On the Move

Next up in Evan's milestone development was a big one...crawling! Our little guy is now mobile, and oh, does it make him happy.

He started to figure it out in the beginning of February, but as it always happens, made huge strides once big cousin Landon came to town. As luck would have it Steve was TDY'd to Luke Air Force Base here in Phoenix for the whole month of February, and Amy and Landon came to town for about a week and a half of it to join in the fun. We had a grand ol' time hanging out as a family, and Landon really helped Evan get a move on. Literally the day after Landon arrived Evan went from crawling only a few paces before collapse to crawling clear across the room...and into the hallway...and into the kitchen...

Here he is learning the ropes from big cousin Landon. Landon is so great with Evan, very sweet. Evan is completely enamored with everything Landon does.

I know it won't be long (at least the time will pass very quickly) before we see Evan enjoying the playground with such a sweet smile as this:

Of course, maybe he also learned to crawl from the monkeys...

We took a family trip to the Phoenix Zoo, where they have an excellent "Monkey Village" to walk through. You can see how much fun the daddies had with their boys, and the looks of wonder as the monkeys bounded about.

Who's the monkey now, Daddy?


Later on in the month, Gramma and Grandpa Charlie came to visit too. Gramma was in Gramma Heaven with her boys around!

Lastly, truly on the move, Evan completed his second 5K - the Phoenix Heart Walk. My company had a team walking, so Evan sported his Banner bandana to support Mommy's work. Granted, he did sleep for a good bit of the walk, but we were still very proud of him! And you have to love that it was warm enough for shorts in February!