Diapers Everywhere

I decided to put Owen down for a nap later on Tuesday, but forgot to tell him to stay in bed. I heard him playing a little, but he was being quiet, so I took advantage of the quiet time and read for a little bit. Then I decided to go see what he was playing with. He had opened a new package of diapers and they were everywhere. Silly boy. I guess that will teach me not to just let him play quietly in his room.

Fun Weekend

Well, we had a pretty good weekend, and I thought I would share some pics. On monday we went to a pick your own orchard and picked peaches and pears. I didn't have my camera, but I sure wish I did. Anyway, all the trees were dwarf trees and less than 10 feet tall, so even Owen helped. It was pretty cute watching him pick peaches off of the tree and putting them in the basket. He was so proud of himself. I've been busy canning, so here is the "fruits" of our labors.

Also on monday it was a little breezy, so we decided to try and fly our kite. We got it up, but not usually for more than 10 seconds at a time. In Virginia, it is not usually windy except for during storms, so it is kind of hard to fly the kite. Owen sure thought it was funny to watch Daddy run and get it in the air. That night we also had Dutch Oven ribs and Owen really loved being outside and watching it cook just like Daddy. Tuesday we were able to go for a drive. We went through a bunch of small towns mostly within our ward boundaries. We drove down to Charlottesville and drove around there. It's been such a long time since we've been on just a drive. We used to do that a lot when we first moved here and gas was cheaper. However it was nice to get out of the house and away from all the mess. I hope everyone is doing well.

A day at the park

One day we decided to go to this lake park about 5 min. from our home. It's about the size of Rigby lake, but you are not allowed to swim. You can take paddal boats and canoes/rafts, or you can just enjoy the park. We had a picnic and played on the toys. There were a lot of Geese and Swans there. We had a pretty enjoyable afternoon.

The fire engine in the bubble wash!

Owen has been really super good lately (except naps) so we decided to reward him with a toy that I've been thinking about getting for him for awhile now. So yesterday we finally got it. It's a fridge magnet toy where you can put the magnets in the designated spot than push on them and they tell you what they are. Like red fire truck, or yellow car, and it sings a song. Leap frog makes it. They also have a word speller, a barn animals, and an ABC one. Owen loves it though. Thats all he's played with all day. It's pretty cute. He'll make is sing the song, and then he'll start dancing. It's sure fun.

Back to Normal! Finally!

Well, today is the day we are finally getting back to normal. Although my mom and dad have been gone for nearly a week we are only just now getting back to normal. Mike has had until today off, so we've just been enjoying the vacation time. Its nice to try and get things back to normal though. We had lots of fun on our vacation. We went to Palmyra and the Hill Cumorah pageant. We also went to Niagara Falls and then to see Gary and Jeanette in Pennsylvania. It was a lot of fun. Once we got back from that road trip we took my parents to Washington DC and to Luray Caverns. It was great. I hope they had fun.

Also on our road trip we discovered that Owen doesn't really like ice cream cones, he only likes the actual cones. He ate one from the side and when he got the ice cream out he gave the ice cream to daddy but kept on eating the cone. Weird kid.

Anyway we had a ton of fun.

Cooking

Owen loves cooking with me. I can't even make dinner without his help. If I even start to pull things out of the cupboard he pulls the chair out and pushes it so he can climb up and help. He insists on putting flour in and usually it ends up everywhere. I'm hoping to make him an apron sometime. Pretty cute huh.

Owen has also had this thing with climbling in every basket he can. He has been climbling in his toy basket and laundry baskets. It is so fun to watch him get in. He doesn't just put a leg over, he has to get down on his hands and knees and then try and put his legs over. He ends up with his legs in the basket and his head and hands still on the floor. Silly kid.

20 months and past menopause!

Today I was watching Good Morning America when the Evista commercial came on. It says "Raise your hand if you are past menopause and treating osteoporosis." Owen was sitting by me and raising his hand really high. I thought it was hilarious. I couldn't help but laugh really, really hard. Then he thought it was funny himself. Every time I think about it I can't help but giggle a little. I think things like this make being a mother worth it.