Tuesday, December 31, 2013

New Years Eve Preparations


Owen and I had a fun morning getting ready for New Years Eve tonight!

We dug the New years blowers and poppers out of the attic!
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Then Owen decided he wanted a balloon drop at midnight (we’ve been watching old ball drops on YouTube and looking at pictures from last year).  So he got to work blowing up balloons!
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We made balloon animals and swords
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And learned how static electricity can stick balloons to walls or heads!
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Next we worked on a winter scene!
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He was mad I put the glitter tree on, so he took it off…
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and reapplied the adhesive backing…
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peeled it back off again and put it floating in the sky Smile
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He did a really good job and did every sticker himself!  Yes, the penguin and snowman are supposed to be flying through the sky because it was “very windy”.
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Then we went outside to play and make a Happy New Year drawing. 
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You can’t really see it in the picture, but I took this because it was the first time he really wanted to draw or color anything.  He wanted to see how you draw snowflakes so I would draw one in blue, and he’d trace it in white.  Then he drew the snowman’s eyes and traced the circles! 
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Monday, December 30, 2013

Holiday Round-up

 

We had so much fun this Christmas, and here are some of the pictures from our week.

 

Dad on Christmas afternoon while the kids napped.

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Nona and Ryan took Owen to the Enchanted Forest the day after Christmas while Margot and I slept (we were up until 4am trying to break her swaddle habit- long story, but it didn’t work).  We’ve gone every year since Owen was 1 year old! 

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Owen finished his Santa calendar and was so happy!

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Owen loves to play camping.  He uses a little red headlamp on top of blocks to be a campfire.

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Swimming in the pond (picture on playmat).

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Then he made marshmallow for everyone from his new ColorClix.  Except Nona, she wasn’t allowed to have any!

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Owen decided to open the present he got FOR Margot! 

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We headed outside to take down Christmas lights and got to see a few snowflakes!

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And Dad dancing with Margot to make her laugh!

 


Owen trying to read/recite one of his favorite Christmas books The Hat.  He had read the whole book for Dad when he was getting ready for a nap, and Dad said “Holy Smokes” because he was so impressed.  So now every time Owen read a page, someone had to say Holy Smokes.

Sunday, December 29, 2013

A Fun Visit with Joe and Devin!


One of our good friends Joe decided to drive down with his new (and wonderful) wife Devin to visit and meet Owen and Margot!  The newlyweds are a blast, and it was great to catch up!  Friday night, they went out on Beale Street with Ryan and had a great time!
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Saturday, they came over and headed to the ORIGINAL Gus’s with Ryan and Owen.  After some delicious fried chicken, we got to spend the rest of the day catching up!

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Sunday morning, Ryan, Devin, Joe, and Owen headed to the zoo.  The monkeys visited while Owen had a snack.  Surprised Devin I hear Winking smile

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Looking for Teva
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Then everyone came back to the house, and we hung out and had dinner.
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Then Owen made Joe chase him around the house.  They were so fast, the iPhone camera couldn’t keep up!
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It was such a fun visit, and we’re SO glad they made the drive down!  Love you guys!