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Evan has been in the water since he was only a few months old. Our weekly trip to the YMCA or the Olympic Center for swimming lessons has paid off. He loves the water, is comfortable in the water, and has just about mastered both his front and back floats – along with his amazing under water swimming too.
Each year we go to Abt Electronics (local store) to see Santa. We found this was generally a lot less stressful than a trip to Woodfield and everyone gets those great fresh chocolate chip cookies. Here are some shots of the action.
Evan is a talker…almost non-stop. Lately he has been telling us he wants a “quiet dinner” without any talking which literally lasts for 5 minutes because he cannot keep quiet himself. Last night while he requested the “quiet dinner” he looked at me and said:
You have to listen to me – I am the bus.
I said “you are the what”? Evan said “the bus”. I said “the what”? He said “the bus”. I said “oh – you mean the BOSS”. Evan said “oh yeah – the boss”. I said “you are not the boss – but we can have a quiet dinner – you just need to stop talking”.
Fun times at the dinner table.
Even though there are five of us – our weekdays and weekends are always busy. After a long day – sometimes this happens…and of course Cora is holding on to her big brother’s hand.
Even the cold does not stop these kids from enjoying a fun day in the back yard.
While Amy’s dad was here we ventured into the city to eat at Rick Bayless’ restaurant, and then Amy, Evan, and “big Grandad” went up to the Skydeck (in the Willis (ugh) Tower. Evan showed no fear – unlike me who decided that the name change + heights = too much. Evan also enjoyed his rid on the Metra!
Every week Amy takes the twins to their “class” where they get to sing, play, and have fun with other kids their age.
Cora and will do great in stores while Amy and I shop, but Cora cracks me up with her seat positions. She is either lounging like you see here – or standing. There is no between.
This year Cora dressed up as a Penn State cheerleader and Will as the Penn State Nittany Lion (a costume I have waited 25+ years to buy and was super excited about). They had a good time visiting Amy at school and hanging out in the stroller while their big brother went around the neighborhood getting candy.
Today at Evan’s school he got to dress up and have a Halloween party with all his classmates. Here are some photos from his class this morning.