We rarely play in Owen’s room but we did today!
Owen loved showing Katie his microphone:
“EX-TER-MIN-ATE!”
“Get back here, Katie!” He’s great at “saving” her.
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I wanna do it, too!
Katie HAS to be next to Owen or seeing what he’s doing… Tom took these while I was out getting my hair done.
Baby in a box. Again.
A friend in the pool
After play group today, Amanda and Xander stayed so the boys could go in the pool. Xander is two…and wasn’t quite sure—for the first hour anyway—about the whole thing. But he eventually went in. They were having a blast splashing each other.
Later, Amanda texted me:
Thank you again so much for today. Xander has not stopped talking about playing with Owen since he woke up.
Xander just adores Owen and it’s sooo cute to watch…
Playing Pizza
“I’m the pizza man! Here’s your pizza!”
“I love playing pizza with you…”
Her new game!
She has found the drawer with her burp cloths. A few times a day she takes them all out…I put them back…she takes them out. She loves it!
Ding-ding-dinger!
Owen: Mama! Look! I found the ding-ding-dinger!
Me: What’s a ding-ding-dinger?
Owen: It goes ‘Ding ding ding!’ and stops the cars. At the train.
Owen: It also means stop taking pictures!
Everybody has a home!
You will notice like-colored animals are in like-colored cups. That’s my boy!
New day, new pool, happy boy!
The new pool was filled by 8am, so when Katie went down for her nap Owen and I went outside! I had to put the salt in and get the pumps and filters working (a bit of a challenge since Tom is usually the one to do it—but I managed to figure it all out)…then Owen and I got in (it was the easiest way to get the salt to dissolve quickly).
Her new favorite seat!
Now that she can get up there by herself, she’s up there all the time. And she LOVES it.
Fun in the dead pool
The top inflated pool ring gave out a few days ago—I was upstairs in the office when I heard GUSHING water so I ran to the window to see that the side of the pool collapsed. I ran downstairs and stopped it, and we decided that it was probably just overfilled (we had been trying to regulate the salt levels) and the pool ring probably had another hole in it or was just not strong enough and gave way—so in the end we opted to just get a new pool (actually the cheapest part of the whole deal). It came today, so we had to get rid of the old one. The fastest and easiest way? Slit the side. It emptied so FAST that Owen barely got in in time to enjoy the last foot of water. When it got down to a few inches, I let Katie splash around as well and they both had a ball.
Then it was nekkid baby time as it was still plenty warm enough and Tom was getting the new pool set up.
And do you see what’s in that second to last pic? Tooth number five!
And last but not least…she loves spending time with her daddy!
Owen loves this thing…
Even when Katie isn’t in it. Kids. Go figure.
Then he wanted to go get his B. I said “It can only come out if you stay in there.” He says “I can do that!”
He was wiped out from playing outside for most of play group today…and I think if I had left him alone, he would have napped right there. Hell, I wanted to nap since it was so nice out…
Something you rarely see!
Katie actually getting some real sun rats!
And then trying to keep her occupied (aka not screeching)…
Happy baby!
Owen’s new hairstyle
I tried to give him long hair again but it didn’t quite work…but he still laughed. I was letting him hold the phone to see it and he took about 20 pictures in a row. This was the best one.
They need more toys.
Owen loves to dump out all the boxes on Katie…then leave. I think they need more toys, don’t you?
These are definitely our kids.
Both enjoying the iPad together…
Trying to be a pirate
Even though I have my camera on me, I still miss shots. Katie was playing with Owen’s pirate hat and actually getting it on her head! Of course by the time I got ready to shoot, this is the best I got:
And then it looked like she might get it on again…except it was upside down. But her hop at the end is adorable. 🙂
And then just being cute:
Owen liked his long hair!
Having fun while I wait for the doctor*.
(*Nothing worrisome. I was just getting a refill of Nexium and having her look at my “poop knee.” She prescribed an anti-inflammatory.)
Hanging around
Much to my surprise, I looked out and Owen was swinging on the bars!
Comfy Katie
Owen stacked up all the stuffed animals from his room and all the pillows and blankets from downstairs…
Can you see what I see?
Here, let me crop it for you. 🙂
Then Owen joined her.
And he loves playing with and tickling her…
Caught!
I happened to look out and see this. Except I actually missed the cuter picture…with her head completely inside the box. 🙂
Playset success!
