TAYLOR'S BIRTHDAY

Yesterday, was Taylor's birthday party. Once again, Owen was in heaven playing with all of his cousins. He couldn't wait to give Taylor his present. I had taken Owen to the store with me to help pick out a gift and he went nuts over the Air Hogs no gravity & something car (I can't remember the entire name, all I know is it can ride up the walls). Anyways, as soon as Taylor opened it, Owen started telling him, "It's sharing time now" and when that didn't work, Owen went over to me asking if he could have Taylor's car to keep ofcourse. It didn't matter that I told him if he were a good boy Santa might get him one for Christmas, he just wanted Taylor's. Go figure!

KAYLYN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Today, my niece Kaylyn turned 10 years old. We all went to my in-law's house to celebrate and then stopped by the hospital to visit my mother-in-law who is still recovering from a stroke. I had forgotten that Owen loves to blow out candles. Whenever we go to a restaurant that has a candle at the table, we always have to move it out of his reach, because otherwise he'll blow out the flame and constantly ask us to light the candle again. Anyways, when Justin lit the candles on the cake, without even hesitating, Owen ran over to blow the candles out. At least he waited long enough for everyone to finish singing Happy Birthday. Luckily, Kaylyn was a good sport about it. Happy Birthday Sweetie! We all love you!

GAVIN

Gavin is growing so fast, it's hard to believe he's 9 weeks old now. He coos and smiles when he looks up at me and then last week he started giggling. When I think about going back to work next week, I get overwhelmed with sadness because I know that there are going to be things that Jason or someone else is going to see first. I wish I didn't have to work! Anyways, I thought I would post these pictures for my own sake so when I'm working I can go online and see my baby.

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

PLAYING OUTSIDE

I've been feeling so guilty because of all the television Owen has been watching since the baby has been born. So last week I decided to be brave and go to the park on my own with Owen & Gavin. I had treats (to bribe my son when it was time to go back home) and my cell phone in case I needed reinforcements.

Owen absolutely loved playing at the park. He kept saying, "I'm so excited". It was great to be outside and get some fresh air. And it turned out I didn't need to bribe, threaten or yell to get Owen to go home, all he wanted to do was push the stroller.

A couple of days later, we decided to take a family excursion to Sugarloaf Mountain. My little monkey climbed every rock he could find. It was so much fun to spend time together and get out of the house a little bit!