"Ace"

Owen loves his Gracie cat. She has started to

stick around more and to his enjoyment let him

play with her. He discovered one of her toys in

a drawer and to my surprise knew what to do with it!

If you listen closely you will here him say "Ace".

Our Little Cleaner

Aunt Courtney found a dust buster for

Owen and shipped right over for cleaning! He

was so excited when I opened the box and learned

how to turn it on and off immediately. Thanks

Aunt Courtney!

Cleaning at Poppa and Grandma's House

Lovin this warm weather!

Owen is going to have a blast this summer playing

outside. We have spent several hours outside this

week just walking around and saying "hi" to walkers

and cars. He loves to carry around his garden tools

and move the mulch around. We have had many

temper tantrums when we finally drag him inside for

bedtime. Definitely takes after Daddy!

Sweet shades!

Showing off his new tricks.

Whistle While You Work

Owen started to "whistle" yesterday. We have no

idea where he learned how to do it, but he knows

exactly what to do when we say "whistle". Here

is an attempt to catch it on video. Sorry for the

fast movements...he's all over the place!

14 Months Old

Wow has time flown since Owen's first birthday!

Here we are 2 months later and he's grown up so much.

He loves to eat, run around the house, play chase with

mommy and daddy, take every toy out of his bins, say

"hi" and flirt with strangers (been called a ham by perfect strangers),

vacuum and talk on his phone. His favorite words are still "hot" and "yes",

"mama", and "dada". His favorite sign is "more"and he uses it for "help"

and "more" or anything that will get him what he wants! He is really

starting to show his personality!

Showing off his sign "more"

Cleaning the living room

A pre-bath ritual - climbing in the cabinets

His new smile face when we say "smile" or "cheese"

Playing Doctor

He might kill me for this later, but he discovered my

purse on a chair today and carried it around for 20 minutes!

Snow!

You would think that living in Wisconsin would

mean that Owen has been out in the snow several

times in the last 4 months, but had not ventured out

until last week. Between ear infections, colds, and sub

zero degree weather, it just never seemed right. I took

him out on my own last week when I shoveled and

he wanted so badly to get up and walk around himself.

He seemed to really enjoy it, but after a few minutes

he is ready to go in and get warm!

All bundled up!

Jordan took him for a ride on Tuesday with

our most recent snowfall of 12 inches!

Owen "ice skating"

Ice Boating

We went to Pewaukee Lake on Sunday to go ice

boating with my best friend Abby, her husband and

her parents. Abby's dad has been ice boating for years

and he likes to share thrill with anyone that is willing to

try. Owen, Abby, her mom and I all stayed inside

the restaurant to watch the boys go out on the ice.

It was a fun way to spend Sunday afternoon!

Tony and Mr. Nies showing Jordan the ropes

Tony and Jordan getting out onto the Lake

Owen came out for a visit to check out

the ice and the boat

Walking on the lake is always a strange feeling

Owen checking out the boat