Eating "solid" foods

After a long, but worth it, road to August 21st, Amy and Charlie are now married. The wedding was beautiful. Short and sweet with a lot of partying into the night. Owen and Steve hung out at the barn the whole day. Owen still managed to be a crowd pleaser even with being a tired baby. Now, I am adjusting to having "free time" and wondering which of my gazillion projects to address first.

As for the latest Owen developments, his new favorite thing to do is throw toys and lean over his exersaucer/bathtub/bumbo to see where they land. It is quite adorable. He also had been showing all the signs of being ready to eat so Mommy had to let go of her stern 6 month mark and we let him try some avocado today (5 months, 3 weeks so I wasn't that far off).





Next on the list of Owen's firsts will be camping over Labor Day with a big group of our friends. I am nervous and excited so we will see how it goes. Owen definitely loves nature but, sleeping outdoors may be interesting.

Adventures in July

Oh boy have we had a busy month...

Weekend in SunRiver for the 4th of July,



First weekend away from parents. Mom went to the beach with some ladies and Dad had a soccer tournament in WA. Owen stayed with Grandma T and did very well, only being fussy at night which isn't unique to Grandma's house by any means.

Then, off to Chicago and WI to meet the rest of the family.







We went to 2 museums, hiking (TONS of mosquito this year), out to eat at several restaurant.





Owen loved playing with his cousins, listening to his Dad play music and just hanging out.







Owen's parents ended up having a lot of date time as well thanks to grandparents who were eager to babysit. We got to go to a Brewers game, a movie, and out with Steve's high school friends for his 20th reunion. What a busy, fun and well needed vacation for all of us.