Owen walks!!

Well, it's official...we have to start baby proofing the house! Owen has, up until tonight, been trying so hard to walk...and now, he has succeeded! here is the video:

Christmas was a lot of fun! Owen got so many presents, I don't know what to do with them all! We spent Christmas Eve at Avo's house, (Carmel's house), in Manteca. Then stayed the night at my mom's, and opened presents there with her and Mel. After breakfast, we drove back to San Jose to Chris's family's home and had another Christmas celebration there. It was a whirlwind, and tons of driving, but very nice to spend so much time with family. Here are some pictures of Christmas time...Owen got a little fire engine to sit on, he was very unsure of it...also got a mini quad that he had the same mixed reaction to...Take care all!

It's been too long.

Ok, it's been a long time since I have posted on here. Let's see....well, Owen was a yellow duck for halloween! That was exciting...I'm still waiting on most halloween pics, and pumpkin patch pics, but there is one picture of Owen in his puffy costume.

He is standing solo, and trying to walk these days. Today he used a straw for the first time! He is growing up way too fast!

Thanksgiving was fun! We had Chris's sisters, and my mom and Mel over for a Thanksgiving feast, hosted by yours truely for the first time ever...mom helped alot! Haha, thanks mom! We have all hit a couple rough patches with colds and flu's here and there, but thankfully have pulled through unscathed! Work has been pretty crazy and intense for both Chris and I. In my line of work winter time is our busiest. So it's been keeping me on my toes. Here are some recent pictures for your viewing pleasure. I hope you all had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. ....Let's go Christmas season! Hooray!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day!!

For daddies day we took a trip to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. We met up with our friends Liz, Aaron, their son Bradley, Liz's dad, and sister. It was gorgeous outside! The weather was perfect for the beach, although I got sunburned, it wasn't too hot at all out by the water. We dressed Owen in his little swimming trunks and rashguard so he could have his first ocean encounter!

After walking along the boardwalk for a while, and eating at one of the cute restaurants they have there, we headed down to the beach to play in the sand. Aaron took Bradley out into the surf to jump some waves...

Liz took tons of pictures from the beach of her boys in the water, and hung out with Owen...

We took some pictures of Owen's first little dip in the ocean...just his toes went in...the water is pretty cold...

After playing in the sand for a while, we packed it up and headed home. It was a long day of being in the sun and Owen, (and myself), were definitly ready for a nap. We hit a ton of traffic trying to get home, but Owen slept the entire way. It wasa really fun day out at the beach. Chris enjoyed his dad's day.

Anyway, I hope all you dad's had a great day! Love you guys!

Until next time...

Cheeeeese!

So, we have finally taken a family picture, or several pictures. Owen wasn't in the best of moods, so he isn't exactly smiling, but hey, at least he looked at the camera!...sorta...Owen looks huge to me for some reason. I assure you , he's not that big, I think it's because he was closest to the camera.

Real food!...Sorta...

Owen had real food today for the first time...sorta. He had peaches stage 1 baby food. It was so cute! We put him in the high chair, and Chris fed him his first ever baby food experience. I took a ton of pictures. He loved it! Safe to say, peaches were a hit! Doctor said we can try one baby food every three days. So, a couple more days of peaches, and we move to carrots..yummm! I hope he takes to carrots as well as he did the peaches...

Chris and I dropped the baby off tonight with Chris's mom so we could go out and see a movie. We saw The Hangover...absolutely hysterical! We had alot of fun! I also upgraded my cell phone, as the one I had, had broken down a long, long time ago.

It's sunday night, and I'm dreading the start of another work week...however, I got a bit of a promotion this past week! Yay! So, I start training for my new position tomorrow. It's in the medical billing department at our office, which is really nice, because it's already a position I'm familiar with, and I don't have to deal with other doctors offices asking for patient info anymore. That got annoying.

Anyway, here are some pictures of Owen and his peaches. Also, I took some pictures of Chris tickling Owen after he ate...

We've all been sick...

Well, for the past week and a half everyone here has been sick. It started with Mel, traveled to my mom, who passed it to me and Owen, and now I've given it to Chris. It's been hellish. On the bright side, Owen is sick, but you'd hardly notice! Haha. It hasn't phased him much. Aside from being a bit more clingy to me, and sleeping more, he's still his cheerful self, with the addition of a cough. This was him sleeping it off with his favorite puppy.

Work has been insanely busy. However, we did find time to get out on the town for our first "non child" adult outing! My mom and Mel took Owen for us over Memorial Day weekend, so we could go out and have fun with our friends. We had so much fun! My best friend, Megan and I went with Chris, and two of his buddies to several little bars here in downtown San Jose and then went and played pool at these billiards nearby. We took tons of pictures and goofed off and laughed the whole night. Then, on Sunday night, Chris and I got to go out on a little date night. We went to The Cheesecake Factory and then to see Star Trek. It was awesome! Star Trek was an amazing movie. I"m really hoping we can go see the movie Up this weekend, it looks so cute!

Anyway, Owen is growing, at an astounding rate. He's a sturdy 17 pounds now, haha. The kid is solid! He's making all kinds of noises now that are hilarious. He's ticklish everywhere so we get him laughing pretty good sometimes. He has started eating at his high chair, and we're working on applesauce and pureed carrots, delicious I know. He has a new favorite bouncy chair. He jumps around and laughs at himself and goes crazy. Here are some pictures of Owen from the past week...

I hope everything is well with everyone, love you guys, talk to you soon!

...reminds me of The Newsies...

So, I have a new favorite accessory for Owen...his old man hat! It's like a british boy selling newspapers on a street corner! I love it. I bought him a tan colored one, and baby blue one. The night I got them, we had a small fashion show, and he let me take all kinds of pictures. He's so active and animated, that not all the pictures came out so well, but this one did!
He's such a ham...I really don't have much else going on...it's a million degrees here. I kinda just wanted to show off Owen and his hat. LOL.

Take care!