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:
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)…
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!
He’s such a big boy and a good helper!
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. 🙂
Owen’s first time frosting cupcakes…wasn’t terribly messy. 🙂
He still needs to work on blowing. 🙂
Owen had found our formula mixer (which is out since Tom uses it to mix his coffee) and then grabbed one of Tom’s coffee pods from the drawer and was putting the two together saying “Making cupcakes!” I’m not exactly sure where he got the idea of cupcakes, though somewhat recently I know he was watching something on Food Network with Tom about snacks… So I got the idea to actually make cupcakes.
I got it all set up and the hardest part was getting Owen to kneel on the chair at the counter—he wanted to sit (too low) or stand (too high and wobbly on our bar-height chairs) but we eventually got it worked out. First he helped me dump the measuring cup of water, oil, and eggs into the bowl (though I had to keep a hand on it so it didn’t all end up on the floor). The whole time (from now until the end) he just kept saying “Making cupcakes. Making cupcakes! Making cupcakes!”
Then he used the mixer, which he actually did pretty well with:
Then it was off to fill the cups. He helped me put all the liners in the pan, and then after I did the first tray of 12, he got to do this tray:
Still working on it:
The mess wasn’t too bad (none got on him, the chair, or the floor) so that was a bonus! And he had a blast!
We went out to dinner at Red Robin and Owen REALLY wanted to play this game…and he LOVED it!
Here’s a sample of Owen having a fake tantrum. He honestly didn’t want the camera out, but once he saw it, then the dramatics started… I love it.
Me and my boy!
Fresh batteries and the right solution (the expensive Gazillion brand) work wonders with the bubble machine!
Owen just made his first PB&J sandwich—with a little help—but he did pretty good for a three year old!
This was a bit challenging for me since I really need two hands to blow bubbles and one hand to hold the camera. 🙂
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.
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). 🙂
Gram was teaching him Twinkle Twinkle when she was here. Sometimes he does better than others, but of course I don’t catch those…but he’s still cute when he only gets part of it!
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??
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!”
It’s bedtime and we told him it’s time for stories…
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!
This is about what I get to see/hear every morning… I love it!
See, he’s not always complacent and happy…but he still went for his nap without a full-on tantrum. 🙂
He’s a little excited… so it takes a minute to get it out successfully!
is a HUGE hit!! Thanks for Owen’s birthday money, Aunt Rose!
