Union Station - We planned on seeing an Imax movie here, and also going to Science City to see dinosaurs and go to a railroad museum. But alas, everything is closed on Mondays, so we settled for chocolate-covered twinkies instead.
Ryan's favorite BBQ place
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
My dad's Aunt and Uncle
My Uncle Don, Dad's brother
My grandparents, Clifford W. Owens & Marguerite JoAnn Crider
Grandpa & Grandma Owens are in the top left corner, and Uncle Don is in the bottom right corner.
We had lots of fun on the 4th. We got up way too early to have breakfast with Grandpa Jan & Grandma Nancy at their annual church celebration. There were lots of games for the kids (including Dad). Later that afternoon we had a BBQ at Grandpa's house and the kids swam all evening instead of eating. But Ryan and I ate enough for everyone. Then we watched fireworks at the Sunrise Mall from the back of our van. I thought the loudness would scare Conner and make him scream, but he was great. He had big huge wide eyes and nursed furiously the entire time.
We had a fun day at RJ's last day of Twilight Camp. It was a Medieval Theme with lots of fun games. RJ was excited to show us all of the fun things he did all week.
Here, RJ & Braden are "jousting". The red bouncy ball is the "horse."
Sienna's favorite part of the day were all the snacks. Notice the dried up ice cream all over her face!
Here is the "King's Cup" game, and of course, Braden is pouting about it "not being fair."
STATISTICS
Weight: 14 lbs 8 oz (97th percentile)
Height: 24 inches (75th percentile)
RJ and his fellow 2nd graders performed this show. RJ had three speaking parts that he had practiced perfectly, never once made a mistake. At the show, he suffered from stage fright at the very beginning, but was able to recover and give his next two lines perfect.
The Procession
For the past three years, Ryan and I have filed our taxes an entire year late. Well, I'm proud to say the cycle is breaking! I just filed my 2007 taxes TODAY!! Only about 6 weeks late, it's a miracle!
Dad took the boys to get their haircut and they finally got the mohawks they've desired for about a year now! So cute. They LOVE all the attention they're getting!
RJ's Mohawk
Braden's "faux" hawk
I've been tagged! So, here's how the game goes:The rules are:
In honor of Memorial Day, Conner wore his Army uniform to church yesterday. This uniform belonged to his big brother, Braden, and was made by Grandma Shirley for Aunt Theresa's wedding 6 years ago.
Conner is 6 weeks old now, here he is hanging out with dad, he stared at his daddy's face for the longest time.
After last year's silliness, we thought Braden would opt out of T-ball this year. But no, he insisted he wanted to play. And now the same antics continue, digging in the dirt, looking for bugs, laying on the ground, walking instead of running, anything but real baseball. Dad has taken to standing on the field with him in hopes of keeping him at least facing the right direction and protecting him from any baseballs that come too near.
In our family, we have an ongoing joke where we tease each other about whose baby is more advanced. Well, here is proof that I win, my baby is 5 weeks old and is rolling over! Truthfully, it makes me more sad than exultant, I really want him to stay little.
Conner's 1st real bath and not of the sponge variety, took place on the kitchen counter, where he stared at his reflection in the window most of the time. It went pleasantly enough, until the removal from said tub, then things went quickly unpleasant to traumatic in a matter of minutes.
