Newport Aquarium

We took Evan to the Newport Aquarium yesterday. He absolutely loved it! He really got excited when he got to see the rays, eels, turtles, and sharks. Of course the fish, alligators, lorikeets, otters, starfish, penguins, snails, shrimp, crabs, frogs, and jellyfish were cool too.

Evan enjoyed looking at the fish when were first got to the aquarium.





Petting the starfish was fun!



Looking at the huge snapping turtle.



"Wow! That is one big fish!"



The alligators were a hit with Evan. Some were lounging on the deck like the ones in the picture below, but others were swimming in the water.



Evan liked sliding off the giant frog after I took his picture.



We tried to feed the lorikeets, but they were not hungry.



Evan liked looking at the ray with Daddy.



We got to walk through several tunnels and see fish, sharks, and rays. Evan really liked the tunnels.



The jellyfish were beautiful.



Taking a break for some milk.



Santa was scuba diving!



Evan LOVED the sharks!







Evan got to pet a shark! After he pet the shark he smiled and said, "I did it!" It was so cute!



As usual, Evan enjoyed seeing the penguins.

Louisville Science Center

Carl and I took Evan to the Louisville Science Center for the first time this week. Evan had a blast! He really enjoyed the special area for kids, where he got to pretend to drive a bus, play with dinosaurs, and crawl, climb, and slide in a large play area. He also got to play at a giant water table. Evan enjoyed seeing the rest of the exhibits too, especially an exhibit with animals and insects. We will definitely be going back soon!

Evan got to "drive" a bus.



Evan took a dinosaur for a bus ride.



Playing in the water at the giant water table.







Evan and Daddy built a tower together.



Looking at the cool insects!



"Whee!"



Evan let the dinosaur slide too!

Christmas 2009

On Christmas Eve we went to church. Evan did well, although he was unable to sit for the whole service. He enjoyed all of the singing and he also enjoyed seeing the shepherd and his sheep during the children's message.

After church we came home and ate Chinese food with Bonnie Mom and Grandpa. Grandpa also read The Night Before Christmas to Evan.

On Christmas morning we celebrated Christmas at our house. Evan enjoyed opening all of his gifts. It took him a lot time to open all of the gifts though, because he had to stop and play with each new toy before opening another gift. He liked all his toys, especially the planes and helicopter. We though Evan's favorite toy would be the remote controlled school bus, so we let him open that last. He surprised us though! After Carl made the bus drive around and beep, Evan placed the bus in the box and politely said, "Back!" He is such a funny guy!

After Evan's morning nap, we headed to Granddaddy and Grammy's house. Aunt Heather, Uncle Josh, Jackson, and Caleb were there too. We opened presents first. All of the boys loved their new toys and clothes. After presents, we ate lunch. Mom did a great job and all of the food was delicious!


After Evan's second nap, we went to Aunt Rachel and Uncle Teddy's house. Bonnie Mom and Grandpa came and we all opened presents and ate dinner. Evan spent a lot of time playing with Aunt Rachel and Uncle Teddy's dog, Toby. Toby is over three times the size of Evan and Evan just adores him.

Our Chirstmas tree on Christmas Eve.



Evan opening his first present of the day.



Playing with Thomas!



Evan was happy to get an Elmo doll. He LOVES Elmo!



Evan and Daddy playing with Evan's new Play Doh.



This is what the room looked like after we opened our presents. It was a mess! We had SO much fun though!



Aunt Heather helped Jackson open his new toy.



Jackson loved his flyboat. He played with it for a very long time before opening any other gifts.



Evan helped Daddy open his new golf bag.



Opening presents was hard work! Evan had to take a break and have a cup of milk.



Evan enjoyed playing with his new flashlight.



All of the boys enjoyed playing with Evan's new guitar.




Daddy helped Evan open one of his presents from Grammy and Granddaddy.



Evan LOVES Toby. He kept going over to the gate and calling for Toby to come and play all night long.



Evan got some new paints for the bathtub!




Evan enjoyed talking on the phone to his Great Grandma. He said, "Merry Chirstmas!"

Christmas Cookies

We tried to make Christmas cookies and icing from scratch this year. Carl and I did not think that the cookies or icing tasted very good, but Evan sure liked it all! In fact, I think he ate more cookies than he decorated! Although the cookies were sort of a flop, we all had fun.

Christmas Photo Shoot

As usual, Evan was very excited to get his picture taken by Grandpa. Unfortunately, his enthusiasm only lasted a few minutes. We did get a few good pictures though! Here are our two favorites.

This is the one we used for our Christmas card.



Evan looks like a little boy in this picture. He is growing up fast!