A Few of My Favorite Things

Sorry for the lack of posting...someone keeps us very busy and we love it!

Here a few "Oldies but Goodies." These are a few of Owen's favorite things. His "night, nights", trains, cars, really soft things, balloons, "my car", snow and "weeee." Owen loves to play and laugh. He is so much fun. He tries to say everything we say (we have to be careful). My favorite things he says are helicopter ("helicopper"), police car ("plice car"), library (can't even start to type how he says this, you have to hear it for yourself). Really, he says the cutest stuff.

One favorite thing that we don't have a picture of is Elmo. I have no idea where he got this, but he has suddenly developed a love of Elmo. He has a small Elmo that goes where ever he goes. He accidentally left Elmo home today and you should have heard him squeal when he saw him at home. So cute...it was like a long lost friend.

I promise to be more faithful with my posting. Watch for more updates soon!

Gotcha Day

Today marks the one year anniversary of Owen joining our family. We are so in love with this little guy. It is amazing to think about how much he has grown and matured over the last year. We are all forever changed!

We celebrated tonight by spending time at Grandma and Grandpa's with Aunt Amy, Uncle Craig, Turner and Carter. We had cupcakes for dessert along with presents. Those pictures are on the right hand side of the collage.

This week has brought back a flood of memories for us. It is hard to believe that it has been a year already. It is a year that we will we treasure and never forget.

We are truly blessed!

It's Final!

November 4, 2009

We Have a Winner

Adoptive Families Magazine
2009 Photo Contest Runner Up
Photographer: LeighAnn Hasley

Thanks LeighAnn for making such wonderful pictures of our family. We have always been so pleased with all the pictures you have made...you are truly very talented!

check our her website
www.stillmomentsbyleighann.com

or check out the magazine website
This photo was chosen as a winner out of more than 5,000 entries. What fun!

Halloween Panda

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Happy Fall Y'all

These are pictures of Owen and his Daddy at the Pumpkin Patch....Momma was the photographer. As you can see...he's learned to walk with his hands behind his back! Isn't that the cutest? I think his favorite part of the day was the riding in the wagon. You can see the excitement on his face. We LOVE fall at our house! I have made plans to go to all the Fall Festivals/Pumpkin Patches we can find. It is a great excuse to get out in this pretty weather.

Ok...one other quick picture. I got Owen dressed this particular day and realized he was dressed just like his Daddy would be for a typical day of work. I tried really hard to get a picture of him and this was the best one I got.




We are so in love with this little guy! It is hard to believe that this week he will be 18 months old. He loves trains, balloons, balls and is a very happy little boy. He is trying to talk, mostly just one word at a time and mostly when you say "Can you say..." he will repeat you. He tells you when something is "All Gone," and he asks for his balloon or points out balloons in a store or wherever he happens to see one. He can identify pictures in a book when you ask "Where is the...," and just yesterday, he out smarted me by showing me it was a sticker on the bottom of his shoe making the noise. I thought I left tissue in the toes of his new shoes! He is very loving and a good snuggler - we love that!

We are so blessed to be his parents!