Saturday, February 28, 2009
Owen's Wish List
Per requests from family, here is Owen's Birthday Wishlist:
**E-mail Ashley to let her know what you plan to get and I can help avoid any duplicates. If you'd rather surprise us as well, then just include a gift receipt!**
Please note that the amazon items are examples but anything like it would be great. Owen says thanks and to remember that he's already fairly spoiled!
Basketball hoop that extends from 4’ to 6’, i.e.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Just-Like-Basketball/dp/B0012LHLCG/ref=pd_sbs_t_2
ABC’s puzzle, i.e.
http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Upper-Lower-Alphabet/dp/B00004NKKN/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1235839552&sr=8-3
VTech Touch & Discover Alphabet
http://www.amazon.com/V-Smile-80-64200-Touch-Discover-Alphabet/dp/B00067TA6M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1235839728&sr=1-3
Other educational items with buttons are a big hit (like above)
Water play table
i.e. http://www.amazon.com/Step2-GEEal753800-WaterWheel-Play-Table/dp/B000641DPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1235839941&sr=1-1
Inflatable pool (don’t have one)
Sand toys – particularly other things besides shovels and buckets, i.e. sifters, sand/water mill, shape molds, etc.
Books and DVDs about trucks, tractors, trains, Wall-E, Thomas, Little Einsteins, Dora, Curious George (he has the feature film), Blue’s Clues
Spring and Summer clothes in 2T (doesn’t have any shorts or many short-sleeved shirts)
Sandals in toddler size 7 (doesn’t have any)
Swim shorts and shirts in 2T
Sun hats in kids size 4-6 (2T and 3T do NOT fit!)
529 college savings plan contributions
**E-mail Ashley to let her know what you plan to get and I can help avoid any duplicates. If you'd rather surprise us as well, then just include a gift receipt!**
Please note that the amazon items are examples but anything like it would be great. Owen says thanks and to remember that he's already fairly spoiled!
Basketball hoop that extends from 4’ to 6’, i.e.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Just-Like-Basketball/dp/B0012LHLCG/ref=pd_sbs_t_2
ABC’s puzzle, i.e.
http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Upper-Lower-Alphabet/dp/B00004NKKN/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1235839552&sr=8-3
VTech Touch & Discover Alphabet
http://www.amazon.com/V-Smile-80-64200-Touch-Discover-Alphabet/dp/B00067TA6M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1235839728&sr=1-3
Other educational items with buttons are a big hit (like above)
Water play table
i.e. http://www.amazon.com/Step2-GEEal753800-WaterWheel-Play-Table/dp/B000641DPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1235839941&sr=1-1
Inflatable pool (don’t have one)
Sand toys – particularly other things besides shovels and buckets, i.e. sifters, sand/water mill, shape molds, etc.
Books and DVDs about trucks, tractors, trains, Wall-E, Thomas, Little Einsteins, Dora, Curious George (he has the feature film), Blue’s Clues
Spring and Summer clothes in 2T (doesn’t have any shorts or many short-sleeved shirts)
Sandals in toddler size 7 (doesn’t have any)
Swim shorts and shirts in 2T
Sun hats in kids size 4-6 (2T and 3T do NOT fit!)
529 college savings plan contributions
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
He Likes Trucks
Owen's vocabulary and command of the language is relatively impressive for a 22-month old. Of particular note is his growing truck vocabulary. He can properly identify and name the following trucks:
- Pick-up truck
- Big rig
- Fire truck/Fire engine
- Mail truck
- Ambulance
- Crane
- Tractor
- Container truck
- Cement mixer
- Digger
- Backhoe
- Bulldozer
- Dump truck
- Garbage truck
- Monster truck
- Jeep
- Grandpa (That's what he says when he sees an RV)
- Combine harvester
Just kidding on the combine harvester. Although that does showcase MY expanded truck/tractor vocabulary! Actually, if he sees a combine harvester he calls it "Frank." Which is the name of the harvester in the movie Cars (you know, the tractor tipping scene...) I'm sure I'm forgetting a handful of others that he knows but that's a good sample what comes to mind. What can I say? He likes trucks!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Train & Blazers
Here are the few pretty poor pictures we took on the MAX train and at the Blazers game a couple of weeks ago.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Campground Fun
We went to visit G'ma and G'pa Johnson and the cousins and dogs at Champoeg on President's Day. Owen had a lot of fun playing and even learned how to ride a scooter!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
22-Month Update
I don't have any pictures to share but thought I'd update on what is going on in Owen's world. Owen is now 22 months old. It is hard to believe that he'll be turning 2 in less than 2 months! We've been struggling with non-stop colds in our household and think perhaps we'll be sick forever!
