Owen is 18 Months!

Owen is officially 1.5 years old now!  Here are a few fun facts about my sweet little 18 month old boy.

-Owen had his 2nd haircut this month.  You can observe the before and after pictures above.

-FINALLY starting to enjoy a little variety in his diet!  After a couple months of almost nothing but yogurt, applesauce, crackers and baby food pouches....this is by far the most exciting achievement right now!

-Loves Lightning McQueen ("Ly-ing") and Mater ("Mare") and points out everything with either of their pictures on it.

-Enjoys watching football (in moderation) and says "Uh oh!" every time there's a big tackle.

-Wants to "pish" (push) any button or flip any switch he can see.

-Will take a juice box over a piece of candy any day!

-Takes one 2-3 hour nap every afternoon.

-Can not be trusted to walk anywhere in public on his own!  He refuses to hold my hand and often runs off.  He's really starting to gain a new sense of independence!

-Loves to climb and walk up stairs and has no fear whatsoever.

-Saying new words everyday and putting several words together now.  The other day he got breakfast all over his hands and said "I'm a mess!"

-Likes to stand at the window and look out at the squirrels and birds.

-Loves to dance and shake his booty!

-Says "Please" and "Thank You" some of the times.  :)

-Currently dealing with (and not so well I might add) his first ear infection.

-Weighs 24 lbs. and measures 32.5 inches tall.  Our new ped. office doesn't do percentiles, but I looked online and it says he's in the 25th for weight and 56th for height.

-Loves to sing Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, 5 Little Monkeys, She'll be Coming Round the Mountain, If You're Happy and You Know It, Wheels on the Bus, and Little Green Frog. Yes, Owen really likes music. :)

-Loves to put on socks and shoes...mainly because he thinks that means we're going outside.

-Still has a serious attachment to his "duck-duck."  Even Austin knows better than to mess with Owen's duck-duck!

-Barely sits still long enough to read unless it's Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Chicka Chicka 1-2-3, A Potty for Me, The Gruffalo, or any book that has to do with cars or monster trucks.

Days of Autumn

"Come, little leaves," said the wind one day,

"Come o'er the meadows with me and play:

Put on your dresses of red and gold -

For summer is gone and the days grow cold."

"Leaves in the autumn came tumbling down,

Scarlet and yellow, russet and brown,

Leaves in the garden were swept in a heap,

Trees were undressing ready for sleep."

Daddy's Office

The day after Austin's birthday party, him and I made a special trip to daddy's office while AmMa stayed home with Owen since he was napping.  Austin has been interested in skyscrapers lately and well, Ryan's office, is in one of the tallest buildings in the southeast!  It's an ordeal just to get up there, though.  I can't ever just pop in unannounced because you have to have clearance and show ID just to get to the elevators!

Austin loved everything about daddy's office.  From the parking garage and long elevator ride to just looking out the big windows at all the cars and buildings below.  He was especially excited that he could see the Panthers football stadium.  We walked around and visited some of Ryan's co-workers but Austin was completely uninterested unless their office had a view of the stadium...and was not shy at all about letting them know he wasn't impressed by their view!

 Hard at work!

View of the stadium

Happy Halloween!!

 We had a fun Halloween full of pumpkin carving, trick or treating and candy eating!  Austin, the train engineer, got really into the trick or treating this year and kept us busy heading for every house he could find with a light on, exclaiming "Trick or Treat, Thank You, Happy Halloween, Bye-Bye" at every door we went to.  Owen, the golfer, was content to hang on tight to his very first treat, a sucker, and let Ryan carry him around as Austin led the way.  An hour and a half later, the cold set in and a little of the excitement wore off so we headed home to examine our treats.  Not quite the excitement of last year, but my two little candy monsters were still very happy with their treats...especially anything on a stick!

It's a Bird, It's a Plane!

Last Sunday we went to the air show at Concord Regional Airport.  We made it just in time for the flybys and to take a tour of a C-130 military aircraft.  It was a fun time and the boys really loved watching all the airplanes...or as Owen says, ah-plees.

 Sitting in the C-130

 The super cool Apache helicoptor

 Checking under the hood!

 "Look, that one has smoke!"

 Waving at the pilot!

 Watching the C-130 take off and the yellow plane land.

Romp 'n Roll Halloween

Our local play gym hosted a Halloween Bash last Friday night.  Owen came in second in the costume contest and Austin was 3rd.  The boys had a blast and played hard!!

Boo in the Zoo

We were back in SC for the Clemson vs. NC football game a couple weekends ago and decided to take the boys to Boo in the Zoo after the game.  Austin got the hang of trick or treating really fast and wouldn't stop to even look at the animals because he was so excited about getting to the next booth and collecting his prizes.  Owen, however, really seemed to enjoy the animals and was way more excited about the elephants, lions and monkeys than what was going into his bag.  I was just excited to get the boys in their costumes for the first time and enjoy walking around the Greenville Zoo again...just like old times!