Motorcycles and Yard Work

Owen is crazy about motorcycles. He gets so excited everytime he sees one on the road. So this weekend there was a huge motorcycle event called Street Vibrations in Northern Nevada......motorcycles took over! We took Owen to the local Harley Davidson dealership to see all the festivities and he loved it.

This boy needs a bath!

Owen loves helping his daddy with yard work.



Micah and Owen have matching Vans. Thanks to Uncle Mark for Owen's stylish shoes!

Our Garden

Every day when Micah gets home from work, he and Owen go straight to our garden to pick veggies. Owen loves to eat the tomatoes directly from the plant!

Here he is showing off a nice zucchini.

It sure did get quiet in here......

When it gets quiet in our house, we know Owen is up to something. A few days ago I went searching for him after it became awfully quiet and this is what I found. He just pushes the chairs around so he can reach whatever he wants......in this case, plain hot dog buns appealed to him. YUM!

Owen is now 21 months old and has finally started speaking some words. He seems to be picking up new words on a daily basis now. So far he's saying: mama, dada, dog (of course), thank you, water, Ryder (his best buddy), car, no, stop, ball, hi, bye, lion, tiger, and MINE! He says "thank you" now after we hand him anything. It's so cute to have a toddler with manners....now, if we can just keep that up through his teenage years!

Attack!!!!!

Berkeley, San Francisco & Six Flags

It has been a very busy week for us.....Last week I spent the week in Berkeley, CA at a training for my new job! That's right, I have a new position at the Nevada State Health Division as the Breastfeeding Coordinator! This is a brand new position and I am thrilled to start my new job. I'll be doing both old and new jobs for a while until they find a replacement for my old job, but it is an exciting time for me.....a good change.

Anyway, Micah and Owen met me in Berkeley late Wednesday night (I missed my boys) and they played on Thursday and Friday while I was in my training. Then we stayed in the Bay area for the weekend. We spent Saturday in San Francisco.....visited Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, and just walked around and enjoyed the outdoors. On Sunday we took Owen to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - his first visit to an amusement park. He saw dolphins, killer whales, elephants, sharks, rode a few rides, rode Thomas the Train, and even pet a snake! Micah and I also took turns riding a few big roller coasters, which we hadn't done in years! We were all exhausted by the end of the day!

Great Reno Balloon Races

I always know fall has arrived when it's time for the Great Reno Balloon Races! This is the one morning every year that I willingly get out of bed before the sun rises! This event amazes me every year....I LOVE IT! My mom flew out here to for the Balloon Races and I think she was equally impressed.

Grandma's Here!

Grandma Willems is here visiting! Owen loves all the extra attention she is giving him!


Owen loves to play on the computer.....which means we're on the computer way too much. He likes to watch his videos and see his pictures.