We stopped at the local elementary school playground after going out to eat. Owen was really excited!
He doesn’t normally go down the big slide, but tonight he decided to… It’s a fast slide (we know from experience) and luckily Grandpa David was close enough to catch him before he flew off the end. After that, Owen was content with the baby slide:
Gramma Jean bought Owen a new water toy for Easter and we finally got it out today!
Going to the beach doesn’t have quite the same meaning as it used to (laying out in the sun) but the new definition (watching Owen play) is just a different kind of fun!
C’mon, gramma! (He outgrew his 4T swim outfits so we jumped to a 6T.)
He still doesn’t like the sand, even with more closed-toed shoes. He immediately started requesting “Shoes off!”
Tom hid the eggs outside so they were ready once Owen got up. Here he is, super excited and ready to go!
And off hunting for eggs!
The spoils—chocolate, candy, coins, and Cars cars… (This part doesn’t seem to be quite as exciting to him as finding the eggs—he still needs practice.)
Gramma Jean got Owen his own little baby doll to play with! He doesn’t like it as much as he loves his cars (of course), but he will pick it up and play with it and feed it. 🙂
The Easter Bunny got Owen a few more Cars-themed things, too… Presenting Miles Axelrod (his newest favorite)…
And Crabby (who he also loves, but is only in the movie for a few minutes)…
Or so he thinks… He’s LOVING playing in the newly-built shed since it’s empty.
I stopped at the Developmental Pediatrician’s office to see if they had some of my original paperwork—which, long story short they didn’t, but they said they’d send me a copy of the report (which I hadn’t gotten yet). Well, in the building is a big play room (that I’m sure they use for therapy) and the door is open so Owen can see all the toys…so we went in to play for about a half hour. Of course, he went straight for the cars. 🙂
Someone was playing in the kitchen and came running out saying “Wipe off! Wipe off!” This is what I saw:
Then I went into the kitchen and saw he had pulled the tomatoes off the counter and they were all over the floor. It took me a day or so before I finally noticed and (cleaned) all the tomato seeds from floor to ceiling…
Owen has taken possession of Tom’s safety glasses. He LOVES them.
He LOVES sitting and playing in Tom’s car…
We went out to dinner at Red Robin and Owen REALLY wanted to play this game…and he LOVED it!
He always wants to play with my camera so sometimes I let him. Here are a few of his results—it’s pretty heavy for him to lift and shoot at the same time…
I :heart: this kid!
This was cute… He had been right in the middle of the bush, tickling himself with all the little buds…and he says “Look at all the tickles!”
Owen helped daddy wash his car this weekend…so today he wanted to wash his own car!
He’s still a seat stealer! Even outside!
FYI: The foam pumpkin is the football and the big legos are the football players (in alternate scenarios, they are also soldiers, robots, and a totem poll). 🙂
When they were here visiting, he’d go in there and play “tent” with them. So where did I find him shortly after they left??
Growling like monsters!
Hiding from papa!
Drawing Owen on the driveway.
Of course I missed the first part of this scene…the first two times papa and gram were tickling him and when they stopped he’d say “Again!” And since they were both tickling him, he was saying “Two tickles! Two tickles!”
And it’s mine!
Someone is READY for the beach!
Before heading down to the shore…
NOT liking the sand (even though we took off his shoes)…
Running away from the surf (photo, iPhone video, and Canon camera video):
Finally liking the waves crashing on the shore (he’s mid-clap).
For some unknown reason, he just took off up the sand and went to sit on the towel. He stayed for a minute or so, then got off and came back down to the water.
We ran into a mom and little boy so they sat with us while the boys played. I had no idea until I saw this picture than I caught Owen jumping with both feet in the air!
Proof I was there! 🙂
Probably the best picture of the day (out of 275).
Smiley boy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLfUewCcTB4
Still loving the bowling pins…now as swords instead of soldiers!
Geting ready to head out on a walk with papa:
Back from a successful golf ball hunt/walk:
And finally driving the police car!! YAY! Unfortuately, he refuses to steer!
And then we finally got him steering! Somewhat. 🙂
Gramma taught Owen a new game when getting undressed!
So it was really nice out and we were out playing when Owen told me he wanted to go for a walk…so off we went towards the golf course (carrying two motorcycles the whole way!). Once there, he wasn’t content to play on the green like we normally do, but rather he wanted to walk down the golf cart trail, which was fine with me. Then we happened upon these numbers (which we’d never seen before since we never walked that far).
Me: /on a lark/ Owen, what’s that number?
Owen: One hundred.
Me: /floored/
After we finished that walk, he discovered the mud puddles from the overnight rain. He had a blast jumping in them…
And then it was “mama splash…mama puddle” and how can you refuse that cute little voice?
Then he started splashing with his hands…
And he ended up looking like this…
The almost 4yo neighbor kid (I’ve talked to his mom a few times) and his mom were walking by when Owen was playing in his police car and the little boy desperately wanted to play with it. I invited them into the yard and the boys proceeded to play together amazingly for close to an hour while her and I chatted at the edge of the road. It was a riot—Owen just let the kid drive because he doesn’t really want to do it himself. Then they’d take a break and run around the yard chasing each other. The mom reprimanded her son for pulling on Owen’s shirt while they were playing—and I thanked her, but had to tell her that he actually LIKES that…and then she saw what I meant when Owen backed up close to the little boy again, waiting for him to grab his shirt again! (Oops! I guess that was a bad game to teach him!) Then they got out the bucket of bubbles. Then it was back to the police car, with one driving and one chasing. Back and forth, back and forth. Owen had a BLAST, laughing and screeching (even though he doesn’t look thrilled in this picture). It was awesome to see…and I hope they come down to play again!
