Swinging

We went over to our friends Rob and Tracy's house today to have lunch with them and their son Jeremy, who is a couple of months older than Evan. It was a relatively nice day, so afterwards we walked to a park near their house so the kids could get some air and play on the swings and in the sand. We were going to take Evan in his stroller, but before we pulled it out of the car we noticed that Jeremy had a cool push car, so we thought we'd give that a shot first. It would be a mild understatement to say that the car was a hit. Here Evan is sitting in it just in front of Rob and Tracy's house:

Doesn't he look pleased with himself? As soon as we put him down in the seat he grabbed the steering wheel and waited for someone to make it go. I don't think he stopped smiling the whole ride to the park. Here's another shot during our walk - if you zoom in you'll see he's still grinning away a few blocks in:

So the chance to ride around in the push car was an unexpected treat. The main thing I was excited about was the chance to see Evan in the baby swing. He'd enjoyed his only other swing experience (although I wasn't there to see it), and this time was also a resounding success:

Evan is a big fan of playing Near and Far (you may remember Grover teaching the difference between near and far on Sesame Street) - it never fails to make him laugh, no matter what mood he's in. As Steph first noticed, being on the swing is like playing Near and Far, with the added benefit that no one has to run back and forth like a Muppet. This picture obviously shows "near".