This kid....
This kid has a heck of a personality. He's such a loving guy. He's an emotional boy (he gets that from his father). He has a temper (also from his father). He also has attachments, that for the sake of this entry, we'll call obsessions as well.
1) Care Bear and cloud blanket. Those of you who are children of the 1980's may remember this bear as Funshine Bear. We just call her Care Bear. She comes to our house every other weekend with Evan
. There was a time when we didn't go anywhere without Care Bear. This bear has been his friend since before he was born. If Evan is upset, angry, sad, mad, happy, joyful, playful, worried, or
any other emotion that crosses our little boy's pathway, this bear has been there with him through it. Care Bear is the very definition of comfort object. As Evan has grown older, especially over the last year, Care Bear is not so much the center of his whole world anymore. Much like the Velveteen Rabbit or "Woody" from Toy Story, Evan has moved onto bigger and better things. But he still has that special place in his heart for his Care Bear, who on occasion is still brought out for high pitched conversations over the phone with his mom. But those times are becoming fewer and further between. Like Care Bear, cloud blanket has been with Evan from day one. Baldy, the Eagle and Ducky, the yellow duck, are two other frequent flyers that often join Care Bear and Evan when he stays with us.
. There was a time when we didn't go anywhere without Care Bear. This bear has been his friend since before he was born. If Evan is upset, angry, sad, mad, happy, joyful, playful, worried, or
any other emotion that crosses our little boy's pathway, this bear has been there with him through it. Care Bear is the very definition of comfort object. As Evan has grown older, especially over the last year, Care Bear is not so much the center of his whole world anymore. Much like the Velveteen Rabbit or "Woody" from Toy Story, Evan has moved onto bigger and better things. But he still has that special place in his heart for his Care Bear, who on occasion is still brought out for high pitched conversations over the phone with his mom. But those times are becoming fewer and further between. Like Care Bear, cloud blanket has been with Evan from day one. Baldy, the Eagle and Ducky, the yellow duck, are two other frequent flyers that often join Care Bear and Evan when he stays with us.2) GeoTrax: Okay, so this is one of those items that Evan USED to be obsessed with. Daddy and Jenn became more obsessed fell in love with them than he was, and went a little GeoTrax crazy. And managed to purchase nearly every set that was available as of 2 years ago. The thr
ee of us would spend hours playing with this fantastic train set, creating new paths, taking up
the living room, kitchen and even Evan's bedroom with massive sets. He would get so excited on his birthdays/holidays when he would open up a new booster for his trains. He'd put on a conductor hat, pull out his train whistle and away we would go. To give you an idea of how much we have, it takes up 4 large storage bins. And now, Greg and I are planning to force this down Kaleb's throat share this awesome set with Kaleb when he gets old enough! And you should see the new sets! AIRPLANES and PEOPLE to go along with it. Awesome!
ee of us would spend hours playing with this fantastic train set, creating new paths, taking up
the living room, kitchen and even Evan's bedroom with massive sets. He would get so excited on his birthdays/holidays when he would open up a new booster for his trains. He'd put on a conductor hat, pull out his train whistle and away we would go. To give you an idea of how much we have, it takes up 4 large storage bins. And now, Greg and I are planning to 3) Star Wars. Holy hell This.kid.is.O.B.S.E.S.S.E.D!!!! Sometime last year, I think it was while waiting for Kaleb to arrive, Greg convinced me that it would be a fantastic idea to introduce Evan to Star 
Wars. I should have known that was SO not a good idea. If any of you know my past life, you know that Star Wars was my nightmare a big part of it. It's like God's punishing me for something. And now, it is once again a huge part of our every day life. If you ask Evan what movie he wants to watch, I promise, it will be one of the 6 in the series, or the cartoon version that came out last year. If you ask him what he wants to be for Halloween, it'll be a character. He has at least 4 light sabers, all the action figures, knows all the names of the characters
, what's going to happen next, and how it's going to happen. Oh, and the opening credits? You know, "In a galaxy, far, far away..." He can recite them word for word. He asks thousands of questions about "how'd they do that?". Our bribe (which worked, by the way) for him to keep out of trouble at school was that he was allowed to watch 30 minutes after school if he stayed on green all day. I think he worked his way through the series at least 3 dozen times last year. Yeah. His 5 1/2 year pictures? With his light saber and storm trooper mask ON, of course. His bathroom at his mom's new condo? Star Wars. Can you sense me banging my head against the wall? I'm so proud. Really. Oh, and one of his favorite characters? Boba Fett. Life-size cardboard cutouts all over again. Sweet.
