Little Boy in Box

After Owen gets all of his toys emptied out of his toy box and spread all over the family room, he then sees the box itself as a toy. Yesterday he pushed it around , climbed on it, climbed into it, and even sat in it to read one of his books (as pictured).

Owen wants to say hi:

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Well, chaos is resuming so I must follow. Until next time. . . . .

Back in Carbondale

We made it back to Illinois safe and sound. We found our house as we left it - ready for us to just move it and make it our home. Owen has spent the day exploring and discovering all of his "new" old toys that we left behind when we went to Utah. Owen and I went with Bryce to the meet-and-greet that the theater grad students had this morning and Owen surprised everyone with his mobility and speed and his antics with a banana. (He still hasn't learned that you have to take the peel off to eat it.) We are working on teaching him boundaries, and he still hasn't quite learned that when we tell him to "come back" or "don't go there" that he needs to listen or suffer the consequences (mom or dad chasing him down and making him sit on our laps or near us for a couple of minutes before he can go wandering again). I think today he was just overwhelmed with the new places and people that seem familiar but not quite what he is used to because he has been doing pretty good at coming when we call him and usually obeys our "nos."

Anyway, I need to get to bed, but I'll try to keep in touch and update frequently so those of you who got used to seeing us regularly will still know what's going on in our lifes. Take care!

Owen's First Birthday

Owen just had his first birthday, and here is the cake that his mommy made for him:


Here is Owen blowing out his candle (with a little bit of help from Daddy:


Here are all of Owen's birthday guests - Mommy & Daddy

Uncle Danny, Cousin Memphis, and Aunt Aleena

Aunt Lindsey, Aunt StacyAnn, and Uncle Garrett

Grandpa Christensen, Grandpa Allen, and Grandma Allen

And Stefani & Reed Archibald and Grandpa Christensen

Also present (but who somehow escaped being caught on film are Abby & Lilly Davidson, Uncle Craig, Stephen White, and Grandma Christensen.

We had all sorts of fun, eating cake and ice cream, opening presents, and talking and watching the little ones (Owen, Lilly and Memphis) play. Owen and Lilly both made a mess of their cake (Grandma got those pictures, not me) and Owen had fun playing with his new toys, wrapping paper, and balloons. It was a good, memorable evening for all of us.

Owen Swinging

In this video clip you get to see Owen enjoying the swing that Grandma & Grandpa Christensen got and hang in their walnut tree. Owen also demonstrates his animal sounds by barking and growling when he hears the neighbor dog bark.

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Owen at the Park

A few blocks away from Grandma's house is a park, and this park has a slide that is little kid friendly. Owen has learned how to climb up the stairs and go down the slide, though someone (usually Mommy or Daddy) has to help him get situated correctly to go down the slide. He also likes to climb back up the slide to go back down again.

Here is a video clip that shows Owen climbing up the slide then coming back down. Mommy had to help him a little, but he still had fun. I know that the email won't show the video clip correctly, but if you can go to link below you can see the video play.

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