Owen is one!

Owen's birthday was awesome... oh wait that's not him!  This is Eric's first birthday.

 Here's the boy!  with some of his presents.  He had a fun day, even though his sisters kept trying to force him to open more presents when all he wanted to do was play with the ones he already opened!

 And here's my first birthday!  

 Eric eating his cake

 Owen loved it when we sang to him!

 Big One-year-old Boy!  

 And his daddy at 16 months!

 Opening presents

 Taking a power nap between dinner and cake

His mama at 13 months

 and the boy enjoying birthday treats--he just licked frosting off his fingers for a few minutes, then finally dug into the cake and ice cream!  He loved having birthday guests Grandma Mary, Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle KJ, and Uncle Derek there!

 Our little winter baby, a couple weeks before his birthday.  He LOVES to be outside, although he doesn't get the chance often in this colder-than-ever winter!

 The day before his birthday we all went swimming up in Lehi- Owen LOVES the water, the girls love the waterslide, and Whitney made great progress at swimming!

 And the morning before his birthday we heard Whitney yelling "Owen's climbing the latter!!" and ran up to find him like this:

He loves Katelyn's bed (currently the bottom bunk) , so he just wanted to see Whitney's too!  

So, the boy is one.  Not a baby any more.  He's adorable and smart and so much fun.  He kind of says mom and dad, and definitely says "ah-dn" for all done and kind of nods and grunts for "yes".  He makes cute little cooing noises when he holds, hugs and pats dolls and stuffed animals.  He loves to push cars around and try to color with crayons.  He got tons of fun toys for his birthday that all have at least 15 pieces to scatter around. :)  he loves music and dances to every kind.  He LOVES to be outside and we can't wait for spring so he can be!  he delights to see his sisters every morning and every time they've been out of his sight for a few minutes.  He gets SO excited when Eric comes home.  He's finally getting good at drinking from a sippy cup and wants to feed himself with a spoon.  He loves the toilet and will make a beeline for it if we leave the bathroom door open.  He loves the fridge.  He's starting to walk with his arms down a little lower and his legs bent a little more so he doesn't look so much like a zombie. :)  He doesn't suck his thumb much anymore.  And that's our Owen!  We love him so much.