This has been quite a week. It started out rough, but ended much better! Owen was still sick on Monday so Mike stayed home with him. He was not really himself for a few days after that, but is finally back to "normal". However, we think the Terrible Twos could be starting. All week we battled at bedtime which was never an issue. He is now trying to stall when it is time to go to bed and then sits at the top of the steps against the baby gate crying because he does not want to goto sleep. We never had this issue before. We would tell him it was time for bed and he would go right up the steps, brush his teeth, read a book, and hop into bed. I think it could just be another phase that he will eventually grow out of.
It was a beautiful weekend so we spent a lot of time outside! My sister (Aunt Beth) was home this weekend and Owen just loves playing with her and Eric (herbf). They picked him up from Linda's house on Friday and played for a while.
On Saturday, Owen dug in the dirt, mowed the grass with his play mower, rode his bike to the playground, played in our yard, and washed his Matchbox cars while daddy washed his truck.
Owen desperately needed a haircut. Mike has been cutting his hair lately because when I take him to the hairdresser he cries hysterically and it is very traumatic. My mom and I decided to give the hairdresser (Tam) a try again. We told Owen that after he gets his "big boy" haircut he
would get to have a ride on Papa Steve's tractor. He liked the idea. So we got to the hairdresser and Owen had the chance to watch Tam cutting other peoples' hair.
This was good because Owen could see that they were just sitting still, not getting upset. He really enjoyed playing with the toys while we waited our turn. It was finally his turn and we tried to see if he would sit by himself on the chair, but that did not work. I had to sit with him on my lap which is not fun because even though I wear a cape, little hairs still make their way all over me and down my shirt and I am itchy until I take a shower. Well it started out well (as you can see in the picture), but half way through he lost it. I think he was most upset about the hair getting
all over him. All in all, he did well. Much better than last time because he usually cries the entire time. He looked so handsome and no more mullet!
After the haircut we headed over to Papa Steve's house for a tractor ride. He loved it! By the end of the day he was exhausted (as you can tell in the picture)!
Today, Sunday, we woke up and my parents came over for breakfast. My dad made SOS and Mike made homefries. It was delicious! After that, we headed outside to play. I noticed some of my flowers are starting to make their way up through the ground. We planted A LOT of flowers and bulbs last fall so I can't wait to see what it looks like when everything blooms! Owen and Mike went to the playground and Owen's good friend, Aiden, was there with his dad. They had a great time playing together.
This weekend was MUCH better than last weekend. What a difference a week can make!
- While Mike and I went to church this morning my mom took Owen along to the grocery store. I don't like taking Owen to church because I don't want to put him in the nursery. He is usually good for the first half of the service and even if he's noisy it does not matter because the band is pretty loud. However, by the middle of the service he is bored and does not understand why he has to be quiet. Mike or I usually end up taking him to the nursery, but don't feel comfortable leaving him there with people he does not know. By the end of church we are both playing in the nursery with Owen and all the other toddlers which defeats the purpose of even going to church. It would not bother me so much to leave him there if I was a stay-at-home mom, but I leave him at daycare 5 days a week, I just can't bare it another day. Once he is 3 I will put him in the Sunday school class for 3 and 4 year olds.
trying to organize my pictures and I just deleted all the pictures from our camera. There were two pictures of Owen when he was born that I still had on the camera. I just could not bring myself to delete them. There were a couple other cute pics that I thought I would post. I need to figure out how to add captions to my pictures and how to arrange them better. Right now it is really hard for me to put the pictures where I want them to go. Any ideas how to do that? I know I am only speaking to the 2 or 3 people that rea
d this (haha)!
would get to have a ride on Papa Steve's tractor. He liked the idea. So we got to the hairdresser and Owen had the chance to watch Tam cutting other peoples' hair. 
This was good because Owen could see that they were just sitting still, not getting upset. He really enjoyed playing with the toys while we waited our turn. It was finally his turn and we tried to see if he would sit by himself on the chair, but that did not work. I had to sit with him on my lap which is not fun because even though I wear a cape, little hairs still make their way all over me and down my shirt and I am itchy until I take a shower. Well it started out well (as you can see in the picture), but half way through he lost it. I think he was most upset about the hair getting 
all over him. All in all, he did well. Much better than last time because he usually cries the entire time. He looked so handsome and no more mullet!
