Fall

Playing in the leaves turned out to ba ageless fun. Owen, the nwighbors, and mom all jumped in for some fun (Dad had to keep raking). Also, take a look at Owen's nogin' and you will see what I mean by all the bumps.

Halloween

Owen's first trick or treating experience was a great one. It was yucky raining so we dressed up and drove to Auntie Nan's house and took all of her candy. Owen hit the jack pot he only had to go to one house and he managed to fill up his bucket and then some. He kept stealing candy out of the bowl and trying to hide it from us. Owen also got to have his first sucker. He loved it. He would stick it up to his tounge and lick it and the say "mmmmmm". He was a total sticky mess afterwards but it was worth it.

Catch Up

So, Owen is about to turn 16 (oh wait, it hasn't been THAT long since I posted). He is growing so fast though. He now has 11 (almost 12) teeth and is loving climbing. Last night I walked into the living room and he was standing on top of the end table. He already has so many bruises that I fear someone is going to think I beat him, so now that he is trying to climb everything I can't wait to see what happens.

A few more for good measure

Long Time Coming

So I know many of you have been anticipating this, so here are a smattering of photos of what Owen has been up to the past couple of months. Life just keeps happening and I can't keep up. We are all well. Owen has another ear infection so that makes sleeping (or not sleeping) so much fun, but other than that we are great. I will promise to try harder in keeping you all up to date on "O".

Yet another 1st

On our trip to Florida we stayed with SuSu and she gave Owen his first haircut. We saved some of his curls and he got a certificate for his big day. For some reason his hair looks fuller now. Oh and the bath picture is just because my kid is so stinking cute.

Another 1st

We managed to sneak in a last minute vacation to Florida this week so Owen had another big first; his first trip to the beach. He is so my son because he loved everything about the beach except the sand. He managed to get sand everywhere (including a handfull in the mouth). We had a great time and Owen was absolutely fearless. The first thing he did was DRAG me to the ocean. We got in up to his bellybutton and then he tried dragging me out farther. Good thing I am afraid of the ocean or else Owen would have dragged me all the way to Africa. Oh yeah, the pair of nostrils you see sticking out of the water and those of some Manatee. We saw a ton of them and even touched them (with my foot). My mom was a dare devil and jumped in and swam with them.

1st

The social event of the year is offically over and man was it fun. Owen is now 1 year old (I am still not sure where the year went). Thanks to all who came out to celebrate with us and those who could not we missed you. Owen managed to get more gifts on his birthday than he has all year long. He will be able to play with one toy a day and not play with the same one for the next year. He had a great time and managed to eat more cake than any one else.

The Zoo Part Two

We decided to buy a membership to the zoo so that we could enjoy it over and over again. We had a great time today. Aunt Nan (Natalie) came with us and we spent about 4 hours wondering around checking out all the cool stuff (including the rare white alligator). Owen had a big time he got to feed a giraffe, but I think he enjoyed the gorillas most of all or at least Greg did. He wants to go back and just spend the day with them. Our membership is really cool. Since Owen gets in free anyway we got a membership that allows me to go and take any other adult I want to for free. I will take advantage of this for sure.

Catchin' Up

So I missed a few events and wanted to be sure to post some pics of them. There are a few of my and Owen's trip to West Virginia and some of our outdoor family time at home.

My Little Fish

Critters

Here are a couple of the critters Owen got to see at the Zoo.

I Do and the ZOO

We had a big Memorial Day weekend. We traveled to Columbus on Thursday night and were there for a flurry of wedding activities and managed to get some fun time in hanging out with Grammy, the Cedarville crew, and a couple of monkey (literally). Owen was so great at the zoo. We were there for about 5 hours and he just hung out, checked out the animals (I think he enjoyed the wild kids more), and even got to pet a snake. Uncle Shane, Aunt Erin, and Owen's future girlfriend Amelia went to the zoo with us making the trip so much fun. Greg and I managed (thanks to Grammy) to get some fun time together. We even got to go out to dinner for our anniversary (at the Melting Pot, My Favorite!!).

Bath Time?

So, Owen has always loved the bath, but I never knew how much. I was cleaning the bathroom this week and he came in to see what was up. He then proceeded to pull up to the tub, shimmy down the side, and try to run his bath water. I kept telling him it was not bath time, but he won this argument.

Jell---Oh No

Owen had his first experience feeding himself Jell-O and boy did he have fun. He had it everywhere. We went straight to the bath after this one. He love it though. It was so fun to watch him try to chew it up. Also, I made blueberry pancakes for him last week. He loves blueberrys, but I made the mistake of letting him eat them while wearing all white. What was I thinking?

Swinger

Here is a pic of Owen swingin'

TGFG

THANK GOD FOR GRANDPARENTS

This weekend was great!! Greg's mom and dad were in and we did a TON of yard work. I think we (meaning Greg and his dad) managed to cut down the equivalent of a tree in our yard (and we still have more to go). I started a landscaping project in the front yard; which will probably never get finished. Owen had a big time. He managed to get more attention in a weekend then he usually gets in a week. He also managed to snag a new wagon. He seems to love it, but has already gotten himself in trouble for trying to stand in it. Also, true to his form he saved a new first for the grandparents. He has two new teeth coming in (one on the bottom and one on the top) and he took two steps on his own without holding on to anything. Greg and I missed the steps, but something tells me we will get to see more than our fair share of his running around. We can't get him to sit still for anything; diaper changes are a wrestling match and I can't say I always win. My baby is growing up way too fast.

The 'Boro

We went to Owensboro this weekend to visit the family. We had a great time (other than Owen's adventures in power puking). There are a couple of pictures of all the fun things Owen got to do, not includning getting to stay up until 10:00 both nights (Thanks Papa:) We went to the Dr. today and he said Owen has "Seasonal Something" they will not call it allergies. He gave us $80 worth of prescriptions so hopefully that will help.