Say Cheeseburger!

Owen LOVES cheesburgers (in this case, a turkey burger.) We've been trying to get him to try different foods and get some more protein into his diet. Although he gets plenty from the amount of cheese he eats I'm sure.

Earlier this week we got McDonald's after a horrible day at work (I needed some comfort food) and Owen usually eats nuggets. I got a double-cheeseburger which Owen was eyeing. He really wanted to try it so I let him and he loved it.

Fast-forward a few days and I decided to make him a turkey burger. He couldn't get enough. It was actually quite a bit larger than I had planned, and he ate at least 2/3 of it. He loved it. We'll tweak it a little bit, but we've got a hit on our hands for sure. Now I'm going to figure out what healthy things I can hid in it:)

That was pretty much the big excitement this weekend. It rained and rained and rained all weekend so we hibernated.

For your viewing pleasure, here is some recent artwork from Owen. Some mittens done in February and a recent finger painting. Genius for sure.
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Things Owen did this week:
-Kicking (luckily just balls and things he's supposed to kick so far)
-Tons more words and animal noises
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Where is...?

This is one of Owen's favorite games now. He is honestly learning things so fast I can't keep track of them. He loves to point out his ears, nose, eyes, belly, etc. He has also started blowing kisses. In this video, he will entertain you with his dazzling peekaboo show finished off by blowing kisses.

Peekaboo

Nose

Ears

Silly little boy

This weekend Owen went to his first birthday party of a non-relative for Camille who turned 2. Camille and Owen used to be in the infant room at daycare together. Camille and her parents moved to a suburb of Chicago so we haven't seen them in about 6 months but it was great to see them and Owen had a great time and we think they even remembered each other!!! At first Owen was shy but the balloons got him to warm up.

Oh, and the best part was this big truck in their complex parking lot. Owen thought it was great!!!Owen wants to give a shout out to Nonna Barbara and Papa Mo who are in New Zealand right now. Hope you are having fun!

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Things Owen did this week:
-Learned to make an elephant and owl noise
-Has begun picking up 2 pieces of food at a time with one hand to eat (very odd)
-Blowing kisses
-Licking his fingers when he's eating something he likes
-Learned blue and yellow (says them sometimes when he sees them)
-Said bubbles, Elmo (and a whole slew of other things I can't remember right now)
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Weekend Potpourri

We spent the weekend being lazy and silly. It snowed a lot on Saturday so it gave us a good excuse to stay inside.

Caught up on our reading

Wrote down our thoughts

Stylin like daddy

This picture isn't great but it's the first time Owen said "cheese" before we took his picture:)

And of course the highlight of the weekend, Brett taught Owen to "pull his finger." Lovely. This is the new favorite activity in our house.

Krazy Kitties

My Aunt Lulu made the kitties the cutest thing!!! They each got a knit heart filled with catnip for Valentine's Day. They are so cute:) And the kitties went crazy. Especially Walli who LOVES this kind of things. I forgot to take a picture of them before the cats got to them so this one is a little destroyed but you still get the idea.

They say, thanks Great Aunt Lu!

I've also decided to start scanning Owen's artwork from school. Partly because I want to share it and partly because I think I'm going to have to stop saving everything he makes. By the time he's 18 we'll have to buy a storage unit to house it. Although I can't quite part with it yet;) The theme this month at school is food.

Spaghetti and Meatballs using string

Banana Split

Visit from the Grandmas

My mom and Brett's mom came to visit this weekend. We saw Xanadu (the musical) on Saturday night while Brett babysat. I know, what a romantic Valentine's Day. But the show was great!

And of course Owen had a wonderful weekend because with Grandmas come new toys!!!! He got an Elmo Live, a wagon with blocks and a truck with blocks (from us.) It's so hard not to spoil someone so cute:)

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Things Owen did this week:
-Says "Baa" when he sees a sheep, "Roars" when he sees a lion, "Moos" when he sees a cow
-Gives kisses (albeit slobbery ones)
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Happy Heart's Day!

Owen's class had a "Heart's" party at school today. I'm really annoyed at how PC they are being by not calling it a Valentine's Day party. If it wasn't such a great place I'd reconsider sending my kid there for this fact alone. You'll remember that he had to have a "Fall Harvest" party versus a Halloween party as to not offend anyone. I'm sorry, but we live in the USA and we celebrate these holidays. If you don't like it, leave.

Now that I got that off my chest, here are some pictures of his new classroom. I really wish I could share the pics. and videos of his friends in his classroom but the daycare policy prohibits it without permission from the parents and I forgot to ask them while we were there.

Owen's favorite: Trucks

Ice Cream with Daddy

Clifford Rocking Horse (I'm guessing generic since it's blue, not red)

Blocks!

Infomercial Junkie

I will be the first to admit it. I am an infomercial junkie. I don't know that it's necessarily that the infomercial themselves are super compelling, but I love gadgets and general crap that one doesn't really need. Which coincidentally happens to be the type of things they sell in infomercials. Recently we've bought the Twin Guard Draft Blocker and now...the Snuggie!!!! Yes, the blanket with arms that you see everywhere now.

It's great, because I do hate when you are trying to read or do something with your arms but you are cold and want your arms covered. Why couldn't I have designed this...

I'm lucky that I'm married to someone more prudent than me when it comes to money. Otherwise I'd probably go broke buying all of these products. I mean, who doesn't want a food dehydrator!

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Things Owen did this week:
-Said Owen, phone and tail (as he was trying to grab the cat's)
-Learned to fake sneeze
-Started spinning in circles till he gets dizzy and falls down (he thinks this is hilarious)
-Learned signs for "more" and "all done"
It's truly amazing how much he's learned in 2 weeks in the toddler room and how much he's picking up on things at home.
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