Andrew is Mobile...Look out World

Andrew started crawling forward on Monday! We kept trying to entice him to move by putting fun toys just out of his reach. But, silly us, it was a bottle of beer that motivated him in the end! - Sue

Evens Family Fun in Walker

Two weekends ago, we got to spend 3 great days with my Daddy's family (June 8-10th) at my Great Aunt Arlyss's cabin in Walker, MN. What a fun place to visit in the summertime!

Here is a picture of me with Aunt Sara - we had so much fun playing together that weekend.

Then Grandma & Grandpa settled in for a little play time with me in the grass. Grandpa was so good at stacking up those cups for me to knock over time after time!

Daddy took me for my first dip ever in a Lake. I kept curling my toes to try and keep them out of the water because it was freezing cold!! Brrrr!

I also got in a lot of quality time with my favorite cousin Julia. She is older than me so she shows me lots of fun things and she let me share a ride with her in her stroller. Aren't we cute??

Sweet Home Chicago!

I had a lot of fun adventures this past weekend that I wanted to share with you. My mommy and I flew to Chicago for a long weekend of sightseeing and visiting friends and family. (Daddy was out of town in Canada and we decided that we should have some fun too!)

The excitement began when I took my very first airplane ride on Thursday morning. Mommy was nervous, but everything went very well! I really like new people and new places, so I was mesmerized by all of the activity. I didn't cry once when I was on the plane! I bet all those passengers who gave us dirty looks when we got on the plane feel bad now!! :-)

Then, I got to do a lot of fun visiting with my best friend Caden (his Mommy & my Mommy are good friends). The best part of hanging out with Caden was when we went to Brookfield Zoo on Friday. It was hotter than heck that day - but we made the most of it! I think it was harder on the Mommies than it was on us because they sure brought along a lot of gear for two little kids!

Here is a picture of me after I woke up from my zoo nap.


And this is Caden and me playing in the awesome baby play area. It was nice to cool off in the air conditioning for awhile and play trucks with my best bud. I can't wait to go to the zoo again - what fun!

On Saturday, Mommy took me to the Downers Grove Swim & Racquet Club where she used to be a Lifeguard when she was in high school. They put in a new baby pool this year that was just my size! My first swimming experience was great - I loved splashing the water with my fingers & toes. Aren't I cute?!?!

Other highlights of my trip included visiting my Aunt Beth at her school, visiting Diana Kass at Mommy's old high school, visiting with Mommy's cousin Kim, seeing Grandma & Grandpa O and having a BBQ with my Great Aunt Linda, Uncle Mike, and cousin Brian.

Memorial Day Weekend

We just got back from another fun-filled weekend! We stayed with the Hanson family at their cabin near Detroit Lakes, MN on Saturday and Sunday night. We had such a fun time and I got to do a lot of new and exciting things!

This video is of me laughing my head off at Erika. I've never laughed so hard in my whole life...she is such a riot!!



Here are some pictures of me and my parents on my very first boat ride. The Hansons have a really nice pontoon boat that is so much fun to ride on!

The boat ride was so relaxing that I decided to take a nap. All that boat rocking put me right to sleep...ahhh this is the life!

Eva and Travis Hanson were so much fun to play with this weekend. I really feel like a big boy now that I get to play with the big kids! Travis just woke up from a nap in this picture...but I think he was still sleeping with his eyes open for our entire boat trip!Then...the most fun of all was when I got to go on a swing set for the very first time! I don't know why my parents have been holding out on me...this swing set business is a riot!! Mommy kept pushing me back and forth - it felt like I was flying! We have got to get one of those swing things at our house!

Teeth!

Hi there!
I have some big news...I have teeth! My two bottom middle teeth both popped through this past Saturday. It nearly brought my Mommy to tears because she thinks I'm such a big boy now. I have to be careful with those teeth now...they're sharper than I realized. Just yesterday I was biting my toes like I normally do and I think I bit down a little too hard with my new teeth! It hurt! I'll have to learn to be more careful with my new secret weapons.
Here are some updated pictures of me. Sorry there aren't any shots of my teeth yet...I'm pretty shy at showing them off!
Love, Andrew

Real Food...Yum?

So after the formula scare in February, my parents were very reluctant to allow me any real food. But after my 6 month doctor's appointment last week, my doctor said I was ready to start on some rice cereal (or as Aunt Sara says, Rice Krispies).
It was quite an adventure today! I'm not sure what to do with this cereal stuff. But I know one thing...I like holding the spoon myself! I'm such a big boy now...look out world...here I come!!

Andrew Turns Six Months Old

I know this age milestone isn't as big as my Dad's 30th this weekend...but I think it's a pretty big deal! I turned 6 months old last Thursday. Dad had some fun again taking lots of photos of me on Sunday. I hope you like them!
Andrew