Happy 1st Birthday

Happy First Birthday to my little man. Yesterday we had Owen's 1st birthday a little early ( seems both the boys have birthdays close to holidays). We had a fabulous time with family and friends, the weather was great and the kids had a blast. It's hard to believe that a year has flown by so quickly.


And the best part of the Birthday.....the cake smashing...



Thank You to everyone for making Owen's day for so special!!

Friday Fill- Ins

I've seen this on a few friend's blogs and thought I would give it a try. I can't guarantee that it will be every Friday but I'm going to give it a try...... here we go.....


1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is don't rearrange my desk, leave my pens alone!

2. I'm not sure if I've ever had clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of that horrible smell of vomit and cotton candy.

4. I couldn't tell you my favorite spring flower, I think seeing those first little green leaves is more exciting.

5. Things on my desk include contracts, landscape proposals, Tiger's tickets and random parts to order.

6. Cleaning my house makes me wanna hire a maid.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to spending time with the family, tomorrow my plans include Owen's First Birthday Party and Sunday, I want to sleep in and do nothing (though I know that will never happen)!

Mud Puddles

A fierce storm blew threw this afternoon, lots of trees down and power outtages. We were lucky to only be left with mud puddles. After the storm had passed we headed outside with Aiden's new boots. He had a blast jumping and splashing in every puddle he found. Our neighbor Steve even came out, with suckers in hand for the boys, to see what all the comotion was about.

Bubbles

Bubbles have a new found love at our house. Aiden finally figured out that he has to hold the wand away from his mouth a bit get the bubbles to blow. Before he would get frustrated and give up.

Where is the best place to play??

When you're almost one and discovering new things all around the house, where is the best place to play?? In the cupboard with all the tuperware of course. Owen is getting pretty quick about crawling as fast as he can to the kitchen and whipping open that door to get to all the bowls and lids.

My Little Helper

Aiden LOVES Owen and is always asking to help do things with him. The other night I was trying to get dinner started and feed Owen at the same time, I'd feed him a few bites and then go back to cooking. At one point I looked over and Aiden had taken over and was feeding Owen. I think Owen eats better for Aiden than he does for me!




Gotta Love that face!!

Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail....

Aiden was so excited about the Eater Bunny this year, Grandma taught him to sing "Here Comes Peter Cotton Tail". He has been eyeing up Easter Baskets at all the stores. The Easter Bunny hid his basket this year and he had a blast running from room to room looking for it. Owen wasn't quite sure what was going on but once that basket was in front of him he figured it out quickly.


We had Easter Dinner at Papa and PapaMom's this year. All the kids had a great time chasing after the goats and running around outside, thank goodness the snow melted! Owen didn't make it the egg hunt, instead him and Daddy decided a nap was in order!

A Snowman in April???

We woke up this morning to a surprising 7 inches of snow, just when we thought spring had finally sprung. Mother nature sure played a trick on us, maybe it's a late April Fool's Day prank. The last of the big snow piles had melted and the daffodils were beginning to bloom. Aiden was a little perplexed this morning when we had him look out the window. He didn't understand why there was snow outside. After work he asked all the way home if we could make a snow man when we got home. We rushed home and left Gary in charge of dinner and bundled up to head outside. We built a snow man and even had a snowball fight.

Making Papa Proud

Aiden and I planted some herbs to put in the kitchen window. Wouldn't Papa be proud to see him planting. It makes me miss the days in the greenhouses, planting annuals, the smell of the dirt. As much as we would complain about having to be out there I sure do miss it. I don't miss watering though, everyone knows how picky Dad was about watering. The worst was when you finished watering a whole greenhouse in half an hour and Dad would come in and make you do it all over, the right way.

Sick

We've been hit with a stomach bug. It broke my heart after Aiden threw up he kept saying he was sorry. We're hoping this passes as quickly as it hit.

When I Get Big...

This morning while eating breakfast Aiden was telling me all the things that he'll be able to do when he is big. It warmed my heart and brought a smile to my face.

When I get big I can:

- Drink coffee
- Chew gum
- Cut my pancakes with a knife
- Make a Birthday cake
- Go downstairs by myself
- Read Alice and Wonderland

Music Man

I'm surprised everyday with something new one of the boys is doing...

Hello

I was surprised today while Owen was playing with the toy phone and it rang and he put it right up to his ear. So of course I had to get it on video.

Where Could The Boys Be??

This just shows we have way too many stuffed animals!

Shoveling with Dad

We haven't had as much outside play time as we would have liked this year. It's tough with a little one and by the time Gary gets home from work it's almost dark. It snowed one day last week and when Gary got home from work he went to work clearing the walkway. Aiden quickly found his boots and coat to run out and help with the shoveling.

Tatts

Aiden has been sporting some new tattoos. I think Mater really shows what a tough kid he is, don't you agree?

Owen's First Hair Cut

Gary is going to kick my butt, he has yet to find out that I cut Owen's hair and I'm already posting pictures. Gary loves Owen's longer locks and the curls in the back. The curls don't bother me as much as all the hair that hangs over his ears. I think Owen gets annoyed with at times also, I'll catch him with his hands in tight little fists holding his hair above his ears. We agreed that he would have his hair cut before Easter....

Well I can't wait till April and I don't think others were going to wait that long also. (FYI- when David was little he had hair over his ears and I was a horrible sister and cut it one day while babysitting. I saved the hair and gave it to Jessica after what she thought was his first hair cut. I had a feeling the same was about to happen to Owen.) So, Owen got a little trim today, I kept the back longer so we could enjoy his curls, but trimmed it a little so he didn't end up with a mullet.

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Winter Zoo Trip

We love the zoo!! It never gets old or boring, there is always something new going on or a new animal born. One of my favorite trips is when we visit in the winter, the animals aren't just laying around and being lazy. Some of the animals can't go out when it's cold or icy but you can go inside the building where they are housed most of the time. Last week Jessica, Dad and I took the boys.

Owen spent most of the Day with Papa, he pushed the bus, I mean stroller around the whole day.


I bought the boys giant suckers after lunch, Aiden's lasted about 2 minutes before he dropped it on the floor where is shattered to pieces, thanks Papa for getting him a new one!


The best part of our zoo visit were the Polar Bears! They were swimming and playing in the water. I think we stood there for over a half hour just watching them.




The butterfly house in always our last stop of the day...

Tagged

I was tagged by friend Amy to go to my 6th album and post the 6th picture. That was quite a challenge since I save my pictures in all sorts of ways, holidays, seasons, events and so on. So I just opened picasa and went down six folders from the top to my 6th photo.

This is such a great photo, David, Kyle and Aiden are such great buds. I can't wait for this summer to see Owen trying to catch up to the three of them!



I'm supposed to pass this on, so all you bloggers that read this feel free to consider yourself tagged by me!

Uh-0h

Owen has been working on a new word.....Uh-oh. He has started to figure out the whole cause and effect process and is finding that it's fun to drop things on the floor. Owen already says Aiden and dada. We thought the Aiden thing was a fluke but he says all day long. If Aiden is to leave the room you can hear Owen calling for him.