What's That??

It's amazing what amuses us when we are so little.....

Daddy's First Diaper Change

Well Gary finally changed Owen's diaper for the first time. When we brought him home from the hospital he said there was too much going on down there (circumcision and umbilical cord). So with everything healed daddy got his first diaper change in. Owen made sure to "celebrate" the big event by peeing all over once the diaper came off. Daddy did manage to get through the diaper change though.

Some Random Photos....

Just some random photos I thought I would share...



Life is tough....



Hanging out with Uncle Tim...

Papa's New Goats

We took a drive out to Papa and PapaMom's house to see the new goats. Over the past year Papa has lost a few goats so it was time to give Sydney a friend or two. Papa had to keep them in the garage until he could fix the fence in the yard, the goats are so little they would fit through the fence.

Jackson & Stanley

Handy Manny

There is a cartoon on the Disney Channel called Handy Manny. He is a handy man with talking tools. Aiden now insists on pulling out his tool belt and hard hat everytime the show comes on. He is such a goof....

A Few More Visitors

Papa, Jessica, Tony and the boys spent an afternoon hanging out at our house. Papa finally got to meet Owen. Owen slept most of the day, Papa even snuck in a nap himself. David asked to hold Owen. I had to laugh that he didn't seem to be enjoying it but I think he was concentrating very hard on holding Owen.

Some Recent Visitors....

We have had a busy few days. Yesterday PapaMom came out and spent the day with us. She took us to the doctor to have Owen checked out then came back to cook us dinner and do a little housework I'm not allowed to do yet. Papa we can't wait until you come out to visit...




Then today Aunt Carolyn and Meghan came out to visit. While Aiden took his nap, Meghan took me out to lunch and Aunt Carolyn got her cuddle time with Owen. Thank you Meghan for lunch and thank you Aunt Carolyn for folding that basket of laundry....I just noticed!




Aiden had a great time playing with everyone. We even snuck a few pictures of him "loving" on his baby brother.

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Owen William

Owen William
5.8.o8
7lbs 2 oz
19 inches long

We Are Pleased To Welcome.....

Owen William McFarland
May 8th, 2008

More info and pictures to come....

Working In The Yard

We have been trying to get as many things around the house done before our hands are full with a new little someone. Yesterday Gary and Aiden did a little work in the yard. There is a big hill on the front side of the house on the lake side. Gary has been digging some pretty big rocks out of the hill for awhile but decided to bring them all up yesterday.




Until now I have just been placing a few here and there in my perennial beds, but Gary's dad was here a weekend or two ago and started lining the edge of my flower beds with the rock. Looks like he's going to have to come back and work on the huge pile Gary dumped in the yard.






Aiden wanted to help daddy and went and got his wheel barrel from the garage.






Dang, don't you hate when the wheel barrel tips over? Daddy came and straightened him out and he was good to go again...



Aiden's load of rocks...



We also started another project yesterday. We want to put some wood ties around the swingset and put wood chips in so cutting the grass is a bit easier. The plan is also to add a big sand box to the one end. Once we started we noticed we didn't have enough wood ties. Maybe we can convince Papa and PapaMom to come out one weekend and give us a hand with this one...hint hint!

A Little Video for Someone Special....

Just wanted to let you know we are thinking of you! Lots of hugs!!!

Mill Pond

The weather has been so nice lately we thought we would head downtown to the mill pond after dinner. One of Aiden's favorite things lately is to pop a bag of popcorn and go feed the ducks and geese, last week we even had the pleasure of feeding a swan. The playground wasn't that busy so we thought we would play there first.

Swinging on the Swings...




(such a cute picture, now I need to figure out how to photoshop out the giant booger!)



Things after the swings got ugly so we decided it was time to just go feed the ducks..







Two geese coming over for a snack...


After feeding the ducks and geese we were off to dairy queen. Along the way we spotted a little chipmunk on a log..


After ice cream we walked the boardwalk for a bit trying to see some fish and also to take the long way back to the car so someone didn't see the P-L-A-Y-G-R-O-U-N-D again. At the edge of the mill pond, the water rushes down some rocks and then heads underground. Aiden always asks to see the waterfall.



I had to take a picture of the water heading under the sidewalk and then under the street because Gary always comments how scary it would be to be sucked under...

Always in Hand...

 
Main Entry: friend
Part of Speech: noun 1
Definition: confidant
Synonyms: acquaintance, ally, alter ego, amigo, associate, bedfellow, blocker, boon companion, bosom buddy*, brother, buddy, chum*, classmate, cohort, colleague, companion*, compatriot, comrade, confrere, consort, countryman, cousin, crony, familiar, fellow, intimate, kissing cousin, little brother, main man, main squeeze, mate, other self, pal, partner, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick, sister, soul mate*, spare*, well-wisher


All these words can be used to describe the relationship that Aiden has with his Lightning McQueen car. It's with him at all times. He has a few "Lightnings" but the beat up and dinged one is his most favorite. Naps are even taken with Lightning in hand. We have battles with Grandma on days Aiden goes to her house because Lightning and his gang must tag along for the day. By the time I come to pick him up most are "lost" and the hunt begins. Recently it took Grandma two days of searching to find them all. In case you were wondering they were found in the spare room, under the bed, surrounded by blocks.

Random Videos

Aiden and I were taking it easy this afternoon (doctor's orders) so I got out the video camera to catch Mr. Ham. He surprises me everyday with something new, I don't know where he learns some of this...







Lindsey