I don’t generally go to the bus stop anymore but sometimes Katie really wants to go. So I took advantage of the natural light to get a good picture. I wanted both of them together but Katie was running off to play (you can see her coat on the left).
Category Archives: Owen
It’s class picture day so he let me do his hair!
Mason & Owen—Then & Now
OMG! Can you even?!
He’s SERIOUS about the Spirograph—just look at that tongue!
Chalk turns into war. Of course.
Owen put his underwear on Katie’s head and it was a laugh riot for at least five full minutes.
Owen and the Spirograph
Owen finally got out his Spirograph that he got for Christmas. His first reaction? WHOA. THIS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME.
He couldn’t believe it when Tom and I both told him we’d spent countless hours drawing on it as kids. I just hope he stays interested for more than a few days.
“Color your own masks” from the dollar store.
Attack of the ants.
The kids woke me up to tell me there were ants all over the floor. I was a bit groggy, but…WHAT?!
Yep, they were right.
I have NO idea how pieces of Maggie’s food got over there or why all the ants suddenly bombarded us (it seems there are always random bits of food somewhere and we’ve never had ants yet) so out came the Taro.
Owen loves texting me.
This is the run of messages I got today. The blue shirt business is because I took a stained blue polo of his and attempted another bag (like the tee I transformed the other day).
And he just giggles and giggles when he’s texting me. 🙂
Easter Egg Hunt
Thank you Aunt Sheryl!
Aunt Sheryl always brings gifts for the kids. Today they got Easter baskets and toys—Owen got a Lego set which he had to put together immediately! 🙂
Throwback Thursday—March Pics
2009
2010
2011
First family dinner on the deck tonight!
Spring break play date!
We finally had some gorgeous weather so we had a play date with friends at their house (one of Owen’s classmates).
Kidisms 25
Owen came upstairs to tell me that Katie was being rude. She wanted a gem from his Lego set and he said no:
She called me a rat and it wrinkled my heart.
Tom: Katie, do you want to watch TV?
Katie: Yes, because Murray has a little lamb.
Katie: Mama, do the tickling thing again, where I was laughing.
We were in the car headed to the park.
Owen: Mom! Did you see that?
Me: What?
Owen: It was like a bird but it was metal or plastic. And birds aren’t made of metal or plastic. Birds are made of…birds!
Katie: No, birds are made of feathers.
No drama yet today so they get a picnic for lunch!
Costco Running
The empty aisles were just waaaaaay too enticing to both kids.
Owen and the password
So Owen came upstairs and woke me up about 6:45 to tell me that he couldn’t get on the iPad because it asked for a password. What? Password? We have no password on it. So I’m trying to wake up and be alert and comprehend what he’s telling me and I just have no idea so I tell him I’ll figure it out later.
So, this is what I went downstairs to find:
I asked what happened, and of course he wasn’t very helpful. He said it asked for a password and so he typed in mine. He doesn’t know mine, so I asked exactly what he typed. He said “The little A —” and I stopped him. “What little A?” He pointed to the @ sign and then continued “a JenHudson.” I laughed. That’s not my password anywhere (or username for that matter) but it cracked me up that that’s what he used. I had NO idea why it would ask for a password since we’ve never had one. We do have one set to restrict purchases, so I tried that on the off chance it got turned off and he reset it. Nope. I tried my iTunes password. Nope. AppleID password. Nope. And every time you try a wrong password, you get this:
Except the time increments increase so soon I was up to five minutes. After 10 wrong guesses the iPad erases itself. Hoo boy. I was 99% sure I would be wiping the iPad and reinstalling everything.
So I asked Owen again EXACTLY what happened (while simultaneously asking my online friends for help). He told me he picked up the iPad and it had a black screen then it had the Apple and then it asked for a password so he typed it in. AHA! I asked what he typed in. He quickly answered “qqqq” — so I tried it and BINGO! That was it.
