Our Family Photos

If you need some amazing professional pictures taken, we've got the photographers for you! We are so pleased with the family pictures Johnstone Studios took of us a few weeks ago. We took these at Meeks Bay, on the west side of Lake Tahoe, on a day where we thought it was going to rain on us. But the rain held off and the clouds made some gorgeous beach photos. I feel like they really captured us as a family of three, and I'm sure I'll look back on these years from now and they will remind me of this exciting time for our family.

My Incredible Hulk

Look closely at Owen's blue jeans.....do you think he needs a new pair??

All of Owen's pants have holes in the knees and this particular pair were patched so he could wear them longer. Then he somehow created new holes in these jeans, just under the patches. But he kept wearing them. A few days ago we were at a shoe store and Owen decided to grab both of the holes and yank up as hard as he could. I about died laughing when I saw the result!!! The funny thing is, look at the shirt he had on that day.....INCREDIBLE HULK!

It's hard to believe but I'm now in my third trimester! Just a few more months and we'll have another cutie hanging all over us!

We took Owen to his second movie last weekend and saw UP in 3D. Owen actually wore his 3D glasses for the majority of the movie and seemed to really enjoy it. The movie itself is a lot fun, even for adults!

Owen's Choice

Yes, Owen loves to read, but check out what he's reading here. Apparently all my reading and research on childbirth is wearing off on my son!

V&T Railroad

Yes, Owen is still obsessed with trains. All week while I was away in Nashville, Micah told Owen that we would ride the train when I returned home. So all week long Owen was repeating, "When mama come home, mama ride choo-choo? Dada go? Me go?" And of course, the little train here in Carson City was not running this weekend. But we made good on our promise and took Owen to Virginia City to ride their much bigger and more historic train. Owen was so excited the entire drive there! He even wore his "choo-choo" hat and took his train whistle on the train ride.

Owen getting ready to hand our train tickets to the conductor.

Not even 5 minutes into our train ride, it started raining. And it kept raining and then poured! This is very unusual weather for one of the driest places in the country. So, we have no pictures of the train itself. We were too busy trying to stay dry and warm. But Owen still had a great time! I'm sure we'll ride this train again later in the summer when it's warm.

On our drive home we noticed it not only rained, but hailed in some places. This is some of the hail we saw. The mountains actually looked like they were covered in snow, but it was all hail!

Howdy Nashville!

I attended a conference in Nashville last week for work and stayed at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel.....if you've never been there or heard of it, it is AMAZING! It's gigantic (bigger than many of the casinos in Las Vegas), and the entire hotel was created to look like you're outside. It's full of lavish gardens, waterfalls and even a river.

This was the view from my hotel room balcony.

On Tuesday night I went to a concert at the Grand Ole Opry (made famous by country music). I saw 8 different performers including Montgomery Gentry, Little Jimmy Dickens and Steve Wariner. Charlie Daniels even made an appearance.

I was gone for about 4 days and really missed my boys! They spent most of their time doing yard work, as Micah is extending our patio.

Owen loves digging for worms in the dirt and then showing them off.

And he likes to put the worms on the dogs, who don't seem to mind.

Owen likes to give the belly/baby kisses.

Here we are sharing a piece of corn on the cob. Owen thought this was hilarious!

On a Hike!

I had yesterday off work, so I planned a big day for Owen and me. We went swimming at the pool in the morning, which we hadn't done in way too long. He loved jumping off the side of the pool......he has NO FEAR!

We have some friends (Brenda, JP and Ryder) who were camping in Markleville, so in the afternoon we drove to their campsite and joined them on a mini-hike. It was a mini-hike for two reasons. First, Owen and Ryder were actually hiking and their little legs can only hike for so long. Second, a thunderstorm blew in while we were hiking and we had to book it back to camp. I thought for sure we were going to get poured on, but we got lucky. The dark sky did make some good pictures though!

Owen and Ryder make good little hikers. Owen constantly wanted to hike by the stream (just like his father). He was a little obsessed with the water. And they both collected quite a few rocks.

Up-y, Mama, Up-y. This is my view when Owen is begging me to pick him up.

Take me out to the ball game....

Reno has a new minor league baseball team......the Reno Aces! The stadium is brand new, located in downtown Reno. It was great to see how many people were there supporting the team for a weeknight game. We sat on the lawn area so Owen could move around and crush the peanut shells. We'll definitely be going back for some more baseball fun!

Gotta love the hammock

I LOVE a hammock and it has been way too long since we've owned one. I am really enjoying this in the cool evenings! Plus, I get to cuddle with Owen!

Micah and Owen pretending to be asleep.

Owen likes to try on my shoes, and I think his feet look especially cute in my flip flops!

Yard Fun

Owen always has fun helping his dad out in the yard. Micah has a little shadow wherever he goes. We worked in the garden this past weekend and planted all our veggies.

Owen enjoyed planing the seeds. In a few months we should have tomatoes, onions, squash, zucchini, green beans, corn, peppers, and maybe a cantaloupe.

Then he needed to cool off from all his hard work!

Sleepy Boy

This picture cracks me up! This is how Owen was taking a nap a few days ago.....apparently he fell asleep reading to himself, which I love. But I wonder......was he peeking through the hole of the book when he fell asleep??? Also notice the tiny bouncy ball, sheep and 3 toy cameras next to him. It's amazing he ever fell asleep at all!

Bike to Work Week

Last week was Bike to Work Week! Normally, Micah rides his bike all the way from Carson City to South Lake (up and over the mountain), but he wasn't able to do that this year because his knee is still healing from surgery. Instead, he rode his bike to a bus stop and then rode the bus up to his office instead. Not the same, but still an active participant. On Friday night there was a bike event at a local restaurant, and it was nice to ride around town as a family.