Monday, September 24, 2012

True love

Owen absolutely loves animals.  He only refers to them by the sound they make, but we can always tell what animal he is talking about.  When I heard there were animals at a local fair in town, I knew we had to take him.  As soon as we arrived, he spotted the chickens and bunnies.  He immediately clapped his hands and smiled from ear to ear!  Then we showed him the horses, camel, cow, pigs, and goats...

he fed each one of them several times:
 every experience is a learning experience at this age:
 trying to figure out which one to feed next:
 thankful for the simple pleasures in life :) 
 on to the pony ride:

Luckily, there weren't too many tears when it was time to go!

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Fall

I welcome you with open arms.

Patagonia Addie


also available in the bootie
 and the rider


Hoping the cooler weather is here to stay!

A little bit of this, and a little bit of that...

I've been meaning to post these, however, time slipped by!  Things have been busy around the L household.  Owen's bedtime is later than it used to be, and he is suddenly afraid of the dark.  We aren't sure how this started, but it's no fun.  In the past, at bedtime, I would kiss O good night and close the door.  Now, he FREAKS out if I leave the room and he is not asleep.  We tried to re-ferberize (sleep train) him, but that didn't work.  It only made matters worse.  To compromise, I sit in the rocking chair in his room and read on my nook until he falls asleep (this usually takes about 30 minutes).  He is also waking 2-3 times during the night.  Thankfully, all I have to do is go in his room, cover him back up, tell him I'll leave his door open, and kiss him goodnight and he dozes off to dreamland.  Everyone tells me this is just a phase.  I guess time will tell!

Now for the random pics...

Inhaling salsa at a favorite Mexican joint:

These overalls are well over 80 years old!  They were once worn by Pat, his mom, his aunt and uncles, and his grandmother:



Celebrating a friend's 2nd birthday:



Saturday morning at The Little Gym:
 Speaking of The Little Gym, his birthday invitations were designed and ordered today!  Now the fun begins- I can start planning/making the decorations!  

New potty:

He couldn't wait to try it out (hence he is sitting in the middle of the kitchen floor): 


*Just for the record, he went #1 in his new potty two times today!  I guess I should be happy that he cries when it's time to get off :)

That about wraps it up!  Have a great weekend friends!

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

2-Word Wednesday...

Starbucks love.
 new shades.
 puncture wound.
 short hair.
 Shutterfly album.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Labor Day

For Labor Day weekend, we ventured down to Atlanta to visit Katy and Paul.  Pat went down Thursday night so he could go to the first State football game, and Owen and I rode down with Kathryn and Lamar on Friday.  Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures, but we had a great time eating out, shopping, visiting a local fire station, playing at the park, sight-seeing, and exploring Atlanta!  Owen especially enjoyed playing with Katy and Paul, and Emma and Sophie!

Snacking on the way to ATL:


Owen wearing Uncle Paul's lax helmet:

Fun in the fire truck (thanks Pops, for the pics):