Mother's Day, Anniversary, Disney and Audrey's First Birthday!

May was quite a busy month for the Owen family! We decided to combine Mother's Day, our 7 year wedding anniversary (May 19th! Whoohoo!) and Audrey's FIRST BIRTHDAY (can't believe it) and celebrate with a little trip to our most favorite place on the planet- Disney World! All of these very special occasions happened to fall around the same time as one of Jeremy's trips to Cape Canaveral for business, so Audrey and I tagged along and we made a detour over to Disney. Audrey didn't care much for Mickey, but she LOVED all of the elevators and the free bars of soap in the hotel room. Go figure. :)

We had a small birthday celebration among the three of us on Audrey's actual birthday. We decorated the house, sang happy birthday, devoured some cupcakes- the whole nine yards! Grammy and Grandad visited the last week of May- and spoiled all of us rotten- and we're looking forward to a visit from Nana and Papa in July! I think it's safe to say the birthday festivities will probably last all summer long!

It's impossible to blog all of the fun, hilarious things that Audrey is doing right now... What a fun little personality this girl has! She is figuring things out SO quickly these days- just yesterday she figured out how to comb her hair and feed herself with a fork! She loves to put things on top of her head and say "tada!" and she also says "uh-oh" a lot. She isn't walking on her own yet, but she gets around just fine... and she loves, loves, loves the pool. We'll be swimming A LOT this summer!

Enjoy the pics... :)

Cutie pie!

Swimmin'!

Buzz, Daddy & Audrey

A little siesta in the lobby of the Animal Kingdom Lodge...
Notice the mini crocs! I won't even tell you how much we paid for them,
but when you see them on her tiny little feet- worth every penny!

Breakfast at Whispering Canyon Cafe- a Disney must!
Audrey thoroughly enjoyed it!

She was a little distracted...

The essential family pic!

We couldn't resist...

At the pool!

Audrey's first trip to the beach... she loved it! She squealed and laughed the whole time!

We decided to have Audrey go shirtless for the cupcake festivities... and it's a good thing we did.

Although most of it went on the floor.

Oh, and we also got a new car (not brand new, just new to us!).
We love it!

That's all for now... Lots of love to all!
The Owens :)

Audrey's New Tricks

This is Audrey showing off her language skills and facial expressions. There's no shortage of laughter around here...that's for sure. :)

March and April Highlights!

When we wait so long to post, we have LOTS to catch you up on! :) Audrey is growing and changing right before our eyes...seems like she's doing something new every day. She loves exploring the house...turning her room upside down (several times per day)...jumping in her crib like it's a trampoline...playing outside and enjoying the beautiful weather...chasing the cats (they can still out run her, but not for long)...and her absolute favorite thing right now is to play with car keys. We have to keep them hidden or she throws a fit! She's also fascinated with hats and glasses. Such a fun, exciting world to explore!

Audrey also has two new tricks... saying "dadadadada" on command, and wrinkling her nose. I'll try to post a video! For now, enjoy the pics! Warning: there is snot content below. :)

Audrey loves books...she'll turn to the parts that make her laugh over and over again. She also likes to eat her books.

She also likes to play with dvd cases.

Crib time!

She doesn't discriminate when it comes to finding something to chew on!

At the aquarium restaurant at Kemah!

Kemah wore her out!


This is Quackers...her favorite stuffed animal. She talks to him and gives him kisses.


Gimme dat camera!

Front yard fun! The neighbors all came out to visit that day... they all think she's precious! We agree.

Exploring the house...and pulling up on everything! Whenever she crawls out of sight, I usually find her in the bathroom pulling up on the toilet.

Poor thing... she had a cold that lasted for like 6 weeks! I'm such a bad mommy...instead of getting a tissue, I grabbed the camera. :)

Audrey will be ONE YEAR OLD next month... more blog to come soon!
Love, the Owenseses

2008 so far...

It's hard to believe that March is almost here, and that our little girl is almost 9 months old! We'll be celebrating three quarters of a year this coming Monday, the 25th! Here's what little miss Audrey has been up to...

Since Christmas, she's gotten two bottom teeth, learned how to crawl and sit her self up on her own, pull up on things, and get into EVERYTHING. She has such a silly personality that is blossoming more and more each day, and we've even seen a temper tantrum or two. :) She is very vocal- always talking- especially to the cats. She's also incredibly smart (we think she's brilliant) and her pediatrician said she's one of the most observant babies he's ever seen! Of course, he said that as he was giving her an exam and she was watching him like a hawk! We like to believe he meant that she's exceptionally gifted. :)

So, here's a small glimpse into the past two months... but what you won't see in the pictures are the hilarious little things that Audrey does on a daily basis- like when she dances (wiggles) when she hears music that she likes, or when she cracks up at her bodily noises (sneezing, burping, and yes, especially tooting). It's a never-ending adventure around here!

Daddy's 29th birthday...and Daddy with his valentine!

Not sure what they are watching here... I think it was Motor Week. Maybe Audrey will be a car enthusiast like her Daddy!

Now that Audrey can sit herself up on her own, she has lots of fun in her crib!

Pulling up on everything!

Crawling too... sometimes even with things in her mouth!

She loves getting into cabinets... and she's also very interested in her reflection!

LOVES the phone... you should see her face light up when it rings!

She's recently discovered all of the fun things to play with inside the tv armoir. It won't be long before she's playing on the PS2 with Daddy! As you can see here, she already knows how to turn it on!

I think we are going to have an animal lover on our hands... Audrey loves her stuffed animals- especially the ones that make noise (like this lamb). Cracks her up every time!

Mommy wants Audrey to be skilled in the musical arts... but for now I guess we'll have to settle for taste-testing.

She also loves anything Winne the Pooh... especially when Mommy sings the song to her!

She loves to clap her feet!

huh?

Table manners at their finest!

What Audrey wants, Audrey gets!

Lots of love to all! Hopefully it won't be a month before our next post. :)