Happy Father's Day!

Here are some of my favorite pictures of Owen

this year. We used the pictures with the red shirt

for Daddy's frame.

For Father's Day weekend we went to Beaver Dam

and Omro. On Saturday we went to Omro for cousin Cody's

college graduation party. There were 3 dogs for Owen to play with.

It was his first experience with dogs and he LOVED it! Especially

Chelsea's dog Milo. Milo and Owen both love balls!

Thanks for sharing Milo Chelsea!!

Sweet smiles with Grandma

Taking Milo for a walk

Checking out the cool motorcycles

On Sunday we went back to Omro to Great

Grandpa and Grandma Mark's house. Owen got to

see a shed FULL of his favorite thing -

LAWNMOWERS!!!! He rode a 4-wheeler

(with a little hesitation at first) played with

3rd (?) cousin Ivy and Great Aunt Joan.

It was a very fun weekend full of things to do!

Checking out the field with Daddy

Riding a vintage tractor with Daddy

Getting a mower out

First ride on the 4-wheeler

Blowing bubbles with Ivy

Finally, he decided that this looked like fun

and we all went out together

Owen and Baby Katy get to spend a lot of time

together each week. Owen can't wait until

he can show Katy around this town. For the mean

time they will share their love of nukis.

Ummm....yes, I like ice cream cones!

Papa, Grandma and Aunt Melissa

came up for a visit the weekend before

Father's Day. We had a fun day at the

park and Owen got to play ring around the

rosie with Grandma and Aunt Melissa.

"We all fall down"

Cheese with Grandma

A common sleeping position. Owen has his

feet crossed all day long when he is sitting - usually

meaning he is very happy...likes to sleep that way too!

Milwaukee Zoo

On Saturday we headed to the Milwaukee

Zoo for a day sponsored by The Children's

Hospital for the employees. We have gone

the last 3 years and have a great time each year.

This year we decided to try all the rides, i.e. the

carousal and train. It was Owens first time on

a train. He seemed so excited at a distance, but

once we were in line he started to cling to us

and his smiles disappeared. When the ride was over

I said "All done, should we get off?" and he shook

his head yes and starting vocalizing for the first

time - apparently not a fan of the trains right now!

To my surprise he LOVED feeding the goats. He had

no fear at all and would pick up dropped food

pellets and individually feed the goats. I was

always so afraid of feeding the goats at the zoo

but not my little guy - he's Mr. Goat Feeder.

Waiting for our turn on the train..not so sure about

this

All snuggled in and ready to go

Check out the goat

Picking up the pellets and feeding the goats

Seventeen Months Old

Owen's vocabulary is growing everyday. He will

try to repeat anything we ask him and sometimes

it really sounds like the word. Here he is repeating

just a few words for the camera.

Owen enjoying his 1st popsicle on a hot day!

New hat

Driving Papa's new corvette

Helping mommy make Sunday morning pancake

breakfast

Giving his baby "Owen" a ride

Owen's newest thing is wearing our shoes around

the house. The other morning he was wearing Daddy's

flip flop and pushing his juice (in the front digger)

around the house.

He's always loved blankets over his head, but this

was a new thing. He put the blanket over his head

and then pushed his lawnmower back and forth.

Playdough Stir Fry