Evan is THREE! He was really excited for his party and we got lucky with great weather and the company of wonderful family and friends. We set up a few tents and all our outdoor games for the kids to play with. Huge thanks to my mom for all the help with the set-up and Aunt Kate for making the Toy Story cake & cupcakes.

I can't believe my little boy is 3! He is such a good little guy, and hopefully it continues as we learn more and more about his "blossoming" personality :)

A hot Sunday afternoon at Miller Park - the kids played baseball during tailgating and we headed into the stadium a little before the first pitch. Evan didn't last that long, considering the heat and it was naptime. But we had fun and will continue the Zimmerman/Cagle/Breidel tradition next year.

3 new Evanism's:

1: At Culvers yesterday, Evan asked me what a picture was. I replied, "It's a sundae." His response: "No, ma, it's Friday." I have no idea how he knew what day it was. We were pretty impressed.

2. Also yesterday, at the zoo, Evan saw a lady dressed in mostly black wearing an "interesting" black hat. "Look, a pirate!" It was our first embarrassing moment at something he said (although I don't think she heard him).

3. He has a few new toys that he loves. One is a car that has a button which releases wings. He asked me to watch and listen as he pushed the button. So I said, "Oh, cool!" And he said, "No, it's not cool. It's SUPER cool!"

Last week we attended a picnic and Mallard's game with the Cagle's. Evan had a blast and I'm guessing his body temp was a "little warm" - he and Bennett did LOTS of running and it was a hot night.

A few videos of Evan running the track at Dick's Sports and playing with the slip-n-slide in the backyard. I think I like the video recorder on the iphone :)

Wednesday night was our first concert on the square of the season. We grabbed pizza and popcorn (fancy, I know), and met Kate, Barb, Jim & Marcia downtown. Evan mostly stuffed his face with popcorn :)

Washington D.C. I still can't believe how much stuff we saw/did in 4 days total for both cities.

Eric and I had a great trip to New York City and Washington D.C. I finally was able to go on a helicopter :) HUGE thanks to my parents for watching Evan. They said he did really well - I wasn't too worried about leaving him, I knew he'd have a great time at Grandma and Grandpa's. But we did miss him. It was nice to come home to a happy kid. Here are the top NY pics; DC pics in the next post.

We had a super fun holiday weekend. Eric and I were at Alpine Valley for a double header of DMB concerts, so a big thank you to my parents for watching Evan. The 4th was awesome...the parade, Westmoreland Festival, and a massive water fight at the Ripple's. I love the 4th!