Bath Time!

Owen really enjoys his baths now! These pictures captured a few of his many facial expressions. And (obviously) he is putting everything he can into his mouth!

Owen's Travels

Owen traveled to Texas for the 2nd time this past weekend. He missed his daddy but managed to have fun with all of his family there. The main reason we went to Texas was for Colby's (Kelly's brother) high school graduation! YAY for Colby! And Micah's mom flew back to Nevada with us and will stay here for a couple of weeks. Owen is looking forward to spending some quality time with his Mimi.


Congrats to Colby on graduation!!!


Owen with his Olfa and Mimi (Micah's parents)


Owen with his honorary Aunts Melissa and Tracy


Owen with his Grandma Willems (Kelly's mom)


Owen on his new blanket that his Grandma Willems made him


Owen with cousins Kendall, Hadley and Keely

Owen and Mom

with his Aunt Madison
Owen doing push ups
with crazy Uncle Matt
Owen and honorary Aunt Alyssa

Our Big Boy!

We are amazed at how much Owen has learned just in the past week. As you've seen from previous posts, he is already sitting by himself and getting ready to crawl. He has been getting into the "crawl position" and rocking back and forth, and I finally got it on camera! Then he just plops back down on his belly.....it's pretty cute. He is also scooting all over the place. He likes to scoot in circles. Also, here's a picture of Owen with his friend Ryder. Owen and Ryder see each other 3 days a week at daycare and Ryder also spent last Friday with us. He's only 3 weeks older than Owen.

Sitting Up

Owen is sitting up by himself now. He's still a little wobbly, but he can sit by himself for several minutes. He's also getting closer and closer to crawling!

Bike to Work Week

This week was Bike to Work Week, a national effort to encourage people to bike to work for health and environmental reasons. I didn't bike because I'm always driving Owen around, but Micah decided to bike to work on Tuesday....that's right, Micah biked all the way to his office! If you don't know, we live in Carson City and Micah works in South Lake Tahoe - over the mountain and 30 miles away. Carson City's elevation is 4600 feet and Micah climbed to an elevation of 7300 feet at the top of the mountain! Wow, is he dedicated or what??? His co-workers even had a "finish line" waiting for him at their office (made out of toilet paper). It took him almost 4 hours to get to work that day. I don't think he's going to do this regularly, but he enjoyed the ride once. Here are some pictures of his ride.

Mother's Day Hike

I had an awesome first Mother's day! Micah and Owen took me out to breakfast and then we hiked Shakespeare Rock up at Tahoe. It wasn't a long hike because we weren't sure how Owen would do. And he ended up sleeping through some of the hike! It was a good day....

Our 6th Anniversary

On Saturday we went to the Reno River Festival in downtown Reno. It's actually an annual kayaking competition, but there were also bands playing, booths to look at, and wonderful weather! Saturday also marked our 6th anniversary!!! Mark took care of Owen that night so we could out out to a nice dinner. It was the first time we've left Owen behind for a date since he was born. We missed him but it was great to get out just the two of us. And when we got home, he was sound asleep in his room. Owen is now 5 months old and weighs over 18 pounds! And we're convinced he's going to be crawling any day now! He's so close and we're just not sure we're ready for him to be mobile so soon! YIKES!

Owen's First Official Laugh

Owen has been giggling for a while, but tonight he was laughing hard....big belly laughs for his dad! Micah gets the best laughs out of him! Check it out!

New Toys

Owen has two new toys! After using his friend Brock's swing last weekend, we had to get one. He likes to swing outside and watch his dad do yard work! We also bought him a saucer playstation. He can stand in it upright and really look around. He loves it and is fascinated with all the different toys! It keeps him busy so we can cook dinner.