Owen & Jenna's Day-O-Fun

Last weekend we got to get Owen's cousin Jenna for an overnight stay. Jenna is 2 months older and such a cutie. She just talks and talks and calls Owen-Ona.

We picked Jenna up in town and ran some errands, so when we got home both kiddos were ready for a nap.

After nap time we had some lunch and played. Owen wanted to play with his animals/bugs, but Jenna wasn't too fond of the bugs so she found the telephone and a few other toys to play with instead. Then finger painting!

By, this time the kids we ready for a snack and some cartoon watching. They just sat so cute and quite, watching cartoons and sharing their goldfish.

The two of them just chat back and forth in their toddler babble. Jenna did a good job of keeping up Owen out of trouble. She would tell him "No no Ona.

After some more playing, it was about time for dinner. So, we all piled in the car and went to pick up a pizza. Since the kids had been so good we let them sit in the living room, eat pizza and watch a movie-Owen's favorite "The Sandlot". Well, Owen ate a hot dog, because he has not figured out how great pizza is yet, but Jenna ate and entire piece. She loved it!!

The kids were wishing their other cousin Tate could come and play so they wrote a note to her and we emailed it on over, with a bit of help from Mom of course. Then bed time. Jenna is so different from Owen. You just put her in bed and off to sleep she goes. Unlike, Owen who has to fight the fight before giving in to sleep.

The next morning we got up and Jenna had some eggs. Apparently, Owen has something against breakfast. No matter what it is, if it is before 10 or 11am he will not eat. The kids played a bit more and then we had to take Jenna back. We dropped her off at her Grandmas and Owen was sure sad to see her go. We had so much fun and cannot wait for her to come back.

I scream, You Scream....Ice Keeeeemmm

What could make your day better? How about hanging with your Dad and sharing a bowl of homemade vanilla ice cream after a blistering hot day? Sounds good to me!

Owen is starting to get the hang of the spoon, and with that he thinks he is done with help from Mom and Dad. Mr. Independent is at the beginning stages of the "I can do it myself" phase, and the favorite thing to use our spoon with is ICE CREAM!!

Not only are we Mr. Independent we are learning our alphabet. When we say "A" he says "B". Also we have a few letters that you can say "A"...and he says "Apple" and M is for..and he says "Mama". Well, "I" is no exception. "I" is for Ice Keeem. The words alone send him into a ball of excitement, running through the house yelling "ice keeeem, ice keeeem.." Until you provide the product, Owen continues, BUT...once the ice cream is given a sudden sugar trance takes over and all contact to the outside world is shut off during consumption.

"Hope you all stay cool and get a chance you enjoy your favorite flavor of "Ice keeeeem"!

Another Milestone

Well at 21 months we have reached another milestone. The icy-pop!

Owen has officially learned how to push the popsicle up from the bottom. Not only that but he has learned how to drink the juice. Now, I have enjoyed these skinny popsicle's since I was little, so they are a staple at our house. He even asks for a specific color..b000 and geeen are his favorites.

Gee-- I feel like such a proud Mama. It is the little things that sometimes bring us so much joy.

P.S-- Check out how long those legs are getting--They down hang past the seat of the chair.

A boy and his bat

Owen absolutely eats, breathes, and sleeps baseball. For those of you who have been around him, it is totally obvious. We have tried to find an even balance of other activities and learning besides baseball, but in the end he always goes back to the ball and bat. I suppose there are just a few things you can never have too much of. For Owen, that's baseball. It can be on television, in a field, in the living room, or the car. He has got it down....squatting with a backwards hat for the catcher, follow through on your swing, run the bases like you are being chased, and tuck one leg to slide. Watch out Major League-- Here comes Big O!

Peek-A-Boo

Is peek-a-boo the best game ever or what?

I love how children pretend or believe that if they cannot see you, then you must not be able to see them. What an imagination! Here is a short video for you from our latest Peek-A-Boo game.

And as a side note for the Mom's, especially mine--We don't normally allow jumping on the bed, but look how much fun he is having.