Now a Toddler!

Owen is now a toddler!! He has gotten really good at walking just this last week. He started about a week after his first birthday being able to walk a couple steps before falling. Now he is able to walk everywhere, with some tumbles still of course. It is so cute to watch him, and he thinks he is pretty big stuff walking all over the house.

He really loves being outside now that the weather has warmed up some the last couple weeks. I think he would live outside if we let him. He grabs the door jamb and cries when you try to take him back inside.

He is changing so much every day; learning new words, doing new things, and is so much fun.

He got a bubble machine for his birthday. He loves getting right up in front of it and having the bubbles pop all over his face.
Swing from Grandma Audrey for birthday.

We inherited a sand box from the previous owner and filled it with sand. Owen loves to dig and throw the sand everwhere. He does the same with dirt in the yard. The dirt he sometimes eats, but does not eat the sand for some reason.
Our nephew and neice, Grant (soon to be 4) and Brynna (1) celebrated their birthdays last weekend. We had lots of food, cake, and ice cream and had a great time watching 10 kids running all over the house. They had a full house.

Matt the Taxidermist

Matt recently attended taxidermy school for deer head. He had a great time and is very excited at the potential to start his own business. He mounted the bow buck (I'm pretty sure) from last season. He did an awesome job and is busy figuring out how to get a shop put together in the garage and buy all the supplies he needs. He has discovered that he likes his own work more than the expensive work of the buck we just had done. He should have went to school a long time ago I think.

1 Year Photos

We had Owen's 1 year photos taken this weekend. The other two times that we have had his pictures done, he has been grumpy and only allowed us to get a few good pictures. This time he was awesome. He was in a good mood and smiling for almost all the photos. I think he really liked the photographer, he let her pick him up and hold him for a while after we were done and was completely content. So many good pictures are not good on our pocketbooks.

Owen's birthday theme was farm/barnyard so we incorporated that into his photos. I love his overalls and barefeet!

Happy 1st Birthday Owen!!

Today, our baby turns 1!! I cannot believe the past year has went by so quickly. We had his first birthday party this past weekend with lots of family and friends. Plus we got to show off our new house.

We had a good turn out and nice weather other than being a little chilly.

He was not very excited about opening presents. By this time he was getting tired and thought that if he sat still for too long he would fall asleep. So I think I opened most of them for him. Thanks everyone for the wonderful gifts. Daddy may have to build on to our house already.

He did not get too terribly messy, but he sure did like the icing. Great-Grandma Simpson had a non-dairy cake and icing recipe so that Owen could have his very own cake and us not have to worry about his allergy.

I think his favorite part was playing with the farm animal balloons.

He was so exhausted after lunch, cake, and presents; he took a 4 hour afternoon nap.