What's Going On With You?

I have been a picture taking slacker, so no pictures on this post (sad). Our lives have been busy, busy (because they weren't already). Byron is back into full swing work (barn building, house building, etc) and has decided to stop farming (except for the occasional hay work). If you saw my sister's post, then ignore this next line. Byron, myself, my sister, Anthony, Mike Nelson, Jeff Williamson (Byron's cousin), and Isaac Kimball have all signed up for Robie Creek (there I go being certifiable again) among many others we know. So, our lives are FILLED with running and/or biking, stair stepping... I am back to the 5 am mornings of Rec Center bliss, ha. Owen is "helping" his momma get the house in order and the tax paperwork off to the accountant (farmers turn theirs in at the beginning of March). So, that is the latest...

Our current endeavor is to figure out exactly which naps Owen needs to take. According to him, and to my perfect world, would be for him to take a 45 minute nap in the morning and then a 1 1/2 to 2 hour nap in the afternoon and then to bed early (like 7:30, at least). However, what do I do on the mornings where we aren't at home (ie:Sundays)? What is normal? Any advice?

Favorite Clothes.

One of my many goals (Godly Ordained Activities for my Life) is to find ways to increase our finances and not deplete them. One of the most recent things I have done was to downsize my clothes (and Byron's and Owen's) so that I (we) only have what I (we) need (which can be relative) and not mounds and mounds of extras just in case I didn't get the laundry done this week or last week or (should I even say it) the week before that! I am trying to purpose to do a load of laundry or two every day (Mondays:Darks, Tuesdays:Whites, Wednesdays:Towels, Thursdays:Rugs, Rags, Fridays: Darks, Saturdays: Whites, Sheets). Can we say "Type A"? Anyways, as I was folding and putting away laundry (my least favorite part of doing laundry-the putting away), I remembered a family that I used to babysit for through junior high. The mom did all the dirty laundry at the end of each day, so the kid's clothes that they wore that day were clean and ready to wear the very next day. It was amazing. Looking back, she was an extremely organized person that probably rubbed off on me. The next day the kids would want to wear exactly what they wore the day before because they just plain loved those particular outfits and the mom let them because they were clean. I never really thought anything was wrong with them wearing the same clothes over and over again, and the family was well off, so it wasn't like they were hurting for new clothes. Now, as I am trying to stay on top of the laundry, I find myself putting Owen in the same outfit repeatedly because it is my favorite on him and because it is clean. I also do the same thing with myself. I have a favorite pair of jeans that I pair with a t-shirt and running shoes whenever I stay near home (I can just picture myself on What Not To Wear right now, ugh). Am I the only one? Or, do each of you do the same thing and stick to the favorites more often?

This is my favorite outfit on Owen and no teasing me when you see him in it in person...

An Office Visit.

Owen and I went to visit Auntie Di at her work last Friday with Kathy, Byron's mom. Aunt Diane is Kathy's sister. We enjoyed showing Owen off and getting to meet everyone.

More Owen Videos.

We have been helping Owen stand next to the couch and two days ago he fell back into my arms and I bounced him right back up. He then discovered what a fun game it could be. So, of course, we put it on video. He also likes to wave at his shadow.

The second video is of Owen in his newly borrowed 1970s walker. We borrowed this from Byron's Aunt Anita. She bought it on ebay for her kids since they don't make them anymore. It didn't take Owen long to figure out how to get mobile. And so it begins...

Owen's Latest.

Here are a few videos of Owen and his latest tricks. The first one was during the Super Bowl. The second one was today. I wanted to get Owen clapping on video because he started clapping at the NNU game last night.