pumpkin patch, horse rides, haunted house, carmel apples.

After the Little Gym, we went for lunch and then it was off to the pumpkin patch, only 2 miles from our house. Evan got a little dirty, but found some great pumpkins and even better carmel apples. Nothing better than apples with warm carmel drizzled on top.

the little gym.

Sunday morning The Little Gym had an open house so we met our friends and their kids there. Evan had a blast! I think I'll have to sign him up for regular classes. Here he is chasing bubbles with his friend Bennett. Mackenize and Matthew were there as well; Evan wanted to do everything they were doing. But I drew the line at letting him hang from the uneven bars.

We got lucky again and nice weather landed on the weekend. Evan discovered tennis and the inside of a storage locker. And anytime I had a nice pile of leaves raked, the second I turned my back he was jumping in it and messing it up. But then he would grab the rake and try to help me clean it up. He's becoming such a good little boy!

stuck in a truck.

So one of my friends is trying to win a Ford F-150 as part of a radio contest. The person who stays in the truck the longest wins. They are on day 16. Every 3 hours they get a 10 minute break, and at 6pm they get 1/2 hour. During their breaks they use the restroom and wipe themselves with baby wipes as a "shower". Good luck Tommy, you're crazy!

sunday. kite exhibition.

There was lots of stuff going on around Madison thanks to the beautiful weather. We got lucky again - the park next to our house hosted a kite show, so we headed over after lunch for a little while. Evan enjoyed the kites, but liked running around the park a bit more. Here he is noticing one of the many kites flying high.

saturday. firehouse & emma's house.

The firehouse right down the road had a HUGE open house and we knew Evan would have a good time. We were not wrong. He loved the helicopter that landed and climbing in the fire truck. Later on that night, we went to our friend's house to watch the pitiful Badgers game. It was such a nice night that the kids played outside almost the entire time.

This is Evan's new way of waking around. It' so cute: he holds his hands together behind his back and wiggles his shoulders and butt.

friday. dinner at the hampton's.

Playing on Evan's new favorite toy: the stairs. Cousin Matt mocking Evan's bald head. Nice, Matt, very nice. While you're at it, why not call him short and throw him in a pool.

I just had to post this picture, not because I like the idea of dressing up animals, but because it's so awesome. So awesome.

sə-lĕb'rĭ-tē.

A few D-listers and one of my favorites. Awhile back Extreme Makeover was in Middleton to shoot the beginning segment of an episode that aired last night, and Eric volunteered to move hundreds of desks into Middleton High Schools gym. And last week, at the Badger game, Jared from the Subway commercials made an "appearance" at our tailgate.

But my favorite recent event was a private soundcheck with Ray LaMontagne. I just love his music. I met some listeners at the venue and we got to hear the band check 4 songs. It was great.

It’s been a crazy week. To make a long story short, Evan had a febrile seizure Saturday night and spent 5 hours in the ER. He had been feeling a little warm all day – we took his temperature a couple of times and gave him a couple doses of Tylenol. However, when I was working the Badger tailgate, I called Eric to ask him to come pick me up, and he said that an ambulance was on it’s way and that Evan had just had a seizure. His temperature had very quickly risen to 105*. Ahhhh! So I got a ride to the hospital, where they determined it wasn’t an ear infection and had to take a blood and urine sample. We’re still waiting on the test results, but it most likely was just a virus. I spent 3 days at home with him, but he’s now feeling better, thank goodness! As someone at work put it, hey, at least now you’re not thinking about his hair.

Oh yeah, then Eric came out of the kitchen Wednesday night with part of his tooth in his hand. A broken tooth, great! He’s having it removed as I type.