Owen's speech progress

Need to document new words Owen has said in the last 3 days:

On his 2nd birthday, 9/23 he said cookie for the first time :-)  so fun to remember!
Since his birthday he has said : out, eat, look, doggie, boat, trees, "all done", "chee" for cheese, "ug" for hug and a phrase "I don't know why"!!!!

We are so proud of his progress......he is making so many new sounds and really trying to get out the words.....keep it up Owen Anthony!!!  Way to GO!!!

Jake is learning to sit up :-)

Jake is learning how to sit up on his own.....he does ok if he can put his hands down in front of him but if not, well....... keep looking at pics below!

And he's down :-)

Emery wanted to get in on the action.....right before nap hence the pull up on Emery :-)

Good work Jake Alton :-)  keep it up!!  I know it's hard with your head size!!!

Rice Cereal for Jake!

Jake tried rice cereal for the 1st time today.....I have been putting it off :-) for as long as possible but he's ready!! 

He loved it and especially liked biting the spoon..... poor guy is teething so bad!

Owen's 2nd bday party

We celebrated Owen's 2nd birthday on his actual birthday Friday night the 23rd at my mom and Steve's house.  It was a fun night......Owen was in such a good mood, I think he knew it was his special day!!!!

Here's my attempt to make him a 2 race car cake, it didn't look the greatest but it was delicious!!! 

Red velvet with cream cheese icing, yum!

Singing happy birthday!!!

Owen did not have one bite of cake, can you believe it??? 

He was more interested in playing with his new cars :-)

This was too funny....he kept making these funny faces during dinner

Nana got silly string and we had so much fun with it......although I think the adults were much more into it than the kids :-)

We love you Owen!!!

Happy 2nd birthday Owen Anthony!

Owen is 2 today.......can't believe how fast time goes, it seems like yesterday and he was just a newborn!

I fell in love the moment I saw you

And we were celebrating your 1st birthday!

And look at you now.....more active than ever!

Owen, you are SO loved by your family.  Here are a few things that I want to remember about you buddy:

• I love how you start dancing EVERY time you hear any kind of music
• You have started grabbing our hands and pulling us and saying "go" so that we will come with you
• You have an amazing sense of humor, you love to joke around
• I love that you pucker up your lips to give kisses :-) in such a dramatic way
• I love how you say "go go" every time you see a car or truck, it's the cutest thing ever!
• You are so friendly and are always saying and waving goodbye to everyone, complete strangers in the grocery store especially
• I love that you gallop when you get excited :-)

Some other fun facts:

You are built EXACTLY like your daddy

You are making awesome progress with your speech and are up to about 35 words and are saying new ones daily

You can throw a temper tantrum with the best of them :-)

You are a great napper, 2-3 hours everyday!

You love your big bro Emery and your baby bro Jake and love to give them hugs and kisses

We can't imagine life without you Owen Anthony........happy 2nd birthday sweet boy!



Enjoying the last days of Summer

We are enjoying the last days of Summer......decided to go on the boat last night with just our little family.....nice quality time together.  The boys love being on the lake.

Don't mind my eyes below, that sun was bright!

I LOVE this man!

Emery being naughty sitting up high!

Owen, I mean mini-Jason :-)

Look who's sitting up!

I LOVE all my boys

We decided to take a couple pics before church today....this is our attempt to get a family one :-), I guess Jake thought it would be fun to look at his brother Emery!  We'll keep trying!!

I LOVE ALL my BOYS SO MUCH!!

Love Owen's face in this one below

Go Boise State!

We had our friends over tonight, Shane & Amy with their boys to watch the Boise State football game.  Here's Owen before they came over.....he only kept the hat on for about 10 minutes :-)

The boys were more interested in jumping than football!!!

Love my friend Amy, she's so beautiful!  Check out my new blonde hair :-)

Jason & Shane, go Broncos!

Cade and Emery are inseparable!!

The boys got along so well and played so nice together......the adults even got to chat, yay!!!

Last summer night on the lake!

We headed out to the lake for the last night of the season.....here are the boys before we left.

J catching some air

We will sure miss nights on the lake...it's been a blast and the boys love being on the boat.  

Here's to Fall and new adventures!