Owen loves the doggy!

love the doggy, originally uploaded by mdwinell.

He cannot get enough of Katie and Daisy...he loves to curl up with them, pet them, follow them around, give them kisses and "loves".

Here he is on the sofa curling up with Katie...

asleep in the pool!

asleep in the pool!, originally uploaded by mdwinell.

Nana came to visit us and took us on vacation to "her house" at the WESTIN Mission Hills in Palm Springs. The kids had a GREAT time. We had alot of crazy adventures there including weather that varied from 110 degrees to snow. That's the desert for you! Nana actually lulled Owen to sleep in the pool at the resort. Here he is crashed out on the noodle...

Sisterly Love

DSC00387, originally uploaded by mdwinell.

It is great to see Lily and Owen start to interact with eachother now. They are finally getting to a point where she can make funny faces at him and he will crack up. I let them "play" together out in the driveway and Lily drew pictures with her sidewalk chalk. Owen is WAY more into the Saucer than Lily ever was. He loves to explore all of the toys and figure them out. He laughs at the sounds and swats at all of the hanging toys. Silly boy!

Flowers Everywhere!

Kailie takes care of Owen, originally uploaded by mdwinell.

We really enjoyed our trip to The Flower Fields in Carlsbad. There is a cute little playground for the kids, a delicious fresh lemonade stand (shaped like a lemon!), beautiful gardens, a sweetpea maze, and a tractor ride through the acres of flowers. Also, there is an Armstrong nursery on-site where they sell plants and bouquets of (my favorite) ranunculus.

Owen loved hanging out with his cousins and being taken care of by Kailie and Taylor. It was a gorgeous (and fun) day!

Owen's First Easter

Owen's First Easter, originally uploaded by mdwinell.

Owen seemed to enjoy Easter day. He even woke up to find an Easter basket filled with treats from E. Bunny. This fabulous hat was one of his Easter gifts. Owen found 3 eggs on the hunt and enjoyed playing in his Winnie the Pooh saucer that he was gifted as an Easter present. He was on his best behavior while we dined at Marmalades. It is hard to believe that Owen is now 6 MONTHS old!

Owen crashes Suzie's shower

Owen crashes Suzie's shower, originally uploaded by mdwinell.

Darren wanted to work on the taxes on Saturday and I really wanted to go to my friend Suzie's shower. So we compromised and he ended up watching Lily while I took Owen with me.

Because of the reflux, it is tough to know just what mode he will be in at a function such as this. Suzie's friends were so gracious in offering to help me and let me have a break. Of course, I had to give them the disclaimer about him having Acid Reflux...and let them know that he may (or likely will) spit up on them. Each of them smiled and said, oh thats okay! And one by one they would come back with a wet shirt and a barfy Owen. I have to admit that this is all getting a bit frustrating. Toward the end, he just completely lost it and I had to leave.

Owen sure knows how to crash a baby shower. I just hope I didn't scare Suzie toooooooooooo much from having her baby! :-P

Splash, Spash, Kick, Kick

We bathed Owen in Grandma's sink and was really getting into playing in the water...