Betty Brinn Children's Museum

Last weekend we headed to the children's

museum with Uncle Bob, Aunt

Courtney, Hadley, Aidyn, Lennon and

Beckett. We had a fun day playing with

all of the exhibits, but the kids decided the

the sand table was the most fun! Here are several pictures

from our day.

Aunt Courtney, Beckett and Lennon

Owen riding the horse

In front of the Art Museum where we

ate lunch

After lunch all the kiddo's ran around

the courtyard and played with dandelions.

Hadley tickling Owen's head

Beckett can't wait to run after everyone!

An attempt at a picture of all 5 kiddos

Playing at the train table

Remind you of the movie "Big"

Owen's last bottle

We finally gave up the night-time bottle several

weeks ago. Owen could have cared less, but mommy

and daddy were really sad. Jordan wanted

to give him his last bottle. This is the same pose

from his first bottle with Jordan.

Check out my curls!!!

Little Monkey

Owen loves banana's but he has to have them

whole in the peel now-not cut up. Very big boy eating!

Rainy Days + Spirited Toddler = Crazy House

The last 2 days have been cold and rainy and have

left us no choice but to stay inside. Owen was a trooper

and played really well! We tried Play-Doh for the

first time and he loved it. Enjoy our last 2 days of

indoor fun!

Playing Peek After Nap

Reading

I hardly ever see Owen reading a book himself.

He is usually coming at us full speed with the book

in his hand and plops down in our laps. This was

really special to see!

Cheese!

Sillyness on the Chair

If you listen closely I finally got a quick "Hi Dada"

out of him!

Play-Doh

Happy Mother's Day, Indeed!

On Sunday we started a raised vegetable garden.

We spent the entire afternoon in the backyard working

very hard! I had a wonderful mother's day with

my little helper (and my big helper).

The view of the garden from the deck

Owen getting ready to mulch up the grass

Daddy and Owen relaxing by the finished product

(we decided to wait on actually planting anything

until the frosty nights stop)

16-Months-Old

Yet another month has has flown by

and our little guy seems to grow and mature

overnight. He is saying several words now:

Hi, Bye, Mom, Dada, Grace, Hot, Up, Olive, Done,

This, Ball and Uh-Oh. He also signs Please, More, and

All Done. He's even put 2 words together,

Hi Dada, but I have yet to catch it on tape. He loves

this warmer weather and begs to go outside by bringing

us his shoes and pulling us towards the door. We are

so happy to have a deck without stairs right now, because

we can let him go out there and run around without worry.

He's climbing and running all over the place, keeping

mom and dad VERY busy! We are so blessed to

have a happy, healthy little boy.

His "cheese" face

Wearing mom's sunglasses while watching Daddy mow

Digging in the pots is a favorite....better invest in

a sandbox soon!

Always playing with the big boy toys

Owen and Mommy ventured to Batavia

for several days last week. We had a great

time with Poppa, Grandma and Aunt Melissa.

Great Aunt Cathy and 2nd Cousin Jessica

also came to see us!

"Where's Owen?"

Can you find Owen running around the yard?

Playing with Great Aunt Cathy and Grandma

Grandma was entertaining Owen while I packed

the car and I couldn't resist taking a few pictures of

them working in the garden. Notice the "love"

sign to the left.

Imagination Station

We have this wonderful park that was built

last year in town. We go there at least 2 times

a week to run and play. Grandpa and Grandma

Bonnett came over for lunch on Saturday and

we took them there for some fun.

Climbing the wall with Daddy

Very flexible

Hiding under stairs

Playing a "peek" game with Mommy

Posing with Grandpa and Grandma

Babies, Babies, Babies!

The Flack Family and Janowiec Family all came over today

for a fun lunch. Owen and Carter had a great time chasing,

"cleaning", and running around, while Lucy and Katy

talked baby talk. With 6 adults and 4 kids we are still

in control, but I have a feeling that won't be the case

in a few years!

Carter and Owen with their dustbusters

Playing in their tent

Tony, Abby and baby Katy

Swapping Babies

Owen, Abby, Sarah and Katy

Buds

Burley Time

Jordan taking Owen out in the Burley for the first

time.