The Boy.

Owen is so curious about "big kid" stuff these days. He always wants to help and actually does a pretty good job most of the time. He loves when I get the pasta press out and I couldn't help but snap a few photos of him helping me. I love watching him get flour in his hair, on his chin and sift his little hands through the flour. Those hands are the only thing left that show any signs of "baby." He surely is growing and it makes me both happy and sad. He starts preschool tomorrow and I'm still pretty up and down about it.

Here's what Owen has been up to lately:

-Singing. This boy loves to sing. And he's getting really good. He still doesn't talk really well yet but you can almost always tell what he's trying to sing because his pitch is dead on. Some of his favorite songs as of late are: "We Are Young"-Fun, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, The Wheels on the Bus, Speckled Frogs, Daddy's Homecoming and 10 Little Owens. (A counting song Tim's Dad used to do with Tim that now he does with Owen.)

-Karate/Guns/Fighting. This boy is all about combat. His favorite game is to chase each other around with guns and take turns being "hit" and coming back to life.

-Water. He still LOVES water. I let him play with the hose sometimes and he takes it so seriously. He and June loves their baths as well and always answer with an adamant, "NOOO!" when asked if they are ready to come out.

-Praying. He's been learning to pray the past few months and he's getting really good. It's pretty adorable.

-Saying sentences! We met with a speech therapist who specializes in young toddlers and she taught us some really helpful ways to encourage him to communicate more. They worked like a charm and he now says several sentences like: I want milk (or whatever else he wants), Where are you? (a game we play), Let's go!,  and a few others. He also learned a lot of new words and signs that have been really exciting for us. My favorite is when he says, "Story?" He loves reading stories at night and acting out stories as well.

-Loves fruit snacks, milk, juice and gumballs from the 25 cent machine. (he gets a quarter as a treat if he is good and it's SO FUN to watch him and June run and squeal as they watch their gumball fall through to the bottom)

 We love this boy like crazy.