Category Archives: Playing
Comfy at Costco
Testing out a huge beanbag at Costco. I tried it, too—but it was hell to get out of by myself! We might have bought it if it wasn’t $140.
Santa Penguin
This is where Owen decided the Santa hat should go. 🙂
Camera placement FAIL
After dinner I held Katie next to Owen and she kept grabbing at his head and his hair and he was laughing hysterically. I tempted fate by grabbing my phone and quickly trying to set it up to record (I needed two hands to hold Katie) while Owen was still in the mood, so-to-speak. Unfortunately, you can’t see much of Katie, but you can hear Owen’s hysterical laughing.
Picnic!
Owen wanted to have a picnic, so who am I to say no? (We used the remnants of the Chik-Fil-A breakfast Tom brought home for me.)
Owen gets new cars
And Katie got some new bibs but she doesn’t make for a good video!
Thank you, Wendy and Toby!
Of course as soon as I stopped recording…
Wow. These are cool. This is the coolest helicopter ever.
Owen: Mom, the white car and blue car are sad.
Me: Why are they sad?
Owen: The red car won the race.
This helicopter is HEAVY. The cars are light.
Lorax Acting
Owen loves acting out scenes in the movie and singing along in different parts. Here he is pretending to be the main character Ted 1) putting on the goggles and 2) riding the motorcycle.
Tummy time!
Tonight was the first night she lasted more than a few minutes without getting screechy! (The frog was a gift to Owen from Aunt Beth and Uncle Jim—now passed down to Katie!)
Smiles!
Hopscotch attempt
I drew a hopscotch outline to try and teach Owen. I don’t think he quite got it. 🙂
Playing Owenisms
Tracing around my legs on the driveway with chalk…
“You’re long.”
Watching a girl walk by after getting off the school bus and she’s not responding to his shouts of hello…
“Girl…? Girl…? Mom, she’s not talking to me.”
O-W-E-N with an extra O!
Iron Man in action!
He got the mask today as a reward for being (pretty) good all day on the car ride and at his appointment…and as soon as he got it, he had to run and find the arm piece!
A little big.
We were at our friends house for a get-together and Owen HAD to sit in this car—even though he’s about 30# and 10″ too big. 🙂
Cute ABCs
You don’t get to hear/see this part on the video, but if you want Owen to start singing the alphabet and he won’t do it on his own, you just have to start singing them incorrectly—he usually stops you about the third wrong letter (A-B-C-D-O-F-Q). This is him correcting me.
Helping daddy in the garage
Oh, the adventures Owen has out in the garage with Tom…
First, just sitting and watching while having a snack and watching Netflix on Tom’s phone.
The scantily clad pirate is unable to lock the door with the key he found.
Right now he is enjoying playing Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures on the XBOX
He wanted to be closed in.
And “building” with some screwdrivers and energy drinks that he pulled off the shelf.
Threenager short term memory
So Katie was sleeping in our room in her swing. We don’t tiptoe around, but we do shut the door and keep Owen out because he just can’t seem to be quiet even when he’s trying. But today he practically begged to go in and I was in there putting clothes away (silently!), so I said he could, but he had to be super quiet and stay away from her. So what does he do? Not 10 seconds after being in the bedroom, walks right over to her and starts messing with a pile of hangers (his “bows and arrows”) and wakes her up.
OMG. You just want to scream WHAT DID YOU NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT WHAT I TOLD YOU 15 SECONDS AGO?
Today’s Owenisms
Me: Owen, where are your [bubble] wands?
Owen: I don’t know. Wands…where are you?
Watching Tom play his computer video game, there are midget characters. Owen calls them baby men.
Outside, grabbing the broom… I need to clean up!
Finishing up a Skype with Grandma Marsha and Uncle Rob…
Tom: Tell them you love them.
Owen: I love them!
Reading Big Little
Me: Birthday cake is—
Owen: BIG!
Me: Cupcakes are—
Owen: GREAT!
Police car in action!
We got Owen’s police car out today with the hopes that he’d like driving it since it’s been awhile. And he did! I had Katie in the stroller walking up and down the street in front of our house while Owen drove along with us.
It was actually a little slow, so we had a “pit stop” so Tom could remove the speed regulator—now Owen can zip along at a 4mph clip! He was SO excited to be able to go fast!
Now we just have to get him to understand he has to stay close to us and LISTEN to us when we yell at him to stop!
How Owen sometimes naps.
I was with Katie at the doctor’s office when Tom texted me this:
Skeletons that were dropped when I snuck up on him playing with them on the railing while he was “napping.”
It was warmer than I thought…
Owen was outside playing while Tom did some yard work. It was warmer than I thought it was (it was 70°!), so his clothes quickly came off—and he had a blast running around in his shoes, socks, and underwear!
Caught mid-jump!
Multiple phone calls
Owen playing with his toy phone this morning:
The phone’s ringing. That means people are calling. Talk to phone next to ear.
Grandpa’s calling. Hi grandpa. What’s up? See you soon. Okay bye.
Mommy!! Okay mama, what’s up?
Oh! Gramma’s calling me?! Hi! I’ll call you back as soon as I can!
That was grandpa and gramma and grandma Marsha and mama! In this phone! Right here!
Hi gramma. What’s up?
A little more worth it.
This makes getting up too early a little more worth it.
Stories by Owen
Once upon a time, there was a triangle. He was a pyramid and he was lost.
Once upon a time there was a little pyramid. He climbed inside the pyramid and climbed way to the top.
The finger is trick-or-treating.
Stacking, the hulk, shopping, and more.
Owen’s Monster
Thank you, Grandma Marsha. He LOVES it.
Train & Pirate Ships
Mama—it’s an amazing train!
Mama! Look at all the pirate ships!
Morning Owenisms
Owen: This is a volcano race car.
Me: Volcano?
Owen: Yeah, it’s got lava on it!
Mom, I’m going to school. There’s the bus!
Mom, when you see the star, say star. [He hides the plastic star and slowly moves it into sight.]
[After pooping in the potty] Mom, sing the song!
These race cars are flashing. They need flashing for speed.
Mom, what was that? I’m going to find out.
Watch! I’m going to make some noises! [Presses button on a new toy to start the sound.] Awesome! [He hands Katie’s to her.] We’re sharing! I’m sharing with Katie!
[Watching Sesame Street] Those are grapes! I like grapes.
Candyland
First, the board is hideous compared to the one I grew up with. I’m surprised it doesn’t cause seizures it’s so bright and busy.
Second, Owen didn’t catch on NEARLY as fast as I thought he would. Talk about frustrating.
Third, he legitimately won all the games, and every time he won he wanted me to “come to the castle” with him (the end): “WE WON! WE BOTH WON!”
Fourth, he was much more interested in playing with the pieces post-game than he was actually playing the game. The pieces were jumping around (“Boing! Boing!”), they were bad guys, they were family, and they walked all over the living room.
And playing “treat game” with daddy:
Racing!
Maggie was running along the fence with the next-door neighbor’s dog (the first time they’ve “met” since the renters moved in about two months ago) and Owen was playing with the pool as Tom was emptying it and dismantling the pump, etc. But then Owen noticed the dogs running (racing!) and had to get involved. If you listen closely you can hear him announce Maggie as the winner.