Water Fountain Fun

Owen has discovered the magic of a drinking fountain. I'm not sure how much water actually gets swallowed, but the attempt is lots of fun!

Star Wars Toys

Daddy has introduced Owen to the Star Wars movies, and Owen just loves them. Mommy thinks they might be a little too mature for him (isn't that Trash Compactor scene a bit scary?) BUT Daddy is thrilled with this new interest.

Well, all of this talk about Star Wars had prompted Daddy to dig out a couple of his figures. When I asked about the Millennium Falcon, I was told that Owen isn't old enough for that yet!!!

Putt-Putt

Daddy was excited to take Owen to play mini-golf...or Putt-Putt, as we called it back in Ohio.
Owen was thrilled with the whole experience. He proudly took his ball and put it two inches from the hole and swatted at it until it went in. Every sink was followed by a big celebration "I did it!"
We tried to give Owen proper putting lessons, but in all honesty, his method of hold the club backwards was much cuter. At one point he called it "Putt the Butt" which got some giggles from Mommy and Daddy.

Old School Toys

Mr. Potato Head is a favorite around here...thanks to Toy Story. I just love when Owen is into one of these classic toys.

Picky Eater

I swore I was not going to be one of those mothers who only let their child eat the handful of things they liked. I was bound and determined to expose Owen to all kinds of fruits and vegetables and have him eat lots of stuff that was good for him. When he was a baby that was easy to do...but at age 2 it is a totally different story. I can put all the veggies in the world in front of him, but he won't eat them. Where did I go wrong? Owen is probably a typical child who likes pizza, chicken nuggets and mac & cheese. I tried my best. If I had to do it over again, I wouldn't have been so concerned about the quantity he was eating and focused more on the quality. Owen has always been on the small size, so I was told by the nurses at the doctor's office, believe it or not, that he should be consuming things with higher calories. Owen loves his milk. We have to be careful that he doesn't drink too much. He probably drinks more calories than he eats. Hopefully some day we can get him to have a more varied palate

Backyard Pool Fun

It has been quite a warm summer.
As a way to cool off, I got out our baby pool. Owe was not at all interested in this last summer, but this year has been a different story. At first he didn't want to take his clothes off. But that slowly changed.

It wasn't long before he had all his clothes off and every truck we owned in the pool. It was super funny for Mommy to watch hm run around the backyard nude. I'm still laughing at his attempt to go down the slide naked on his stomach. Ouch. He even loved getting squirted by the hose. Yeah for hot summer days!

Lexington's Truck Day!

Our town of Lexington has an annual Truck Day that I didn't want to miss this year. If ever there was an event for Owen, this was it. He certainly gave all the nice employees of our town a run for their money!

Owen was immediately drawn to the backhoe/loader first. Of course it had the longest line of kids waiting to get in, so it was quite the lesson for Owen to learn that he had to wait his turn. Once he got in, though, he was super happy to try everything out. The nice man even spun the seat around so that he could try out the backhoe controls. He sort of looks like he knows what he's doing! This was our first "truck" and Mommy's first lesson in trying to coax him out so that others could have their turn. Yes, I was that mother who had to drag their child out screaming. Lovely.

Then there was the not so popular Bucket Truck. Owen got in without a long wait, and again didn't want to leave. So Mommy got a little wiser to the game and pointed out some of the other trucks to see.

The ambulance was a pretty cool thrill. I love hearing Owen try to say the word "ambulance".

When it came time for Owen to sit in the driver's seat of the ambulance, he decided he needed to close the door in order to keep the other children away. This didn't go over so well with the medic who was monitoring things, but hey, you can't blame the kid for trying!

The guy at the Forestry Pumper Truck didn't mind him closing the door.

Then there was the beloved Fire Truck. At first Owen wanted to cheat the system and go to the side of the truck that was closed.

Then once he finally waited in line, he got his turn. Mommy tried to keep the nice fireman occupied by asking lots of questions so that Owen got maximum time in the truck...but he was still not happy about getting out. It was like I was pulling him from the jaws of life!

The police car didn't hold that much excitement for Owen...I guess because it's not a truck.

And finally was the police motorcycle...super cool!

Buckeye Boys!

Matching shirts for my little buckeyes...how incredibly cool! I hope Owen is ready to cheer on the team with me this year. Thank you for the awesome shirts, Mary!

Eating in the Buff

We have been having a super hot summer, so Owen ending the day with no clothes on seems to be a common occurrence. What a character!

Soccer!

Soccer, Mommy! Soccer! Owen got so very upset at me for trying to take a photo of him playing soccer that this was the only shot I got. He is obsessed with playing soccer these days. I may have made a mistake in teaching him how to make a goal out of an empty toy bin.

The Old Res

We considered going to the beach on the ocean...but then I suggested just going to the Res in town instead of fighting the crowds. It turned out to be the best thing. Owen just loved it. The beach is perfect and the fresh water is calm and salt free. Owen got a bit ambitious with his water playing antics here and there. I was so excited to see him get more comfortable with the water. We honestly had a great time and still made it home in time for naps!

Happy 4th of July

Mommy was in search of a 4th of July parade for Owen, since he has been SO into firetrucks. Every good parade has firetrucks, right? Well we went to the parade in Lincoln and we weren't disappointed. Lots and lots of firetrucks.

Owen stood on the side of the street with anticipation for everything. There were lots of fire trucks, but also tractors, old cars, and even puppy dogs (another favorite). It was a like a parade geared especially for Owen.

Owen loved it all and joyfully waved to everyone as they went by. He didn't even care about the candy that was thrown to him...all he wanted was more tractors and trucks!

We enjoyed grabbing lunch and hanging out a bit afterwords. What a fun day!

Owen's Room

Owen certainly is enjoying his new room now that it is finally finished. Aunt Cat keeps asking to see photos, and I should get some taken...but here he is showing off his firetruck bed along with the color photo frames Aunt Cat painted for him.

Tool Time

Owen loves to do tool projects with Daddy. No matter how big or small the job, if it involves tools he wants to be there. This situation, however, was a doozy. Daddy was hiding cable wires in our closet and Owen had to lend a hand. Yes, he is up on the top shelf of our closet. Be careful little man!

Mail Time!

Please forgive the lack of pants in the following photos. The mother accepts all responsibility for not having the will power to wrestle them back on after a diaper change.

Now back to our regular Owen cuteness...
Like any normal person, Owen loves getting mail...especially mail with presents. Aunt Cat really knows how to get her nephew excited...he rips open any wrapped gift with so much joy. Heck, he was so excited about getting mail that I couldn't even get the front door shut(I was too busy hunting down the camera). Unwrapping a lot of times is more fun than the actual gift for Owen.

But this time was a super treat...it's Buzz Lightyear Legos.

He wasted no time getting out the legos and building everything. Thank you so much, Aunt Cat!