Nana and Debby Auntie Visit

In April, my Mom and cousin Deb drove down from PA to visit Owie and me while Roby worked out-of-state. Debby had not seem Owen since she traveled to Chattanooga with Mom right after O's birth. We had a wonderful time catching up, celebrating Mom's birthday, dining at a local Greek place, and taking Owen to the aquarium and Coolidge park. Owen enjoyed being majorly spoiled by his Nana and Debby Auntie!

It is certainly getting harder to take pictures with Owen since he is running around 24-7, but we managed to capture him a few times!

Happy birthday Nana!

Come home Dada Daddy!

(Owen's newest term for his father.)

My Mom transferred a lot of my childhood toys and boxes o' stuff accumulated through the years from her storage to my garage this trip. I discovered a dress I wore when Owen's age with my collection of dolls, and couldn't resist promptly slipping it over my son's head. Let's just say we laughed for a verrrrrrry long time as he ran wild around the house in my hot pink/lime/orange number from the '70s. Roby walked in, did a double-take, mentioned something about that being "just wrong" and asked me to remove it quickly.
Ha! I guess I really DO need to have a girl next.

Park Cutie

Easter

For Easter, we met up with our GA friends Tommy and Courtney and their sons Dakota and Chase, attending their church service and participating in an Easter egg hunt at their house. Owen looked dapper in the linen suit jacket I bought him while still pregnant, and loved filling his soccer ball Easter basket with...rocks. Despite all three of us having colds, we enjoyed our long weekend together.

We took Owen for a ride on a whimsical frog at the Coolidge Park carousel

Spring is on its way

A random barn stands unused next to the park by our house. I swear we don't live in the country (even though city mouse Roby thinks we do :) Now that it is getting warmer, we have been going outside and to the park more often. On this particular day, we were joined by Owen's buddy Caleb and his Mom Alyson.

On the slide

Playing near our front porch steps