We made it to One!!

Hotdog Owen is 1!!! We had a great party at Coggin Park with lots of friends, family, cake and presents. He wasn't quite sure what to do when mommy handed him his own cake to play in, but after a few "are you sure it's ok" glances toward mommy he dug right in! I can't believe how fast a year flew by, and we were so glad that so many people came in to celebrate with us.

We also went trick or treating for the first time and got to carve a Owen sized pumpkin with aunt Kelcy and uncle Wade.....lots of fun and plenty of candy!!!

Lots of changes on the horizon...we sold our house and are fixing to be moving into a new house with more room! So for now we're getting to hang out with Nana and Pops, but we should be closing and getting to move in sometime in December. Lots of work to be done but there will be so much more room for all the toys santa will be bringing!!!

Rockin the reunion

Whew, what a busy summer.....the last few weeks Owen go to go on his first camping trip, and although it rained the whole time he enjoyed playing with his friend Kenzie. He has officially started walking and insist on walking everywhere on his own, by the time his birthday gets here in two weeks he'll be running around the park.Of course mommy is right behind him hoping that with every fall he doesn't knock out one of his 8 teeth that we finally got in! This last weekend we participated in the Brownwood Reunion where Owen got to see his first "big" parade, which he thought was pretty cool, and then he even joined in on his first "kids" parade.And on top of all of the excitment he managed to make the brownwood news website, so he's officially Brownwood famous now!!The lights and sounds of the carnival and concerts left him in awe and by Saturday night he was one tired little boy. Now we'll be prepared for even more volunteering next year!!!

Rodeo Time!

Howdy Pardners....Owen went to his first rodeo this week and really seemed to enjoy it. Although he was a little unsure about the clown's car when it exploded in fireworks, he was all about the noise,clapping and seemed to love the horses (wonder who he gets that from?!). Thursday night was cool because we got to visit with Lacy and her girls, Owen's new friend Harlee (she was so sweet to share her cowgirl hat with him), and Miss Jaycee.It was so much fun that we had to go back Friday night and see it all again, this time we took Memaw and Papa Johnny and hung out with Joyce. The best part overall was the mexican fighting bull-that brought on quite a few smiles and giggles. I guess boys always like the rough and tumble parts! Who knows, next year we might have to get him his own cowboy hat.....

4th of July

Bottle Rockets, army tanks, artillery shells, and sparklers. After mommy,daddy,aunt Kelcy and Uncle Wade dropped $100 to make Owens first 4th of July the coolest, we soon learn that even sparklers are scary.......oh well,maybe next year!!

Getting some summer sun and having grandparent fun....

We finally got to pull out the swimming pool and enjoy the weather, and although it was a little confusing to be in the water outside -Owen only took a brief pause before going right to playing and splashing about.Owen also finally started crawling-more of a army crawl, but it gets him around pretty quickly nontheless. And he officially has a first word..uh-oh! JW and I kinda fear what it means for the future when your child starts out saying uh-oh, especially since nothing seems to faze Owen the least bit...not diving headfirst off the bed, swimming in a big pool...nothing-so bring it on world!

Also Owen had a great visit from Memaw and Johnny and in turn got to go to Abilene to visit them and then Papa Earl and Ganny Kim. He spent his first night at Papa Earls and was one wore out little boy by the time the weekend was over, visiting grandparents can sure be hard work, but so much fun!!

- The history of our grandparents is remembered not with rose petals but in the laughter and tears of their children and their children's children. It is into us that the lives of grandparents have gone. It is in us that their history becomes a future. ~Charles and Ann Morse

Growin' Owen

We have our first tooth!Mommy' s not quite sure how to react, I can't believe we've already passed the 6 month mark and now we have a tooth. Not to mention that he's sitting up on his own and is very mobile (not quite crawling,but he gets around!). We bought him a swing, and a little swimming pool in preparation for the warm weather approaching, and have been taking frequents strolls around the block in the evenings- which Owen loves! Last month we helped Papa party on his 80th birthday, hung out with his friend Ava a time or two, had a visit from Memaw and Johnny, and celebrated our very first Easter. Owen was so cute in his little church clothes, no Easter eggs this year but he did get several stuffed bunnies from Nana, Memaw, and a basket from Joyce!

This next month will be super busy...Aunt Kelcy and Uncle Wade are getting married next weekend, then Owen will be with Nana and Pop for a week while we go to Houston for the oil show...and hopefully we can make a trip to Abilene to see all the family there before long.

Among the many activities planned we are house shopping....haven't found anything yet but hopefully we will soon. Definitely need plenty of room for Owen and pumpkin to run and play.

Maybe we will find one soon and then he can invite his friend Ava over to have a pool party at his new house!!

Waiting on spring

Spring is almost here and boy are we ready. This last Sunday Owen finally got to spend some good time outside while daddy did some yard work....it was a beautiful day and he took in all the sights and sounds with awe! As for our milestone accomplishments, we have now mastered rolling over both ways so whenever you lay him down theres no telling where he'll end up, and its easy to see that his crawling days are just around the corner-poor Pumpkin!!! Along with being a wiggle worm, his newest obsession is his feet- mommy had no idea that socks and toes could be that tasty. Over the next few months theres going to be quite a few changes for us- Aunt Kelcy and Uncle Wades wedding is fast approaching, and Owens friend Ava has moved to Brownwood so there will be lots of fun playdates to look forward to. In fact pretty soon it will be warm enough for mommy and daddy to buy him a small swimming pool for some summer fun....

NFL OR BUST!

Look out NFL here we come!!Poor Owen has a pretty good cough, so mommy decided to take him to the doctor friday and see what was up...... To our suprise "little" Mr.Owen weighed in at 18.5 and 26 inches. He is literally off the growth chart in weight and at 95% in height. The doctor said he is where most kids are at 8 months, and that in his years in Brownwood Owen comes in at the second biggest he's seen at this age! So now we just have to decide which team he needs to try out for?!?!