first corn on the cob

May 2013, Owen 22 months

driving...a tractor!

Home Depot trips are fun! Owen, 22 months, May 2013

Having fun with the tunnel - back during April 2013, I think - never ending winter

people watching at the UWTerrace in Madison, June 2013

chicago

Then...

March 2012 - Owen 8 months, Mallory 6 months, Julian 4 months (Moms 30-something)

And now!

June 2013 - Owen 23 months, Mallory 21 months, Julian 19 months (Moms still 30-something)

We can even take this back a step further!

Julian and Mallory in utero, Owen 6 weeks

But anyway...back to Chicago! We had a blast as usual!

chicka chicka boom boom

Transcript:

"Chicka Chicka...boom
mumble..tagalong K..on their way...cocoNUT tree
whee said D to E, F, G
whee said D to E, F, G. beat you [to the] top of the cocoNUT tree
etc. etc.
BOOM BOOM. [will there] be enough room?
Who's coming? L M N O P
Q R S
Tagalong K
On their way - coconut tree
whee said D to E F G beat you top coconut tree
NEED HELP BOOK!!!!!
whee said D to E F G
Owen drop it"

owen lately

• "Owen wanna race cars with Mommy/Daddy!" "Car goes 'rroom rroom!'"
• "Mommy's hair needs a trim"
• "Owen has a full tummy."
• "This is Mommy's shirt. It's pretty...cute!"
• Last night before bed he was running about naked and crazy and suddenly ran over to the wall where I have some of his finger-paintings hanging low so he can look at it. He stops, points to it and exclaims: "Artwork!"
• Later, we were rocking and talking and for once he was being calm and relaxed. He switched positions so that he was lying on his side across my body, more like a baby. He says, "I go this way and close my eyes." He closed them for a second and we kept rocking and talking but he was starting to squirm and couldn't get comfortable. He stops and goes, "Owen's too big."

more owen-isms

• He was crying because he fell down and skinned his knee. Dave was carrying him on his shoulders as we walked back to the car, and Owen goes, "Owen is crying and Mommy and Daddy are happy and walking!"

• Owen scraped his hip along something and told me, "Hurt pocket!" (I guess he doesn't know the word for "hip."

• We were drawing with chalk the other morning and he was doing dots so I said "Very nice! Pointillism!" And he mimicked back "Pointillism!!" And continued with his dots. (Finally, an anecdote that doesn't involve Owen getting hurt!)

corn on the cob

First corn on the cob! Happy (almost) summer!