Welcome Marilee!

December 14th 2006 Marilee Ann was born to my sister Wendi. She is out in Houston so I don't have any pictures yet. I hear she is 6lbs, and 17"long. (Tiny!) Beautiful jet black, straight hair and dark dark eyes. I can hardly wait to meet her. Mom (grandma) is out there helping Wendi recover. She had an emergency c-section but is feeling well - both of them.

Mid-Month Update

So our camera broke the day before Thanksgiving so we had to buy a new one and are getting used to it... So I now have the pictures from this month and I'll show you what has been going on - way more interesting than just words. :)

December 2, 2006

Owen and I took a walk around the neighborhood and enjoyed the outdoors so much I swept away all the leaves while we waited for Daddy to come home.

Daddy's home! As always...Lots of hugs and fun!

December 4, 2006

While taking a drive Owen became inventive to find a way to keep the sun out of his eyes. It really makes you proud of your child when we see him learning how to solve problems and coping with a situation rather than just sitting there crying. Good thinking Owen!

December 9, 2006

May there always be time for a new adventure down the hall way.

December 11, 2006

Owen ringing in some Christmas cheer into the house! He loves to jingle the bells on the door.

December 13, 2006

I keep trying to get a picture with Owen wearing the Santa hat but I am just not fast enough to catch the shot before he yanks it off. So here is the next best...Owen holding Santa's hat while sitting under the Christmas tree.

Later, after making a mess of dinner, it's Owen's favorite time.... Bath time!
And it's a great pre bed-time soother.

This is the ultimate in family team work.... while Mom does most of the cooking and house work during the day... in the evening Dad takes over and washes Owen. Then Owen washes the tub; for Mom of course. It all works together nicely.

December 14, 2006

My favorite picture of the month.
Today Owen and I went to the park for some swinging and sliding.
He loves to swing and people watch.

New Words - All This Morining!

Owen has been having fun trying to talk. It's all mainly jibber jabber. This morning, however, he was able to put a few sounds together to make some new words. The first was "agua" with is spanish for water. I speak a lot of spanish to him. He yelled out "agua!" for his cup at breakfast. It was filled with Ovaltine and milk. :) Later he said "good" between sips of his bottle. :) And last was "Ah-Oh", we have been working on that for a few days and he has it down now. He still constantly says "Hi Dad". It's so cute.
Have a great weekend everyone!

New Tooth!

Owen has a new tooth! On Wednesday morning (29th) I was holding Owen and heard him chewing on something and checked his mouth to find a new tooth. He was grinding his teeth. :( I hope that is not a new habit. You cannot see the tooth yet but you can feel it and it is really sharp!

Meeting Santa

Owen met Santa Claus for the first time today. We went to have his picture taken as part of our new family tradition. Owen was kinda freaked out by the big guy and a straight face was the best we could get. In all the other pictures his bottom lip was curled under and big tears were forming. :( It was other wise a great experience. Merry Christmas to everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We sure did. Mom, Tim, Heidi, Elias, Taylor, Mya, Drew, Cristina, Ezra and Naomi all came over to celebrate. The food was all comfort food and insanely delicious. We all stuffed ourselves, watched a bit of sports and had a great time catching up. There is so much to be thankful for, especailly for our families. Here are some of the pictures of the days events.....

Early morning cooking.

After dinner nap. :)

Owey on outfit #3 for the day. Messy kid.

Heidi with Owen and Mya

Beautiful Naomi

Mya - up to something

Daddy, Mommy and Owen

Cristina, Drew, Ezra and Naomi

Elias, Heidi, Taylor and Mya

Garett proudly wearing his "Dad" shirt.

Good-bye's are never fun when you don't want to go. :)

Good Times

Well, here we are about to board the holiday train. It's right around the corner! We are excited to visit with family and friends and to enjoy family traditions. Owen continues to grow quickly. He is constantly learning new things and loves to explore every corner of the house. Garett will be graduating in just a few short weeks and has had lots of interviews, some of which seem very promising. We are so proud of his accomplishment! I continue to take care of my boys and my successful Heritage Makers business. Both I enjoy very much. I've also designed some new quilts that I hope to get started soon. Happy Holidays Everyone! Be sure to keep in touch.


Hurray! for bath time! :) He has thinned out a lot, but he still
has a good amount of lovable baby chub.

Guess who learned a new trick.
And I'm the wreckless mom who let him wear it
like this for at least half an hour. :)