First Trip to the Zoo

Back a few weeks ago, Owen went with Mama and Dad, Mimi and Popop to the Portland Zoo. He LOVED it. It brought to life so many of the characters from his books, puppets, and stuffed animals.

First Trip to the Zoo from Kevin Skurski on Vimeo.

Such a Toddler Now

With his hair getting long (took a while), his conversing, running, climbing, and his sense of independence, Owen is all toddler now. Seems like every phase has been more fun than the one before it, at least we find ourselves saying that often. Some of Owen's favorite things to do now are climb on anything (especially things we tell him not to climb on), tackle/hug Clemmie, run being chased, swim, read books, and play at the park.

And he is a little word machine. It seems like he has a new word every day. Lately, of course, his favorite word is "no." As in,

Us: "Owen, would you like some blueberries?"

Owen: "No."

Us: "Really? Blueberries are your favorite. Do you want some?"

Owen: "Yeah."

He just wants to say no. The good thing is he has started saying "yeah" or "yes" just about as much.

Here are some pics from the last month...