Official Birthday!

Owen's official birthday was quite a fun day. It began with lots of gifts waiting to be opened first thing in the morning.

Then we decided that it would be fun to take both Owen and Marcus to Chuck-E-Cheese to have fun and celebrate. Lucky for us, there were not many people at the place, so we had a great time running around and playing all the games. Owen hit the jackpot with one silly game and got a whole bunch of prize tickets. After cashing in all those tickets he was able to get a kind of lame Match Box car, but he was excited about it.

We finished the day with more birthday cake. Honestly, I think the thing Owen enjoyed most about his 4th birthday was all the cake he got to eat!

 

Happy 4th Birthday, Owen!

Owen had his first, real birthday party this year. All his friends from school (and Danya) came to celebrate at his Spiderman themed party. The kids played games, had lunch and had a really good time. Owen was so pleased with it all (except for maybe that moment where silly string got in his eye). But it was fun to watch my little guy have a great birthday celebration with all his friends.

A Time Old Tradition

Kitchen mixers have come a long way since I was a kid. We used to love licking the beaters, and my mother didn't seem to care if there was raw egg in the batter or not. I won't let Owen go near anything with raw eggs in it, so therefore, he rarely has the opportunity to lick the beater. Which is quite a beater with our kitchen mixer. BUT Owen sure gave it a go as I let me lick the frosting from his birthday cake. I was so amused at watching him try to get as much off that beater as he could!

School Fun

Our daycare has been featuring Dr. Seuss this month, and Owen's classroom got to highlight the Lorax. Owen was so proud of his room's decorations.

Peanut Butter and Mustard??!!

Owen loves a peanut butter sandwich. He doesn't even like jelly with it. But back at Thanksgiving, Grandpa Wade asked him if he wanted mustard with his peanut butter sandwich. While it was meant to be a silly question, Owen decided to actually give it a try. And he like it! He will occasionally still ask for mustard on his peanut butter sandwich. Yuck!

Couch Readers

I don't think there is anything better than seeing my boys interested in books.

Super Heros Coloring

Owen and Marcus decided to run around in their super hero capes that Aunt Cat made them. When all the running wore them out they immediately got down to business coloring. It is wonderful when they play together. Yeah for brothers!

Artwork

Owen has been crazy busy with artwork creations. He loves to draw, color, and write words. His desire to know how to spell things is so awesome. I am just in awe at his interest in writing letters. I hope he always finds a way to do it all creatively, like above. I just love his little creations.

Happy Valentine's Day

Owen was excited to hand out lolly pops with attached cards for Valentine's Day. I was super proud of Owen for signing his name on every card, perfectly.

Painter's Assistant

Our hallways were in need of a fresh coat of paint, thanks to all the little people who like to touch walls in our house. We really haven't painted much since having the kids, and now I know why. Owen would not leave the work up to the adults...he wanted to help. While super nice and sweet, it is really hard to find tasks for a 4 year old when all you want to do is get the paint on the wall. We tried to keep him occupied with the painter's tape, but that wasn't always enough. There might be some mystery brush strokes on the walls that were contributed to our little helper, Owen.

Jump-On-In

We went to Danya's birthday party where we had a great time in all the bouncy houses and slides. Owen got Daddy to join him on the slide. All the bouncing was so fun (and exhausting)!

Little Woodworkers

We have been going to the kids workshop at Home Depot this winter, which is offered once a month. They have little building projects that the boys seem to enjoy. Most of the time, they are a little too complex for Marcus, but Owen really likes all the hammering and gluing.

Owen Today

I can’t resist him. My funny, sweet, strong, charming boy.

Sled Riding

Daddy took Owen for a little sleding fun at Hayden hill.

Shovel Time

We haven't gotten a lot of snow yet this winter, but the nice dusting that we just got was lots of fun for Owen to get out and shovel.

Computer Time

We've set up an older laptop in our kitchen for Owen to use when the mood strikes. He has been enjoying the learning site starfall.com ever since Grandma Kuder turned us on to it. Owen had gotten good at navigating and using the mouse all by himself. I love that he is learning phonics and enjoying the computer.

Winter Gala

Daycare had a Winter Gala night where the kids put on a little show of songs and dance. Owen was so cute and bursting with pride as he sang along with his class.

Hot Wheels!

The boys have really been enjoying the new Hot Wheels toys they got for Christmas. There is no need to leave Owen's room with all that fun!

Getting Dressed

Sometimes getting Owen dressed can be a battle. If it were up to him, he'd never take off his pajamas. But since pajama days rarely happen at daycare, we must wrestle him into his clothes. He has started to learn to get himself dressed which is nice. There is still always the struggle to find him something he wants to wear (can not be jeans, or any pants that have buttons or snaps). But we are getting closer to independance.

A Superhero Party

Owen's school friend, Maddox, had a superhero party where all the boys got dressed up as their favorite super hero. Owen, of course, was Spiderman.

And all the boys displayed their amazing "super powers".

Dominos

Owen got a set of Dominos for Christmas and he has been enjoying playing. Our version is a really simple one where the tiles are passed out and each person takes a turn playing one. Owen is learning about rules, strategy and accepting that he doesn't always win.

Go Buckeyes!

I picked up a Buckeye jesery for Owen when we were in Cleveland and he was thrilled to wear it and help cheer on the team with me in their bowl game.