So he was out playing on the playset while I was working in the kitchen. I looked out to see him on the swings—which was happily surprising since he’s not really ever liked swings. The next time I look up, he’s yelling at me saying”Mama! Mama! I’m swinging!” 🙂
Fast forward a little bit and I look out and don’t see him. Then I see his head pop up in the tower above the rock wall—which means he climbed up it himself! Which is amazing since he has only gone up it twice—both times of which he asked for help. So I’m silently screaming because I’m so excited…when I see him come running across the yard screeching “Mama! Mama! Come see what I can do!” Of course I didn’t tell him I’d seen him…
He was just SO damn proud of himself! I was, too…especially since I think the rock wall is a bit treacherous (it goes STRAIGHT up when I think it should have a bit of a slant to it). But he did it no problem!
And we have a playset!
We weren’t really planning on getting a big playset, but once I saw Owen playing on his little Step 2 playset and saw that he had really outgrown it…I looked on the local Yard Sales board and found exactly what we wanted, emailed the lady, and made plans to go look at it (it was 45 minutes away). I was excited because most of these types of sets are SUPER expensive and have too many things that Owen wouldn’t really use, but this one was actually quite reasonable and had things Owen would like (towers, ladders, a rock wall, and a tunnel!). We looked at it, Owen played on it and loved it, so we left a deposit last weekend and made plans to get it this weekend (Tom was in the field all last week).
I thought the process would take ALL day, possibly requiring two trips (and since it was 45m one way, two trips would have been dreadful)—even with our friend’s big trailer—because Tom had no one able to help him. But thankfully at the last minute I managed to get a friend’s husband to help (the ones buying our old playset!) and then one of our best friends was also able to help…and he also offered his big truck (which ended up being critical) and the whole thing was done in like two hours, not counting drive time! They had it apart and loaded on the trailer and truck in under an hour (the lady texted me to tell me and we were both amazed) and I think it took about the same to unload and put it together. YAY!
“Mom! The number one!”
“Mom! Look! It’s the letter A!”
Testing out the bench.
He had to run and get some cars…
Are you done screwing the slide in so I can use it?
Wheeee!
Tunnel!!
Uncle Tom! (A great picture that I’m ticked ended up blurry! I had an in-focus one but you couldn’t see Owen’s face.)
The workers!
Katie’s first swing!
Also, as a bonus, we didn’t have to use any money from the savings account for the cost of the thing (which was not inconsequential). We had our stash of Craigslist/LejeuneYardSales cash from a few recent sales for the deposit last weekend, then I sold a bunch of stuff this week to finish out the rest of the payment. YAY!
I’m relaxing!
In the elevator!
Owen was busy setting up Lego figures and them he says “Mom! Look! They’re all in the elevator going to Gramma Jean’s!”
Peek!
We didn’t see Katie then all of a sudden she pops up!
Watching Cars is a riot.
First, he DOES NOT WANT to watch Cars—but as soon as it starts, he’s dancing around and getting out all the matching cars as they come on the screen.
Here, he’s crashing the cars as they crash on TV:
Then I had to pause Cars 2 when Crabby comes on the screen because Owen NEEDS to get his own Crabby—but it’s out of his reach and I’m feeding Katie and can’t get it.
I get Crabby AND Siddely (to prepare for later in the movie) and then it’s okay to start the movie again.
And on and on.
Fork!
She desperately wanted to grab MY fork while I was feeding her, so I gave her one of her own.
Little Masseuse
The pool is officially open!
Owen has been bugging me to go in the pool ever since the first day’s brief splashing, but I haven’t been able to let him since the salt levels were too high. Today I finally over-filled the pool by about 2″ hoping it would be enough…and it was! I warned him it was going to be cold but he didn’t care…until he got in.
“EEK! IT’S COLD!”
Happy, happy boy!
Then I had him empty some of the water. It’s easier (and more fun) for him to do it!
Then he wanted balls. And water guns. And his AquaZooka. And then…
Owen: Mama, I want the fish.
Me: What fish?
Owen: The floaty fish!
Me: We don’t have a floaty fish.
Owen: Yes! In the shed!
I go to the shed and look around. I don’t see a fish.
Me: Owen, I don’t see a fish. Where is it?
Owen: Behind the wagon.
And damn if it wasn’t there, buried UNDERNEATH a hose. He must have seen it last weekend when Tom had everything out.
Then I noticed the sky looked like this:
So I kept an eye on the weather, but the clouds just moved right over us. Katie was enjoying watching her brother.
Then, strangely enough, AFTER the clouds passed, THEN it started to sprinkle, so I got Owen out of the pool:
And he decided to give Katie some love:
And then post-pool Lego play—of course in the kitchen where things easily get bumped or knocked off. But, to his credit, he said “But it’s out of reach [for Katie]!” which is exactly what I told him he had to do.
Unfortunately, when I went out later to fix the skimmer (that Owen had knocked apart), the pump started beeping at me that the salt was too high again. I have NO idea how that could happen, so I get to try again tomorrow…