Evan's sweet side
Evan has been extremely, doubly-challenging lately, so I thought I would post his sweet side. He does have one. It comes out sometimes.

Me: Ow, I hurt my foot.
Evan (looking extremely concerned, tilting head to side, furrowed brow): Owwww, mommy, are you ok?
Me: Yes, I think so.
Evan: Ooooohhhhhh, can I kiss it? Here, let me kiss it. There go.

Evan (from the backseat): Mommy, yook! Yook! The moon is moving with us! See the moon?
Me: Yes, it looks like it is moving with us because it is so far away.
Evan (thinks about this for awhile): But I am getting even bigger, and then I can kiss it.

Evan (falls off chair): Owwww, mommy! I hurt myself!
Me: Are you OK?
Evan: No, can you kiss it?
Me: Where does it hurt?
Evan: On my butt, right here. Can you kiss it?

Later... I give Evan a random kiss and hug.
Evan: I love you too.

Other quotes
Evan (to the Safeway checker): Hi, my name is Evan. I am three. I use the potty. I have a baby brother named Isaac. I am getting bigger and bigger.

Me: Nana and papa are coming here for Thanksgiving in a few weeks.
Evan: Can they come right now?
Me: No, they will come in a few weeks.
Evan: Oh. They have get ready first?
Me: Yes, and they have to wait for their train to arrive.

Jerry: Evan, let's watch a movie.
Evan (seeing what Jerry is putting on the TV): Shrek?
Jerry: Actually, Shrek II.
Evan: How 'bout Donkey III?

Me: Are you going to sleep with nana's blanket tonight?
Evan: No, it's a quilt, mommy.

At our Halloween party last Saturday, Evan developed a major crush on the very pretty, very tall 6 year-old blonde who lives across the street. He expressed this love by chasing her all over the house and growling at her like a tiger (naturally). She locked herself in the bathroom to get away from him, so he growled loudly under the door. When I realized what was happening, I took him upstairs and had the "you really should not growl at girls" talk, followed by, "when girls run away from you, you should let them be" talk, followed by the "people really want to go potty in peace" talk. He was so upset, he fell onto the ground and sobbed. "I want see her."

Isaac's only side: sweet
Isaac is sweet all the time! Then again, he is only 7 months. This morning, Jerry had him on the floor and Jerry waved hi to him. Isaac took both his hands and slowly waved back, opening and closing his little fists, staring intently at his daddy.

We went to a restaurant today, and he was sitting next to me in the high chair. He wanted me to hold him, so he leaned in toward me, made little noises, and opened and closed his two fists. Aw.

He is more affectionate than ever before. He still gives open-mouthed kisses on our cheeks. When he looks at me, he says, "mum mum mum." I have never told him that I am mom, so I am not sure how he knows this.

He loves his light blue teddy bear, which is very soft. Right before I put him in his crib, I hold the bear next to his face. He gets a big smile when he sees it, and nuzzles his face in the bear's face.

He often forms his lips in a perfectly straight line. I'm not sure why he does it, but it is sooooo cute!

He still adores Evan. He practically goes crazy with happiness whenever he sees him. Sometimes Evan sorta acts like the cool kid, like he doesn't really notice him.