So, what happened? Either the iPad updated itself with a new iOS that night while plugged in or it prompted him to update in the morning and he just said yes. And since we had no password set, when it rebooted it prompted him to enter one (we would normally skip that step) and he picked qqqq. 🙂
Fun breakfast time with daddy
Minecraft Mine: Complete!
Another Lego finished. This one was a bit easier–ages 8+ and only 922 pieces.
When Owen was done, he was ADAMANT that I take a picture and show it to Mason, his friend in Ohio who also likes Lego and Minecraft. So I posted it on Facebook. His mom’s reply? Mason said “Oh my gosh! That is so cool!” Then did this…
Friendly Easter Egg Hunt
Friends invited us to their community Easter Egg Hunt today. Unfortunately, it wasn’t quite Easter-y weather—it was 45 degrees and rainy! 🙁 But, the kids still had fun! The little kids and big kids each had their own side to search on, so I went with Katie and Tom went with Owen.
Baseball practice!
Owen’s new batting helmet—everyone else on the team had their own so we went and bought him one. He picked green. 🙂
Practicing running to (and through) first base…and hitting coach overhand pitches.
Boosterthon Fun Run Success!
Owen did AMAZING! They had two tracks running at the same time—Kindergarten and 1st grades on one and 2nd and 3rd on the other. The VIPs (parents, family, etc.) were in the center of each ring to cheer them on. Of course, Owen was on the outside of the track almost every time (which also meant that other kids were blocking my view) so I didn’t get many good pictures of him. I had been wondering how they were going to keep track of laps run, but the kids all had Boosterthon T-shirts with boxes on the back so every time they crossed the starting line, they had teachers and volunteers marking off boxes. Owen completed…ALL 35 POSSIBLE LAPS!! For a total pledge donation amount of…$390!! We are SOOOOO proud of him!! (The only slightly disappointing thing [for me] was at the end of the event—the kids got to take a “victory lap” with family and friends so Katie and I rushed out to walk with Owen…and he didn’t want anything to do with it and just went off on his own. I swear he’s 7-going-on-14.) If the amounts on the website can be trusted, the school hit 99% of their goal…which means the kids get the technology updates AND the playground equipment!!!
Tom wasn’t able to make it to the fun run, but Katie and I were there! Of course, she was pouting about something (I can’t even remember what since it happens so often).
Owen’s class coming onto the field.
National anthem.
Can you see Owen? (Hint in next pic.)
They had theme laps like clapping, walk with a friend, and slow-motion. This was the kangaroo lap (his favorite). 🙂
He started with the headband on, then it came off pretty quickly, and here it’s back again.
It came off again soon after.
Katie was an awesome cheerleader for Owen and all our other friends!
Westin, a kindergarten friend (we ate at their house for Thanksgiving).
Our across-the-street neighbors.
Owen and Colton (he was in his class last year and is on his baseball team this year) running together.
They had music playing the entire time so Katie did a lot of dancing!
Hazel, our kindergarten neighbor.
More dancing!
Katie helping clean up!
And the attempted class picture afterwards:
Since it was the end of the day, we went back to Owen’s classroom to take him home. This was the class goal sheet. I love to see the order of importance. 🙂
Throwback Thursday—One of my all-time favorite sibling pics
A new position of honor.
I moved the Sea Cow today because I finally took down the snowman and small Christmas trees.
Tonight’s pizza with stringy cheese!
Philly steak and onions for us and pepperoni for the kids. With Alfredo sauce and fresh mozzarella, otherwise known as “stringy” cheese.
My handsome boy.
Owen wore my Fitbit today!
Well, I sent him to the playground wearing my Fitbit because it was the quickest watch and alarm I had (he’s getting more responsibility and is allowed to go by himself). So imagine my surprise when my fitbit synced tonight and I saw this:
It means he was moving consistently for almost 34 minutes! (The calories are off because it uses my weight.)
I love data.
He finally finished the Sea Cow tonight!
Overall he did AWESOME for a set meant for ages 14+…but from now on, we’re sticking to a bit less complicated sets.
