He’s still a seat stealer! Even outside!
Seat stealer!
Awwwww….
Awwwww. Hannah (our babysitter) just got off the bus and Owen walked the whole length of our yard with her. We’re going to miss her when their family moves this summer…
Jerkwad speeders
I really don’t think it’s necessary to be going 45-50mph in the 100 yards from the end of the cul-de-sac to our house. I’m always tempted to throw something in the street to freak them out. Any ideas?
Bees, bees, bees!
I’m glad I’m not afraid of huge bumblebees because we have about 20 of them flying around our blooming bushes next to the porch. (I did initially wonder why I never noticed them in the previous five years of us living here…until I realized I always had a full-time job back then.)
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.
Football! Score!
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). 🙂
Twinkle, twinkle!
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!
Hiding in papa and gram’s bed!
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??
Playing with papa
Growling like monsters!
Hiding from papa!
Drawing Owen on the driveway.
Two tickles!
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!”
Happy St. Patty’s Day!
Ahhhhh…
Maternity pants…I AM IN YOU. Ahhhhhh!!!!
Helping mama rinse the car
He finally wears a hat…
And it’s mine!
Introducing our threenager!
It’s bedtime and we told him it’s time for stories…
Sprinkler fun!
To the beach!
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!
Good morning via the monitor!
This is about what I get to see/hear every morning… I love it!
Nap time whining
See, he’s not always complacent and happy…but he still went for his nap without a full-on tantrum. 🙂
Requesting Bubble Guppies
He’s a little excited… so it takes a minute to get it out successfully!
BUBBLE GUPPIES!!
We have never watched Bubble Guppies. Ever. Well, except for the little 2-3 minute blurbs that might appear at the end of other shows.
So tonight, I was scrolling through My Shows on the TiVo Premiere (which has thumbnails on the top of the screen showing suggested shows) and Owen looks up and suddenly screeches “BUBBLE GUPPIES!!” Clear as day. And yep, there was the thumbnail.
I have NO idea how he knew that was the name. I mean, I’m sure they’ve said it (so he’s heard it)…but to make that connection without ever having seriously watched it?!
It’s just amazing what his brain picks up.
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)!!
You’re welcome!
Owen just correctly used “You’re welcome” for the first time! He is using his toy hammer to bang on certain spots on the kitchen floor so I said “Thank you for fixing the floor!” and he responded with “You’re welcome!” like he’s been doing it his whole life. 🙂
IS ANY DOCTOR EVER ON TIME?
OMG. TWO HOURS FOR A FREAKING EYE APPOINTMENT. Sorry, but that is just insane.
11:32 – Arrive early for 12p appointment.
11:47 – Complete paperwork.
12:45 – Assistant does three eye tests (peripheral line wiggle, air puff, cornea measurement) in 10 minutes.
1:15 – Another assistant does basic eye exam (finds new prescription) in 10 minutes.
1:35 – Doc comes in, he decides on a contact, and checks my eyes quickly without and with contacts.
1:55 – Check out.
2:00 – Walk next door to place order for new lenses.
2:10 – On my way home.
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Refinancing—woohoo!
I just dropped off our streamlined refinance docs…so in less than a month we’ll be closing and reducing our payment by just over $300. I’ll take that, thankyouverymuch.
Yes, it adds some years to our mortgage (we’re at 23 and it goes back to 30), but fingers quadruple crossed we’ll have sold the house WAAAAAAY before then…and if we don’t sell it and have to rent it, hopefully we’ll make a few bucks or break even instead of being in the hole every month. And in the meantime, it will help pay for the new car. 🙂
We have work to do!
After dinner just now…
Owen: Daddy, c’mon.
Tom: Where?
Owen: Upstairs.
Tom: Why upstairs?
Owen: Daddy, c’mon, we have work to do!
First Official Ice Cream Cone
I think anyway. 😮 I was pretty sure it was…but the more I think about it, I just can’t recall. Oh well. It was still cute.
We were at DQ so it was soft serve—and he did pretty good, though he likes to bite the ice cream instead of lick it. We’d show him how to lick it and he’d try but not quite get it. I think I only had to clean it up once. 🙂
Owen is 3 years 1 month today!
