Diaper Box Dance

Video 1: Owen went down the entire staircase with this diaper box on his head... I don't know how he did it. I'm just glad he didn't fall until the end. I love his face when I ask him why he thought it would be a good idea! Video 2: It just makes me giggle :)

Batman

We had our neighbor friend Hailey over to play. Owen was showing off his "Batman Skills"

Owen spent most of the time pushing Hailey but as you can see here she won a few times.

Owen loves to watch this video of him playing with Haily. He's constantly telling me "More Hailey!".

Snow Fun at the Cabin

Owen was hollering at Aunt Carrie to come build a snowman.

This tractor is fun in any weather, and more fun when Tanner is there to push it.

Owen had a good time on the snowmobiles. He would stand up and put his face right into the wind and snow.

Owen wasn't a fan of the tubing but I took him kicking and screaming several times anyway. Each time we stopped at the bottom of the hill he'd shout "Hooray"! So I didn't feel like I was torturing him.

Owen, Tanner & Finn watching Super Wy in their great grandparents rocking chair. Owen is showing me his "angry eyes".

This little turkey actually made it underneath the baby gate the day before. I tried to catch it on video to show Eli but he didn't quite make it through again.

The joys and pains of being 2...

This picture shows mine and Eli's 2 year old side... we thought it would be fun to roast a miniature marshmallow on a toothpick. It tasted good!

Owen building a cotton ball train on our bedrail.

He was so proud of it, he posed for a picture.

Owen woke up from his nap completely distraught for his "Peen Socks" He just had to wear his Lightning McQueen socks on his hands from the moment he woke up. The glare tells you he was still a little upset that it took Mommy so long to find them.

Owen requested this shot, "Take a picture of my bum Mom!"

What do you want for lunch?

Grapes, tortilla chips, shredded cheese and cheerios piled in the middle of the table please.

Owen enjoys building robots and trucks and castles with his blocks.

I got the baby swing out for my 4 month old nephew but look who ended up in it...

We took a walk around the block. Owen walked the entire way with his hands in his pockets only to "eat it" once we were 5 feet away from walking in the house. I HATE mouth/nose blood, there's so much of it and you can't see what's really happened in there. He sported a very fat top lip for a few days and showed it to everyone while emphasizing his "sad eyes".

We LOVE to finger paint!! We just always make sure there is time for a bath afterwards.

Owen said he wanted to help me make bread one day. So he pulled a chair over and promptly helped himself to the box of chocolates next to the mixer... he's no dummy.

He polished off the entire box!

Owen loves peanuts. I came into the kitchen to find him filling up his tractor trailer with them.

I finally decided I could part with some items from college. Owen had a hay day with everything before I could get rid of it... Like this old Crimson Line garment bag.

And my old Crimson Line practice tops. The Christmas socks on his hands and feet were daddy's doing.

Go UTES!

He couldn't resist making tracks in the fresh snowfall. Too bad we didn't get more of it this year. He loves to play in it and eat it.

Potty Fun

Nothing is cuter than Owen in his big boy underpants dancing around the living room!!

Owen loves to throw toys over his head, I happened to catch this red car in action. You better keep an eye out when he's enjoying this activity because you never know what will come flying at your face.... like a giant Buzz Lightyear action figure.

Showing off his Toy Story underwear

Whatever keeps him interested in staying on the potty...

Owen will sit on the potty for quite a while if he has the iPad to entertain him. Eli and I were laying in the hallway on our bellies to get this shot because when he's doing his business he wants to be left alone. After reviewing these photos we decided we'd better sweep under the bed - sick huh?!?

I'm happy to say there wasn't any pee in the drawer he was just tired of sitting on the potty and ventured out a bit.

BABY BROTHER!!

WE'RE HAVING A LITTLE BOY!!!!!

How I told Eli: I took a pregnancy test one Sunday morning while Eli was in the shower. Owen woke up right after so I ran in and told him my little secret... that he was going to be a big brother. Then I kept it to myself for about the next 45 minutes. This was our conversation on the way to church:

Eli: What day is it?

Me: Sunday, October 9th 2011, a good day to find out your pregnant!

Eli: What does that mean?

Me: It means I'm pregnant!

Eli: But what does that mean?

Me: It means I have a baby in my belly.

Eli: But what, what... I mean....

Me: Me looking at him incredulously

Eli: (Finally able to blurt out his real question) WHEN?

Me: Oh! June!

Needless to say Eli was surprised/shocked. We told our parents after our 10 week ultrasound. We had Owen wear a "Big Bro" t-shirt and just let them figure it out. We told the rest of my family at Thanksgiving dinner with the t-shirt again and Eli just called the rest of his family to let them know.

I think it's fair to say Owen has mixed emotions about this new little baby. Most nights when I'm singing to him he all the sudden wants to hug the baby in my belly and talk about it. I took him to a Dr's appt. and let him know we we're going to hear the baby's heart beat and what it would sound like. When he actually heard it he was so excited he kept saying ""More baby!" and then when the Dr. left he kept saying "More Baby! More Doctor!". Then just yesterday we took him with us to the ultrasound to find out the sex. When the technician handed him his own picture of his baby brother he kissed it!

On the other hand, before we knew what I was having we'd always quiz Owen to see if he knew what it was. When asked if it was a boy/girl he would reply with "No! Owen Baby!" When asked if he was going to have a baby brother or a baby sister he replied with "No brothers! No sisters! Just cousins!"

We're very excited for this little boy to come into our family!!

Owen's 2 yr old Pictures

We took Owen to Fotofly for his 2 year old pictures. The photographer had him giggling and squealing - he had so much fun! We had fun just watching him. Owen is such a joy! We feel fortunate to be his parents.

Just a few things we love about Owen:

His contagiously fun personality & charming good looks

That he chants "Go Mama" or "Go Grandma" or "Go Santa" or anyone for that matter

That he always has to have his hands in his pockets

That he likes to eat "ki freem" or aka ice cream

That he has to say "Hi" to every person in a store

That he's always pointing out who is a boy and who is a girl

That he gives such sweet hugs

That he yells "Hide" & runs down the hallway to hide so daddy can find him when he gets home

That he asks daddy to sing him rock songs at night

That he yells "No sun!" when it gets in his eyes or "No church!" every time we go to church or "No Home!" every time we pull up to the house.

That he yells "Stop it" if anyone is arguing

That he dances all the time (he even did a fish dance while ice fishing and then G-pa caught one)

That he's just a good little boy, he says please & thank you most of the time

That he's pretty easy going most days and isn't too hard to please

I could go on and on but I'll stop so we can get to the pictures, and believe it or not I did narrow it down to just a few of my favorites :)