Owen's Monkey Business

Warning: This is another picture heavy post! I just have to grab the time I have to post so I end up lumping lots of pix together! Owen is now 16 1/2 months old and so much fun! Today is Halloween and we have been enjoying lots of Halloween-y activities! For mommy and daddy's birthday two weeks ago we went to Lombardi Ranch pumpkin patch. During this past week we carved a small jack-o-lantern at home, Owen had a costume photo shoot with two friends because all three dressed as puppies this year, and we made edible playdough into pumpkins for his parent-tot class party. Today we spent the morning cleaning house (as you probably have already figured out, Owen LOVES sweeping up, vaccuuming, emptying garbage, helping to make the bed, put away shoes, and other chores. We shook out all the rugs, with him chanting "shake,shake,shake". We listened to music and played with colorful scarves, and Owen and daddy had a fun trip to the neighborhood park while mommy did some organizi...

In October we also attended the B'nai Mitzvah of my cousins Ben and Sam. B'nai Mitzvah is the plural of bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah (in this case one of each!) It was a beautiful weekend full of family, food, and fun celebration as Ben and Sam became adults in the Jewish faith. The readings were from the story of Noah's Ark, and the whole celebration had a rainbow theme. Friday evening was a service with beautiful music and kiddush potluck dinner at the temple. Saturday morning we went to the ceremony, and later that afternoon everyone celebrated at a local Boy Scout camp with conversation and lots of games for the young people, followed by a delicious BBQ, evening bonfire, glow party, and of course s'mores. Sunday morning there was a farewell breakfast at a local Panera. So much love and planning went into the weekend, and we were so pleased to share in the celebration.