Wars. I should have known that was SO not a good idea. If any of you know my past life, you know that Star Wars was 
, what's going to happen next, and how it's going to happen. Oh, and the opening credits? You know, "In a galaxy, far, far away..." He can recite them word for word. He asks thousands of questions about "how'd they do that?". Our bribe (which worked, by the way) for him to keep out of trouble at school was that he was allowed to watch 30 minutes after school if he stayed on green all day. I think he worked his way through the series at least 3 dozen times last year. Yeah. His 5 1/2 year pictures? With his light saber and storm trooper mask ON, of course. His bathroom at his mom's new condo? Star Wars. 4) Sports. But I'm going to have to create subcategories for them. There are many to discuss. Which is quite an interesting anomoly, really, since Greg HATES sports. Especially professional ones.
4a) Cleveland Indians. Sorry Iowa Minnesota Twins Fans. I tried, I really, really did, to convert him. I even attempted to entice him with a Twins car flag once. And I hate to say it, but 
I think Kaleb is
doomed, too. Evan's already working on brainwashing Kaleb. Alas, it did not work. His mom has more influence in that arena than I do. Amusingly enough, though, his favorite hat? Detroit Tigers, thanks to Uncle Kyle. We love it. His favorite minor league team? The Mudhens, the Tiger's farm team. Bwahahaha. Oh, the irony. But amazingly, Evan knows all of the Indian's team players, their positions, and what the latest scores have been. He's been to many games with his mom's family, as well as to the Indian's training camp in Florida. The picture of him on the left was from when he was at said training camp, and was on the Indian's official website two years ago.
I think Kaleb is
doomed, too. Evan's already working on brainwashing Kaleb. Alas, it did not work. His mom has more influence in that arena than I do. Amusingly enough, though, his favorite hat? Detroit Tigers, thanks to Uncle Kyle. We love it. His favorite minor league team? The Mudhens, the Tiger's farm team. Bwahahaha. Oh, the irony. But amazingly, Evan knows all of the Indian's team players, their positions, and what the latest scores have been. He's been to many games with his mom's family, as well as to the Indian's training camp in Florida. The picture of him on the left was from when he was at said training camp, and was on the Indian's official website two years ago.4b) Playing baseball. This kid is good. I mean REALLY good. Like hitting-the-ball-over-the-house-when-pitched-to-him good. Yeah. Like I said, really good. Last year was his first time playing dis-org
anized t-ball. There's something hysterically funny about watching 12 4-year olds swarming a ball after it's been hit. Evan, however, knew what he was doing and took it VERY seriously. But I think he was only one of two. And he has a hard time understanding that he needs to
wait his turn. I think every "inning", he would beg the coach to go first. That was last year, though. This year, we'll see what happens. Evan also is very good at corralling organizing his adult great-uncles, grandfather, and cousins into playing a game. And did they ever play-- for a good 2 hours! And they were SERIOUS about that game, too. Papa was so serious, the day after, we found 
out that he actually hurt himself pretty good-- pulled a muscle in his leg AND managed to get bashed by a ball. Ouch! You'll note in the picture to the left that he still takes time out from a "serious" game to flirt with the pretty girl from the other team. (You'll also want to note that professions of love were yelled across the field to each other during this game, as well. So maybe I should add that he is also girl obsessed.( He also loves playing baseball on the Wii, as well as the handheld electronics games. Unfortunately, Evan is so obsessed with playing ball, that when we tell him it's time to stop, or need to change how we're playing, he also tends to throw a tantrum. Sigh. But, such is life with a 5 and a half and three-quarter year old boy.
