Owen turns 2!!!!

We don't have any babies left in the house.....: (

But so excited for my forever baby to be TWO!!! 

I think I shared on Scott's birthday post that we were keeping it mellow this year.  Thankfully our preschool had fun field trips planned for the week of each boy's birthday, the celebrating lasted all week!!!

We started with our train field trip on Tuesday. 

I wish the boys had smiled, you can't tell from the picture but they were excited to be there.

 Passengers had the option of riding inside or outside, nice for passengers, frustrating for the mamas who have one that wants to ride inside and one that wants to ride outside.  Luckily we had friends riding in both places so Owen stayed outside with Katelyn, Liam and their mamas.  And Scott rode inside with Zoey and family.  I bounced back and forth between them to check on every body and refill snacks.  Neither of them cared if I was there or not so I was tempted to jump off the train and do an hour of antiquing solo....maybe next year. 

Sandwiches are definitely yummier on a train:

These two:

Friday afternoon Daddy beat us home for the day and surprised us by already having a brand new swing set half set up:

It was a hand-me-down from his old boss and timed perfectly for a big present for the boys' birthdays.  They absolutely love it and so do we.  Hours of swinging have been logged already.  And there is a grown up swing attached which is a major bonus!!!!

Saturday we woke up for some birthday breakfast (which was nothing special, they like what they like) and then got dressed up for some family pictures then we hit the bookstore and of course finished out the morning with some birthday fro yo!

Birthday Boy:

Owen is really into Thomas but has yet to own an actual Thomas train so that was his big gift this birthday....a three inch wooden train.  He is in love.  He also got some Thomas sheet and books so he was one happy camper.

That night we celebrated by seeing some neighbors and eating tacos and cupcakes in the backyard!

Serious about cupcakes:

Sunday morning we went for a swim.  The weather has been in the high 70s and 80s and we have been itching to go swimming.  It was completely wonderful and the boys were in heaven.

Sunday afternoon Mimi and Papa and Auntie, Uncle Matt and Parker John joined us for dinner and more celebrating.

And all three boys got Roman Soldier/Gladiator costumes from Great Aunt Merry:

It was so cute and completely hilarious:

It seems that Owen turned 2 and suddenly became a big kid.  He is definitely his own little person with a {loud} voice about what he thinks about everything and what he wants.  He completely silly and hilarious and usually happy and easy to please!

He's a little too young for a real "interview", but here is what I have about what he likes and what he's like these days (I don't think I have done this for him since at least 18 months)

Food:  ALL, he is such an awesome eater.  He almost always has seconds for dinner, and seconds of everything, including vegetable (especially if its broccoli).

He does love sweets (more than Scott I think) and especially ice cream, which I think is because its usually what Scott wants if we are having a treat and he just goes with it.

He has to have a banana first thing when he wakes up.  So much so that it is worth it to drive to the store at 8:55pm (they close at 9) to run in for bananas.  I have done it. 

When he wants a snack he says "hunnnreeee" for hungry, and then starts wandering and searching the kitchen.

A favorite condiment of both boys is ketchup (they did not get this from me, vomit) and when Owen asks for it its absolutely one of my favorite words he says:  "Chapup".  I will be so sad when he says it correctly.

Book:  Thomas the train.  He has a long one that has 5 or 6 stories in it and its absolute hands down favorite.  One store in particular:  Trains, Cranes and Troublesome Trucks.  And he loves to "read" along to the rhyming parts.

Thing to do:  Play with Scott.  Big brother is numero uno around here.  Their friendship just melts me.  I am so happy they have each other!  He especially likes to pick Scott up from school and stay to play on his playground. 

Toy:  Thomas and Baby.  He loves trains.  Scott was never into them so we have never owned a set or tracks and all the works, but Owen truly loves them and plays with them for hours (well its feels like hours, maybe 15-20 minutes....if you have kids you know that is equivalent to hours in mommy time).  And baby is still a major player in these parts.  Whatever Owen does he wants baby to have a turn next.   "Baby tuhn....Owen tuhn".  

He loves going to the beach so if you are going to mention it you better be willing to follow through and actually go.  He loves bike rides and asks for "daddy bike" all the time (his seat is on Brian's bike).  He is getting the hang of pedaling his tricycle and we will probably try him on a balance bike here soon!  

He likes playing catch and kicking the ball.  He loves to play in the mud.

Language:

So one of my favorites I already mentioned:  "chappup"

I also loves that he says "awwww maaaaaan"  when he's bummed about something.  "Owen, its bedtime."   "awwww man".  stinkin' hilarious!

He refers to himself in the third person a lot which is so funny and cute.  My favorite is when he does something he's proud of and tells himself "Good job Owen."

He basically talks like a big kid these days and for the most part he is easy to understand.  He definitely has a little bit of baby talk left in his voice and I love and treasure it!

Another favorite of Owen's is singing!  At the top of his lungs!  Well he will actually start out a normal volume but he'll ramp up, usually because it can get pretty loud, especially when we are driving some place and thats when he likes to sing best.  He is getting very good at the ABC song as well as wheels on the bus!  I hoping to catch both on video while he is still in the stage!  So cute!

Happy 2nd birthday to you, Owen!

We love you to bits!