Family Reunion in Wendell

Okay, seriously, time to catch up. I find it hard to blog in summer when we are busy. First of all, we had a family reunion up in Idaho a few weeks ago. We didn't do much because it rained the whole time but it was fun to see Lee's side of the family. We don't see them nearly enough. Lee did take Owen on a 4 wheeler ride and Owen loved it. What a big boy he is becoming. It makes my heart sad and happy to see him grow. I am amazed at all the things he is doing and becoming as he turns into my little boy and not my little baby. Sometimes, I ache for him when he was a little baby but then I remember sleepless nights and the ache diminishes.
At the family reunion, they have an auction and people bring either stuff they made or just whatever to auction off and that money goes into a big family account to help pay for the next years reunion. I made some really cute watches and aprons. It is always a good time as the auctioneer is Lee's uncle Jimmy Joe. Yes, that is his real name. He is a dairy farmer in Idaho and probably one of the funniest, rednecks alive. Here are a few aprons I sold.
Owen of course loves to go to Aunt Marians because they have such a great yard to go play in and so many animals. Here he is with Andie and having fun with the dog and one of the many cats. Luckily this cat is probably the nicest cat I have ever come across and is just so happy and lets Owen pet her and tug her and she doesn't even wince.
I love the dog slurping Owen's cheek. Of course he loved it! We always have a good time when we go up to Idaho.

Play

I think when Owen was sent to this world, God accidentally pushed "Fast-Forward" instead of "Play".

Haircut

I took Owen in to Cookie Cutters to get his hair cut finally! We had tried to cut it earlier but we couldn't finish it because he was so wiggly and wanted to look at the clippers so I decided to take him to a salon. It is such a great idea for kids! They had a little car that Owen sat in and buckled so he could play with the steering wheel and honk the horn . They also had little aprons that are perfect for toddlers. They also have a TV that you can put on a movie to try to distract them. Of course Owen wouldn't even look at the TV but he did pretty good. He sat pretty still. The guy that cut it did such a good job too! I couldn't be happier! He looks so cute! When I was taking his picture he was laughing and smiling so big because he thought the flash was funny so luckily he is smiling really big for the camera and you can see his many teeth!

Update on Britney

Well Brit's hair finally started to go. She woke up last Saturday with it falling out. She said it just kept coming out and itching her so on Sunday they decided to shave it all off. The doctors and nurses suggest to all the patients that they shave it before it all comes out on its own because it can get itchy and get everywhere and it puts you in control of the situation. Rather than letting your hair loss control you. Of course, Britney being strong and smart, took control and shaved it. Keeping up with her spirits, she shaved a skullet before doing the rest. When she called me on Sunday I asked how she was and she said she was " I am fuzzy wuzzy was a bear, fuzzy wuzzy had no hair". Haha! Oh how I love you and your sense of humor! Keep us laughing from crying right? Anyways, she truly looks great with no hair! Here are before, during (skullet) and after!
There is a blog going for Britney that is posted and updated almost every day. If interested in reading about my amazing Britney and her battle go to http://britskysbattle.blogspot.com/