This Week

Mommy got the clever idea to push him down the cellar hill on his big wheel. Boy did he love it! He did crash and burn once, when the tires made a sharp turn to the left. He was crying, but would not allow me to console him, he still wanted to go back to the top and do it again. He was half crying half laughing because it hurt to crash but he still liked going down the hill.

Ear to ear smile and giggles all the way down. I wish I had the video camera.

The weather was perfect this week to have our snack outside.

Grapes and animal crackers, two of his favorite.

Weekend

Matt is in Kansas with our camera so I cannot post pictures from the weekend. We went down to Fort Scott for a family reunion and hanging out. Owen got to ride a tractor with Grandpa Doug and he took him to feed cows. He loved both, and ended up riding the tractor several times before the weekend was over. He was not scared of the cattle at all. He tenses up around dogs but something this huge did not bother him at all. Who knew!? We got some really good pictures I will post next week after Matt gets back.

Matt shot an antelope his first day out and is now archery mule deer hunting, or whitetail if he sees a huge one. Pictures to come I'm sure.

Thought I'd show a picture comparison from September last year to September now.

September 2009 - 6 mo.

September 2010 - 1 year 6 months
(I know, already posted this pic, but just thought to compare it to last year.)

Playing in the Sandbox

Recent Photos and the weekend.

Playing in the rain and mud earlier last week. We had water ran to our garage for Matt's taxidermy shop, so there is plenty of mud for him to get into.

Big wheels from Grandma Cathy. He just cannot figure out how to run it yet, plus his legs are too short.

Little boys and mud!

I made the mistake of letting him help me do the dishes. I think he just managed to dump the water all over the floor more than anything else. But he had a blast doing it. Now he wants to help do the dishes every time. If only he were old enough to do them by himself, I hate that chore with a passion. His time will come.

I'm a little busy here dad.

He thought he was pretty hot stuff getting to hold the whole banana.

Grandma Cathy came down this weekend to watch Owen Saturday night so that I could chaperone the homecoming dance. Steph and Whitney came down to Jessica's house so we were able to get all the grand babies together for the afternoon. We were able to get a shot of them all together watching a movie.
This shot did not go as well. We tried to get them all with Grandma Cathy. Everyone wanted to bail except Grant. So we'll plan on being able to get a group shot when they all turn four maybe.

Playing in the Rain

This was from a few weeks ago. Water pools at the concrete in front of the garage and Owen had a blast running back and forth through the puddle.

Aunt Dacey's visit

Dacey came up and stayed with Owen and I for a week while Matt was at gun university for work the first part of this month. It was great to have her around to help entertain Owen, he was getting pretty bored with Mommy by the end of the summer. We took a trip to the pool in Stuart, went in to my new classroom at the high school and unpacked some boxes, went wading in the river, played in the slip n' slide, and lots more fun stuff. Thanks for coming up Aunt Dacey, it was a blast.

Playing in the wet sand at the river. It took Owen a little while to get comfortable with the rushing water. Once he saw Aunt Dacey could get in the water he did not want to get out.

Bedtime snacking. Owen was even saying Dacey by the end of the week. I think she might be his new favorite person. Cannot wait to see her again.

First experience washing the car. He was covered in bubbles and ate quite a few I think.

Slip n' Slide. Owen did not want to be held on to, just wanted to eat his apple.

Looking at a tractor magazine. Learned to say tractor very well this weekend.

Wagon ride.

Long time no post!

I know, it's been forever since I have posted. I did not have a computer or the internet all summer. I have lots of picture to post so I'll probably break it up over the next week or two so keep checking back. To come: Bourbon County Kansas Fair, Dacey's week visit, grandparents, playing in the rain, washing the car, IA State Fair, and other random shots. Here are a few pictures of Owen from the summer.

Update: Owen recently has gotten over hand, foot, and mouth disease, that was not fun for about 4 days. I think Matt is getting it now, so hopefully I do not get it or Owen again. He has been sick once every month for the last three months, hopefully that will come to an end soon. He weighs just over 26 pounds and is 32 inches tall. He was in the 75% for height and weight for 15 months of age. School starts for me tomorrow so Owen is back to daycare and doing great (now that our disease is gone). He is getting more of a personality (and attitude) every day. This is definitely a fun but stressful stage he is in now.

Look back again soon for more pictures.

Daddy's old (real) raccoon skin hat.

We just recently had water ran to our garage for Matt's taxidermy shop. Cannot tell from this picture very well, but the yard is tore up and Owen had fun playing in the dirt. I'm sure there will be much more dirty evenings for the next week or two.

Owen helped eat the apples from our apple tree while I was working on pies. He loved walking around with his very own apple and did so for about two weeks straight when we had them in the fridge.

Dino-rider.

Spaghetti Face