a very merry christmas

i got to celebrate christmas in two parts this year. daddy, mommy and i got to open stockings on christmas morning and then we got to open presents on december 27th, after grammie and gampa came into town. grammie and gampa were in tennessee celebrating with mo, lula and my cousins. maybe one year we will all get to celebrate christmas together.

my new christmas jammies

i finally get to open these presents

mommy telling me the stories behind the ornaments

thank you mommy!

merry christmas simon

lots and lots of mega blocks

what else is in that stocking?
(notice the half-eaten sausage cheese ball in my hand...they were 
so yummy, i had about 3 or 4 each morning! i was never seen 
without a toy or a s/c ball!)

decorating a gingerbread train on christmas day

what a yummy train

merry christmas eve

tonight, i got to wear my new outfit to the christmas eve service at our church. it was a really neat family service where the kids who came could participate and dress up as shepherds, wise men, and angels. there was even a real donkey! afterwards, mommy and daddy changed me into my christmas pajamas and we all went out looking at christmas lights. i got a little cranky along the way, but we still had a great night together as a family.

mommy's little helper

owen and zoe

while i was in texas, i also got to visit my friend zoe. we had a great time at the park and running around her house making a mess of things. she calls me owee (pronouced "oh ee") since it sounds a lot like her name. it was a lot of fun to hang out with her, share snacks and exchange stories about our parents.

hugs and kisses

our own version of playing chicken

first i push you...

...then you push me

thanksgiving in texas

i got to spend thanksgiving in corpus christi, texas, with my grandma and grandpa. we did all kinds of fun stuff and the weather was really nice...except on saturday night when we had 45+ mph winds! while we were there, we went to the beach, watched the big boats, did some fishing, and ate really yummy korean food made by grandma.

watching to see where daddy's line went...even if it meant almost
jumping out of my stroller

this one's not getting away from me

making memories with grandpa

walking with mommy

daddy tried to keep my pants dry...no such luck. i loved the water!

waiting for the waves

trying to get grandma to walk faster

strolling with grandma and grandpa

look at that! that's the biggest boat i've ever seen.

souvenir shopping with grandpa

walking with my daddy

is this a trap?

a cozy hat and scarf made by my grandma just for me...
and boy did i need it our last night there!

cutting a rug!

another hat made by mommy

cirque du owen

getting into trouble

leave me alone for a few minutes and i will discover new ways to play with old toys. mommy was not happy about this at all.

return of the snow

we got another big wave of snow today so we decided to have some fun in it.

yippee!

daddy, who said you could take a break?

daddy was up to his knees in snow...well, almost

check out the hat mommy made me (excuse the seam,
it's supposed to be in the back)

i really need some better snow clothes. um, excuse me, mommy....

helping daddy shovel the driveway