Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Sneak Peak of Owen's 2nd Birthday Party
Toy Story theme of course! Pictures to come after the big party :)
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011
No Excuse other than spending time with my monkey :)
Yeah, don't really have an excuse for not blogging other than being busy with life and spending every extra second with my monkey :) It's hard being a working mom with a 2 hour commute, sure makes nights and weekends mean so much more. So not to try to catch up on 6 months of "What's Owen Doing" but just a little recap of major events.
First, Owen started a new school, Winwood a little over a month ago and is loving it! Took a little time to adjust but he now walks around like he rules the place :) MinnieLand told us at the beginning of May that they were closing, not really any clear reason other than they had outgrown the space. Rumors began that the building was going to be a secure site for the government company that had all the other floors. Other rumors were that the rent was too much for ML to stay there and they had not found another location. Who knows, all we know is that we are happy it happened and VERY happy that Owen is at his new school. This is the daycare that was my first choice before Owen was even born but they had a 18 month wait list. So then we found ML and loved it...mainly b/c of the awesome director who I am still friends with today :) But Winwood is more like a preschool, they do a lot more together and have more of a preschool structure that I remember as a kid. We are very happy there and hope Owen continues to be.
Next, a little on "What's Owen Doing"...just a update. Talking, Talking, Talking (are you getting my hint??) Love this little guy to death but man oh man does he chat up a storm all day and night. He wakes up calling me, Mommy, Mommy...then as soon as I walk in, he's telling me something. Mind you it's sometimes 5-5:30am and Mommy is not awake :) It's so cute though. He talks, plays and reads to Sadie. She just stares at him and some times lays in his lap and sleeps. He is not only stringing 4+ words together, we are getting full on sentences. Probably only ones that me and Chris can fully understand but you would be able to put together a few words and understand the Owen-language :) I have said this so many times but he is at such a cute age, I can not get enough of him!
Owen is almost 2, Toy Story themed birthday party planned on the 16th. We planned for a backyard beach party since it's so HOT mid-July but Owen is just so obsessed with Toy Story, we had to do it :) When I say obsessed, I am not even touching on the love of Buzz and Woody that my little guy has. He sleeps with them, talks to them and always insists on watching it...doesn't matter, TS 1 or TS 2 make him smile. His Buzz action figure goes everywhere with us, no kidding. Yesterday he went to Target, Giant, Cartoon Cuts, the mall, Robeks and then on our walks. It's so cute to see Owen playing with toys by himself making things up.
Just a few stats for Owen, more at his 2 year well check. Last time we checked he was around 35 inches tall, weighs 27lbs (although we know that's more b/c in the last week he feels so much heavier), wearing size 6-6.5 shoes, wearing mostly 18-24 clothes, some pants 12-18 months...he has a tiny waist! Not sure about his head, hoping he is growing into it...it's still big...ha!
Things we have done with Owen in the past few months...April we went to Mexico for Jen's wedding and had an amazing time! Owen loved the beach and pool and everything about the resort. They had amazing fresh guacamole every day and Owen helped himself to several bowls as his afternoon snack. He loved the kids club and we got a nanny one night (YAY for Mommy and Daddy!!!). It was a wonderful vacation and we will definitely be going back next summer.
Owen is enrolled in Little Gym now and he absolutely loves it! We tried Gymboree music and play and he was just not that into it. But Little Gym is perfect for a very active almost 2 year old :) He loves the beams and doing front rolls. This winter we plan to enroll him in Soccer, we can't wait to see how he loves that!
Well, I think that's a good little update from the past few months. Not a lot going on with us, just hanging low and enjoying our family time on the weekends. Hope to stick to the once a week updates :) For now I will leave you with a pic of our little guy. This sums up Owen, always running and laughing!
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First, Owen started a new school, Winwood a little over a month ago and is loving it! Took a little time to adjust but he now walks around like he rules the place :) MinnieLand told us at the beginning of May that they were closing, not really any clear reason other than they had outgrown the space. Rumors began that the building was going to be a secure site for the government company that had all the other floors. Other rumors were that the rent was too much for ML to stay there and they had not found another location. Who knows, all we know is that we are happy it happened and VERY happy that Owen is at his new school. This is the daycare that was my first choice before Owen was even born but they had a 18 month wait list. So then we found ML and loved it...mainly b/c of the awesome director who I am still friends with today :) But Winwood is more like a preschool, they do a lot more together and have more of a preschool structure that I remember as a kid. We are very happy there and hope Owen continues to be.
Next, a little on "What's Owen Doing"...just a update. Talking, Talking, Talking (are you getting my hint??) Love this little guy to death but man oh man does he chat up a storm all day and night. He wakes up calling me, Mommy, Mommy...then as soon as I walk in, he's telling me something. Mind you it's sometimes 5-5:30am and Mommy is not awake :) It's so cute though. He talks, plays and reads to Sadie. She just stares at him and some times lays in his lap and sleeps. He is not only stringing 4+ words together, we are getting full on sentences. Probably only ones that me and Chris can fully understand but you would be able to put together a few words and understand the Owen-language :) I have said this so many times but he is at such a cute age, I can not get enough of him!
Owen is almost 2, Toy Story themed birthday party planned on the 16th. We planned for a backyard beach party since it's so HOT mid-July but Owen is just so obsessed with Toy Story, we had to do it :) When I say obsessed, I am not even touching on the love of Buzz and Woody that my little guy has. He sleeps with them, talks to them and always insists on watching it...doesn't matter, TS 1 or TS 2 make him smile. His Buzz action figure goes everywhere with us, no kidding. Yesterday he went to Target, Giant, Cartoon Cuts, the mall, Robeks and then on our walks. It's so cute to see Owen playing with toys by himself making things up.
Just a few stats for Owen, more at his 2 year well check. Last time we checked he was around 35 inches tall, weighs 27lbs (although we know that's more b/c in the last week he feels so much heavier), wearing size 6-6.5 shoes, wearing mostly 18-24 clothes, some pants 12-18 months...he has a tiny waist! Not sure about his head, hoping he is growing into it...it's still big...ha!
Things we have done with Owen in the past few months...April we went to Mexico for Jen's wedding and had an amazing time! Owen loved the beach and pool and everything about the resort. They had amazing fresh guacamole every day and Owen helped himself to several bowls as his afternoon snack. He loved the kids club and we got a nanny one night (YAY for Mommy and Daddy!!!). It was a wonderful vacation and we will definitely be going back next summer.
Owen is enrolled in Little Gym now and he absolutely loves it! We tried Gymboree music and play and he was just not that into it. But Little Gym is perfect for a very active almost 2 year old :) He loves the beams and doing front rolls. This winter we plan to enroll him in Soccer, we can't wait to see how he loves that!
Well, I think that's a good little update from the past few months. Not a lot going on with us, just hanging low and enjoying our family time on the weekends. Hope to stick to the once a week updates :) For now I will leave you with a pic of our little guy. This sums up Owen, always running and laughing!
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