Dear God...

So I'm sitting here in my studio, it's 6:49 am...and I hear Owen..."Git me out!"...He has apparently awoken, and wants out of his room...

I can't stand the cuteness....REALLY!!!!

Laughter....

Tomatoes and the Hammock...

Ready For Winter....

In preparation for the upcoming cold season...(and I hear it gets really cold here!)...I went shopping...admittedly, maybe a little bit overboard...but such is life during a sale...

O was so excited to see the gear, he has been wearing the snow boots non-stop...even with his pj's! (And Joe's hat!)...Too cute!!!

A Boy, His Popsicle And His Dog...

On Our Walks...

Jumping...

Where's My O????

My sweet little piglet has been abducted by aliens! What other explanation could there be?
Ah, yes...I think I read about this somewhere...he's two! I don't think I'm handling this "new" developmental stage very well...and honestly, I don't much care for it either...Yes, of course there are moments of complete adorableness, followed by many, many moments of "Could I sell him on ebay?"...I have found myself having to leave the room on occasion, because I can't contain my surfacing laughter, and I really don't a) what him to know I'm laughing at him, b) encourage hysterical behavior that will surely send me to the mad house when it's repeated and repeated...
He now says "NO"...but it's not your typical, "NO", it's like he is a small bear that is really, really pissed and has swallowed a frog..."NOOOOOO"....can you hear it? I hate it...and you get this answer for asking a horribly intrusive question like, "O, would you like some chocolate milk with breakfast?"...
I think I'm in trouble. Or Joe is, as a sabbatical in Paris for 18 years is looking more and more appealing..."WHAT can I do to make this dream of mine into a reality???"
The "uhhhhhhhhhhhhh"....whining has started...not terrible yet, but I am getting a taste of how incredibly suicidal this sound will make me...
By contrast, his tenderness at times makes me feel so completely loved that I have never experience anything like it...he will come up to me, or reach out to me when we are laying down together and caress my face and gaze into my eyes...He will say "I wuv YOU!" after I tell him I love him...so sweet this little alien of mine...

Happy 2nd Birthday O!!!

A little late with this post...

We had a fabulous birthday weekend for O's 2nd birthday party...2 of his grandmas came out to celebrate with him! And some dear friends from Seattle also made the trek for the celebration!

It was a pretty low key weekend, with lots of good times...

Just a Little Picture Post...