Thursday, October 17, 2013

Angel Moroni

Last Thursday we were lucky enough to hear word that they were going to put up the Angel Moroni
on the Payson Temple.
The Temple still isn't scheduled to open until 2015 so I was surprised they put it up so soon.
in my mind that would be one of the last things to be done.
It was way cool to watch though.
I'm so excited for it to be done! We will be able to go to the Temple in our own town and hopefully that will make it easier to go more often. 

 
 



Monday, October 14, 2013

Nursery

Yesterday we took Owen to nursery at church for the first time.
I've been nervous about it, so we've put it off since he's turned 18 months.
I guess I had nothing to worry about because he stayed the whole 2 hours without even crying.
at all.
I couldn't help but snatch a picture during one of the check ups I did every 20 minutes.
That's him playing so quietly with the cars.
It's hard watching your baby grow up.


Worst.Night.EVER.

So a few weeks ago we went with my family on the annual deer hunt camping trip to Lavan.
It was so cold that we decided to sleep in the trailer with everyone instead of a tent, for the first time.
It was TERRIBLE. We tried to get Owen to sleep in between us and he woke up every hour screaming! And there was nothing we could do to stop him. We tried rocking him, bouncing him, talking to him. Everything. He just screamed. Until he'd eventually fall asleep just to wake up again in an hour. Finally at about 2 in the morning I decided to pack him up and take him home. No body wanted to listen to him cry all night, I was getting frustrated from it all. I could tell Clark was getting frustrated. And all the boys had to get up early the next morning to go hunting.
So I packed him up and headed home.
He stopped crying as soon as I started getting ready to leave and he fell asleep in the car and slept like a baby the entire way home.
When we got home I put him in the crib and he slept soundly until 9 in the morning.
I was worried he was sick or something, because he NEVER acts like that.
It must have just been too different for him.
He loves his crib, which is a good thing. But not at times like that.
 
I ended up driving up there every day and coming back at night. It made for a lot of driving that weekend, but I didn't mind getting to sleep in my bed and having some time for myself after I put him down. And Owen still loved camping during the day. He had so much fun stomping around. He is such an explorer. And as always, he LOVED the four wheelers.
 
The point of the story is, we will never go camping without his pack n' play again.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Salem Pond








We've been trying to get as many little adventures in as we can before the weather turns too cold. This one was a couple weeks ago. 
We walked around the pond, fed the ducks, and played on the playground until it got too cold. 
The ducks were extra friendly and even made Owen cry when one walked right up and ate a piece of bread he was holding on to. 
He had so much fun on the playground and loved giving us kisses through the bars. 
I don't know how this nature-loving boy is going to survive the winter!



Saturday, September 28, 2013

18 Months


I know I say this all the time, but I can't believe how fast Owen is growing! Especially lately, I feel like he is quickly running out of things that make him a baby. Sometimes I look at him, like when he sits at the bottom of the stairs to drink his juice or when he's stomping around the playground or when he gives his dad a high five after tickling me, and my heart skips a beat when I realize how big he is getting. It makes me sad. But it also makes me happy beyond measure. I never could have imagined how fun a toddler could be. It definitely starts becoming more rewarding. 
 
Owen is seriously such a good kid.
he still LOVES (and probably always will) anything outside.
he loves cars, ma-mas (lawn mowers), and skies (airplanes)
he loves shoes, and going bu-byeeee
he can point to his eyes, nose, teeth, ears, hair, tummy, and bum-bum
he thinks that in his hiding place between the book shelf and wall, no on can see him.
he loves baths and all his bath toys
he is obsessed with books. he'd take them over toys anyday
he's is constantly bringing me books to read,
 and he's learned that if he gives me a kiss I can't tell him no.
his favorite food is fruit snacks, and any kind of fruit.
but he also loves soda and treats :(
he has become the pickiest eater and we're having a hard time finding things that he'll eat
he loves feeling dizzy. he spins in circles until he falls down
and he can't get enough of his dad spinning him around.
when we tickle the back of his neck he freezes and tilts his head down, like a cat
he thinks that "I love you" means kisses.
he loves his bed, and has a hard time sleeping anywhere else
when he gets tired, he gets SOO happy and hyper
also when he gets tired he pretends to sleep by laying on the floor and snoring
every single morning we sit on the couch, drink milk, eat a banana and watch curious george.
he love, love, loves who-hee (Gracie) a little girl we babysit,
he wakes up saying "who-hee!!" and she can get him laughing more than I've ever seen
he has become so independent and wants to do things himself.
he loves to play with my hair things while I get ready in the morning,
he thinks that he is SO pretty when he puts them in his hair.
he is also so smart. i'm pretty sure he's smarter than most kids his age,
but maybe i'm a little biased.
he knows and can point out shapes.
that's smart, right?!
 
goodness, I could just go on and on about this kid. he has a way of bringing joy to all those around him and is constantly making everyone laugh.
even if i'm having the worst of days, I can't help but smile when I look at him.
he so aware of things going on around him, which sometimes makes me nervous. I need to be more careful of what I do and say around him.
this is definitely my favorite age so far, but I have a feeling i'm going to be saying that forever :)
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Our Day at the Zoo

I've been so excited all summer to take owen to the zoo.
although i'll admit, he didn't seem quit as impressed as i had hoped we all still loved it.
i think next year will be even more fun. 
hannah came with us, and great grandpa sam came and hung out for the first little bit
we went to the bird show and then he went home and we continued on to see all the other animals.
 
sorry about the picture overload, i couldn't decide which ones to use... :)
 
^^ the size of a juvenile. this monkey is right on track.
 

^^ owen loved getting "bubbles" as grandpa called them on the back of his neck
 


^^ and he loved watching the birds
 

 
 
^^ some of our favorite animals, especially the "oh-oh-ah-ahs"

^^ but i think his favorite part was playing with the manhole.
 
^^ and chasing the rooster




^^and he definitely wasn't too impressed when we made him sit on the big gorilla.

 
other favorites not pictured were the snakes ("ssss...")
he's been obsessed with them ever since.
dip n dots, and getting lunch with aunt hannah and playing at her house afterwards.