First Haircut

We decided to break down and cut off the cute curls for the hot summer weather.  I was a little sad, but now he just looks more like a little man than a little boy. 

Still as cute as ever!

Before

During

I was a little worried that he would not like getting his hair cut or would not sit still.  That's what I get for worrying, he did better than I could have imagined.  He does not look happy in the pictures, but he sat there the entire time like the awesome little boy he is :) Hardly squirmed at all and did not complain one bit.  And of course got a sucker afterwards which I'm sure was his favorite part. 

After (again with the grumpy face)

Handsome little man!

For good behavior, he got to go the park with mommy and daddy and out to eat for chicken and french fries!!  Such a treat!

Picture Post

Some new, some old.  Enjoy!!

New tricycle!

A lesson in skipping rocks.



1 two year old + 1 puppy + 1 mud puddle = a very fun mess!!



A bug!!







Let's go fly a kite!



Not sure the explanation behind this one, I was downloading pictures to the computer and randomly came across it.  Leave it to a day at home with daddy and Papa

Take Me Out to the Ballgame!!

It's been a while.  So I'll try to gradually get  caught up before the end of the school year, when I will not have internet anymore :(

We took Owen to his first baseball game a few weeks ago.  Well,technically second but he was only a few months old for his first Iowa Cubs game.  Matt and I expected him to last an inning or so.  We were suprised.  Owen LOVED it!  He was watching, cheering, yelling, clapping, you name it.  He had a blast.  He would watch them get ready to hit, yell for us to watch, talk about where the ball should go and the guys running.  We had seats right behind home plate and they hit a couple foul balls over our heads, then he talked about them hitting the ball up in the sky the rest of the night.  He wanted them to hit foul balls so that he could see the ball go up over his head.  There was of couple mascots around, he wanted to get close and touch them but did not want them to actually hug him.  We stayed through about 4 innings before he was ready to leave so that he could run around.

This was his initial reaction to the game.  So excited he could hardly contain himself.

Look at that hair.  We're going to have to get him a trim before summer temps hit I think.

Cannot wait to take him to many more Iowa Cubs baseball games.  He is getting to the age that he can actually enjoy things and remember what we did.  It's going to be a fun summer!

Owen's turning 2!!

We celebrated Owen's 2nd birthday this weekend!  We had a great turn out at the house with nice weather other than the wind.  Owen had lots of his friends over to play and eat hot dogs, tractor cake, and ice cream.



He had the cutest face as we were singing Happy Birthday! to him.  He was a little shy and smiley the whole time.  I am disappointed in myself for not remembering to have the video camera going, it was priceless.



Look at those curls.  The warm weather and wind, coupled with being outside all day made his curls really come out.



Owen is definitely a tractor man.  Every time he opened a gift that had a tractor in it, all he wanted to do was play with that gift and did not care much about the others.  Until I could convince him that there was another cool gift to open, like potentially another tractor. 





Not sure why this face, but it's comical.



We had a great day celebrating Owen's second year of life.  

We love being able to get family and friends together for a good time and good food. 

Thank you everyone for coming and celebrating Owen's special day with us.

Party Preparations!

Owen made his own cookies while I was making cookies for party favors.  I think he mostly just ate all the sprinkles from his bowl

Helping Grandpa and Daddy clean up the yard before the party.

Dacey was in charge of the decorations.  She hung balloons (which did not last long in the wind) and Owen's birthday sign outside.

Granny, Grandpa, Aunt Lu, and Aunt Dacey came up Friday evening to help prepare for the party.  Granny helped me with decorating the cake, cookies, and cupcakes while Grandpa helped Matt get the outdoor ready for the big event.  Great-Grandma Audrey, Grandma Cathy, and Roger came up late Saturday morning, bringing lunch and more hands to help out.  Thanks everyone!   

Newest Addition

We got Owen a puppy for his 2nd birthday.  Yes, a little early, but we did not want to try and keep her hidden for two weeks.  Matt brought her home and hid her in his coat.  We asked Owen if he wanted his birthday present, which of course he did, so Matt had him look in his coat.  He was a little unexcited at first and started asking for his present.  He wanted to open a gift!  Never even crossed our mind that he would be upset about not having paper to tear away and a box to open.  But, he eventually got over it and really enjoys his puppy now.

What did we name her you ask?  No name decided upon yet.  Anything that I like, Matt does not, and vice versa.  Whenever we ask Owen what he wants to name her he replies "White", and I mean every time.  Just does not sound like a good puppy name to me.  Open for some good suggestions.

We gave her a bath the first night we brought her home.  Owen was convinced that he needed to take a bath with her.  He got his pants and one sock off before I was able to talk him into just helping, not getting in with the puppy.

Owen enjoys feeding the dog and they both get wore out chasing each other around the yard and the house.  It is the cutest thing how he says "Hi-ya Puppy!" when he sees her.  He also likes to give her hugs before he leaves to go to daycare.  I am glad Owen will now be able to grow up with the puppy and has definitely enjoyed having her around thus far.

Happenings in March

It's been a while since I posted.  Things were really busy before spring break at school and home, but are now finally slowing down some.  Here are a few pics from the month, with more to follow.

Aunt Sandy sent Owen a box of goodies the first part of the month.  Owen thought he would mail himself back for a little visit.

Wrestling with Papa.  Or maybe he was trying to nap, which does not typically go over well with Owen around.

Story time

Huh?! What was that, I was just hanging out watching some cartoons?!

 We took a trip down to Kansas for Spring Break and like always I forgot to take hardly any pictures.  It was a great weekend of hanging out with family and spending time on the farm.  Owen had been talking about riding tractors and feeding cows with Grandpa for several weeks so I was relieved for him to finally get to do that.  He ran around like a crazy man like always, hardly eating anything and staying up late, and having a blast doing it!

We did go up to our Aunt Joyce and Cousin Louella's to check out all their animals.  Owen had a blast walking around looking at and talking about all the animals and tractors, despite the cold and windy weather.  We're hoping for some nicer weather next time we are down in Kansas so that we can stay a little longer.

Petting the miniature horse.  Well, trying to poke her eye actually.

Pot-belly pigs.  He wanted to pet them but they just kept running away.

Llama.  The way he said it sounded more like mamma.

He of course was exhausted by time we headed home Sunday afternoon.

He zonked out before we got completely out of town.