Happy 1st Birthday, Owen!

Owen is now a 1 year old! Our big boy was unfortunately sick for his birthday, so we had a very small birthday thing at our house. He got to eat a cupcake, try icing for the first time, and open some presents - it was a good day! Owen is still our happy boy. He loves walking and trying to run. He loves to roam around the kitchen and see what he can get into. He loves to chew on/play with his toys and talk and talk and talk!

Guess who?!

After Thanksgiving, we decided to take Owen to see the Big Man....Mr. Santa Claus, himself! Luckily the mall wasn't crowded yet, so we had a great time! Owen did super! I expected tears, but luckily there were none - he was obviously unsure of what on Earth was happening...

11 months

We're a little late on this post...but Owen is now 11 months old! He has 5 teeth, loves to play with his voice, and loves playing chasing games since his walking is so much better. He is our happy boy!

 Owen shared his 11 month birthday with Grandpa's 81st birthday. Here are the birthday boys!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for this year. Not only are we so blessed to have Owen in our lives, but we have the best family and friends in the whole world.

We had a small but fun Thanksgiving day with Meghan's parents joining us. The food was delish (and may I say, the best gravy ever...)!

Owen had a great time showing off all of his tricks for Grandma and Grandpa. We also loved seeing Karin, Blake, and Rowan on Skype from Germany.

We hope you enjoyed your turkey, and we hope you enjoy this little turkey, too!

This was the winner! 

But these were also pretty fun!

There's a boy in my bathtub!

Owen likes bathtime....mostly he likes the playing and splashing part. He doesn't actually love the cleaning part. As is our duty as parents, we decided it was time for baby bathtub pictures. Since he loves the camera, he hammed it up as usual!

New buddies

Meghan went out with some co-workers on Friday night, and one friend brought her boys. They pretty much loved Owie, and fought over who got to hold him and read to him... Owen said they could share!

Halloween part 2

A bit before Halloween we tried on Owen's costume to make sure it fit. It did! And bonus, we have another one that was too big, so it's ready for next year!

Our monkey is pretty much the cutest monkey ever.

Dan and Meghan went to a wedding on Halloween night, so Owen spent the night with his Godparents, Robin and Mark. Hop on over to their blog, Smith Family Odenton, to check out their post about the weekend!

He's so happy here! This was not the case on Saturday...Owen's not a fan of hats, apparently

Checking out the pumpkin...

Thinking about it...

Here goes...

Nom, nom, nom! Delicious!

Halloween part 1

The weekend before Halloween we traveled up to PA to visit our friends, Kristan and Jim. They had a little party, and Owen was a party animal!! We had a great time, thanks for having us, guys!

10 months: The many faces of Owie

10 months has flown by. This big boy is crawling so fast, standing up, cruising on furniture, and took his first steps! He loves talking and practicing his silly voices, and he gives Momma and Dadda kisses. He's a super happy boy (in the daytime, anyway), and he loves being around and watching people.