What's new with Owen??

Little man is loving bath time...he has discovered splashing. Which has added to his love of taking baths, and would take them 5 times a day if he could.

He is standing very well, and is inching steps as he pulls along our coffee table. No signs of crawling :(

Owen's first tooth is starting to peek through the gum line, and boy it is quite the weapon. Who knew baby's teeth could be sooo sharp? I have never been so scared to nurse him!

He is 8 months now, and is just growing like a weed! It has been a real joy to see him progress and develop. I must say he is in a very fun stage right now, and we are enjoying every minute!

Morning with Owen

Just some light morning reading while mom makes some pancakes!

Who needs the morning paper when you have Dr. Seuss on hand??

Someone sure thinks they are pretty cute! Okay, I guess he is right.

"Hi momma! Look I can stand, and only use one hand to brace myself."

Enjoying Arizona

We are absolutely loving Phoenix. The weather has been perfect, our neighborhood is a dream, and it has been great to be closer to family.

I wanted to share a few pics that capture some of beauty we get to enjoy everyday. The pictures of Owen is from this Saturday at the Phx Zoo!

Here's Owen...

For the love of blogs...

I know, I know...who is getting sick of looking at my post from 1968???? Anyone, Anyone??

Here is the scoop. So I download this lovely background paper a while back, and apparently downloaded a virus in the process. Luckily I have a mother that is a BIG fan of my blog and is shipping me her lap-top so I can continue to address all the lovers of 'Owensitting'. Stay tuned for some long awaited pictures of Owen, and details of our new life in Phoenix.

Trip to Ohio

Did I mention that Owen is sitting up on his own??Poor guy...his eczema flaired up SO bad that we had to take him to an urgent care in Ohio :(
Before and After...amazing what a prescription of Mometasone Furoate Cream can clear up in a couple of days :)

Currently, Owen's favorite toy

Everyday Grandma would snuggle up Owen in her bed while she got ready for work!

Mike has been scheduled away on business trip, after business trip. During his two week trainings in New Jersey and Vegas...Owen and I spent some time with my parents in Ohio. We had a really good time. Having family around to help made those two weeks without Mike FLY by.

It was really great to see my family, and spend some much needed time with my sister Mandy. Now we are back for a few days before we make our move to Phoenix next week. I have our new address if anyone needs it...no new phone number yet! Anyway, here are some recent pictures of Owen.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Trip to Phoenix!

Ahh, what a successful trip to Phoenix. We had hoped to look at a few homes to get and idea of what we wanted, and head right back home. Luckily the looking stopped on Saturday...I could not have handled looking at one more house. There were many things we loved about each home, and each community but only one neighborhood and layout that really caught our eye. You know that feeling of "oh, we are home"? When you have that feeling, you know you have arrived! So here is a run down of the trip, visit with friends and family, and a sneak preview of our house...for further details you must VISIT! Trip starts with a loooooooong drive to Phoenix. With Owen at the wheel we made it in 6 hours!
This is it...prettiest home on Old Paint Drive

Meet our neighbor...mountain side

Love our kitchen...even the counters have a name...Uba Tuba. We have double ovens, great for holiday cooking (hint, hint...come visit)

This is our 'informal' living space off of the kitchen

View as you enter the front door

View from formal living room

This is our upstairs loft overlooking the formal living room

My FAVORITE room in the house. Owen's bedroom! I absolutely love the recessed niches with the three baby windows.

This is what we will be waking up to every morning. Never had a fireplace in a bedroom before...hey, never had a fireplace period.

Master bathroom...every girls dream!

Lastly this is our stunning view from our bedroom balcony. No neighbors, just a million dollar view.

This is our friend Amy and Tony's baby twins...Addison and Mackenzie. We have been desperately trying to move closer to them for 3 years...we finally got our chance.

Can't forget our amazing niece and nephews. Taylor, Maddison, Zach, and Tyler. We are so looking forward to sleep overs, and movie nights. It is SOOOOO nice to family just 20 minutes away.