Owen turns 2!!!!

AHHHH! My baby turned 2! He is just such a blessing in my life. I admire his easy going nature and adore his sweet snugly personality. It seems that just when he turned 2 he had another huge burst of language and his voice is just the sweetest thing. Sissy likes to brag that she taught him all of these things that he says. It is the cutest. I wish I had wrote this post right when he turned 2 so I could remember exactly the things he was doing at that age, but all I can think of is what he is doing right now, at 2 years 4 months. He had another big language burst while we were at Mom and Dad's during the summer. He can say lots of sentences, and he asks questions now. My new favorite is how he very well articulates, "I don't like that." He likes to say this when presented with new food. :) Today, for the first time, he said, "Sissy my best friend." It is the very best to see two of the people I love the most in this world also love each other. Even though they fight like siblings, I will also believe and project to them that they will be best friends for life!

Owen is very advanced with gross motor skills. For several months now he has been using a bat (or anything that resembles a bat) to hit a ball (or other similar object) in the air as he tosses it. It is really quite impressive the hand eye coordination. 

We transitioned him to his big boy bed shortly after he turned two because he was starting to try climbing out of the crib. It was a little adjustment but overall he did really well. I love his little dinosaur sheets that I found for him. Instead of a stuffed animal, he sleeps with one or two or three cars. He just loves cars and monster trucks! The other night we were saying our "good nights" and he said, "Good night Roxy. Good night papa. Good night monster trucks." I love it! 

He still likes me to pick him up or carry him, and I was thinking when Raegan was this age I probably wasn't doing that with her because I was already pregnant with him. I love still holding him.... I know he's quickly growing too big for this! 

His favorite books are "little blue truck" and he can finish the sentences when I read them. He also really likes "where the wild things grow." He also found a new favorite at my parents named "pout pout fish" which I think I've memorized by now too! 

This little guy has blessed our family in so many ways! How did I get so lucky!!?? 

We love you Owen!!!!!

First (and last?) Trip to Disneyland

Haha! We went to Disneyland in February! I had to be in Anaheim for a doctoral residency, so we decided we would try two days in Disneyland while we were there. I thought for sure that going in February would be beautiful weather.....or at least NOT HOT. However, the days we were there were record breaking heat for February and it made it kind of a rough experience. Besides this, it was windy and so the park wouldn't open any of it's umbrellas due to wind advisory. The sun as hot, the blacktop as hot, and that made for a hot adventure. However, that aside, the kids had fun seeing the characters and riding on the rides. I was a bit disappointed with the food, and I found it difficult to navigate the park. I could go on and on, but I don't want this to be a post of total complaining. It was a memorable trip, but I think I would not recommend doing it with an almost 2 year old who still needs midday naps. Not advisable! Ha! Here are some pics from this interesting and exhausting trip!

Matt turned 18!! And College! Oh my!

Another one I wrote and didn't post...

Time is just going too fast these days. I can't believe I've let almost 5 months go by without a blog post. I have been posting more on social media, but I am a little sad not to have my posts on here to follow along with all of the events and changes throughout the year.

So, Matt turned 18 and we had a party for him at a local pizza place in March. It was a nice event and we had a lot of family and friends come out for the festivities. Shortly after, we attended his high school graduation. I remember later that night sitting on the couch with Jasen, and he just looked over at me with watery eyes and asked me where the time went? Really, it goes so fast. When I first met Jasen, Matt was only a little 6 year old. Hard to believe he left for college a few weeks ago! Here are some pictures from the events! :)