birthday boy

just sharing a few pics from our little birthday celebration on tuesday.

since owen loved his first cupcake so much, we decided to get him another one for his actual birthday. and as you can see, he couldn't get enough of this one, either.

once the sugar set in, he got a little crazy.

and of course, he made a huge mess and had to be stripped down.

and given a bath.
(which i dont think he minded too much.)

and finally, he got to open his presents.
and of course, he had the most fun with the wrapping paper.

 such a perfectly fun day.

and on another note...i have a quick update...this morning, owen walked clear across the living room and dining room, taking probably over 30 steps in a row.  and all day long, hes been standing up on his own and squatting down to pick up toys.  hes on a roll.

and one last thing...we have to send belated birthday blog wishes out to owen's uncle jonah + uncle douggie, who both had birthdays this month. love ya guys.

1 year today.

one year ago today, at 9:37 pm to be exact, our lives changed forever. owen came into the world, and made us smile and cry and laugh and love more than we ever thought possible. 

thanks, bugs, for making this the very best year of our lives. we love you so so much...happy first birthday, baby.

and now, for his BIG ONE YEAR update:

-he is up to 15-20 steps now. (woohoo.) and is getting better each day.

-he is learning how to stand up on his own. and has done it on three different occasions.
-he is starting to point. sometimes with his whole hand and sometimes with his pointer finger.
-he says the word 'keys" for cookies. or at least makes a definite, recognizable sound.
-he likes to repeat after you when you say the word, "uh-oh."

-he understands the word "dance." and loves to shake it.

-he has his own playlist on itunes, complete with the caribbean amphibian song. and he has to listen to it at least once a day.

-he loves to touch and feel and flip through the pages of his books. but he refuses to sit through an entire story. (well, unless its his owen book.)

-he has figured out a way to open the kitchen door. and also how to open each of the kitchen cabinets.

-he loves to put things into a container and then take them right back out again.

-he can put his roll-a-rounds into the holes on his dinosaur.

-and he can drop his peek a blocks into the slots on his incrediblock.

-he has switched to whole milk. and can't get enough of it.

-he has two little front teeth. (which makes for the cutest little smile ever.) and a top one on the way.

-and he has become quite the little monkey. and thinks that everything is his own personal jungle gym, especially the couch.

well, i can't believe that owen's first birthday is almost over. or that i have a little one year old all snug in bed upstairs.  it is hard to believe how much he has changed over the past year. it certainly has gone by fast. i am just so thankful that i was able to stay home and enjoy every single minute of it. it truly has been the best year of my life, and there really is nothing quite as amazing as being his momma. i can hardly wait for all of the memories and challenges and every days that are yet to come.

t is for thanks.

just wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate owen's first birthday. it meant so much to adam and i to have you all there. thank you for all of the wonderful gifts...we've been busy reading and playing ever since. and thanks for making owen's alphabet party extra extra special.

and for those of you who were unable to make it, here are a ton of pictures. (to see an enlarged version, click on the picture.)

the cute little birthday boy.

taking a few steps toward grandpa s.

the details:
the invite

the table


the cupcakes


the chocolate dipped oreo favors

the polk-a-dot lanterns

the birthday banner (thanks, mom.)

the alphabet staircase

the chalkboard wall/guest book

the goody bags for the kiddos

and some of the alphabet goodies

owen's first cupcake

and opening presents
such an amazingly fun day that we will never ever forget. thanks, again.

and if anyone has pictures to share, send me an email.

1 year check-up

so owen had a visit with dr. ludwig today + everything went great. here are the numbers...
weight...22.12 lbs (50th percentile)
length...30 inches (50th percentile)
head circumference...45.5 cms (30th percentile)
cant believe that i am already posting on his one year check-up. (sigh.)

and now for a little game...we've almost hit the 2,000 visitor mark....so, if you are reading this and the number to your right reads 2,000, you're our winner. leave a comment or drop me an email + owen will send you some extra special birthday goodies.

see you saturday.

happy 1st birthday, little slugger.

you had such a cool party. hope you are having a super fun first birthday. we love you, trev.

ibaby

owen loves the macbook.

and itunes too.

he even has his very own playlist.

happy saturday.

love that you can still see that sweet little smile peeking out from behind.

cousins.

a pretty fuzzy picture, but just happy to finally have one of everyone together. (taken on our last morning in gatlinburg.)

and *an extra special birthday blog wish* goes out to my niece, faith...happy 6th birthday from aunt casandra, uncle adam, owen + hudson...we love you, sparkles.

playmates.

owen and his new friend, stella.

happy 2008.

so we're back home from our new years trip to gatlinburg. and adam and i are finally feeling better after battling the flu and cold for several days. owen is still feeling a little under the weather + has been extra extra cuddly lately. but he does seem to be improving...hopefully he'll kick this cold for good within the next few days. and hopefully i'll get around to actually adding some pics to the blog later today.

but for now...happy new year. hope your 2008 has gotten off to a wonderful start.