Owen vs. Snow

We have had a very mild winter this year (which I am definitely not complaining about!) so there haven't been many opportunities for Owen to play in the snow.  But Monday morning we took advantage of the new snow, bundled up and headed to the backyard.  Owen loved it!  He was so top heavy with all his snow gear that he kept falling and getting stuck in the snow.  We even caught a perfect example of this on video.  I'll post that at the end, and believe me-- it's worth a watch!

 Someone is excited for snow!

 He wasn't afraid to trudge a path! 

A few times he ended up like this:

But after a bit of help, he was right back up ready for more. 

Brad was shoveling off the patio and covered Owen with the extra snow.  He thought it was so funny.

What a fun way to end our 3-day weekend! I am already mourning the fact that Brad won't have another day off for almost 3 months. Why aren't there any holidays from March-May!?

February Happenings

We've had a fun & busy month, which is always nice during this time of the year when it is really easy to get the February "blahs".  Over the first weekend (2/4), Brad's aunt & cousin came up from St. George and we were able to spend some time visiting with them. 

  

Mia (Brad's cousin's little girl) & Owen are 2nd cousins... and we tried our hardest to get a few pictures of them together. You know, for 'posterity', but this is what we got most of the time.  

 Oh well, we tried!

The next day (2/5), we had some dinner guests.  This is a family that is from Mongolia, but who Brad met while serving his mission in Korea.  They were living in Korea temporarily for work.  The girl in the yellow shirt was only 10 at the time, so it's been a long time since Brad has seen them.  Her & her brother (& his wife & kids) all live in Utah now and are going to school.  It was fun to get to know them!

Last Friday (2/10), we took advantage of the "warm" (50 degree) weather and visited Brad on his lunch break.  We went to the park and Owen loved it.

 Look at those mountains!!  Here Owen is trying to run towards the river that runs behind the park.  He was obsessed with wanting to see the water after we showed him the first time... whoops.  Note to self, don't do that next time. 

 He loves the slides!

On 2/11 Brad and I snuck away for an early Valentine's date.  We went to the BYU basketball game (where we met up with my brother, Ross) and then out to dinner.  It was a fun night!  The family in front of us had a little girl about Owen's age that sat there content with her snacks the EN-TI-RE 2 hour game.  She didn't whine or try to sneak away once.  I kept telling myself, "Owen would do the same.  We could totally bring him next time!"  Brad was quick to remind me that Owen would have lasted 5 minutes before he'd be done.  He'd want to either be walking up & down the stairs, or be down on the court playing too.  He's right.  Guess we won't be trying any family sporting events anytime soon!

This past weekend we had Ross stay with us for the long weekend.  We mostly laid low since Owen has been sick for over a week now.  We slept in, ate yummy food, and watched lots of movies.  Oh, and finished our taxes.  Lazy weekend here at our house!  Highlight of the weekend was Owen learning to say "Ross".... which sounds more like "Osse" and Owen playing in snow for the first time.   (Pictures to come!)

One of those days...

Just a few weeks ago I was telling Brad how glad I was that Owen wasn't too mischeivious.  He hadn't ever broken/ruined anything in the house, or hurt himself (more than the typical bump/bruise).  He was pretty content just playing with his toys, reading his books, keeping to "his stuff" and staying away from "Mommy/Daddy stuff".  Well, so much for that!  Last week, in a matter of 24 hours, Owen had pulled off half the leaves on my decorative pinecone, gnawed off the paint on the windowsill, discovered the on/off button to the computer (which of course included pushing it at the most inopportune times...), poured baby wash on the carpet, and dumped out an entire box of 1000 toothpicks. 
Guess I spoke too soon!

The next day, Owen was on his best behavior.  I think he knew Mommy needed a break.

We went to story time at the library, which we do every Thursday.  This week was a break in the schedule, so they just let the kids play for the entire time. 

After we got home, we went outside and played in the backyard for awhile.  

Then we ate lunch, Owen took a 3 hour nap, and woke up happy! I was so pleased with his "good day" that I decided to post it on Facebook. When I returned 5 minutes later, this was what I walked into,

Haha.  Oh man, I totally deserved that one.  Point taken Owen-- the only way to keep you out of trouble, is to keep you busy!