A man after my own heart

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE my coffee...have to have it every morning (2 or 3 cups). I have since high school when my mom used to bring me up a cup of black coffee while I was getting dressed every morning. Till one day when I literally overdoses on caffiene (seriously) and got the shakes and everything (waaaay worse than a hangover). Ever since then, I haven't been able to drink my coffee black, but...I digress. Anyways, Owen is the type of child who wants to do everything that the grown-ups and big kids are doing, so it's no surprise that he's kind of fascinated by my morning ritual. I've let him have a sip or two here or there and he loves it (even though Chris gets mad at me!). Well, I still wasn't prepared for what I saw when I walked in the living room this afternoon. I had to answer the phone (which was in my bedroom) and when I came out, this is what I saw:

Bu-sted!
LOL!

Totally thinks it's no big deal ...... Woman, WHY have you been keeping this from me for so long???

And he's very proud of himself for drinking out of a "mommy" cup

When I tried to take it away from him, he yelled "noooooo" and ran to his chair! I think we have a little addict on our hands!

I think he was suspicious that Bama was going to try to get the good stuff away from him too :)

Checking to make sure it's still there after I chased him out of the living room:

Just so everyone knows I did NOT make this up and there really was coffee still in the cup (and yes, that really is coffee. And yes, I drink it a lighter shade of pale)

PS - sorry for the crappy pictures. In my mad rush to capture the moment, I didn't have time to mess with the controls on my camera, so I quickly switched over to the dreaded green box - and then saved them at a rather low resolution to quickly upload them to blogger!!

Oh, and just in case any one was wondering...yes that is a bowl of beans I was having for lunch :D

Picture catch up!

Since I don't have time to post seperate entries for the last (*cough*several*cough) weeks, I present to you: the (end of the) year in photos:

Chris thought it was about time Owen learned how to shave:

Chris' mom made this sweater for Owen (and a matching one for Jack) - it has little owls on it!

helping Daddy with the tree
I love this face!! These are from our last trip (of the year) to the beach:
mmmm, eating sand.....
Probably one of my all-time favorite pictures of Owen!

Eek!

I can't believe I haven't posted to this blog since OCTOBER!!!! What a slacker I am! No, really it's because I've been a busy little bird with my photography endeavors and raising two ca-razy little monsters :) My new years resolution though (or one of them at least) is to post more regularly. We have lots of exciting stuff coming up and I can't wait to share it all on my blog! Ah, it's good to be back :)

The Sweetest Pumpkin in the Patch!

My buddy and me.........

Yesterday, I spent the morning at the Maitland Art Center for a photo shoot. Katie and Hannah came to help me watch Owen while I worked, and so afterwards, the four of us explored the grounds and snapped some shots. The funniest moment of the day came when Hannah was looking through a stone medallion into a neighboring courtyard. I asked her if she saw any jungle animals in there and she told me very matter-of-factly that she saw a giraffe. Well I thought that was pretty cute, so I asked her "what kind of sound does a giraffe make?" Without hesitation, she scrunched up her nose, made a tight "o" with her mouth and started making a sniffing sound! Owen, as usual, just followed Hannah around as her audience/side-kick. They had fun, I'm so glad they're buddies!

This is such a typical Owen face!

Eight going on Sixteen.....

Yes, that is my EIGHT (almost nine) year old in the driver's seat! Don't worry, he was just pretending, but boy did he think he was cool. Of course, if Jack pretends to drive the car, then Owen has to pretend to drive the car, so we spent a good 30 minutes in our driveway going nowhere. My crazy boys, love em!!!

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!