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?

more birthday fun

so as you can see, october and november are really big months in our family - we start with gampa's birthday followed by daddy's, lula's, and anabel's. gampa and grammie's anniversary is the same day as annie's birthday. then november brings grammie's and my cousin jackson's birthdays.

this birthday wish is now just for jackson. i can't wait to meet you in a couple weeks and wish you happy birthday in person!

happy birthday cousin jackson!