birthday boy

my handsome blue eyed boy had a birthday on the 7th. sadly he was out of town on his birthday and then we left for our trip. I still tried to make it special with some gifts and a little date night.

 his work got him a cake during one of their classes. it made me happy that even though he wasn't home on his day, he was still spoiled.

this is his last year of his twenties! I love him so much and so grateful for his hard work he does and the great dad he is to Owen.

happest place on earth

DISNEYLAND!

Best trip ever!! Josh had NEVER been! shocking I know. things just worked out that we were able to save and plan this great trip for our family.November was the perfect time. not super hot and super short lines.  My mom was able to come with us, which was a huge help! and i'm pretty sure she loves Disneyland as much as I do! i remember going all the time growing up and now i'm excited to start that tradition with my family.

 there are NO words to describe how happy Owen was to see Mickey! it brought tears to my eyes and the biggest smile on our faces.

 our second day there Tyson and his family came down and met us. Owen always has so much fun with his cousins.

 the park was decorated for Christmas and on main street they played christmas music. It WAS magical.

 He loves his hat

 Kole and Owen had on almost identical outfits. totally not planned

 tyson and I. We went on almost every ride and everyone took turns with the kids while some went on the adult rides.

 Owen was always passed out by night time, we wore him out. he slept so well those few days.

We had the greatest time and CAN NOT wait to go back.

pit stops

We went to Disneyland!! nest post on that trip, but to break up the drive for Owen we made quick pit stops in utah at Brent's and Vegas at Tyson's. we never were in one place too long before we hit the road again, but it sure did help only driving 6 hours at a time.

at the end of the trip we drove over to the beach in Newport. the weather was a little sad, but we still had fun at the beach and what not. I LOVE the beach!! So did all the boys.

  the beginning of the trip in Utah it snowed non stop for at least a day! They got so much snow and owen was in heaven playing before we left again.

 we were able to slip in some time for the aquarium in Sandy too.

Color run

back in October Josh and I ran another 5k run. I figured it will be my last race for awhile. I was just under 3 months pregnant. the race was during a major cold freeze and we were freezing!! But the fun of the race made up for it. So, at certain spots in the race you got covered with a color.

 Some of our girlfriends did the race as well but there were SO many people that we didn't see them till the end.

 i'm so happy that i have a partner that loves to do activities with me.

We had so much fun and got covered in color but definitely not as much as some other people!

all things Halloween

Halloween was so much fun this year with Owen. He is old enough to go door to door and collect his candy. He had a lot of fun especially cause he had his fun cousins to trick or treat with. He was Sheriff Owen and looked SO cute!

 the babies were REALLY scared of Grant's costume when he put his mask on. it was kinda funny.

 our costumes at our friends annual halloween party

 some of the girls in their costumes at the party. everyone did a really good job on there costumes this year.

 Owen was really into the pumpkin carving this year. he would try to put the guts back in after Josh scraped them out. we even caught him eating some of the pumpkin lid.

 scary skeleton Grant and La La Loopsy Madelyn.

we trick or treated in Jenny's neighborhood and had so much fun and at the end was a super scary decorated house that was perfect to end the night with.

magic man

i need to document that today Owen climbed out of his crib for the first time. I was just waking up and getting ready to get him up when my door slowly opens and Owen comes him full of pride of what he had just done! He did a little dance and we both laughed together.

But I'm not ready for him to be moved to a big boy bed yet so if he keeps doing then i will have to purchase a tent top for his crib.

Owen's age-19.5 months

ps. i just caught Owen climbing out of his crib twice during nap time today. He lifts his body up and climbs down the back side of the crib. so i took his bumpers out because he was using them for a bit of height and pushed his crib against the wall. He doesn't realize he can climb out the front yet. hopefully he doesn't ever realize that. so far so good, he is sleeping now.

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our family will be expanding by one more!

Baby Willden #2 will make his or her arrival May 2013

Owen has no idea what is happening ,but he will soon enought when mommy starts getting huge!

We are so excited to be having another sweet blessing in our lives.  A little nervous on my part that i will be getting another child like Owen.

pumpkin patch

Saturday we spent most the day with my mom because her birthday was the following monday. that night after gifts and cake some of us went to the Farmstead pumpkin patch. So much fun. owen was in hog heaven with so much to run and see.

 He loved ALL the pumpkins laying around. each one was cooler then the next.

 jumpy time with Owen and Madelyn

 Owen ate himself and FOOT long corndog. he was one hungry boy!

 Grant

 Mads

18 months

Owen turned 18 months earlier this month. This is a pretty fun stage so far. he is getting more independent and fun to play with. not to mention he is starting to communicate!

But no worries he is still full of attitude and a huge personality.

stats:

25.12 lbs (really good for as sick as he has been with teething)

33.? inches

and still a sweet big head

he is still a big boy and growing fast.

this picture was taken the day of his check up.

he says about 10 words and a few others that really only i can understand.

he tells me yes or no with a shake of his head or finger

finally has 12 teeth!

loves to give high fives and knuckles

still sleeps 12 hours or more with one long nap in the afternoon

almost done with bottles at night. really  good about drinking milk from his sippy

He is very adventurous and loves to play and run.

gives the best kisses to his momma

LOVES going to nursery and getting so much better during church.

and sadly he is a hitter and scratcher. he is a wee bit of a bully :(  We are trying to change that quickly!!