Saying goodbye ...

This is Great Aunt Ruby. She passed away early this morning. She was 94 and on Wednesday had a major stroke. Earlier in the day, she was making her famous "chow-chow." She's one of those ladies that always presented herself well, and she never missed a family function. Even if she couldn't remember your name, she always hugged you and held your hand. I love you Aunt Ruby, and I wish you peace.

Hot

When we're feeding Owen and his food is too hot, often times we blow on it to cool it off, while saying "hot" to him to let him know why. Yesterday he started blowing on his grilled cheese before he would take a bite. It was the cutest thing.

monday night

I had to document this. We came home from the grocery store on Monday night. Kev was bringing in the bags from the car, and I was in the kitchen unpacking them. Owen wandered into the hall, and I thought he was headed into his toy room.

Suddenly I hear "git, git" ~ over and over. "Git, git." I walk into the hallway and see our precious little angel, standing at the foot of the stairs, pointing to the open gate that blocks off the staircase. He was letting me know that the "git" was open. He's simply awesome.

two i forgot

two words that o enjoys saying now:
BEEP (with total enunciation on the "p")
BOOM

O at {almost} 18 months

Be sure to check out our Phanfare site with recent pics of O and his buddies in Chicago.

Currently, O loves to mimic everyone and everything. He repeats words now so we have to be very careful about what we say :-). We're teaching him to sign "please" and "thank you" ~ he does it for the things he really really wants and it's pretty cute. He still loves BALL and points out anything that is round as a ball. He clicks his tongue. He likes to fall down and thinks it's hilarious. He chuckles to himself at night in his crib when he's trying to fall asleep. We are so very blessed to have such a well-balanced and optimistic child!!

Favorite books:

Dr. Seuss' Mr. Brown Can Moo (calls it PopPop)

Five Little Monkeys

Goodnight Moon

Favorite food:

McDonald's chicken nuggets (he came close to polishing off a 10-piece while at the O'hare airport) ~ I know, once again, we're parents of the year

Favorite toy:

This one is tough ~ he loves balls so that's usually his first choice. He still loves the little plastic animals from the Gleasons. Recently he discovered the Busy Ball Popper and loves to put his face right over the hole where the balls come out and watch them.