Life with Owen and Elliot

We were at a coffee shop the other day and Owen got a little box of animal crackers as a treat. He wanted to eat the whole box, of course. Paul and I were definitive with our no's and told him that cookies are special treats and should be eaten a little at a time and not all at once! Owen's new favorite answer is "Well...." and then he proceeds to explain why things should go according to his plan and not ours. Mr. Negotiator!!!! So this time he said "Well...... but these aren't cookies these are crackers, so I can eat them all now!" Nice try, kid!


Monday we got a new furniture piece for our living room (in an attempt to organize and somehow contain all of Owen's things so that they don't take over the house).... For the past few days Owen and I have been enjoying the packaging. It's kind of like my cats... when I buy them a new cat toy they tend to play with the packaging or the paper bag the toy came in and not the toy itself.... well Owen really got into the styrofoam used for shipping the new bookcase. We spent all afternoon building "skyscrapers"!




Oh, and then yesterday Owen drew this fabulous picture of his baby brother:

Note the umbilical cord and the happy smile!!! 3 weeks to go...