Apologies and Updates

My apologies for not blogging in a while.  Honestly, I attempted to blog about 3 times and finally gave up when my video wouldnt load. So frustrating!  The video was Owen singing in his Christmas presentation at school.  It would load and load but never show up.  Im moving on and and have lots of updates to share! 

Here are a few pics from the Christmas presentation.  Owen and his class sang "Ring Ring Ring the Bells."  We practiced and practiced, but Owen just sat in silence during the presentation.  Little booger!  He looked super cute though  and rang his bells loud.  He's never going to be the kid in the very front of the crowd, singing at the top of his lungs.  But Im ok with that :) I love my Owen.

Owens Prayer

I know I posted this on facebook, but I thought Id repost.  Im going to save or print out this blog eventually as a sort of scrap book for the boys, so i need to put all the fun things my boys say in it!

i found the boys playing in our closet this morning, and this was the conversation-
owen: bubba, you wanna pray?
caleb- yeah!
owen: thank you God for daddy and mommy and going to Locomotion and my feet and your (calebs) face and socks. in Jesus name,
both: Amen!

Partay

And for the last blog about Owens birthday... Although we had 2 parties with family members, I was starting to feel a bit guilty about not having a "friends" party for O. So, at the last minute, I threw together a quick party for our 2 wonderful neighbor families and a few of Owens favorite babysitters at church!  We reused grandmas Toy Story decorations (thanks!), ordered pizza, and ate more puppy chow. It was short and sweet, and Owen felt very loved. Here are a few pics and a video of us singing him happy birthday.  And yes, I put candles in his cup of puppy chow.  When eggs are not an option, a birthday cake is not an option!  Puppy chow is about the only sweet thing he will eat, so puppy chow is what he got!

Birthday Continued...

Owen had about 4 parties this year for his birthday.  I decided not to plan a big one, but that ended up turning into a number of small ones!  After the party in Florida, Nana and Pop decided to drive up from Denton to spend the day with Owen.  They brought LOTS of presents and took us out for a fun dinner.  Nathans birthday was 2 days later, so he got some goodies as well.  Nana and Pop are always SO good to us; we had a wonderful time!

 

Owen also had a party at school.  He LOVES his school, which is really just 2 days a week for 4 hours, but its so wonderful for him!  His teacher is phenomenal and he loves his friends.  I made puppy chow, his current favorite, and they had a little get together in the middle of the day.  Mrs Leslie also put his picture on the door, and he LOVED it!

Thanksgiving in Florida

I have a lot of catching up to do, so pardon me for posting a number of blogs today!  Both boys are sick and feverish, so its a movie/blog kind of day. We're currently sitting on the couch watching UP while mommy catches up on some emails and blogging!

For Thanksgiving this year, we got to fly out to Florida to see Grandma and Grandpa!  It was a wonderful trip.  We stayed for 4 days, so it didnt feel rushed or busy.  We did lots of shopping, playing, and relaxing.  We took some fun family photos, ate at some fabulous places, had Thanksgiving with some extended family, and then had Owens birthday party to top it off!  He told Grandma in advance that he wanted a Toy Story party, so he got quite the party!  Lots of fun gifts and love all around.  Here are a few pics from our trip and the party.

We always have a wonderful time at Grandma and Grandpas.  Nathan and I got spoiled along with the boys.  It was a great trip!  Next trip coming up- me, my sister, and my mom are headed to New York for a girls weekend in January.  Ive never been and I am VERY excited! Heyo!

Emma Elizabeth

Owen and Caleb just got to meet their first cousin, Emma Elizabeth!  She is Tracy (Nathans sister) and Claudio's sweet baby girl.  Mom and baby are great after delivery and Emma is one week old today.  She is absolutely PRECIOUS. I loved getting to hold and love her.  Owen loved holding her too!  Here are a few pics of the sweet little one-

Halloween Fun

We had a great time this Halloween!  We have fabulous neighbors who invite us to trick or treat and party with them each year.  Here are a few pics to document the good times-

First we had fun at the pumpkin patch-

Then we (daddy) got to carve the pumpkin. It ended up rotting within 2 days and we never even got a good picture of it!-

Next, Owen and I went to a fun party across the street.  He got to paint his pumpkin, play with the kiddos, and eat a fun marshmallow treat that turned his whole mouth black!-

And finally, we went trick or treating!  Caleb wasnt thrilled, but Owen had a great time.  The picture of him sitting in the grass was to capture his routine- after getting candy at every house, he would sit in their grass and relax for a minute. Silly kid.

We had such a wonderful time!  Yoda and Darth Vader were precious, and we cant wait to do it again next year!