this is Owens first time eating mashed potato's. He had alot of fun squishing it everywhere. we were really lucky that we had such a big bib for him(Sandie even got to eat some mashed potato's)

well I have a second Person that i take care of now he has autism and is 13 i mostly help him learn things like mat h and spelling and tying his shoes. he is really quiet and well mannered. the other family that i work for wants me to also take care of there other children. Owen as you can see is doing great he is now up to 4 teeth and we have started brushing them and he really does not like it he screams and wiggles away but it finally gets done and he is fine.

Cory's birthday is coming up and he has decided that he wants to go camping for it so we are going up to the tallest mountains that they have around here called the snow mnts (go figure huh) for a few days. Cory likes to rough it he says that it is the only way to camp so pray for us ;) as we are up there with an 11 mo. old. well that's really all for now other than we have been getting dumped on by loads of rain ( by Arizona standard anyway but no where near close to what Utah gets ) the only problem is that we get a ton in a short amount of time and it causes flash floods and floods all of the roads. they have what is called the stupid drivers law that if you try to cross a road that is already been flooded and has been marked that way then you get huge fines and you have to pay for your car to be towed away but still people try to drive threw the washes and get stuck they show them on the news every night after it has rained with there car stuck in a wash. oh and the lightening is really bad we had some 2 days ago that was right over head and it was so loud that the floor and the walls and the pictures on the walls would shake and you could not even count to one after the lightening had struck and hearing the thunder. well that's all for now

this is the most recent picture that i have of Owen sorry there were so many i will not always do this many just wanted everyone to see how Owen is growing

Owen does this constantly especially when he is getting feed but this time he was watching sports with his daddy

this was one of the first times that Owen pulled himself to a stand

Cory was reading Owen his night story and he fell asleep in his arms even before he had finished the story

this is when Owen got Rosella it was terrible he had a fever for 3 days then the fever broke and the next day he woke up with this rash all over his body it does not show it but it is all over his back and legs and arms

I woke up Cory for the day and handed Owen to him and i left the room for 15 min. to start dinner and came back and found them like this

Owen loves his toy from grandma and gives it hugs every night

Owen is always happy for the most part this is his favorite spot to stand

I think this picture explains it self

Hello all,
just wanted to give a big birthday hello to Alyssa (15Th), Keegan(16Th) and Cory's dad Mike(16Th) and to let everyone know that we are doing just great. Cory is really enjoying his job and is flourishing at it he works nights so not much really happens for which i am very grateful and we cherish the days he has off even more. I have started my new job i have one little boy that I watch who can be a handful but what little kid isn't in some way or another and i am about to have a interview on the 20Th for another boy but as for now i spend the majority of my time running after Owen or having him chase after me as i clean house. Owen is growing like a weed and is finding new ways everyday to push my buttons the little stinker:). he is just over 2ft tall and weighs about 20lbs. He has his bottom 2 front teeth already grown in and his top 2 are about to make an appearance any day now. Sandie is just fine she just went to the vet and had a check up a couple of weeks ago and all is well.

I took this picture last saturday I had just finished my water and owen decided that he wanted to be like mommy he sat there for the longest time just trying to find any spare drops that he could get and singing into the cup like it was his own personal microphone

This is sandie and owen staring out our back door sandie spends about 80% of her day here this time of year because we get little lizards in out back yard and when she spots one she scratchs on the door like crazy until we let her out and chases them off while owen sits at the door and laughs at her running around the backyard

Cory and Owen on his blessing day

Owen was blessed in Utah in Feburary by his daddy. Pervious to the blessing we had spent a month there with Grandma and Grandpa Hardy and letting Owen see snow for the first time we got to vist family and freinds and let Owen meet his cousin Keegan.