Happy Birthday Owen!

I can't believe little Owen is already 1! We celebrated at the Capitola cabin the day after his actual birthday. By time we drove down there, got settled, and had dinner Owen was ready to turn in for the night. Matt said "we have to sing Happy Birthday now. Owen is about to fall asleep!" I guess that's why little O looks kind of woozy while he's eating his cupcake.

The rest of the weekend was sooooooo nice. The weather was spectacular! Owen decided to act his age and NOT put everything in his mouth. Yay! Eloise had a great time playing with Max. Here they are making a bridge way after bedtime. So much fun!

busy week!

Here we are on our way out the door. Owen likes the bumpy ride when the stroller goes down the stairs. Weeee!!!!!

E L O I S E

Good job writing your name Eloise!

This is what Eloise worked on while I was pulling weeds this afternoon. She announced that she wanted to write her name and started with the "E". I helped her only by telling her what the next letters were. When she was done, she explained that she didn't "know how to make an S very well". But I think the whole thing came out very nicely!

the shrug

Owen has been throwing this shrug around a lot lately. He uses it in response to any "where is..." question. He also uses it to ask questions, such as 'shrug' followed by "brrrrrmm" plus hand moving back and forth on the floor. That means "where's my toy car?"
It's been a nice long weekend for us - having Monday off means a 5 day weekend (Friday through Tuessday) for me and the kids! Owen has been practicing riding a scooter (when he's not practicing walking). Eloise continues to pick out her own outfits, but now she's perfecting her look with safety gear. It never gets boring around here!