A Day Out With Thomas

Today we drove up to Green Bay to spend the day with Thomas and 

his friends!  We got to take a ride on a train that Thomas pulled, 

played with several real trains in the train museum, saw Sir Topham

Hat, got train tattoos and had fun as a family of 3!  Owen's eyes

were constantly on the move soaking up all the entertainment, so 

we didn't get too many pictures of him actually looking at the camera.

He has already suggested that we go "maybe again" :)

Waiting in line to board Thomas

We picked the double decker and rode on the top

Waiting for Thomas to start our trip

Getting a good look at Thomas pulling us along our ride

Big Big Locomotive

Inside the train museum we could go in several

of the trains and see what they used to look like 

inside.  Owen has a poster of the Big Boy 

Locomotive in his new big boy room, so it was very

exciting to see him in person!

Back of Big Boy

Owen leaning against Big Boy's wheel

Daddy and Owen spent a lot of time inside his

cab

His cab had so many wheels to turn and levers to pull

a 2 year olds dream!

Our train conductor

Owen picked a Thomas umbrella as his souvenir. It was

a good purchase due to the 2 heavy down pours we were in!

One last look at Thomas before we head home

This was 2 minutes after we left the parking lot....tired boy :)

LaGrange Pet Parade

Last weekend while Jordan was up north with some of his high

school friends, Owen and I went to Batavia for the weekend.  We

went to the LaGrange Pet Parade with Papa and Aunt Melissa.

This year was the 65th pet parade.  My dad's side of the family

has been going since the 1st pet parade!  As a child, I loved going to see all 

the families dress up their pets and show them off.  It has turned

into quite a parade since I was there last.  Although the parade

was 3 hours long, we only lasted about 1 1/2 in the heat but 

we had fun!

Up close and personal with the firetrucks

To top it all off we were right next to 

the train tracks!  We must have seen 6 

trains while watching the parade.

Enjoying one of my favorites as a kid -

the seven 11 slurpee!

I don't know what it is about this picture, but

I see such a grown little boy here.....

Cousins!

Last weekend the Maher crew came for an overnight visit. We went

to the park, played in the yard and had a movie night!  We had so much

fun that Owen keeps asking me when his "friends" are going to

come back :)

The gang all piled into check out Owen's big boy bed

 Taking measurements on the growth chart

 One of their many meals together

 Imagination Station

 This little guy can't wait to come out and play with

his cousins!  (28 weeks)

Uncle Jordan spinning the girls on the tire swing

Up and Down!

Beckett spinning around

The boys taking a spin around the yard

Toy Story 3 with popcorn!!!

Great minds....

Bye Bye Crib!

Today was the first nap and bedtime Owen spent in his big boy 

bed.  He's been so excited about it since it was delivered on Wednesday.

Here are a last few pictures of him in his crib.

Hello Big Boy Bed!

It took about five minutes of crying and calling for mommy

before he fell asleep for his  2 hour nap!  I'm sure it will take a little

getting used to being in a different room and such a large bed!

Vegetable Garden

This year Owen was old enough to help Daddy plant all the 

vegetables for our garden.  He thought it was pretty neat to dig 

the holes, plant the seeds and cover them up.

Hard work is all done!