Random Acts of Cuteness

We bought a small vacuum to clean up Owen's after-dinner mess but since it's pink, Zoe claimed it. She loves using it.


Is there anything more precious in the world than this?


Zoe and her friends. We were watching a movie together and when we turned around she had them set up like this. Don't ask.



"Owen, are you excited?" Response:

This girl. There aren't enough words.

Chop Chop

A week ago we got back from our week-long vacation. We had a great time, but we also got very sick. I'm finally feeling recovered enough (and caught up around the house) to return to blogging. Here we go....

The weekend before Owen's birthday I gave the kids haircuts. Owen's delicious baby curls were getting a tad out of hand and he looked like a hobo. I trimmed a couple inches off the top buzzed the back and sides with clippers. Here are his before and after shots:


Since it had been nearly a year since Zoe's last haircut and she was "blessed" with my hair - which grows too fast and too thick - I chopped hers off as well:

Owen + Patio + Shovel =

As stated earlier, we spend a lot of time outside. Owen even loves to be outside and makes a break for it any time a door is open. Seriously. He will sit in the grass and chew on shovels to his endless delight.

The last two weeks hasn't been just fun and games for this guy, though. He's had two bottom front teeth break through, he started babbling - dadada, nanana, yayaya, and the occasional mamama - he can push himself into a sitting position and he is starting to pull himself to stand. Then we'll really be in for it!

Easter!

Easter always comes at a busy time of the year for us. Which is especially odd as Easter is always on a different day. Last year it was the week before we moved. This year it came (and went) amidst James' mad dash toward the finish line at school and our first week in our newly formed Greenridge Ward. Things were pretty casual around here - just a small egg hunt - and we enjoyed seeing the sun for a couple days before it got soaked by rain and buried under snow. One year I'm sure we'll actually dye eggs (I have the kits, just not the inclination). For now, here are some pictures of the festivities:

Egg-cellent!

Who Needs a Basket?

The Easter Buddy

Gratuitous Hair Shot

Dear Owen,

You are 6 months old today. Half-Year Birthday to You! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. You have brought so much to our family in such a short amount of time it's hard to remember our lives without you. If someone had told me that a baby could be as happy as you are ALL the time I would have thought they were nuts. You always have a smile for everyone. We call you Buddy and it fits so well because it is so easy to love you.

You are my happy, calm little man. You are our number 1 thumb sucker. You are always willing to eat, despite your sensitive little tummy (I've sworn off beans and green sauce for you - now that is love). You have yet to come close to sleeping through the night, though your beaming smile at 3 am almost makes it worth it. Almost. You love to play on your tummy and roll around. In the last month you have discovered your feet and I adore watching you play with them.


I have a feeling that you will be mobile before I'm ready for you to be. You already move around quite a bit. You're also not shy about shoving things in your mouth, so the next few months should be an adventure all around.

Daddy teases me that I have a crush on you, but it's true - you're just too handsome for your own good. We just can't figure out who you look like. We also can't figure out how your face can be so square and yet so round at the same time.

I am looking forward to the upcoming months and years with you in our family. You're definitely a keeper!

Love,
Mommy

P.S. I totally dare you to stop smiling.

Let the Cuteness Begin

Here's one slide show. I should have another one up in the next day, if I can get out of bed long enough. This is only the third slide show ever on this blog. If you're curious, here is the first and the second. Enjoy!