Meet Minerva

I got Jon a kitten for our anniversary/his golden birthday.  Since it was my idea though, I got to choose the kitten and also name her...so of course I named her Minerva McGonagall Larsen.  I must say that this little cat has grown on me.  I never thought I was a cat person, but I admit that I was wrong!  She and Oscar play really well together and they already love each other.

She used to like to climb on top of a pile of stuff on one of the kitchen chairs and fall asleep.  (I finally got around to putting that stuff away.)  I think that she felt safe up there cuz she knew Oscar couldn't get to her!

See what I mean?  Best friends.

Minerva and Oscar

It's fun to be ONE!

I can hardly believe that Owen is one year old today!  It seems like just the other day that I was pregnant with him, and yet I can't imagine life without our little sunshine.  Owen is such a happy boy!  He loves to laugh, and his giggle is so contagious! He is our silly little dude.  He still doesn't have any teeth, but I actually love his gummy smile!  He's all grown up drinking whole milk now, eating real food at every meal, communicating with his baby sign language and that pointer finger...he points at everything! 

 He loves to flip the light switch, climb the stairs,

 press his face against the netting of the pack-n-play, honk peoples' noses, play with Oscar, watch the neighborhood dogs play (he thinks it's hilarious!) and splash in the water in the bathtub!  He is so much fun!  We feel so blessed to have Owen in our life.  He brightens up the life of everyone that knows him.  Happy Birthday Owen Peter!

Newborn

One Month

Two Months

Three Months

Four Months

Five Months

Six Months

Seven Months

Eight Months

Nine Months

Ten Months

Eleven Months

Twelve Months...ONE YEAR!

Happy Birthday Owen!

Summer Swim Fun

Jon had the day off of work yesterday, so we took Owen to the park and to the Aquatic Center.  He had so much fun and was so funny, that I just had to share some of the fun!

Look at him clapping!  I love him!  Owen was so proud of himself for figuring out how to crawl in the shallow end of the kiddie pool!  He's so big!

I absolutely LOVE this picture of Jon and Owen last time we went swimming,  I love Owen and his daddy playing in the pool!

We love our little guy.  It's so fun to expose him to different experiences like swimming and grass and sand and bubbles.  Yay for summer!!