ND Fall Festival

So I decided that we should go to ND's fall festival this year for some reason. I haven't been since I graduated and wanted to check it out. We did a little shopping and then headed up there. Things were definately different than when I was there. There was a band and beer garden set up in the front of the school and in the back they had a blowup jousting area. We were too late for games and such, so I don't know how that was. Coronation started at 6, so we watched a little of that, but left early. No air conditioning in the gym was killing me! Owen had a good time watching all the people and hearing them cheering. I, on the other hand, was not that impressed. I guess you just have to be a student and be caught up in the whole spirit of the event because it was not fun to me. We left before the actual winner was announced, so I'm just assuming the seniors won, as usual.

Party Time!

Today was Rylynn's birthday party at the park. Everything turned out so cute! Rachel and David did a great job getting everything together. We had a good time watching the babies play with one another. Liam was a little bit of a party pooper and slept for half the party, but he woke up in time to watch Rylynn open her gifts! She got a lot of great gifts. Owen was having a great time climbing in and out of her turtle sandbox and just generally getting in the way while she was opening presents. I guess he was jealous and looking forward to his big day! There was a blowup ducky with ice and drinks in it that Owen was drawn to. We would move him away and he would immediately crawl back to it and start splashing in it. He somehow knows exactly what he's not supposed to play with and immediately go for it. He is definately determined and stubborn.

We also had two kickball games before the party. I ended up playing because they were short a few girls. Owen had fun letting Sarah, Krissy, and Dawn watch him while I was in the field. He had a blast playing in the dirt with the sticks. He was a mess when we brought him home, but he had so much fun. We ended up winning both games, so Shot to the Balls is now 10-0.

Busy Weekends

We have sooo much going on this time of year! It's actually a little ridiculous how busy we are. Last weekend was Mandy and Evan's wedding and Jace's birthday party, this weekend was Rylynn's party, next weekend is Caleb's and Luke's parties, then Grandpa T's birthday dinner, then Owen's party, then Kaden's party, then Grandma T's, Erin's and my birthdays! We literally don't have a free weekend until the middle of November and then it's just going to get crazy with the holidays.

Mills Trip

A few of us have decided to get together for a monthly scrapbooking night without babies. Since we're starting next week, we decided we needed to make a trip out to the Mills to go to Archiver's for some supplies. Mike met us for lunch since he got off early. Owen rode on the carousel and enjoyed it. The Mills is becoming my favorite place to shop, too bad it's so far away!

90 Degrees in Oct?

The weather has been absolutely crazy here lately! It's October and it's still 90 degrees outside! We went to Des Peres Park to meet Michelle and Liam and ended up leaving because of the heat. West County Mall's play area was much cooler and they have Cinnabon. Yummy!

Also, we had our Parents As Teachers meeting today. Darlene came over and Owen had a good time. She brought some toy animals for him to play with and we made a book of animals. She was impressed with his ability to throw a ball so well. Apparently it is a 12 month skill that Owen has mastered.

Happy Birthday Rylynn!

Yay! Today's Rylynn's first birthday! Owen is very excited about going to her party on Saturday at the park. I can't believe that we have so many birthday parties coming up and that all our babies are growing up so fast!

Today Owen and I took a walk around the neighborhood. It was beautiful outside, and he had fun looking at everything around him. Grandma Thierauf came to babysit while I played volleyball. He had a good time hanging out with Grandma.

Magic House Fun

We took a trip to the Magic House today with Rylynn, Caleb and their mommies. All of the babies seemed to have a good time, they especially enjoyed the balls. Owen loved climbing up and down the steps which is becoming his new favorite game to play. He loves the fact that he can get up and down on his own without any help. He still scares me going down though, so I have to follow right behind him constantly.

There's also a water room that Rylynn and Owen loved. They had cups, pitchers, fountains, etc. to play and splash in. I didn't realize how wet Owen would actually get and had to change his clothes afterwards. He was soaked, but he had a blast splashing himself.

They should be finished with the construction by summer and the Magic House will double in size then. I'm excited to see the new things that they are adding. It's one of my favorite places to go with Owen and he seems to love everything there.