chef owen.

smoothie maker extrodinaire...

(and for you photogs... this was shot at 4000 iso on my 5d ii. hard to believe, right?)

happy valentines day!

this year, we decided to celebrate by spending the day together at the indy children's museum (and it certainly did not disappoint)! owen really loved the dinosaur exhibit... especially the part where he got to dress up as his favorite dinosaur (if it had been up to him, he would have dragged that tail around all day long)! he had lots of fun in the dig site (last year, he wouldn't even think about putting on those required safety goggles)! and he even got to bring home a little dino egg of his very own (which is currently in the process of hatching)! he's already planning his next visit!!

for his friends, owen sent out robot valentines with space capsules (one of his favorite things to do right now is to watch as the capsules slowly dissolve in water and morph into little foam spaceships + planets)!

and our little valentine received some pretty fun stuff too...

hope your day was filled with lots of love + snuggles!

presents with mommy + daddy.

owen's top birthday picks...

the green toys tool box.

and the green toys recycling truck.

choo choo, thank you!

owen had so much fun this year... thanks to everyone for making his train party so fantastic!

and because i know we have some very anxious out of town family + friends, here are a few photos from owen's 3rd birthday party...

the boarding pass.

the dining car.

the snacks.

the departure goods...a conductor's hat + whistle, thomas stickers + a train lolipop. (thanks to the best daddy ever for making the train whistles!)

and the train conductor... blowing out his birthday candles!