thanks to zoe's daddy for the pictures

arnaud balat, zoe's daddy, is a master with the camera. he was kind enough to take pictures for us at my first official playdate with zoe and we were so excited to see the photos on their facebook page. thank you arnaud, you are a talented man and both my mommy and daddy are so thankful for your pictures.

introducing mr. tooth

mommy and daddy discovered that my first tooth has come through. i have cried a lot the last few nights and this morning, everyone knew why. unfortunately, i won't stay still long enough for mommy and daddy to get a picture of it.

merry christmas!

i was so excited to celebrate my first chirstmas. grammie has made all the family stockings, but with two new grandkids this year, she hasn't had a chance. so i got to use the stocking used by mo and daddy their first year in the family. i had so much fun! i got lots of great stuff. i'm looking forward to playing...and wearing...all the gifts. thanks to all my family and friends who gave me gifts on my first christmas. i love you all.

can you guess who gave me this?

first mo, then daddy, now me

 

gift from the nashville gang

look what is stitched on the back

christmas eve fun

today we went to christmas eve communion, to look at christmas lights and then came home to open a present from lula, mo and my cousins. mommy and daddy were told by lula that i had to open it on christmas eve. thanks nashville gang, i love and miss you all. hopefully i can spend next christmas with you.

christmas eve communion outfit

gift from lula, mo and my cousiins

thanks lula, mo, jackson, anabel, reagan, rye and truett (a.k.a. the nashville gang)

my friend zoe

i have read her blog and heard so much about her. today i finally got to meet zoe in person. zoe is the daughter of mommy's life long friend charlotte (a.k.a charlotte, carey, whatever). zoe is so cute. i did everything i could to impress her. she's half french, which multiplies her cuteness. i'll definitely be keeping in touch with her.

hi zoe, i'm owen

those cameras kept interrupting our time together

trying to impress zoe with my strength

picture with the balat's

happy 5 month birthday!

i'm not as cooperative as i once was with my monthly birthday pictures. i am now fascinated with the sign and have this strong need to grab it. mommy and daddy are going to hold off on our fun activity until this weekend when they take me to look at christmas lights around our neighborhood.

a new point of view

it's a work in progress, but a boy has got to start somewhere. notice my fashionable new leggings.

all dressed up for christmas morning

a sign of the times

while mommy worked at home today, i hung out for a while on the floor with all my toys. then mommy decided that maybe it was time for me to watch my first video. she set me up in my chair and started the video on the laptop. i think i'm gonna like this!

thank you lula and mo

i love you lula and mo. thanks for the great times. i can't wait to see you and all my cousins again. you're the best!

lula and me

me and mo

time with cousin annie

with four brothers, my cousin anabel knows a thing or two about caring for younger boys. i love sitting with her and letting her watch out for me while mommy and daddy hang out with lula and mo.

me and the boys

it's so much fun hanging out with four other boys. i love my cousins and look forward to making many more memories in the years to come.

happy thanksgiving!

i'm having so much fun hanging out with all my cousins.

me, truett, rye, reagan, anabel, jackson

fashionable and cute

mommy and daddy are so excited that i get to wear the next size up in clothes. although i'm not quite sure about the fuzzy thing hanging in front.

don't mess with my mommy

she may be bigger than me, but i'm a pint size warrior with a mean left kick. nobody, and i mean nobody, messes with my food source. consider this your warning!

happy 4 month birthday!

today i turned 4 months old. much like the other 3 months, mommy and daddy decided to do something special with me. we all ventured to borders bookstore so that mommy and daddy could get some coffee and browse through the children's books to find me a gift. we then came home so that i could spend some time looking at and playing with the new book before bedtime.

i had so much fun with the different colors and textures. i can't wait to see what's in store for me at 5 months. both mommy and daddy enjoy our outings and activities as we celebrate every month leading up to my 1-year birthday.

this green thing has no nose

can a boy just enjoy his book in peace

just 5 more minutes?

oh boy, there is so much to see and touch

A Word from Daddy...

I sit here as a daddy and marvel at the sight of my son. The hardest part is to know the challenges he will face as he grows older. As a dad, I will always be there to encourage him through each one. I heard a song the other night with the following chorus,

"My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, you never need to carry more than you can hold. And while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish."

The words of the song represent so much of what I want for Owen. Thank you God for the blessing of my son. Please walk with him as he grows older and carry him when he feels too weak to face this world. Lord, this is "My Wish"...

Listen closely to the lyrics as you watch the pictures. They should be the prayer of every dad for his son.

early christmas for me

thank you grandpa and grandma for my exersaucer. i'm having lots of fun playing with the different shapes and hearing the funny sounds.

um daddy, is the part on the floor important?