This is Owen’s version of octagon. He started saying it last night (of course, after I already posted his new words for the week!) and we couldn’t believe our ears! I tried getting him to say it this morning, and of course he’s super quiet about it today—but if you listen VERY closely you can hear it.
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Post Bath Chatter
He was doing this for a few minutes even before I grabbed the camera!
First I was recording, then Tom was recording—when you see me move behind Owen and kneel down, I was (of course) trying to stay out of the video, but mostly I had a hand on Owen’s back making sure he didn’t fall off the dresser because he was MOVING!
A busy day!
After breakfast, we went out to play in the snow while Tom cleared the driveway. Owen still loved riding in the sled but didn’t want to play in the snow at all—though he didn’t mind walking through it.
After his nap, we went out for lunch and then to Petsmart to get a few more “ishies” for the tank. Owen gets SO excited to see the wall of fish at the store!
Then it was off to try another shot at a haircut. He walked around the kids area and instantly noticed the frog so we put him on it…and was enjoying the sucker that Tom was holding for him.
And then it was time for the actual haircut…and it didn’t go too badly. It wasn’t FUN, but it wasn’t a screaming nightmare like it was the last time. He didn’t want the cape and he hates getting spritzed with water, so she was cutting his hair dry, which meant it was getting all over him and in his mouth so he was constantly sputtering trying to get rid of it. The saddest thing was that he kept saying “Done…done…DONE!!” because he SO wanted to be done. Poor kid. Tom was keeping him mostly in line… Here’s a short clip of what we have to deal with:
At the very end (when we got out the buzzers) there was immediate screeching and tears and boogers…but with both of us holding him down, it was done in like 20 seconds. As soon as it was over, he was fine. Then we walked down to DQ where he got a few bites of our Blizzards.
THEN…it was home for a bath—his favorite thing. Here is the fun he has when Tom changes his diaper/gets him undressed:
And then, are you ready to see Owen at blazing fast mode? When we tell him it’s time for his bath? I can barely keep up with him to catch it on video!
Ouch! Oh nooo!
The boy loves his bath…toys.
Random Owen
First Ride
Breakfast Babble
Fun with “sleeping” daddy
Pool boy!
Pool fun!
My mom has a group of friends that meet every Wednesday night for dinner. Tonight’s happened to be at the Ramada Inn where one out-of-town couple was staying, so we were invited to come early and use the pool. Of course, we knew Owen would LOVE it—and since we don’t typically pack swimsuits and swim diapers for a winter trip to Grayling, it was off to Kmart.
Needless to say, Owen LOVED the kiddie pool. He stayed and played for over TWO hours, and I know he would have stayed longer except it was time to eat (which, as an aside, he didn’t care about at all since we were right next to a ping pong table and he was obsessed with watching the ball and trying to catch it).
Laundry basket fun!
Again, tell me why we buy toys for this kid? 🙂
First Candy Cane!
Fun with GJ!
Fun toy!
Yahtzee Phone
Owen pretends everything is a phone these days…
Singing along to the ABCs
Fun with a new toy!
We let Owen open this gift tonight, and he LOVED it. (He had it before, but it met an untimely death with a dunk in a water bowl.) He just can’t stop playing with the letters and saying what each of them is—and each one is just SO exciting!
Random Owen Video
This is the stuff I just love sitting and watching.
ABC Blocks
My life via Facebook via Pummelvision!
His new thing.
He loooooooves this bucket now. I keep all his balls in it, and he’ll come down from his nap, toss out every single ball, then hop in and just sit there, or watch TV from there. Thanks, Grandma Marsha!
He also likes getting pulled around the floor in it…and then Tom picked him up and carried him around, then gave him a bumpy ride!
Burning Energy
After a long day of travel, Owen needed to burn off some energy. He ran up and down the hotel hallway about 10 times…and had SUCH a great time!
Splash park (again) and Owen’s first time in the ocean
Owen’s first experience with the ocean…he liked playing in the shallow water of the surf, but did NOT like the water rushing up to him (so look to see him running away from the surf).
Running away from the surf!
One of my favorite pictures of the day:
And then some fun at the community condo pool (where it was a bit chilly, so this is as much playing as we did):
Florida Splash Park
http://www.yelp.com/biz/s…augustine-beach
Owen is very spoiled during this leg of our trip…just across the street from the condo we’re staying at is this awesome splash park (linked above, the Splash Park at the Pier in St. Augustine, Florida) that he LOVES! He played for almost an hour and a half without stopping—and only stopped because he was getting chilled and tired (it was almost nap time).
Oh no!
Owen was a road trip champ!
[Placeholder for post that I couldn’t retrieve about our road trip to Atlanta, so will have to rewrite.]
Owen being Owen
Fun with Uncle Rob
Helping dad make pancakes!
Tom really wanted to have Owen help him with breakfast…and Owen was interested…but he was also interested in watching Sesame Street at the same time!