Sorting the mail

Wachters Wedding

Congrats Sara and Jeff!!! What a beautiful wedding, we had so much fun!Owen and his two twins.

Water Park

The park by our house has a really cool water feature and Owen loves the water!

Monkey man

Monkey man loves to climb. This is the only drawer in the kitchen without baby locks so he likes to pull it out and play with the cookie sheets. Only now he has decided it is fun to climb into the drawer and then bang on the cookie sheets.

The last drop of milk

Today was the first day without any breastfeeding. My little baby is a big toddler now and I am so proud of him. I really am not sad or excited, it just seems like a natural next step. Owen was a pro at nursing from day 1 and I know that I am the lucky one. In fact when the lactation consultant checked on us in the hospital she assumed he was not my first baby since he was doing everything perfectly.
Of course it was not easy to keep it up for all this time. He had a few nursing strikes and it took a lot of determination to stick to it and be very patient with him. We had all the same concerns as others out there, was he getting enough milk, would the new teeth ever stop hurting so bad, and of course the frustration of being tethered to a milk clock day and night. I have lots of respect for all the working moms who pump at work, because it is not easy and there were many days when I was so busy that I just wanted to stop.
We made it one year and six weeks! After his first birthday we slowly worked in more whole milk and he is drinking from a straw cup and only has a bottle for naptime and bedtime. Now my little man is walking, running and signing, what a little toddler:)

Kissy face

Muah, Owen gets all the love.

Garden harvest

Wow! We can barely keep up with our tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers and even a couple peppers from the garden.

Pruning the vines

Owen is helping Steven and Paige prune their garden. How do you explain to a 1-year-old that you are not supposed to bite the leaves off the vine?

Welcome Home Uncle Trevor

My Uncle Trevor is finally home with Cousin Stone and I can't wait to see him!



Go USA Coast Guard!

King of the house

I just started laughing when I walked into the room to find Owen on top of this storage container. It was the first time he has really climbed up on top of something and really shows off his independence.

Bath buddies

Owen and Dillion at the park




Then it was straight to the tub, but, when Pene came in to stare longingly at the water Adam asks if she wanted a bath too. And of course she jumped right in.

First Steps

Every day Owen walks farther and farther and gains more confidence in his little legs.