First Haircut

Owen is such a big boy now! On Saturday, we had to take him for his first haircut (the "oh she's so adorable comments were tolerable when he was 4 months old, but not one year old!). Our precious babe was born with so much hair, it looked like he had a black helmet on! Even though it almost all fell out and came back in much lighter, he still has tons of hair, and it was looooong around the ears (even though I previously trimmed it when he was 6 months 0ld) and in the back. So, Chris and I took him to Big League, where I take Jack to have his hair cut. All in all, he did pretty well! He didn't fuss at all, but he did not want to sit still and I think it was a little bit of a challenge for the woman cutting his hair, but she did a great job! Here are some before and after pics from that day (as well as some from earlier that day @ Lake Eola park). They even gave Owen a certificate stating that he has "officially graduated from baby-hood". Awwwwww! Sorry for the pic overload ;p

He's a c-o-o-l rider

SO serious ;)

Check out those sideburns!

This... is a new one - a fish face?

Having so much fun at the park

What a sweet boy!!

Jack and Marianne feeding the swans

Baby's 1st haircut :(

So far, so good, he seems to be enjoying himself

In fact, maybe this is kind of fun!

Don't get carried away mom...

Thank you SO much for taking me to get my hair cut mommy!

Now I really look like a BIG boy!

PS - I DO realize I sound like a total nerd narrating pictures in a baby voice, hahaha!

Baby Cayden

Ahhh, I got my fill of tiny, cuddly, newborn-baby sweetness last week! Chris' neice, Alycia, gave birth to her baby boy, Cayden Lee, on Thursday, 9/11. I have a great deal of respect and fondness for Alycia (and Cayden) because she is only 17. Having once been a teen-age mommy myself, I know not only the many challenges she will face, but also those amazing, sweet moments that are beyond anything else I believe we can experience in this world. Cayden is a beatiful and precious baby and Alycia and Bobby are doting parents, totally in love with him! I had the privelage of visiting them in the hospital the day after he was born and taking some photos. Gosh, it seems like just yesterday, my little boy was that tiny and now he's a big one-year-old. You know what that means.....time to start trying for #3?! :) Congratulations to Bobby and Alycia on the birth of their beautiful baby boy!