Florida Vacation - Part II

Fun in the Sun! We spent a lot of time in the pool and on the various play places at our resort. Owen really wore himself out every day! There was a really nice "kiddie pool" that Owen preferred to the big pool. Most days he had the whole thing to himself.

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Florida Vacation - Part I

Last week we took a family vacation to Florida. All three of us had a really fun, relaxing time. We played outside, swam in the pool, visited with the Metropulos family, met baby Max for the first time and went to Disney World!
Since we were able to borrow my mom's digital camera for the trip I have many pictures to post!

Only hours after we got there Owen was ready for the pool!






One of the best features of our condo: a duck visiting the back door!
Owen spent most mornings saying "hi" to the ducks (and feeding them a few Cheerios!)


Word got out that the boy in C-6 had the goods. The second morning more ducks showed up!


"Hi Ducks"



When the ducks were no longer entertaining Owen brought out his pile of books and kicked Mom out of the comfy chair.

Coming soon: Part II - Fun in the pool

Owen's Easter

Here's our pictures from Easter, better late than never! It's a long post with many pictures, so please enjoy, don't know when we'll post again.*

Owen looked so cute in his Easter outfit! I'm taking full advantage of the few years I have where he'll wear whatever I pick out! God knows Jon would never let me buy him a matching sweater vest and dress shirt!

We went to brunch with my family on Easter morning at Walnut Creek. A local farm had set up a small "petting farm" at the country club for the kids enjoy. We had a hard time tearing Owen away from the animals!


At home opening the eggs that the Easter bunny left.


New outfit, hand picked by Mom!


The ducks were a favorite . . .


. . . so was the mini-goat . . .


. . . and the one-eyed horse.


"Here Jalen, give me your hand. Seriously, they don't bite!"


Owen's favorite part of the meal; ice cream with M&Ms

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Jalen's favorite part; Rice Krispie treat.

These boys love their sweets!

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Required family holiday photo.

* Posting may be sparse for the near future. As many of you have heard, we will be moving in the next couple of months so things are busy! Not only that, but our digital camera is broken, so there will be no new pictures to upload for awhile! I'd like to say it was Owen's fault but the camera was working before I carried it around in my purse for a couple days :(

Football Training

It's never too early to introduce sports in a young boy's life. Here's a few pictures from a football practice we had with Owen! I think it's a little soon to be calling Rich Rod (as you'll see in the video)!

Slipped right through the hands!


Good form but the ball placement needs some work.



Just a quick video, but watch at the end when Owen tries to use his head to kick the ball!

A funny story . . . . yesterday Jon & I were giving Owen his bath. I forget what Jon was trying to make Owen do but he wasn't listening. So, Jon said to Owen, "Whose in charge here, Dad or Owen?" To which Owen looked at him and replied, "Ma-Ma!" So true! He knows who the boss is!

He makes me laugh!

So, today we need to leave and do a few errands. I put Owen on the washing machine, turn around to get his coat & shoes, turn back around to put on the shoes and this is what I see!

How can you not laugh at this kid?!

Wolverine Basketball

This post is a little out-dated . . . Owen got to stay up a little past bedtime to watch the Wolverines in their first-round play-off game!

We did bath a little early and put on the maize & blue PJs for good luck.


He cheered for every basket, even the ones for the other team.

Being Silly

Owen has been on a goofy streak lately. Seems like every day he does something silly. The other day I was getting him dressed and he kept pointing at the crib. So I said "are you still tired?" and put him in there. I figured he would just cry and want out, but he started rolling around and pretending to "sleep", laughing the whole time of course. I only got a few pictures before the game was over!



He sleeps with these two blankets every night; one made by Aunt Diana and the other by Sarah and Aunt Ellie. In addition, his dog Bernie from Great-Grandma Zischke and Mickey Mouse usually join the party. Before sleeping he usually makes sure he has all his things and lets you know if one is missing!