Sunday, July 08, 2012

Independence Day trip to Clyde





our first pit stop on the way to Ohio for 4th of July

a stop at the playground makes Amy a happy girl
Owen is a great traveler

can you hear her screaming?

i love his smiles!  
Grandma Martha & Owen

Amy showing off the eggs she gathered for breakfast

Amy & Gabe at the parade

Cousin Paul tossing Amy some parade goodies.

sucker!


With Great Granpa George


and our last pit stop on the way home...we met the crazy Councils at their local playground

and this is a random picture of Amy playing in her new car wash that Daddy made for her. 

fluffy face



Sunday, July 01, 2012












Holy cow 2 months have flown by!  2 months!!!  Owen is already in size 1 diapers.  He eats up to 8 ounces of Enfamil Gentlease every 4 hours during the day.  He sleeps up to 11 hours at night, which is crazy!  Last week he weighed 11.2 pounds.  I'm sure he is 12 pounds, or very close by now.  His eyebrows have turned dark brown and his eyelashes are dreamy.  I think he will be a summer blonde and I know his eyes will stay blue.  He stays awake more and more each day.  He has given me one really good "social smile" and several to Amy.  He loves Amy, no doubt.  She more than reciprocates.  He is nothing shy of perfect.

It makes me happy when I walk in to Owen's nursery in the morning and I see Amy's little red step stool pushed up against his crib.  This means she checked on him during the night.  She can't get enough of him.  Neither can Mike.  I certainly can't, either.

I finally ordered birth announcements.  I can't wait to mail them out, but it will be a couple of weeks because we are continuing our 4th of July tradition of to visiting Mike's side of the family in Ohio all next week.

Did I mention he slept 11 consecutive hours the last weekend??!!??  ELEVEN!