Catching Up

Well, it's been a while.  Life got really busy, and, combined with a PC that is just begging us to be incinerated, posting went to the bottom of the priority list.  After about 18 months of memories, and a few photos, here's the catch up post to show a glimpse of those months.

Fun Christmas

Owen had a great Christmas this year.  This is the first year that he's been into it a little.  He made friends with the tree, as he would go each morning once he woke up, ask for the lights to be turned on, and then would take one or several ornaments from the tree to play with.  The second picture is of him being caught in the act of taking an ornament.  We had a lot of fun.  All of his grandparents came by to visit for a little while, and by the last one, he was fully aware of what was intended for the boxes wrapped in festive paper.  Here are a couple of pictures.  The last one is of him with one of his presents.  Owen received so many great gifts, and we are very thankful for them all.  I've included the picture at the bottom because it has a funny story.  Owen was excited as we opened the box of the bike.  Though I'm not sure that he's actually been around a bike much, he knew exactly where all the parts went, and he kept himself busy instructing us as to where to put the parts.  Once it was together, he climbed up on it and had the biggest smile.  I pushed him around on it inside the house, and he had a blast.  Cara and I realized that we needed to go ahead and lay the groundwork for not getting on the bike without a helmet.  We told him that he would have to wait to get back on until we could go and get a helmet for him.  He disappeared into the play room, seemingly disappointed.  However, after some rumbling and banging around, he came out of the room with his construction worker hat on his head.  Well, it was good enough for us.  We turned it around backwards so he could see.  Here's the picture.

Birthday & Halloween

Well, it's obviously not close to Halloween or Owen's birthday, but these pictures have just been waiting to be posted.  These are from Owen's 2nd birthday party and from going to Owen's mother's day out church for Halloween activities.  We were surprised at how much he enjoyed be given candy to put in his bag, so we set out in the stroller to go around our neighborhood for trick-or-treating.  However, we soon learned that no one in the neighborhood opens their gates to welcome trick-or-treaters.  So, we came back home and had him trick-or-treat there, going from the house, to the garage, to the "shack", and back to the house.  He had a blast. 

Happy Early Birthday Owen!

Last Saturday we celebrated Owen's 2nd birthday and Granpa's 50th birthday with a fun filled family bash in Granbury. We had a wonderful time visiting with friends and family we greatly missed while we were in Charleston. I was not able to catch many pictures at the party so check out our Snapfish Group Room for pictures Auntie took during the fun.

Pictures of Home

We've had a few requests for pictures of the new home. There aren't many really good ones, but here's a few. These are all from outside of the house, as the inside is still fairly undecorated.

Driveway, garage, and front of house.

Looking out from the front door.

Looking out from the back porch.

From the backyard, looking toward the street.

Settling In

Well, it took longer than I thought to get back to posting, but we now have the computer functioning and set up at home, so it's time to get back to it. Too much has happened since the last post for a review to do any justice, so I'll ease in with something relatively short and sweet. We are now in our home and getting accustomed to our new roles and routines. Owen loves the new place. He has lots of room to explore outside, and he takes full advantage of it. He's getting big; it's hard to believe that he turned 22 months old yesterday. He's learning new things everyday, and he's just as silly as he ever was. Here are a few pictures to catch up since the last post.

Coming Soon

Hello everyone. I didn't realize it had been one month since the last post. It will be a little longer still before I can put something up of Owen. We've been readying the house to sell, and now we are in transition to our next place. Once things are a little more settled, we'll pick back up with the pictures and posts.