State State

Big O made it to his first game of the season.

It went much better than I imagined.

People watching keeps him busier than I anticipated.

He quickly made friends with the boy in front of us and the people behind. 

The first couple told me he was eyeing their kettle corn and asked if they could give him some.

I let them know he had just eaten and was fine for now.

Then, he finds a little girl who starts feeding him kettle corn...and lots of it.

It was embarrassing.  

If it weren't for his belly, people would have thought we starved the poor kid.

Even more embarrassing, a man that the entire section finds annoying, due to his love of the pre-game celebration and crazy ranting and raving that follows throughout the game, clearly a model citizen, gave us parenting advice.  The embarassing part, he was right.

He stole Owie's little paci from his mouth and told him that he was too old for it.

The writing's on the wall, Owen.  

When a man with blurred vision can recognize a problem, you know it's time.

Mr. Personality

Our son is getting goofier by the day.

Although most will blame this on me, 

I also think Nate's DNA has played a part.

Dancing all the time.

Making silly expressions.

 Being very particular about his processes,

from where he stands when he throws his ball, to where we park his wagon, this boy is particular.

 His teacher asked Nate if we give O scalp massages at home.

Why such an odd question?

Apparently, he was massaging little Ms. Mallory's head at school.

They said he was really getting into it with his little hands.

So random.  No idea where that came from???

But, it beats biting.

:)

He's developing quite the personality.  

Blame your goofiness on your father, Owen.  Clearly.

Hakuna Matata

Nate's fam came to town to see The Lion King.
We love having guests,
especially when they are such cute, nice little boys that entertain Owen.

Owen was in heaven with Cooper and Collin.

The boys refer to Nate as "Uncle Nate".
He's technically a cousin, but I guess he's just so fun he gets uncle status.

Too bad these two live so far away, they'd make great baby-sitters....

if we could leave them all in a padded room together.

On Saturday we ran errands, ate lunch, and then sent Uncle Nate home with all the boys while we went to visit sweet little Macy in the hospital. 
Macy is the daughter of another one of Nate's cousins. 
She has fully recovered now, and I am sure this Build-a-Bear helped.
The boys specially prepared the heart with extra love.
SO many options at Build-a-Bear.  You can even get wigs for them.  Who knew?

 

That evening we shipped Owen off to Grandma and Grandpa's and headed to The Lion King.

I know it seems ironic that we would ditch our child before attending a children's show,

but he just wasn't old enough.  Definitely not able to sit still that long.

The whole thing was awesome.  The costumes were amazing.

Timon and Pumbaa were spot on & I loved the cute little kids that played Simba and Nala.

Nate commented that it would have been better if he didn't know all the lines so well.

Never knew I'd marry such a Disney fan.

:)

Aunt Janet, Marisa, Collin and Cooper,

thanks for the fun weekend...come again soon!

Labor Day with My Love

Which love you ask?

This guy.

Owen and I went to Table Rock with my family.

 Nate left us for the mountains and a bachelor party.

Though we missed him, we still had lots of fun.

And tons of momma-Owen time.

 We napped together and snuggled together every night.  It was glorious.

Little O likes to smash his little face against mine and put his arm around my neck when we sleep.  Heaven!  Once we got home, I may have gotten in trouble for developing yet another bad habit.  But, it was completely worth it.  How could I possibly let half a bed go unused and make my love sleep in a pack-n-play.  Unthinkable.  And, he was only in our bed for one night before returning to his crib.  Well worth it!  

 When he wasn't on my hip, he was with one of these three.

Summer played so well with him.  Such a good little momma!

I think the busy duo may have worn out poor Grandpa and Grandma.

We rested when it rained and got in two good days on the lake.  Owen is growing to be a bigger fan of the lake.  First day, he clung to me like a little spider monkey.  Second day, I got him to kick his legs and swim around like Superman.  We definitely need to head to the Y over the winter so that he can continue getting more comfortable.

We had one other big accomplishment while we were there...

After two attempts and several stories about how great it was, we finally got to see what the blueberry farm was all about.  The muffins were delicious.

And just like his momma, Owen preferred the tops.

Crazy boy only slept the last 30 minutes of the entire trip home.  Although they may have regretted the decision, I was sooooo thankful that my parents changed their plans so we could all ride together.  Without two entertainers keeping the little guy busy, Owen and his momma would have had some major meltdowns on the way home. We looked at lots of cows, read lots of books, and played with every single toy I packed.

We had such a great trip, really enjoyed the time with my fam.  I got lots of rest, and even more time with my love.  Couldn't ask for more.

Well, actually, I could have in this case.  Our family felt completely incomplete without Nate.

And even though he didn't call much, he promises that he missed us too.

:)