He definitely has an imagination—making a train out of pool toys, complete with sound effects!
Pool train!
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Closer and closer…
So we had storms last night so today was pretty cool. At the warmest part of the day (when the sun was actually out) Owen didn’t want to use the pool…but then of course wanted to use it after dinner when it was too chilly. But, he agreed to play in his water table on the deck with his new water toy. Which lasted for about 10 minutes.
Then he started shooting the water towards the pool. And going a few steps closer to shoot at the pool. And then closer. Then he was getting water out of the pool (to use in his toy).
Pretty soon, he was in up to his elbows. :>>
I stopped him before he toppled over the edge. 🙂
Look at all the bubbles!
It’s amazing the difference new batteries make!
Discovery!
This is what happens when Owen rediscovers an entire bag of cars we picked up and put away last week.
Tractor tipping + Oh come on!
I got a really good deal on these cars that work on an iPad app, so Owen got them for Easter. And he is obsessed with playing with them! It took him a few days, but now he knows how to play the games, tip the tractors, “buy” stuff from the store, and move the pushpin on the map to get directions.
He LOVES tipping the tractors the most, which you can see in this video… And then something doesn’t go his way and you can hear “Oh, come on!” 🙂 I guess I must say that a lot since he’s obviously picked up on it!
Tractor Tipping
Dancing with Pablo
Since we got rid of “monsters” this was Owen’s first experience with a dancing game. He loves the Backyardigans, so he really loved dancing with Pablo! The game is VERY forgiving which is a good thing…
Hearing and vision screening
Today was our first appointment at the school to get Owen’s hearing and vision screened. We were there early, so they had us wait in a nice room where Owen immediately found the cars…and tipped them. 🙂
*On a sidenote, the couch and loveseat was the same exact furniture my mom used to have, just in a slightly different color.
Before the testing even started, they were impressed with him putting the toys away like I asked. 🙂
First up was hearing. Of course he had no problems pointing to the correct pictures on a chart (fire truck, ice cream, basketball, etc.). With the headphone testing, he was supposed to drop the plastic bird in the bucket when he heard the tweet, but he didn’t quite understand…but his eyes would light up and he’d smile so the audiologist knew he was hearing it. 🙂
Then it was over to the nurse where she did a few basic vision tests: naming colors of blocks as she set them out, pointing to a tiny dot on a piece of paper, and following a tiny puff ball as it dropped from her fingers. He did great with everything, and the nurse concluded that his eyesight is 20/30 and 20/40 which she said was average for his age (but the tests didn’t seem very scientific to me though).
I guess this WAS just a screening, and if they noticed anything REALLY off they’d schedule actual testing (which the same goes for Friday’s clinic). But everyone seemed happy with the results…so I guess that’s good.
Our postponed Easter!
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)…
Chopping Fruit
Ever since we had to ditch the “monsters” game, we’ve tried to get him interested in other games we have. He plays one similar to this on the iPad, and he enjoyed it here on the XBOX Kinect, too!
It was bound to happen…
Well, it was bound to happen…Owen left some cars in a store and I didn’t realize it until we were home. Of course, they were the more expensive Cars cars. Ugh. So do I waste a trip back after his nap and HOPE I can find them somewhere in Big Lots…or do I just forget about it and hopes he learns a lesson?
I explained they’re gone because he left them in a store and I wasn’t sure if he’d get them back…and I don’t quite think he got it. He just kept repeating either “Grem and Acer at the store” or “Grem and Acer gone.”
It just kills me because he loves them so much (and I actually have a duplicate of one I could give him from the Easter Bunny (we haven’t celebrated Easter yet)) but I want him to learn a lesson. But I’m not sure he’s quite old enough to learn that lesson. And I’m pissed because I normally keep a very close eye on the toys he carries with him, but I didn’t even notice him taking those into the store.
3:45pm
We have a lucky little boy… He happened to take a short nap today so we were on the road back to Big Lots by 3:30. We retraced our steps and as soon as we got to the first toy aisle, he went RIGHT to them, pushing aside some other boxes to retrieve both cars. THE STINKER! Of course he was happy to have them back (as was I) but of course he didn’t fully grasp how lucky he was. And then proceeded to cry and whine because I wouldn’t buy him a new car.
KIDS!
Playing with cars!
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. 🙂
Real life Miles Axelrod
Or so Owen thinks…it was close to the parking lot at the hospital where we were parked, so we had to go look at it up close!
Playing in cars!
Chilling in daddy’s car.
He LOVES sitting and playing in Tom’s car…
Racing game!
We went out to dinner at Red Robin and Owen REALLY wanted to play this game…and he LOVED it!
Tonight’s outside fun.
Me and my boy!
Fresh batteries and the right solution (the expensive Gazillion brand) work wonders with the bubble machine!
Owen wanted to take his cars for a walk…
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!”
Washing his car!
Owen helped daddy wash his car this weekend…so today he wanted to wash his own car!
Chasing bubbles!
This was a bit challenging for me since I really need two hands to blow bubbles and one hand to hold the camera. 🙂
BUBBLES!!!
is a HUGE hit!! Thanks for Owen’s birthday money, Aunt Rose!
The toy he picked out…
Whenever I need to go shopping for longer than a few minutes, I usually get Owen a $1 toy as his treat. Most times, it’s something he can play with while I shop (like a car) which keeps him busy. Today, however, he didn’t want a car—he fell in love with this water gun! He even took it in for his nap…and it was what he was playing with when I went to get him up from his nap!
FYI: At about 7s he sees a golf cart drive by and announces it.
Helping mama rinse the car
Soccer basketball
He knows all the tools!
He knows all the pieces, though whether he’ll answer you on command is another story. Thanks, Gramma Marsha—he LOVES them (especially the screwdriver, which he uses to fix his cars)!!
Sword fighting with gram!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLfUewCcTB4
Still loving the bowling pins…now as swords instead of soldiers!
Look at all the cars!
Gram decided to line up ALL of Owen’s cars… When all was said and done, it was just over 100 (and then we found more later). Owen loved it!
C’mom, papa!
Sidewalk chalk + hose nozzle = TROPHY!
You gotta love a toddler’s brain!
And then shortly after this, he picked up just the hose nozzle (aka microphone) and said directly into it “Thank you. Thank you very much.” 🙂
Sidewalk chalk!
We all had fun drawing in the driveway with/for Owen! He contributed a few random lines here and there, but guessed correctly on every single thing we drew (even Gramma’s attempt at a basketball hoop in the front right!). 🙂
Walk with papa and driving the police car!
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. 🙂