From our video vault

And he WALKS! - well mostly :)



After the Pole Pedal Paddle Owen got to show off his moves. That kids LOVES to dance!



Man this is a good song!




You can follow Owen on his adventure up the stairs while carrying his snack cup and chasing the cat. Off camera, Otis (aka the "clean-up crew") ate most of the cheerios that Owen left in his wake.

It's official

Owen is officially walking, and at times is RUNNING...especially when he sees a dog to go snuggle with! We're off to Telluride on Saturday for the Bluegrass Festival, and are excited to see Grandma Franny and Grandpa Peter, as well as Grandma Linda on our stopover in Portland.

Here are some pictures from today in Drake Park.

Shake Your Money Maker :-)

After some wacky weather, things seem to be turning around and we've been having some cool but sunny days again here in Bend. Owen is on the move--still crawling but more and more often letting go of things, and has taken a few steps unassisted. His newest favorite pastime is to bounce, aka "dance", to music~especially to any type of reggae or the lemurs in the movie Madagascar.




Checking out the backyard...


Very serious...

Owen loves to walk around pushing the firetruck (with some assistance since he pushes old-man style, faster than his feet can keep up with it!)...

Making his way to the stairs...




Hiking with Otis at the river...

New 'do

Today was Owen's first big boy haircut. We went to a cute place called Sprouts, where they have fun chairs and a play area for the kids. He was a champ--no tears, and sat still for most of the cut. The hair stylist said she thinks he's going to have curly hair all over once the baby hair grows out, so we'll see!

Before the cut...Drew called it the ultimate mullet: a party in the back...

...and business up front :-)

Full Days, Sleepless Nights

First off, sorry that it's been so long since we posted an update. Life these days just seems to have gotten busy. Owen has been growing and changing a ton...he isn't walking yet, but is all over the place and into everything. He says a few words, his favorite and most frequent one being "kitty!," which he uses for both the cat and pretty much anything else he gets excited about! He also started a new swim class a couple of weeks ago and is like a fish--he LOVES the water!

We've been to Portland a couple of times in the last month, and also had our friend Marshall come out for a visit, so here are some pictures from the past few weeks:


Hanging out with cousin Logan...



Fascinated by Uncle Jeff...

and by cousin Eli...


With Marshall...






Teasing Otis with his snack...

Birthday Bash, Part II

Visitors & Birthday Bash

This weekend we officially celebrated Owen's birthday with a brunch for family, our neighbors, and a handful of our Bendite friends. We had a great time, with lots of food (thanks for making the delicious blintzes mom!) and a VERY messy cupcake dive! Uncle Bill took some amazing photos, but I need to figure out how to get them onto my computer...so here's what I have for now!















From music class today...