Owen & Brock

We went to Reno this past weekend to see Enid and Brock. Brock and Owen have known each other since they were born and they played so good together! And I had a blast catching up with Enid! I wish we saw them more often, but it seems difficult to get together, even though Reno is only 30 minutes away.

Here's Owen and Brock when they were about 3 months old

Here's Brock and Owen at 2 years!

Naptime!

Sandy's off to a good start this year....

Our refrigerator has been full so we have been keeping the beer on the back patio to stay cold outside. We never thought Sandy would become a beer drinker.

My New Assistant

Last Monday morning I walked into my cubicle to find a new assistant sitting at my desk! If you don't recognize him, it is Robert Pattinson who plays Edward in the Twilight movie. My friend and co-worker Andrea received him as a Christmas gift (because she is equally obsessed with Twilight), and she decided to share Edward's presence with me! Thanks Andrea for giving me a much needed laugh on the Monday after Christmas!

Andrea, Edward & Kelly

Welcome 2009!

As 2009 begins we are grateful for many things, but also nervous about what the new year will hold. More specifically, we just hope to keep our jobs. With the economy at its worst, the design industry is struggling and the company Micah works for has already laid off many employees and even closed a few offices. So as you can imagine, we are grateful for every day that passes where we are both still employed. But we are looking forward to the new year and especially all the changes Owen will make this year (speaking in sentences and potty training, we hope). He seems to be learning at an alarming rate these days and we can hardly wait to see the progress he will make this year. We are also hopeful that the new leadership in our country will bring about positive changes in Americans and restore the hope that many seemed to have lost.

We made no plans for New Years Eve, so at the last minute yesterday we invited our friends Brenda, JP and Ryder over for a little New Years celebration. Owen and Ryder have so much fun together and they copy each other's every move. They might as well be twins.

Screaming "no more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

Owen shared his bed with Ryder for a few hours. But it did take them some time to fall asleep.

And after the boys were asleep, the adults had fun playing games and drinking champagne (until the boys woke up crying). Maybe next year we'll plan ahead and get a babysitter. :o)

Tall Boy

Here's some pictures from the past few weeks that I never posted. Also, we learned at Owen's two year doctor appointment that he is 38 inches tall (100+ percentile) and weighs 30.5 pounds (55th percentile).....so he's very tall and thin. Where'd all that baby fat go??

Owen still loves to sleep in our bed.

Owen loves the train set from Grandma and Papa! All he ever wants to do is play CHOO-CHOO!

Growing up in Nevada

This is what happens when you raise your child in Nevada.....

Photo Shoot on the Lake

My mom, step-dad, and brother Brian have been here visiting for the holidays. Since they don't get to see Owen very often, we took the opportunity to take some family photos. It was great having them here and Owen has been walking around today asking where his Grandma went??? We will definitely miss everyone!

Grandma and Owen

Whoops......the snow was deeper than I thought.

Proud grandparents

The whole family

White Christmas

We woke up Christmas morning to several inches of SNOW!!! It was absolutely gorgeous outside. But before we ventured outside that day, Owen had a blast opening all his gifts. He doesn't understand that Santa came to visit him yet, but he definitely understands opening gifts! And this year was all about Thomas the Train! Owen is absolutely obsessed with trains and loves playing with his new train set. He also received his very first bike, but we haven't been able to take it outside yet. Owen received many, many gifts in the mail, so thanks to everyone who spoiled him! He's having so much fun with his new toys.....but I think we need a larger house to store them all in. :o)

2008 Christmas Tree

Here's our annual christmas tree video.

Merry Christmas!

That's an Ugly Christmas Sweater......

We went to a Ugly Christmas Sweater Party last weekend and had a blast! After the wonderful dinner that Gladys and Steve prepared, we took the kids and went bowling. This was Owen's first time to bowl and he LOVED it!!! Almost everyone at the party actually participated by wearing an ugly holiday sweater. Most of us had success shopping at second hand stores.

A little beer to make the pain go away for Micah....

Lawrence, Steve & Erick
(I think Steve wins the prize for ugliest sweater. You can't see the entire design , but there's a giant penguin that wraps around his side)

All the kiddos: Ethan, Owen, Jessie & Kameron

Micah's a good sport - crutches and all.

Playtime for the kids....they had a blast singing songs together.

Playing London bridge is falling down:

Look at those muscles!

Owen & Kameron......where'd the ball go??

Forget the bowling, I'm going to stuff my face with crackers.....

The Ladies

Knee Surgery for Micah

Micah had knee surgery last week, but he's doing great and seems to be recovering well. He has his follow-up appointment with his doctor tomorrow, so we'll know something for sure then. Since Micah is pretty much bound to the couch/bed, we've been watching a lot of movies. We don't have a TV in our bedroom, so Owen and Micah watched several movies on the portable DVD player, before Micah made the transition to the living room.

Here's Owen multi-tasking.....standing on his new scooter, eating, and watching his new favorite movie (101 Dalmatians) all at the same time. He's so talented! I'm sure Micah's sick of watching cartoons by now!