Busy Busy!

Wow! It's been a busy minute since I've posted anything about out little guy!  Things have been full and fun the past few weeks.  We enjoyed a trip to Traer over the first weekend of August.  The Wilson family BBQ and golf tournament couldn't have been on a more beautiful day and Evan enjoyed getting attention from many family members.  We got some cute pics of him with his Great Grandpa Evan, Grammy Rhonda and (second) cousin Hayden.  Riding in the golf cart with Dad during the shotgun golf tournament was pretty fun and new for Evan, too...If this kid doesn't grow up to love golf (like his cousin Jack), I'll be very surprised.

Evan and Evan

Last weekend we had our first big road trip and Evan was a champ!  I think being an awesome road-tripper runs in our family. ;) We drove to Spring Lake, Michigan for my friend Libby's wedding.  The drive took us about 8 hours (although the trip out was longer with traffic). Our accommodations for the weekend were at the Holiday Inn, which was, for the most part, quiet and clean.  We arrived on Friday and attended a cocktail party with all of the wedding guests.  Evan was, as usual, very well behaved even though we stayed out long past his bed time.  We have such a good baby!  Saturday was rainy and Mom and Dad were a little tired from restless nights (it's so much tougher to sleep when I have Evan in a crib by the bed and I can hear every toss and turn!).  So, we ordered pizza and at it in bed with cheap wine while Evan napped in his portable crib.  It was my favorite part of the weekend!  Just some laid back family time....which I can honestly say we haven't had all summer!  The wedding was beautiful.  I attended solo as Libby didn't want Evan at the wedding and we weren't comfortable leaving him with an unknown 14 year old babysitter in a hotel room at such a young age.  But, JJ and Evan had fun walking around Spring Lake and I was glad to be able to see my friend's big day.

Relaxing after arriving in MI

Hotels are fun!

On Sunday, we drove home and got to see Lori, Mark, Brooke and Charlotte on their way out of town. I can't believe Charlotte is 1 year old...and running all over the place!  I wish we could have spent more time with them!! But, we had fun visiting and seeing the cousins together. And we did get some bonus time with Papa Mark before our trip to Michigan, which was a nice plus!  Brooke made Evan a super-soft blankie, which is now his favorite thing, ever.  We have taken it nearly everywhere with us (except the YMCA where other kids have sometimes wandered off with the toys Evan beings).  Having Charlotte here and being so mobile was a good tutorial on what we need to baby proof around the farm (ie EVERYTHING).  We have lots of sharp edges, dirty/nasty rugs and flooring and open garbage cans, amongst many other small swallowable things.  Thanks for being a sport about it all, Charlotte!  Next time you come through, I promise a more baby/kid friendly abode.

!!!!!Cousins!!!!!

Practicing for tailgate season in Charlotte's chair.

Evan and his Blankie

 Other than our travels the past few weeks, we've been plain old busy with fun things like checking out Dad's dirt work for the various new structures being built around the farm as well as feeding the ducks (actually, neither of these things have been the cause of our full schedules, but they did make for good photo opportunities).  We are getting geared up for the rest of the month which is full of baby showers and family visits, as well as Polo on the Green (the huge polo benefit that occurs yearly at the farm) and hopefully a trip to the Iowa State Fair!

Lookin good, Dad...lookin good.