Playdate

We went to Des Peres Park today and met up with Liam, Rylynn, and their mommies. Everyone had a good time swinging and playing in the grass. Owen's bubbles seemed to be a big hit too. We missed Caleb, but he'll be able to play next week!

Rylynn, Liam, & Owen


We went to visit Grandma T. at the hospital tonight. She was having some chest pains and went to St. Anthony's. She's feeling better, but is staying the night. We hope she feels better soon!

Battle wound

Owen got in a fight with the coffee table and the coffee table won. He was pulling up on it and reaching for the candles, but lost his balance. He cracked his head on the table and ended up with a "Harry Potter"-like bruise on his forehead. There were a few tears, but a trip outside fixed things.

See the bruise?

Mini Golf

Owen had his first mini golf experience today. We went to Tower Tee with Kailey, Connor, and Ben. For the first 14 holes, he was content sitting in his stroller watching (eating puffs actually), but then he decided he wanted to play too!

Big update: Owen's sleep is beginning to improve! The last few nights he has let daddy sit and rock/sing him to sleep rather than having to be nursed to sleep. He's also sleeping more than 2 hours at a time which great!

Nine Months Old!

Happy nine month birthday, Owen! I can't believe that it's already been nine months! Everyone said how fast they grow up, and it was so annoying at first, but it's so true. It seems like yesterday we found out I was pregnant, and now we have a nine month old.



Owen's now 20 lbs 2 oz and about 29 inches long. He's a speedy crawler and always looking to get into something. He's always exploring. We went to the City Museum with Josie, Kailey,

Connor, and Ben today. They have a toddler town which Owen seemed to really enjoy.

Hilton Head

Owen went on his first vacation two weeks ago. We went to Hilton Head, SC with the Thierauf family (minus Anne and Ces). He had a great time! He was not a big fan of sand at first, but ended up loving it. Owen loved splashing around in the pool and in the ocean. He kept trying to lick the salt off of mommy and daddy while we were in the ocean.

The drive takes about 12 hours from St. Louis, so he was not happy to be in the car for such a long time. He did a good job though. The way home was much better! We only stopped three times and ended up making it home in one day instead of stopping.

Owen's first sand encounter

Having fun with dad

First 4th of July!

Today was Owen's first 4th of July and his first time seeing fireworks. He was completely mesmerized by them! On the 3rd, we went down to the Arch grounds to watch the fireworks with Tim and Joan. Owen had a great time and was really good considering he was up way past his bedtime.

This afternoon we had a few errands to run before vacation. We went out to the Lee's house to BBQ and swim after the errands. No one ended up swimming because the weather wasn't all that great, but we still had a good time. We watched the baseball game before dinner (the Cardinals won!) Mike, Tommy, and Tyler went to get some fireworks and set them off for us after we ate.