Recap of the 'Haps' Since Last Time

We've been up to a lot lately!

Sydney had a 'photo shoot' a couple of weekends ago - so we could get her newborn pics done and try to get a pic of the four of us together! And her birth announcements are in the works!

Last Saturday, we had our first trip out as a fam of four - we went over to Gran's house for an early Easter Dinner. The kiddos both did great!

On Easter morning, Owen got a fun Easter basket which he had to go 'hunting' for - with some clues around the house.

Here he is finding a clue in an egg with papa


and jackpot, his last clue told him to look where the kitty sleeps - and he found his basket there...


the favorite item in his basket was his Mickey underwear!


oh, and the toosie rolls were a crowd pleaser too- "mama OPEN"



Here is Sydney in her 'Easter Best' :)





and i must admit - although I DID do an Easter basket for Sydney - complete with a couple board books, some cute little shoes and bunny ears - I actually left it in the closet and forgot about it until this week! ha!

Later in the afternoon we headed to Grandma and Grandpa's for an Easter Egg hunt and dinner. We also celebrated Dylan, Grandpa, and my birthdays!





and Sydney got to meet Great Grandma and Grandpa Kole



The weather can not really seem to make up its mind, we've had 80 degree days and snow in the past few weeks! Last week, we even had a crazy hail storm - it got dark dark dark and just came pelting down one morning, it was crazy! We just got pebble sized hail...

but Scott's parents got golf ball sized hail at their house and had some damage because of it - and they only live about 6 or 7 miles away from us!

When it was nicer out one day, we went out and blew some bubbles with Owen - he thought it was so fun! Although, when he tried to blow the bubbles, he thought he needed to put his mouth on the wand and taste them!





We also have been on a few quick walks around the block (which is about as much as I've been able to walk yet, but it feels so good to get out!) Owen LOVES his wagon rides! Here he is after one of of them...Mickey book and Mickey juice in hand (oh and Mickey and Goofy also had to go along for the ride)



Alyson's baby shower was this weekend. Tiffany (Alyson's sister-in-law) and I coordinated it, and the theme was two peas in a pod...everything turned out really cute and she got a lot of things that she needed to prepare for those little babes!

Sydney joined me at the shower and papa and Owen hung out at home - they went down to the pond and did some fishing - Owen had so much fun! Scott brought a blanket down there for them to sit on, and Owen wouldn't go sit on it at first - and Scott told him that he had to sit on the blanket to catch some fish (instead he just stood about 10 feet away) Owen said 'no, O-ey watchin' - then about 3 fish that were caught later - he couldn't take it any longer and had to go sit down by papa and catch one on his own! So cute, he is quite the little observer before he will jump in and participate! :)





Owen it amazingly, 21 months old now and he has been changing so much!! Here's what he's been up to lately...



he loves his baby sister, she is officially part of the family - mama, papa, sydney is what he says now when he wants us to do something with him...

Here he is playing with his sister





he is such a helper too - always wants to help get things for the baby and help mama and papa - he likes to help 'baby changin' (changing her diaper) and with bath time!



He is learning opposites, lately its been hot and cold and up and down. He loves to practice up and down and you could be walking with him and all of a sudden he'll fall down and shout out "DOWN" then he'll get up and shout "UP" pretty cute!!

He is still talking SO MUCH and pretty much repeats everything you say to him and then he remembers the words later - such a smarty pants!

He wears size 4 diapers
He is wearing size 24 mo or 2T clothes and even some 3T
Loves being outside and loves to play 'soccer' he can actually dribble the ball around the yard!
Counts to 10 - by 2s (we start and say 1 and go back and forth with him - so cute)
Knows Yellow, Blue, and Green
He associates crying with being sad (the other day we were watching Mickey and Goofy was crying - Owen said "Goofy cry....sad" and he'll say Sydney is sad when she crys too)
drinks from a big boy cup and insists on using a big fork and spoon when eating
is saying Yes instead of his Norweigan (or Yooper) 'yah'

Well that's all for now! Stay tuned for Sydney's ONE MONTH post coming soon! :)