Catching up . . .

Ok, so I fell WAY behind posting.  But, I'm attempting to catch up.  Again, not great at one per day, but here are some.   

First, my favorites from one of his 2 year photo sessions.  

And the daily activity ones.   Yes, I do have other children, but when they are here we are buried in homework or other activities (or their fighting).  

Owen's 2nd Birthday Party (Take 1)

Tonight my family came up for Owen's 2nd Birthday.  He had a blast playing with my sister and mom, and all of the older kids had fun too.  The highlight was his gift from us:  a Blue's Clues Thinking Chair.  Now, I've been looking for one of these chairs for MONTHS.  They were made around 13 years ago, so it's hard to find them anymore, much less in good shape. And since they are so hard to find, they get really pricey.  I've seen them go as high as $300 on ebay before.  I checked several weeks ago, and lucked up on one that was listed as a pick up in Garner, NC.   I was stunned, but not hopeful.  I ended up winning it for a steal of a price, and may was I beyond thrilled to find it out it with new!  ( you can see the plastic tag hanging off of the arm!).  It has been hidden in the attic ever since.

Anyway, I was beyond excited to give it to him.  His initial reaction wasn't what I expected:  he was confused!  But, once he had his Handy Dandy Notebook and crayon in hand, he was ready!  As you can tell, he loves it! 

He, of course, wanted a Blue's Clues cake:  a Steve and Blue cake, to be exact.  For tonight's party, he got this one though.  I will do the Steve/Blue for Tuesday.  He loved it, and he wanted to eat the notebook!

 And he LOVED blowing out the candles.  He was so patient waiting for us to stop singing (which he loved too), and then he blew them out, just perfectly.   So stinking cute, he is!

I missed taking a photo yesterday, but I took plenty today.  :-)

My little sick one. . .

1/6/11:

So Owen spiked a 101.5 temp yesterday. He has felt better today, but still spent a lot of time on the couch "nuggling" and watching his favorite, "Blue's Clues." He even broke out his notebook to draw a clue. :-)

Here are two images from yesterday: 1/5/11

And these are the moments that make a mom proud. . . .

1/4/11

My sweet Jackson

A New Attempt at 365

Ok, so I am a day late starting and a few days late posting. Can't have it all, I guess. I tried this several years ago and stopped after a few months. It was just too cumbersome. I was trying it then as a learning tool for my DSLR. This year, I'm taking a different viewpoint. I am attempting this, with no guilt if I don't do it daily or update it daily, simply as a motivation to take more non-studio shots of my family. I have tons of photos of Owen, but almost all are in studio. And since Owen's arrival, my big boys often get left out of photos. Bad, bad mommy.

So, here is what I have so far. I'm missing 1/1/11.

So, 1/2/11: This is a look we often see from Collin . . . .

Two of my sweet boys: this is with my new point and shoot, so forgive image quality.

Owen's current favorite toy. He loves to play, but he must have vocal accompaniment, preferably the ABC song, otherwise know as "ABCHG." And, when you are done, you MUST applaud. Then, you do it again. . . and again . . . and again . .

Still have to take one today that is worth keeping. LOL Collin is sacked out asleep, Jackson's hanging with me, Owen is taking a nap. I'll update soon . . .

Just for Michelle. . . .

Ok Michelle, here you go! LOL Here are an assortment of 1st year portraits and his 11 month portraits. I still have to upload and process his cake smashing photos, but this should tide you over. LOL

Owen is 10 months

Here is Owen at 10 months!

And, Owen's newest talent. Oh, joy!