just a heads up.

owen's second birthday party is planned for sunday, feburary 1st. invitations have not yet gone out, but i'm working on it.

and for those of you who are unaware of the party theme, heres a little hint.

from santa.

owen's very own retro red radio flyer tricycle...complete with streamers, an old fashioned bell, and an extra deck for giving friend's a ride. 

23 months.

heres the update:

-he is learning new words and phrases every day: all gone, all done, more, candy, santa, star, reindeer, kitty cat, panda, zebra, elmo, pablo, blankie, cheese, and couch.

-he is constantly talking about his grandmas and grandpas. and he loves to make nightly phone calls to all of them.

-he can locate his hair, nose, eyes, tongue, hands, feet, toes, and belly button.

-he can tell you what sound several things make: santa says ho ho. a dog say woof woof. a kitty cat says meow. a train says choo choo. a pirate says arrrrh. a snake says hisssss.

-he can identify several of the christmas items found around the house: our stockings, the tree, the star, the lights, the ornaments, the candy canes, and santa and his reindeer.

-he is becoming quite the little night owl. and will stay up as long as we'll let him.

-he likes to make silly (or scary) faces at us. 

-he loves to jump off the couch into daddy's arms. (and he even makes his own little drumroll sound.)

-he likes it when daddy takes him for airplane rides.

-he has mastered his shape sorter.

-he loves to vaccum and will help clean up spills.

-and he pushes the limits every. single. day.

merry christmas.

from our family to yours.

giddy up.

owen thought it would be fun to take a ride on his little doggie. 

hudson, on the other hand, was not amused.

disclaimer: neither owen nor hudson were harmed while taking this photo.

but do you recall...

the most famous reindeer of all?

winter wonderland.

on a horse drawn carriage ride at the tree farm.