The Shearwater Nest: I Wanna Be Like Daddy

Yesterday Evan got on this kick about being like daddy. He came up from the basement with his wallet and cell phone (Greg's old cell phone). He asked Greg to put the wallet in his back pocket because he wanted to be like daddy. He even knew that daddy's wallet goes in the right back pocket so that's where he wanted his to go. After he had the wallet in his pocket like daddy's, he had to put his cell phone in his pocket too. That one he could do himself. Then he went to the key rack and got his play keys off the rack and he was off to work like daddy. He was pretending to do everything that daddy does and would get his phone out of his pocket and make a phone call. Then he pretended he went to the store, got out his wallet, and got his "credit card" out like daddy does to pay. Then when he got home from the store he hung up his keys, and put his wallet and phone on the counter like daddy does sometimes when he comes home. This went on for quite some time.

First thing this morning after Evan got dressed, once again he wanted the wallet and phone in his pockets. He wanted to know what daddy had for breakfast so he could have the same thing. Before school he tried to tell me he was going to be very careful with his wallet at school. I had to explain to him that he couldn't take the wallet, keys, and phone to school. He was bummed because when daddy goes to work he can take those things. After explaining that school doesn't let kids take toys in, and it would be safer to keep the items at home so they don't get lost, he said he'd just get them when he got home from school. Sure enough the minute we got home from school he hadn't forgotten and made sure everything was once again in the pockets. What a kid!

After Greg got home from work tonight, he had gone upstairs to change clothes and came down with his sweats and a t-shirt on. When Evan saw daddy he said, "Oh oh daddy, I'm going to go get my sweats on too!" Evan ran upstairs and came back down with sweats and a white t-shirt like Greg's. He said daddy, "I don't have sweats just like those so I put these on." He had put his gray sweats on which Greg had gray sweats on, but Evan's were just a lighter shade of gray. Here's Greg and his "mini me."

There's no doubt that Evan looks like Greg. From the minute he was born, everyone said Evan looked like Greg. He still does! I think Evan choosing to be like his daddy is a great choice. Greg's a wonderful role model for his kids, and I'm enjoying Evan imitating his daddy! It's really cute!

After dinner, Evan had to make a phone call. He went into the living room and was being all giggly and laughing. We asked him who he was calling and he said he was calling Karin from school. Apparently the little crush is still going on. Now we've moved on to "calling" girls. Oh boy! I'm convinced I've got my hands full in the years to come! Here's Ev trying to hide while making his phone call.