Only way to spend a July afternoon in Houston!

Not happy the train ride came to an end. :(

Evan on His Own Two Feet!

This weekend Evan decided he was going to try his way at walking. We started practicing barely holding onto him yesterday and he seemed stable enough to let go. He was walking in between me and David and is making great progress.

We are so excited and he is so proud of himself as well. Take a look.

Tar Balls and Toddlers

So, we went to Dauphin Island for the 4th this year for our annual vacation with David's dad and stepmom. We always have such a wonderful time on these trips and this one was no different.

We had small incident to start the trip. Evan fell and busted his lip. It seemed a lot worse at first, but he got past it and it didnt' affect his fun for the weekend. The oil did put a little damper on our "beach" time, but the house we stayed at had a great pool and we had so much fun swimming and relaxing. Evan got to spend so much time with Nini and Poppy and Aunt Claire and Uncle Christian. It was so nice to catch up with everyone and just spend the three days enjoying one another.

This trip also meant that we got to see Monty, Erin, Nathan and Wesley who we haven't seen since Christmas (way too long by the way). Nathan is growing up so much and is such a joy. Wesley is running around everywhere and is definitely not the baby he was at Christmas. He and Evan have so many fun times ahead of them. We just need to get Evan walking so he can keep up. ;) I wish these guys lived closer; a few times a year is not often enough to see their sweet faces.

I hope you guys enjoy our photos from the trip! For those of you who want to see the tar balls, I included a picture of those as well.