Owen's Monkey Business

Last Sunday we were able to spend time with family members on my dad's side of the family near Franklin, PA. It was a gorgeous Fall day full of delicious food, family, and fun. Giant vegetables, falling leaves, and historic tractors set a backdrop made for a Fall frolic. I plan on adding more pix soon.

Well, It's happened. I finally posted on the wrong blog. Here are links to my last two posts which ended up over it Casita Luna instead of here. 22 weeks along and skyping with Gramp Joe Enjoy!

Giving Grandpa Denny his card and award sticker looking cute in the backyard with Grandma Joy I think O. looks like a 3 or 4 year old in the pic: a glimpse of the future? I am 20 1/2 weeks in this pic. Last Sunday (Sept. 12) we celebrated Grandpa's 66th by having lunch at our house. There was London Broil on garlic bread toast, yummy sides, and of course chocolate cake! Owen had a special cucpake tin lunch, with something different in each section. He had yogurt, strawberries, beans, garlic toast, potatoes and milk. After lunch we tried out Owen's first big wheel. He turned 15 months on the same day. It was a fun family celebration. Coming up: Grandma Joy's birthday on Sept. 23 and Gramp Joe's on Nov. 1!

Owen is 15 months old now and we are just having a blast! He understands so much and has become such a helpful little guy. He helps unload the dryer by bringing folded clothes to particular people and hands us clean dishes to put away from the dishwasher. He is very good at putting things away where they belong and doesn't like things out of place. Hmmm, wonder where he got that from? Himself I think. For example, if he sees something out of place he points at it and grunts or brings it to us or in some cases picks it up and points to the garbage (in the case of food under his highchair). He is a neat eater and puts spilled food back in his bowl too. It bewilders me sometimes. He still loves brooms and vaccuums and loves to help sweep up (usually the pile of dirt I've already swept). Yesterday he spent a good half hour with an outdoor broom sweeping puddles in the gutter. He had a blast. We are very lucky with him because he doesn't put things in his mouth ever (like c...

FAIR WARNING- This is a picture heavy post! Enjoy! We had such a busy/relaxed and fun weekend! Saturday and Monday we totally chilled at home getting things done. Sunday we met Will and his family at Kidspace Kids Museum in Pasadena and today we met Grandma Joy and Grandpa Denny at the Santa Barbara Zoo for a day of frolicking fun. The weather was cloudy and overcast today, a welcome change from the past several weeks of heat and sun. Sunday at Kidspace we had a blast in the indoor play area, the petting zoo, and the outdoor play area. The map is color coded by age group, and in 3 hours we had enough time for the main toddler activities plus a snack break. As you can see from the first picture, Will's mom Beth and I are a little bit similar looking. Enough so that Owen got confused twice and went right to her. At least we think he was confused. It was really cute! Owen met a sweet little girl Abby who kept trying to hug him. He was a little weirded out by the whole thing but we t...