anized t-ball. There's something hysterically funny about watching 12 4-year olds swarming a ball after it's been hit. Evan, however, knew what he was doing and took it VERY seriously. But I think he was only one of two. And he has a hard time understanding that he needs to
wait his turn. I think every "inning", he would beg the coach to go first. That was last year, though. This year, we'll see what happens. Evan also is very good at 
out that he actually hurt himself pretty good-- pulled a muscle in his leg AND managed to get bashed by a ball. Ouch! You'll note in the picture to the left that he still takes time out from a "serious" game to flirt with the pretty girl from the other team. (You'll also want to note that professions of love were yelled across the field to each other during this game, as well. So maybe I should add that he is also girl obsessed.( He also loves playing baseball on the Wii, as well as the handheld electronics games. Unfortunately, Evan is so obsessed with playing ball, that when we tell him it's time to stop, or need to change how we're playing, he also tends to throw a tantrum. Sigh. But, such is life with a 5 and a half and three-quarter year old boy. 4c) Karate. Evan started Karate 2 years ago. Tonight, he is taking his test to become an orange belt. H
e started out at the basic level-- White. Then, he took the test and got his "star". Then a stripe, and another. Then he became a yellow belt. T
hen the stripes again and now, the orange belt. It seems like it's going FAST between yellow and orange belt. He JUST took his test recently. He's learned his new kata, and takes it pretty seriously. I haven't been over to see a test in about 6 months, so I'm anxious to see how he acts during the testing period, and how much he's grown in it. Greg and I were a little concerned about Evan beginning Karate at first, because Ev was having problems with fighting in school. But this sport has been one of the best things for him! He's so good!4d) Soccer. Evan plays soccer in the spring and fall. And he's really good at this, too! It's been fun watching him come into his own just over two seasons. Last fall, he, along with his buddi
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d the ball. Evan made at least 7 goals every single game. This spring, he was still a scoring machine, but he wasn't swarming the ball. The kid would hang back and wait for the ball to pop out of the swarm of kids, steal it and run it in for a goal. It was both amusing and fantastic to watch at the same time.
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d the ball. Evan made at least 7 goals every single game. This spring, he was still a scoring machine, but he wasn't swarming the ball. The kid would hang back and wait for the ball to pop out of the swarm of kids, steal it and run it in for a goal. It was both amusing and fantastic to watch at the same time.4e) Cleveland Browns & Cleveland Cavs. This one is his Mom's fault. She's from that area. We have no control over it. And he's not as obsessed with this as he is the Indians. Maybe it's not even worth noting...
4f) Ohio State University Buckeye Football. O-H-I-O. Okay, this one makes me proud. M
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ite little 5 1/2-3/4 year old loves the bucks. Up until last year, he called them the bug-eyes. We worked on that one. He loves talking about the Bucks, wears their clothes, and is being brainwashed groomed to play for them when the time comes for him to go to college. Kaleb is going to be our little quarterback, and his buddy, Cooper, will be his fullback, by the way.
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ite little 5 1/2-3/4 year old loves the bucks. Up until last year, he called them the bug-eyes. We worked on that one. He loves talking about the Bucks, wears their clothes, and is being 5) LEGOs. What kid doesn't love LEGOs? What grown-up kid doesn't love LEGOs
A helicopter just like the ones that are in the Coast Guard. (Which he's convinced Lindsey jumps out of, by the way- we've tried explaining buoy tender to him, but he just doesn't buy it. Of course, we've shown him rescues that the USCG has performed on Deadlist Catch, and it's MUCH cooler to think that's what his aunt does. Sorry Lindsey. Although he was quite impressed with the USS Healy. But I digress.) Where were we? Oh yes, helicopter. He's also made a dump truck and a few other cool things, too. He loves his giant bucket of LEGOs and creating stuff with those, as well I'm sure there are more things that I could easily share with you about Mr. Evan's obsessions, but for right now, those are the big ones. Ask me about it again in a week or so, and I'm sure many of them will change. We've recently introduced the first two Harry Potter movies to him. He's quite impressed. Now, we're not going any further than the first two, but I would imagine that we have a miniature Harry in the making.
Next post, in theory, will be able Kaleb. And yes, I will get to my own obessions eventually, as well.
-jenn
1 comments:
ahh well, as long as he thinks I'm cool, i'm good with whatever he thinks i actually do in the Coast Guard... If you people would come down and VISIT ME before i leave I just might get permission to take you guys out on the boat..
also show you guys some Alligators...
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