Road Trip

Our first big family vacation/road trip down south to San Diego.
As I was packing, the dog, the portable DVD, the cargo bin on top of the urban assault vehicle, the computer, etc... I can't help but feel a little bit like these guys... maybe in a bit of a more modern way.

Stay tuned for updates.

o and rupe

Owen and Rupert - or as Owen calls him "Boobert."

Bonus points if you can name where this song is from...

Owen What Do You See...

Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you see...
This has been Owen's favorite book for some time and still remains a "must read" before going to sleep. Although, now at that end of the book... when we ask him, "Which is the Brown Bear... where is the Yellow Duck..." Owen points each one out!
Who knew this reading thing would work.

Puke & Diarrhea

fever
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Pretty much sums up the week.
(this was to go up last Thursday 6/8/06)
Starting last Thursday night with 104 fever but Kim (a.k.a Super Mom) was able to bring down the fever with a cool bath. The fever spiked again that night (not as high) and puking followed, which of course made for a very long night with little sleep. It’s been a long time since one of those sleepless nights. Zombie like status the next day all three of us managed to do okay and the weekend progressed with not a lot of illness but by Sunday the bug reared its ugly head this time getting Owen during the day and me all through the night. Come Monday the two of us were a mess. Luckily Kim didn’t get it… but she did have two sick whiney ones to deal with. Tuesday, Owen made it back to daycare but more puke & diarrhea came that night, so home sick on Wednesday. Now were back to the same cycle - went to daycare today, projectile puking on the car ride home. A trip to the doctor assured of us what we hoped – it is just a bug but a nasty one. I still have a tough time viewing Kim and I as parents but this week it was clear that Kim was a Super Mom.

(FLASH forward to this Monday 6/12 - the bug finally caught Kim :-(

Owen's attempt at feeding the cat

Owen's attempt at feeding the cat
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Owen likes to help feed Rupert and Bailey... problem is he likes to do it too much. This is what happens when we turn our back for a second.

The t-shirt says it all

The t-shirt says it all
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Owen's First Year - The Trailer

well its long over due - but we are almost finished Owen's video for his year of "firsts." Here is a trailer :-)

Night Night

Good night from Owen

signs and sounds

these are some of Owen's first signs and sounds

happy mothers day

fun at the park

here is some video we took at the park in the back of pacifica, when grandma was out visiting.

careful mowing

Owen's Guest

Owen
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Kiley stayed with us this weekend - Owen is having a tough time with concept of sharing his toys - especially with a little girl. And Rupert spent (look out the door) a bunch of time wanting to be where he couldn't.

Born to Rock

Born to Rock
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

I love this t-shirt, we have got so many comments on it. It has been tough trying to get a picture of him in it - what you can't see is that he also has black low-cut Chuck Taylors on.

Climbing

hiking w/ Flat Stanley
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Big steps for Owen this past weekend... he scaled the climbing wall on the swingset in the backyard. (his first solo climb – El Cap is next).

overdue

Spring 2006 - Owen at Zoo
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

We are long overdue on the posts. Owen had a busy past few weeks with visits from Grandmom and then Grandpop. Check out the pictures on Flickr - (badge on the right of the screen).

Today was day number two with out rain!!! (considering the last 45 it has rained about every day). The good news is Owen discovered mud.

1 1/2

Can't believe its been a year and half. Recently, Owen has been falling asleep without much help in the rocking chair.... I'll miss these chances to rock with him at night - it does a world of good for me too.

hide n seek

the new game in town

Hiking w/ Flat Stanley

Today, Owen took Flat Stanley for a hike. Stanley also managed to catch a ride with Rupert... See post below for who our visitor is... or click on the this link to learn more about Flat Stanley.

Flat Stanley Arrives

Flat Stanley and Owen
Originally uploaded by rick loughery.

Flat Stanley arrived thi s week in Pacifica, courtesy of Owen’s cousin Grace. Stanley will be staying with us for awhile before he makes his way back to the east coast… Thank you Grace for letting Stanley come visit. We will be sure to let you know what we do during his stay out here. Check out some other pictures of Flat Stanley and Owen at the beach at flickr - click the flickr banner to the top and right of the site.