What Owen's been up to

We had a very busy start to the new year - Time flies when you are having fun! 

Owen played his first season of basketball! He played in the 1st and 2nd grade league with his buddy Kyle and our friend Joe was his coach. He LOVED it! Other than the fact that he was 6 inches shorter than most kids, you would've never known that he was 2 years younger - he hustled, yelled, blocked and made multiple baskets throughout the season! No surprise, everyone loved watching him :)

Wearing his Kobe Bryant socks  

He can jump!

And run!

And shoot!

One of the best things about being on coach Joe's team is that every year he arranges for the kids to play at the USD game during half time! 

Owie - running down the middle making his college court debut! 

It is always so fun :) 

Despite all the sports, we were even able to squeeze in a few bday parties. One was at built a bear! Everyone dressed their bears like pokeman and star wars and Owen dressed a monkey in a suit. Haha

A little gymnastics on a rainy Sunday morning 

I try and do at least one field trip a year for each kid so I went on the trip to the aquarium. 

Lunch with my sweet boy!

Not a shabby field trip!

Valentines Day performance at school!

Now... onto baseball season! 

Watching Ryan's game in the rain 

Opening day for the boys! 

First year hitting off the pitching machine and he hit it both times up to bat!

Tired boy

I got to visit Owen's class and read the books him and his class wrote. No surprise  his book was about baseball :) 

The we had lunch!

A little pre-birthday trip to Rock and Jump with his buddy Jackson (us any everyone else in SD! So we spent more time playing games than jumping)

 

Owen is 6!

 Owen is SIX! And he remains the sweetest little guy in town. He is so full of life and fun! He’s confident, coordinated, smart, athletic, and friendly to all. Yet, he still loves to snuggle all the time 😊 We didn’t plan a big party with his friends this year, but he was equally as happy and excited about time with the family mini putting, baking and eating cake and getting dinner and In and Out! We all love you so much, Owie, please don’t ever change!!

Emmy is 14!

 Happiest birthday to my AMAZING 14 YEAR OLD! Time only continues to fly by faster so Emmy is growing up literally before our eyes and we could not be more proud of the person she is. Emmy is so smart – I mean crazy smart. She is killing it in all her advanced classes entirely on her own. I may not always agree with her work habits and environments but she is like a mad scientist – gets her things done her way and whatever she is doing is working! She’s so considerate and sensitive, always aware of other people’s feelings, and is very self-aware – those things just cannot be taught! And her strength and bravery will never cease to amaze me. What makes me the happiest about watching Emmy turn 14 is the friends who surround her. She’s got so many great friends at school and gymnastics, and it makes me happy knowing she is always surrounded by people who love her as much as we do 😊 Happiest birthday – I hope the upcoming year is as extraordinary as you are!

Last week of 2022

 We finished off the year with a week full of fun! 

Me Owen and Emmy went to Sea World. Emmy met up with a few of her friends so Owen got to decide where he wanted to go and when, a rare occasion. 

We went on lots of rides

And watched the dolphin show - Owen's favorite part!

Emmy came and found us and went on a ride with Owen. So sweet.

Santa must have rested quickly - he was back at Sea World?!

Meanwhile... Josh took Ryan, Greyson and Will to their first hockey game! The boys LOVED it. Josh got front row seats and naturally someone threw Ryan a puck. Lucky boys!

A little forced family fun - bowling! Emmy almost beat Josh - who knew she would be such a good bowler?! I even got a "this is fun" comment :)

handsome haircut!

Little dude is one of a kind

Second annual poker night with the Conklins!

We made soup using the turkey from xmas. Ryan really loves to cook.

Nana's recipe!

Emmy celebrated New Years Eve at Madison's with Audrey.

And Josh cooked a feast for us!

Roast beef and potatoes, shrimp scampi and prosciutto wrapped asparagus!

We had a ping pong tournament

Happy New Years! Feeling grateful for the last year and excited about what is to come in 2023!