I had a very nice Mother's Day. We went to Aunt Barb & Unlce Jim's for a lovely brunch where Evan had a blast playing Bocce ball. We were grateful for the weather, which was a huge improvement on Saturdays cold, windy gray day. I am so very lucky to be Evan's mom!

Uncle Brady, look! Evan LOVES the baggo game you made for us!

Yesterday Evan and I went to watch my cousin Laura perform in her church play. Well, Evan watched about 3 minutes of it and then wanted to play in the nursery. Oh well. The little kids were too cute!

Getting ready to squat 85 pounds. What a show-off.

This past weekend we continued with the current theme for the blog: sports. The Badger football team had their spring practice and before there was a kids fest with players from all sports (pictured are John Clay and Keaton Nankevil) and tons of activities for the kids.

Wednesday we headed to Milwaukee to watch the Brewers face the Rockies. It was a close game, although we only saw about 2 innings. Evan wanted to mostly hang out in the kiddie area and go down the slide about 20 times. He also was having trouble grasping that Bernie the Brewer only went down his slide if there was a home run :) We're looking forward to going back in the summer with friends and tailgating, in true Wisconsin style!

Eric had a few days off from work this week and took the opportunity to head to La Crosse to visit his family. He's going to be busy the next few months with lifeguarding classes, so it was nice for him and Evan to get back home for a quick visit.

We had a nice, quiet Easter. Most of our relatives were out of town for spring break, so we went to church and then to my parents for dinner. Evan had so much fun with the easter egg hunt at grandma and grandpa's house we had to do it twice :)

The day before Easter we went to Michael's craft store to make an Easter egg basket. In the car, however, it became a hat.

Making a butterfly house @ Home Depot. Evan managed to only hit Eric's fingers a few times with the hammer...

We love swimming at the pool before it opens. Eric blasts the music and we get wild and crazy! Sunday I took Evan for a ride around the pool. He loved it when the boat "accidently" smashed into me.

Our neighborhood had it's Easter Egg Hunt over the weekend and it was nice to get outside, watch Evan have fun with the kids, and chat with neighbors. Evan was SO EXCITED to see the Easter Bunny. He was the first one leading the parade :) And this year, more than last, he was all about getting as many eggs as possible. We took this opportunity to stress the importance of sharing, which hopefully he'll grasp sooner than later!

This morning Evan was a little grumpy. Eric went in to wake him up, and Evan wanted his mommy...I'll admit, that made me a little happy. So when Eric told him I was at work, he laid back down and put his head under the pillow :)

Wheeeeee!

Evan is very excited about March Madness. Apparently he knows something we don't, as he is picking Wisconsin to win it all. We can hope, right?

This isn’t the best video, but every time Evan would get on a roll of picking teams, he’d notice I was taping him. To put it nicely, he’s not a fan of being videotaped!

We love this weather! Here are a few videos of Evan playing baseball with Grandpa.

About a month ago we randomly decided to remodel the guest bathroom. While I'm glad we did it and love the outcome, I did not enjoy the process of taking off the wallpaper. What a nightmare. Lucky for me, I have a patient husband & mother who did most of that :) Thank you! At some point we plan to get a new faucet, but for the most part we're all done. Here are a few pics from my cell phone.

A few quick notes on some recent happenings:

Evan likes to watch me play games on my phone. One day he was sitting next to me and I got a new high score and was excited about it. So he looks at me with a grin and says "Nice job, Momma!" I'd never heard him say that before and got quite the kick out of it.

Apparently during their morning commute to daycare, Evan always takes his hat off in the car. Then, when they get to Judy's house, Evan insists on putting it back on as he and Eric walk up to the front door. He pulls it down over his eyes so that when Judy opens the door she says "Oh my, where is Evan?" which he finds hilarious. This has been happening for weeks - Eric is lucky he finally told me :) This is what the blog is for!

A few nights ago we went to a local ice rink to watch some hockey. Evan was a little more interested in the game he could control, but that's to be expected.

It was a fun weekend of music and family time. Friday afternoon one of my favorite bands, Gomez played in Studio M. LOVE THEM. Saturday I got really lucky and was able to chauffeur G. Love around town and to his performance in Studio M.

Sunday evening we all gathered at Aunt Joni and Uncle Steve's house for dinner and non-stop running for Jackson and Evan.

Gearing up for spring training...

Last night Evan and I were sitting on the couch watching a little TV and Eric was in the office working on pool stuff. Eric sneezes and Evan, without missing a beat, yells "Bless You!" and continues to watch TV as if nothing had happened. As long as he's polite, he can yell as much as he wants.

This past weekend we went to La Crosse to visit Eric's family. Do you think Evan had fun with his cousins? I'm not sure...