More birthday pictures from yesterday

This is my new favorite Owen picture. He has taken to playing IN his toybox these days. Doesn't dump out the toys...just steps in and pulls out whatever he sits down on. What a card!



Jess, Chris and Owen on his birthday


Good Morning!

Let me start by giving a "Shout-Out" to all of the folks who regularly check-in on our blog. Someone at the party yesterday reminded me that I hadn't posted anything since March 24th...and she was getting ready to call me out on it if I didn't post again soon! You see, I forget that many people are viewing the blog since so few people ever comment anymore (Ahem...) but I will do better in the start of Owen's second year. .



Owen spent a lot of yesterday playing with his cousin, Adele. She was an awesome babysitter, and present opening assistant! Those two danced, walked, laughed, and sampled the wonders of all of Owen's new toys.

I think Owen was a little smitten...you will notice in the video that he offers her cake first. Ann Marie leaned over and commented at some point that the Boone love for older women was continuing on. (Hey. I'm not that old.) Oh how fast they grow up and discover girls...


Aren't you glad you weren't on clean-up crew yesterday??

Presents!!!

The next few pictures speak for themselves...



Joyce, Shala and Dave

Dave, Drake, Ann Marie, Cork, Rick

Maureen and Beth

Rick, Tim and Karen

Ben's Hand, Heidi, Maggie, Genny, Jess and Owen

Owen's First Birthday!

Now that the birthday boy is sound asleep...soundly asleep...I am happy to share some photos and movies from his first birthday celebration. For Chris and me, this anniversary of Owen's birth was truly a joyous one. He has brought so much laughter and love into our lives in this last year; we couldn't imagine life being any different, or better than it is right now! Everywhere we go, Owen's bubbly and sweet personality touches people around us, whether it is family, friends, or strangers in the grocery store.

Just this past week, we had a friend come and babysit for the first time. She wanted to see how it would go before promising any more availability to us for the future. When we got home from dinner, she was just beaming, and said, "Call me anytime...he was great!"

We had such a fun time today. We had an open house, and many relatives and friends joined us on a sunny and moderate day out on our sunporch. There was lemon cake, and chili burgers, and fruit salad, and munchies. Owen was a little unsure about the lemon cake; I think because no one had ever handed him such a large hunk of anything, expecting him to eat it! (I wondered what Chris was thinking with that big piece!) but once Owen got started, he was quite content to squeeze the cake into his hands, and push it into his mouth. I'm sure those stains will come out of that cute birthday outfit, Grammy Crystal and Grammy Retta...



As the hour is getting late, I will post more pictures in the morning. Mama and Dada are pooped too...and we have earned an hour to crash on the couch and watch "Lost" this evening. Until tomorrow!