We had a fantastic trip to Florida a few weeks back. Eric had to work, but Evan, my mom, Aunt Anne, Aunt Sue, cousin Tracy and Max and myself spent a week in St. Pete and a day trip to Orlando and the Disney area. The weather was great, beaches were beautiful and Evan could not have behaved better. He was soooo good. We really had a great time. Highlights included the Florida Aquarium, Downtown Disney, and dinner with the Stolpers. Thanks to my parents for buying such a fantastic condo on the beach! I hope for many family trips in the future to sunny St. Pete.

Every week when Eric drops Evan off at daycare, he asks him to give Judy the weekly check. This morning when Eric gave it to him, Evan asked him what it was. Eric simply replied that it just needed to go to Judy, and Evan said "Is it a big coupon?" I guess I taught him well :) He'll be clipping coupons with me in no time.

Evan's first dental appointment. To be honest, I wasn't even sure if we'd get him in the chair. But he completely surprised me and made me so proud! He did everything Neil asked him to...counted his teeth and even let him clean a few of them. Dr. Busby checked everything out and said his teeth look good. I told Evan a few times during the day how proud I was of him. Then, at dinner, Eric asked Evan to thank me for making dinner and to give me a hug. As he was hugging me, he says "I'm proud of you, Mama." He's growing up so fast :)

Westmorland Halloween Parade

Our favorite neighborhood had their Halloween parade/party yesterday. To say that Evan enjoyed checking out all the costumes would be a huge understatement. He commented (or screamed with joy) on just about every costume. After the parade everyone enjoyed a juggling show, treats, and was able to pick out prize.

Getting ready for Halloween!
(a.k.a. eric loves his phone and all the free apps he finds)

Check out this rad marble “race” my dad made for Evan - it’s practically taller than the little guy! He loves it. It has tons of options and comes with a built-in xylophone at the bottom for the marble to fall down. Thanks Grandpa!

It was Homecoming week for Bucky vs. Minnesota, so needless to say Madison was rockin' this past weekend. Add to that the great weather we've been having and that we love to beat up on the Gophers. Friday night Eric and I both had to to work, so my Mom, Dad, and Aunt Mary took Evan downtown for the Homecoming parade, which gets crazy. At one point some college girls dressed in lingerie passed by and Evan "somewhat" looks them up and down and says "Nice dress!" My parents just about died laughing.

We spent a beautiful Sunday afternoon with Aunt Barb & Unlce Jim at an apple orchard and taking at boat tour of the Wisconsin River. Here are a few pictures of the apple orchard (take special notice of the goat picture - it was taken right after Evan said "Hi goats, I'm Evan" :)

Sunday, on the way home from the Dells, we stopped in Sauk City at a gorgeous lake house for our neighbor's birthday party. Evan was excited and thankful that Hayden was turning 4 and invited us to the party :) The theme was pirates and it was so much fun to watch Evan have so much fun. The kids were led on a treasure hunt around the outside of the house and ended at a "real" treasure chest with a "real" pirate (Hayden's uncle). Evan was all about talking to and chasing the pirate. He also loved the treasure map and kept opening it to check it out and show it to us. We were cracking up.

Evan golfing at Pirate's Cove in the Dells.

Over the long weekend we had a lot of family fun and spent much of the weekend in the Dells. Saturday we went with the Cagle's on a boat tour of the Wisconsin River, had lunch in downtown Wisconsin Dells, and then the boys went mini-golfing.

Apparently, Evan likes the new carpet in his room so much that he just had to take a nap on it :) We've somewhat been struggling with naptime...there are days when he just won't take one. Yesterday I went in to check on him and found this: