Friday, November 23, 2007
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
More crawling...it is just so fun!
Owen cut his first tooth on October 31st, and also started eating cereal the same week. He is now eating one "snack" of oatmeal each lunchtime, since he has moved on already from rice cereal. Owen is very set on guiding the spoon himself...he is a hands-on kind of kid. And oh how the hands and face get messy. Me too!
Friday, November 9, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Back from our travels
Glad to say, we are home for a few weeks! Two weeks ago, Owen and I made our first duet trip (all of the others have been the Boone Trio) to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to visit Owen's Hamill Grandparents. We had beautiful weather, and a warm welcome from both Grandparents, and two excited miniature poodles! -They were mostly excited about claiming Owen's toys as their own, but they did enjoy giving Owen's little hands all the kisses he could ever want.
Granddad Bob and Owen
Grandmom Lee and Owen
We enjoyed some brisk walks to Beaver Park; seeing all the leaves changing colors, and having time to talk and catch-up on everyone's current activities.
Dad and Lee hosted a wonderful party to introduce me and Owen to many of their neighbors and friends. It seems funny to realize that they have had many of these friends for a number of years, but that I just had never had the opportunity to meet any of them. I think the main reason being that we usually come to visit at the Christmas holiday, or some other major family holiday like thanksgiving, and most folks are busy with just spending time with their own kids or relatives. Coming at a non-national holiday (I know, Dad, your birthday should be a national holiday!!) meant people were available for our gathering. It was great fun, and Owen was his usual social self. He has never met a smiling person he didn't like, really!
Mariann Stickley and Owen have a chat
Rose Milden finally met the love of her life; Owen!
Mama and Owen...ready for a bedtime story
Owen's first Halloween Costume. He was the tortoise, and I was the Hare.
The next day, after we had slept-in from our late night reveling (9pm bedtime for Owen...) Owen got to meet my friends, Xiao and Du, and their son, Adrian, who drove down from Decorah Iowa to see us. Xiao and Du and I were good friends during our time at CCM, and afterward, when we all moved to New York, one after the other. Du came to NY for Stony Brook, and I came to NYC for Steinway, and Xiao followed when she completed her Master's Degree in Cincinnati, and joined Du at Stony Brook. They now have their DMA degrees from Stony Brook, and are on the faculty at Luther College in Decorah, IA. Adrian, their son, is four years old as of last week, and the last time I got to see them, he was the exact same age Owen is now! We had a fun afternoon visit, romp in the park and journey to find a good Asian market in Cedar Rapids. It was so nice to see how our lives have all changed and matured.
This is what Adrian looked like as a baby at our last visit...
and this is Adrian in his 4-year-old glory now!
Adrian Huang in a rare Photographic appearance! (He's a bit camera shy)
Du, Xiao and Owen...I made sure to ask if they had their fingers insured before letting Owen knaw on them for teething comfort! Xiao didn't complain at all...
Granddad Bob and Owen
Grandmom Lee and Owen
We enjoyed some brisk walks to Beaver Park; seeing all the leaves changing colors, and having time to talk and catch-up on everyone's current activities.
Dad and Lee hosted a wonderful party to introduce me and Owen to many of their neighbors and friends. It seems funny to realize that they have had many of these friends for a number of years, but that I just had never had the opportunity to meet any of them. I think the main reason being that we usually come to visit at the Christmas holiday, or some other major family holiday like thanksgiving, and most folks are busy with just spending time with their own kids or relatives. Coming at a non-national holiday (I know, Dad, your birthday should be a national holiday!!) meant people were available for our gathering. It was great fun, and Owen was his usual social self. He has never met a smiling person he didn't like, really!
Mariann Stickley and Owen have a chat
Rose Milden finally met the love of her life; Owen!
Mama and Owen...ready for a bedtime story
Owen's first Halloween Costume. He was the tortoise, and I was the Hare.
The next day, after we had slept-in from our late night reveling (9pm bedtime for Owen...) Owen got to meet my friends, Xiao and Du, and their son, Adrian, who drove down from Decorah Iowa to see us. Xiao and Du and I were good friends during our time at CCM, and afterward, when we all moved to New York, one after the other. Du came to NY for Stony Brook, and I came to NYC for Steinway, and Xiao followed when she completed her Master's Degree in Cincinnati, and joined Du at Stony Brook. They now have their DMA degrees from Stony Brook, and are on the faculty at Luther College in Decorah, IA. Adrian, their son, is four years old as of last week, and the last time I got to see them, he was the exact same age Owen is now! We had a fun afternoon visit, romp in the park and journey to find a good Asian market in Cedar Rapids. It was so nice to see how our lives have all changed and matured.
This is what Adrian looked like as a baby at our last visit...
and this is Adrian in his 4-year-old glory now!
Adrian Huang in a rare Photographic appearance! (He's a bit camera shy)
Du, Xiao and Owen...I made sure to ask if they had their fingers insured before letting Owen knaw on them for teething comfort! Xiao didn't complain at all...
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