Tractor, bus, copter

Everything these days seems to revolve around tractors, buses, and Owen's new helicopter ('copter in his own words). They are his favorite things. :)

Playdate with Sarah Catherine

Today was our first playdate with Sarah Catherine since January! Our vacation, then the weather, then a cold all prevented us from getting together for a few weeks. It was great to catch up and the kids had a ball playing in Sarah Catherine's awesome new playroom!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today is Ben's birthday. Owen and I decided to go shopping for him this morning. Then after lunch, we cleaned and were about to start baking his cake, when who walked in the door but the birthday boy (home early from work)! Luckily we had wrapped the gifts before lunch, so they were ready to go. The cake is in the oven. Cake is Owen's new favorite word.



Happy Birthday Ben (Daddy)!!! We love you!

17 months old

Our little guy turned 17 months old today! He continues to amaze us with his ever-expanding vocabulary. It is so fun to watch him take everything in. Each day it seems as though he says three new words.

Playdate with Colin

This afternoon we headed out to Maryland to visit my good friend Heather and her 7-month old little boy, Colin. Heather is one of my oldest friends ~ we go way back to the middle school years. I'm so glad we live somewhat close now so that we can have "regular" playdates. Owen loved Heather & Dan's puppy, Brewster, and kept pointing to him saying, "puppy! puppy!". We had a great time catching up and then walked over to a nearby restaurant for lunch. The boys were very well-behaved at the diner ~ it was only Colin's second time sitting in a highchair but he looked like a pro! We left around 1:30, and I was amazed that Owen stayed awake the entire drive home and took a great nap then once we got home. It was a great day. :)

Strawberries

Puzzles with Kayla

Kel and Kayla came over this morning so that we could start setting up for Molly's baby shower tomorrow. The kids had so much fun doing puzzles, but that only lasted about 5 minutes. The real fun was had when they chased each other around the house. They were giggling like crazy! It's fun to have a friend who is a year older than you.

Baby's got blue eyes

Happy Meal

YAY for front-end loaders that move snow!

The plow first came through our neighborhood around 1:30 this afternoon. It was closely followed by a front-end loader. I caught it on video.