Happy Birthday To OWEN

 

Owen is now 5!!  In the morning he opened his presents and we went to the donut shop.

 

Then we surprised him with a trip to Chuck E Cheese.

 

Here he made a bouncy ball with his new gross science kit.



 

Uncle Michael joined us for a special birthday dinner.

 

 

 

The following Saturday, Owen had a BOY dinosaur party!  There are about a million girls in Owen's class at church, so given the size of the living room, we opted to just invite the boys. (Although there were a few exceptions for little sisters and cousins). It was a lot of fun!

 

 The volcano cake - I told Rick what I wanted, and he made it happen.  :-)

 

McKennan and Owen- These two are becoming good buddies.

 

 

 Lynnlee and Lexie

 

 

Finding eggs on the dino egg hunt

 

Checking out their loot

 

 

Happy Birthday, Owen!!  Mom and Dad love you so much!!  You are so much fun to be around and you are so kind to others.  You always know how to make your sister smile and you are growing up to be such a smart, sweet boy.  No wonder all the girls want to marry you.  :-)

My Little Scientist

For Christmas, Owen received two science experiment kits and he was in heaven!  The day after we got home from our trip he was begging to do his "spearamints." 

 

Rick and Owen building their volcano.  The wet gauze had to dry overnight before they could paint it.  Patience is not an attribute that comes easily to an eager 4 year old.

At last - the volcano erupting.  I told Owen to "act surprised."  I think it looks pretty authentic.

 

Paleontologist Owen with his goggles, mallet, pick, and brush for finding dinosaur fossils.

Eureka! He found a dino skeleton!  He was SUPER excited about this and

I had a great time being his assistant while Lexie napped.  Good job on the gifts this year, Santa!