Bath Time
Owen in his Ducky Tub with help from DaddyFirst Graham Cracker

Yum Yum!

Our Big 8 Month Old

Grace
Owen loves Gracie. We always know when she is
in the room because Owen will squeal with delight and
flap his arms up and down! Gracie tends to run away
anytime we get him close to her. Her days of getting
away are numbered....Owen will be crawling soon!

We went to Fort Atkinson this weekend to celebrate
Carter Flack's 2nd Birthday. You would never guess
that it was August with layers Owen was wearing!!
It was a fun day with friends and watching all the kids
run around! Next year Owen will get to run with them.

Owen and Jackie
We found out some exciting news at Carter's
Birthday. He is going to be a big brother!! Baby
Flack is due March 2010...Another friend to play
with!

Helping Daddy Paint the Deck

Cheese!!!

Jumperoo!
Owen LOVES his jumperoo now that
he can coordinate his movements. He can
really get it going high!Beach Ball
My pediatrician told me his children learned
to crawl by chasing a beach ball. I decided it
would be a fun toy to have anyway and sure enough I
was right. He flaps his arms and legs the second
I get it close to him. Here he is balancing it.

Teeth
The reason we have not slept the last
week! Owen now has 2 bottom teeth.
The first appeared on 8/12 and the second
finally broke through 8/18. We all hope
for a little break before the top 2 come in!

Quick Baby Proof the House!
Owen is soon to be a mobile little guy. He's been
rocking back and forth and diving on his belly for about
a week now. I captured his movements this morning.
He loves the slippers that Grandma Bonnett made
Jordan! Maybe he is a future Hawkeye?
Guess he will need a pair of his own soon.

"Those look like fun"

"Just a little farther"

"Almost there"
"Got them!"

Vintage Suit
Here is Owen wearing Jordan's vest from his
Baptism in 1980. Owen was too big for the rest
of the outfit, but the vest fit!Baptism 8.9.09
Owen was baptized at the Congregational
Church of Oconomowoc this Sunday. He
was a VERY good boy during the entire
ceremony. We had a fun day with our families
grilling and pooling on a hot summer day!
Owen right before his Baptism

Aunt Courtney and Aunt Melissa are Owen's
God Mother's. They did a great job up there with
us!

Reverend Schmatzhagen blessing Owen

Owen with Poppa and Grandma

Owen with Grandpa and Grandma. He
found Grandma's shirt very interesting!

With Aunt Courtney and the Girls.
Uncle Bob woke up with the flu that
morning....we missed him!

Aunt Melissa

Hadley was by Owen's side the entire
time on the floor. I think she is practicing
for her new brother or sister!

Breaking out the pool
Jordan taking Owen for his first "swim"

We are not sure what he thought about it. There
were no cries or smiles. He just watched his cousins
swim around and took it all in.

Very fun day with family

Duck Tub
Owen has outgrown his infant tub and he can't
quite sit up in the big tub without slipping and
sliding, so we are on to the duck tub! We
tried it out in the living room first. He loves
to hear it "quack, quack, quack"!Hanging out in the yard (and trying to eat
the grass).

Aunt Melissa bought Owen a Chicago White
Sox t-shirt - I think he likes it!

Our little quarterback OJB

Who knew the dryer was so interesting?

"Look Mom both hands!"

Poppa and Grandma came for a weekend
visit and we went for a picnic in Fowler Park.
Owen played in the park, went for a nice long
walk and then to Toys R Us where Poppa bought
him a pool and Daddy bought him his first truck!
What a fun weekend. Owen was very excited
about his new truck he couldn't wait to play...
I mean EAT it!

Jordan took Owen on the slide. As you
can see he had to bend in ways he hadn't
in a long time!

Matching Hats!

Owen's First Picnic

Tuckered out on Grandma

At the end of June, Owen got to meet his
Uncle Brian, Aunt Melinda, Cousins Nathan,
Emma and baby Samuel! It was a fun day of
family with all of the cousins and Grandpa
and Grandma!
Uncle Jordan with Samuel

Uncle Brian and Owen

Aunt Sarah with Samuel and Aunt Melinda with Owen

Happy Father's Day