Last Saturday we went to visit with Heidi and the girls. We were treated to a yummy lasagna dinner and loads of fun. It's always so nice to get together and spend time with family. Owen had an incredible time playing with his cousins. He worked up a sweat from playing so hard. There were so many toys to play with and he also chased bubbles for the first time and for a special treat all the kids got glow sticks! After all the fun we went to a place called Scoops in downtown Covington, I highly recommend it. Here are some pictures of the evening.

Owen - the sippy cup thief.

Cutie Pie

Proof that chivalry is not dead.

Up to his usual - pushing buttons on the TV and
pretending the remote is a phone.

And the ever so popular snaggle tooth Taylor Paige.
The tooth fairy will be coming for the "purple" tooth soon.

Owen's Split Second of Fame

On Tuesday's episode of "Live with Regis and Kelly" Owen's baby picture was on the middle of the three large screen tv's behind the host's for all of a second during the baby slide show that runs continuously during the program. Yea Owen!

Owen's 1 year pictures

We had Owen's pictures taken yesterday. It is amazing to see how much he has changed in one short year. He is now 33" long, 26 lbs, 6 teeth and his eyes have changed to green. Favorites include Baby Einstein, Blue's Clues, giving hugs and kisses, exploring ant where his allowed to go, getting tickled, playing with friends and best of all - being outside.

Owen with his pal Bear.

He was a great model for about 10 minutes and we got some fun smiles.

New Happenings

So recently I have started baby sitting a little 3ish month boy named Jack. He is as sweet as they come. He and Owen get along very well. It is a great blessing that they nap around the same times and they make each other laugh, it is a whole lot of fun.

Garett will be going on Tuesday for an MRI of the spine because of the pain he continues to be in from the wreck that happened almost a year ago. We hope therapy will do the trick since the other alternative is surgery. Keep him in you prayers. Thanks.

Me- I have been working on a new quilt. I took all of my bright and bold fabrics and started to make a scrappy quilt with no real plan. At first it was looking good, but now has taken on a very busy look that hurts the eyes so I'm going for help tomorrow. My friend Shanna is way more experienced at quilting than I so I hope she can rescue my mess of fabric with some sound solutions. I will post a picture when it is complete.

Let us know how you are, call or send an email.

Sorry for Bragging

Today I was on the phone with Heidi (my sister) and I responded to her saying "Wow!" and Owen repeated "Wow!", it was the first time. -So cute-

Also , there is a song we hear on the radio by Sean Paul, part of the lyrics say "Uh-oh" and Owen loves to sing along and dance. Dancing is one of his new favorite past times. :)

New Word!!

Today as Garett walked through the front door Owen announced "Daddy Home". It was a proud moment. I'm so amazed when he says new words - and even cooler - putting them together. :)

Home Buying 101

The title is deceiving, it sounds like we know something, but we don't. Garett and I have been working steadily for about two months on educating ourselves and researching for the purpose of buying our first home. If you know us well enough, you understand that this will be a long process. (It took us 3 months to buy a car.) So we have checked our credit, are saving up, have unoffically picked a realtor, and continue to research. What we have discovered is that most people over buy and developers take as many shortcuts as possible. I guess we are just frustrated with how much money is needed and it does not seem that you can really get your money's worth. If you would like to send us some of your advice, we would like to hear about your experiences.