4 Days and Counting....

Just a few more days until our little one turns one!

Here is a little video to bring a smile, and maybe a laugh, to your day.

5 days and counting...

Let's all pretend this was posted last night instead of this morning. Also, the pictures in this post have no relation to the content. They are just some of my favorites. Shhhh......

No matter where I take the boy-child, all his almost-year old life people have commented on his personality. Friends, families, and strangers seem to gravitate towards him. If you haven't met him in "real life" I can't wait until you can because it is true he has some kind of awesome people power.

I am not entirely sure where he gets it. Andy and I like to be around friends, but in truth around strangers we are a little more reserved. Not Owen.



We think it might be some genes that are making their way via Grandma Rose, Grandma Barbara, and Aunt Rebekah. Three of the most social ladies I have ever met. None of them have ever met a stranger. You should try going shopping with the three of them! You will here approximately 4 to 5 life stories of fellow shoppers and cashiers before you can leave a store!

Anyways, the boy has charm. It is one my most favorite things about him. When we go to the grocery store I usually allocate around 15 extra minutes for all the schmoozing he likes to do with the fellow shoppers. The funny thing is, he does not discriminate based on age or gender. Grandpas, grandmas, college girls, moms with toddlers, bachelors, college guys.... it does not matter he would love to talk it up with you and help you with your problems.


He is quite a guy.

6 days and counting...

On Friday our little man will turn 1. It is hard to believe that he has been here for a whole year! We certainly don't know what we would do without him. It is amazing how many things he has learned how to do in a year, and how much his personality has developed.

For the next six days I am going to be adventourous and blog a new post each day. Each post will be about something that makes Owen, Owen.

So, to start off - his love for food.

The boy has not met a food he doesn't like. He will eat anything and everything and the more seasoned the better!

He gets very excited at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks...


We are now in the process of trying to learn how to use utensils and he is actually doing pretty good.


His favorite foods? Berries, berries, pears, watermelon, did I mention berries? He also loves tomatoes, hominy, polenta, beans (it doesn't matter the kind) and guacamole. Aunt Rebekah calls him her Little Forager.


He has pretty much shunned all baby food. And he will only let you feed him if it is something off of your plate.


His latest discovery? Havarti cheese. He LOVES it, and probably would eat a whole package if I let him. Andy and I just hope he stays such an adventurous eater!

I asked him to smile for the camera and this is what he gave me...

Such a ham! Oh yeah, he loves that too!

Busy, Busy

Hello everyone!

The Throne house has been a hoppin' place here lately. Mostly thanks to one little guy.

Don't let him fool you, people! Lurking behind those sweet blue eyes, pretty golden hair, and charming smile the wheels in his brain are turning ninety to nothing. He is cooking up his next scheme. He is always looking to go faster, get higher - mostly just run his parents ragged.

We can hardly keep up with him when he is on all fours. Now look what he is doing!

Andy and I are trying to conserve our energy as much as possible. Because we know that in the not so distant future he is going to figure out how to use his legs even more. And then he will RUN!

Not only is he a crazy crawler and budding speed walker. He is a KRAZY driver.

His favorite speed? Super Fast. His favorite gear? Reverse! Seriously, I have seen him go forwards only a handful of times. We know he can do it, but for some reason he prefers to drive in reverse around the house at break neck speeds, all the while laughing like a lunatic. He might be the next Evil Knevil!

Although he does love speed, he does love one thing more. Climbing. Here is the scene I walked into the other night.

Yes, that is my son using a pack of paper towels, that he had pushed into place (from a different room!), climbing onto the media center.

When I told him no, he simply pushed the pack over to try and climb the lamp pole.

When that didn't work out for him as he had planned. He simply stayed on top of the paper towels looking sad he had nowhere to go from there.


And yes, all of those photos were taken on the same night in a 15 minute span.

He is so busy, he even wears himself out!