Owen's Painting Project

Last weekend we painted a few rooms in the new house before moving in. Owen really wanted to paint like everyone else, so we gave him the very important job of painting behind the washer and dryer. He was so proud of his work that I felt bad when the washer & dryer showed up.

On the Move!

Hello everyone,

We're back! We officially moved into our new house this weekend and we've got internet again . . . so let the blogging begin. Just a few pictures of the new house and the mountain of boxes we find ourselves in right now.

Owen's been doing great with the move, he's sleeping pretty good at the new house and loves all the space to run.

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Kitchen


Owen's new playroom is somewhere under all the boxes!

Florida Vacation - Part III

The pictures everyone has been waiting for . . . our day at Disney World!

Owen really loved it, he still sometimes talks about the "Mick show".

We got there right when they opened and did most of the rides in the morning. Winnie the Pooh and the Dumbo ride were his favorites. The Mickey theater show just amazed Owen! We only got to meet Donald Duck, the other lines were too long for our little guy.

He absolutely loved the parade and the show we watched outside the castle.

Family shot in front of the castle.

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Riding Dumbo

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The Carousel

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Magic carpet ride with Dad

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Playing in Minnie's house

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Playing in Mickey's Toon Town

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Fast asleep; he actually fell asleep in the Monsters Inc. show

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Live show

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Owen with his two souvenirs he picked out. "Mick" ears and Tigger!

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!