Owen got a big boy bed from IKEA recently but we won't be making the transition for a while. Between the colds and second molars, nights aren't great as it is. Owen got a Wall-E fleece blanket for his big boy bed so it is now referred to as his "Wall-E" bed.
On Sunday, we all went to a Blazer's afternoon game. We parked downtown in Travis's garage and rode the MAX train to the game. He was very excited about the train. He sat in shock at the game for the first quarter. Then he would clap and say "go blazers." Then he was done. "Train. Ride." Unfortunately, our seats were smack in the middle of a packed row so we decided to just leave at halftime rather than have to fight our way out of the row 2 minutes in. Of course, it ended up being a good game, with a shot at the buzzer to win it.
Owen is talking more and more every day. Last night as he was laying in bed he couldn't stop talking. "Daddy take Owen school. Car. Daddy's Car. School. Fun. Friends. Minaya. Sun. Play. Lunchtime. Eat. Friends. Play. Daddy home. Daddy work. Daddy come upstairs. Daddy Loud. (He's hearing daddy now). Noise. Loud."
He is at school for longer days now that I've returned to work full-time. But he loves it there, luckily. And he hasn't even gotten into too many scuffles lately!
We went to the Museum of Flight with my parents and his cousins Mikah and Kellen a few weeks ago. Now whenever he hears or sees a plane or I mention planes, he says "Airplanes. Mikah. Kellen." He saw a coat at a store that kinda looked like one of my mom's 90,000 coats and he said "Grandma. Coat." One time he saw someone he thought could be one of his grandmas and said "Grandma!" Whenever he sees or hears dogs he assumes at least on of them is Jax. It's crazy how long he can hold onto an association!
Owen got a big boy bed from IKEA recently but we won't be making the transition for a while. Between the colds and second molars, nights aren't great as it is. Owen got a Wall-E fleece blanket for his big boy bed so it is now referred to as his "Wall-E" bed.
On Sunday, we all went to a Blazer's afternoon game. We parked downtown in Travis's garage and rode the MAX train to the game. He was very excited about the train. He sat in shock at the game for the first quarter. Then he would clap and say "go blazers." Then he was done. "Train. Ride." Unfortunately, our seats were smack in the middle of a packed row so we decided to just leave at halftime rather than have to fight our way out of the row 2 minutes in. Of course, it ended up being a good game, with a shot at the buzzer to win it.
Owen is talking more and more every day. Last night as he was laying in bed he couldn't stop talking. "Daddy take Owen school. Car. Daddy's Car. School. Fun. Friends. Minaya. Sun. Play. Lunchtime. Eat. Friends. Play. Daddy home. Daddy work. Daddy come upstairs. Daddy Loud. (He's hearing daddy now). Noise. Loud."
He is at school for longer days now that I've returned to work full-time. But he loves it there, luckily. And he hasn't even gotten into too many scuffles lately!
We went to the Museum of Flight with my parents and his cousins Mikah and Kellen a few weeks ago. Now whenever he hears or sees a plane or I mention planes, he says "Airplanes. Mikah. Kellen." He saw a coat at a store that kinda looked like one of my mom's 90,000 coats and he said "Grandma. Coat." One time he saw someone he thought could be one of his grandmas and said "Grandma!" Whenever he sees or hears dogs he assumes at least on of them is Jax. It's crazy how long he can hold onto an association!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Go Blazers!
During the Superbowl on Sunday, Owen ran into the room, looked at the sports action on the television and yelled at the top of his lungs "GO BLAZERS!"
Owen's Turn
When I get out the camera, Owen wants it. I tell him to go pose and then he runs back to look at the picture on the LCD screen on the camera. He never stays still long enough to get a good shot!
One little smile for the camera, now...
"OWEN'S TURN! HAVE IT!"
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)