Sn-Owen

 

Modern Magritte

Updated "Son of Man"

Talula and Owen, chocolate ice cream

Woodland Park Zoo

 

Owen and Aikido

Owen started Aikido two weeks ago, at the recommendation of his pre-K teacher, Sarah.  Aikido is less aggressive than other martial arts, but has the same longstanding traditions and discipline.  With Owen's endless energy and propensity to challenge authority, we thought we'd give it a try.  We don't want to squash Owen's spirit, and we want him to get to act like a 4-year old, so we want something that works with who he is.  So far, it seems like a good fit.

Love Is...

Grocery shopping with the unsteerable car cart to keep your volatile babies happy.  Good Dad!
 

We're back!!

It's been over a year, but we're back!  The Mudgett family is alive and well, and Owen and Josh are growing faster than our dandelion garden in this unusually nice weather here in Seattle.

Owen is on Summer break from his new Pre-K class.  He goes weekdays for 6ish hours, and we're all loving it!  He also started Aikido this week.  So far, so good!  He's SO cute in his gi and obi (white belt)!  His teacher, Sarah, recommended it as a way to healthfully focus his infinite energy.  We're also compiling kindergarten options, and Owen will be doing an IQ evaluation at the end of the month (also per Teacher Sarah's recommendation).  We have no doubt that he's a gifted young man, but I am so curious to see how he officially places!

 

 

 
Josh is 19 months old and just a joyful little man.  Unless he's not.  He has an infectious laugh and a wicked stubborn temper.  He's a good combination of both of his parents.  He started walking this summer, finally.  Just as he started really moving, he had a stairs accident and suffered a greenstick fracture in his left fibula (the thin supporting bone in the calf).  He's uncasted and already back walking on it two weeks later, so it definitely could have been worse!  Josh has 16 teeth, and some favorite foods are peas masala, yellow curry fried rice, and strawberries.  He starts co-op preschool with Dan in a few weeks, with Teacher Janice (Owen's first teacher).  We're curious to see how he is around a big group of kids and adults, since he doesn't yet have the social circle that Owen had since before he was born.

 
Happy Labor Day!  And here's to more Mudgett news to come! 
 
 
 
 
 

Drive-by Posting

Another month has passed, and my goal of posting more has not been met. Again.

Our boys are doing great!

Josh is chunking up, rolling over both ways, chatting up a storm, and eating solid foods more and more. His favorite foods right now are vanilla yogurt, sweet potatoes, and Baby Mum Mums rice rusks. Josh rode on park swings for the first time too - big success!

Yogurt


Swings


Meatball


Cutie pie


Owen is really growing up too. He is correcting our grammar ("It's safeLY, Daddy"), telling jokes, and potty training finally! He successfully pooped in his Cars potty chair today, earning him a slingshot and red Angry Birds toy. Owen is still Josh's favorite person in the world, and is an incredibly loving and sweet big brother.

Our chickens are full grown now too, and just started laying eggs this week. We're going to make some for breakfast tomorrow!

Farmer O


First egg


It's bedtime for the boys, so I need to wrap this up, but things are going well. I have accepted a new job at Regence Blue Shield in Seattle, so I'm two work days away from wrapping up my current position. Another chapter closing, and another beginning. Wish us all luck!

Mid-Summer and Half Birthday

It's a warm summer this year in Seattle and we're enjoying the outdoors with Owen and Josh.  The nice weather also means we get to go do things that you can't when it's raining, like visiting Remlinger Farms in Redmond.

Remlinger is a berry and dairy farm, that also happens to have an amusement park.  We went on a Friday and had a fantastic day.  The park wasn't very busy, so we didn't have to wait in line for the rides.  Owen started slowly with the Ferris wheel, moved on to the Flying Pumpkins, and was brave enough for the roller coaster!  He rode the canoes, took a tour on Ike the train, played in the school bus, and ran and ran and ran.







Today is Josh's Half Birthday!  I can't even tell you how fast that went, but not surprisingly I can't imagine what life was like before he was in our family.  He is a very happy, smiley, laughy baby.  He started rolling over this week, and he says "hi" to us now.  Owen is Josh's favorite person, and the two of them together makes my heart happy.

















 Behold!  Super Owen!



We're starting Josh on solid foods now.  We've had a tough start!  Josh hasn't really been too excited about avocado or rice rusks, but we seem to have a winner with yogurt.







And, finally, Josh and Owen and I went walking around Greenlake tonight after work, to enjoy the sun and get some fresh air.  Sadly, this was the first time we've used the stroller with Josh and he only got to sit in it for 5 minutes before Owen wanted to ride in it instead.  I strapped Josh into the Ergo carrier and huffed and puffed around the lake pushing Owen in the stroller.  Both boys fell asleep about half way around, and that alone made the trip worth it!