this was the first thanksgiving where evan has "helped" us.  we had a bunch of food as usual...

smoked turkey
scotch brown sugar and orange glazed ham
spoon bread
stuffing
pecan pie

Music Man

evan loves to sing, dance, and play instruments.  i really hope he does not turn out like the bieber.  this has been his song for a while but he loves to dance and sing to houdini by foster the people.  sometimes...if he is sleeping too long for his nap, i will play houdini and he will wake up with a big smile on his face.  if we try to wake him up any other way, he is crabby and not pleasant to be around.  his other favorite artists and songs in no particular order...

the head and the heart - lost in my mind
bob schneider -  honeypot
snow patrol - called out in the dark

Summer Daze

evan's world

it's been so cool to see evan grow into the little boy he is now...

here's what he has been up to:
1. drawing... he does it 3-4 times a day with pens usually and sometimes with crayons and markers... he is currently ambidextrous... he prefers to write on things he is not supposed to write on even though he know we write on paper (that little monkey)... he also asks to "switch" pens and he puts the cap back on everything (even markers after he uses one... ocd anyone??)

2. dancing... he's learned the robot and now is doing variations of it... today, i found him dancing with his knees bent twisting his body quite vigorously... where does he come up with these?

3. helping... he LOVES to help... he helps make pancakes in the morning, he helps sweep the floor, he helps put wet laundry into the dryer, he helps clean up, he helps carry folded laundry into his bedroom... if you want him to do anything for you phrase it as "helping"

4. trucks/cars/helicopters/airplanes... lolo helped him buy a bunch of automobiles and he plays with them CONSTANTLY

5. hiding... he likes to hide... he likes to make us hide... then he hides his stuff in what he calls "house" or any space covered by what looks like a roof

6. being silly ... he makes ridiculous faces and then laugh at himself for doing it

7. flirting... he especially likes blondes... sorry if you are not

8. singing

Bye Bye Bye

e and i went to einstein bagels the other day before school for a quick father son breakfast. as he was eating his bagel nsync's bye bye bye was playing in the background...here is the result.



so in the last post we told you that e learned to do the robot...well he put a variation on that after dinner tonight.

Dance Dance Revolution

we had some indie dance music on one night and evan started to dance. so we joined him. k thought it would be funny if we taught him how to do the robot. here are the results...

Top Chef

e has always loved to cook. here he is cooking alongside mama. pay close attention to the spices he puts in...the dish was worthy of tom colicchio and his panel of judges.