Cowboy

I was going to put this up a few days ago, but forgot. This is from our ward Halloween party. We forgot to bring our camera but our friends took a picture of Owen for us. He was seriousally the hit of the show. Everyone thought his costume was the best. This picture doesn't do justice, but it's cute.

Pulled this out of the pile..deserves showing off

I was looking for a new desktop background picture this morning and fell in love with this picture. Last year Owen was still our baby, but this year he is all little boy. Makes me miss the baby!

Thanks Jon for taking some cute family pictures of us!

Stitches

Here is our little guy with his stitches! Still happy as can be! Click on the image to enlarge! "Cheese!"

Owen

Owen is so much fun just to hang out with. A few days ago I was lying on the family room floor on a pillow that Owen had gone upstairs and gotten me. After returning with a pillow for himself he laid down and turned to me and said
"I need a book."
"You need a book?" I replied.
"Ya"
"Maybe you should go get one."
"yeahhhhh mommie" he said and then jumped up to get one.















Here are the little books that I love reading to him.

















The smile says it all!
I love little Owen! He is so much fun I can't imagine life without him.
Congratulations to Jon and Kanien who are just starting the adventure!

Ricketts Glen

This past weekend we took a camping trip up to Ricketts Glen State Park.
It is located about 2 1/2 hrs North East of Hershey. We failed to make reservations and when we called on Friday they said they only had 5 sites left! Luckily Jeff got off early and we got the second to last spot. It is a beautiful area and reminded us more of a mountain setting than anywhere we've yet visited.


Here is Owen and me making pancakes and sausage. Owen had
a lot of fun. He called the tent "a tunnel" the whole time and still refers
to it that way.

He loved playing with all the dirt and sticks,


and throwing rocks into the bottom of the waterfalls.
Jeff carried Owen the whole time!!!
Sometimes he was good and.....
well sometimes he was a little crazy.

We had such a great time and are glad we went in spite of all the work it takes to go camping. It was perfect weather-blue skies, cool temperatures, low humidity and the waterfalls were amazing!

Pony Ride

Here is my beautiful toddler having the time of his life on a pony. At first he was a bit hesitant but after a few minutes he kept trying to get the pony to go faster. After two rides on a small pony Jeff asked if he wanted to ride the big one. Owen replied with an emphatic "NO!" Maybe next time:)

Island Park and Yellowstone

Well I know I haven't posted since we've been in Utah. I just thought I'd put in a few of the cabin and Yellowstone. Jeff was able to go backpacking in Yellowstone for a few days with the rest of the family. Don't be fooled by the blue skies. It rained, hailed, and thundered most of the time. But being in backcountry Yellowstone is wonderful no matter what the weather. Here are some pictures of Colonnade Falls, and one of the vast meadows they hiked through. Jeff and Lizzy tied for catching the most fish, 7. Owen and I stayed at the cabin with Miriam. We did a few hikes but mostly relaxed. Couldn't help including such a cute picture of Kristin!

New Haircut, New Overalls

So many times I drive myself crazy trying to get a good picture of Owen. But today he was posing so cute! Here he is sporting his new haircut and his new overalls (only cost me $2 on the clearance rack at Wal-Mart! Long live tightwadry!)

Another Day at Hershey Park

We went to Hershey Park for family night last night. It was hot!

Hershey Park

Here are some great pictures of Owen on some kiddie rides at Hershey Park. He was still a little unsure at this point, but now loves the rides. He often says "shershey park" and tells me all about how he wants to go on the train.

Owen and Jeff

Here is a picture of Owen and Jeff reading before bed. Owen is loving books more and more. He loves us to read to him and will now let us finish a book instead of closing a book half way through and saying "the end". We now put books in his crib and he reads before he goes to bed and then in the morning when he wakes up. This is great for me because I have time to take a shower or do something else after he wakes up. His favorite books are Trucks, Trucks, Trucks; My First Board Book of Trucks; Diggers; Baby Beluga; and On Your Potty.