Beach Picnic

We had a great day with Owen today! This is perhaps the last day without rain for a while so we made sure to get out as much as possible. That meant three trips to the beach for Owen in between naps. He did so well with all the comings and goings. It is hard to not continually filter our expectations of him through the tiny infant he used to be. We forget how quickly he changes and that what he couldn't do last week may be a cinch for him this week. That was what propelled us to have an impromptu pizza picnic at Golden Gardens. Owen has been going to bed so early lately (6 pm) and John and I are a bit tired of having to be inside from then on and leading a somewhat senior citizen lifestyle. So we rounded him up with some of his favorite toys (notice the spoon, the beer is one of John's favorite toys), grabbed a pizza, and headed to the beach for a third time and had a great evening. He actually stayed up until 7 pm, we can't remember the last time that happened. I have to say that John and I are doing a much better job of being spontaneous and seizing opportunities when they present themselves rather than needing everything to be scheduled and planned.

Yesterday was also a great day because we enrolled Owen in a co-op preschool. The enrollment is through a lottery, so I figured there was no way we would get the class we wanted since I have never won a lottery in my life. My luck must be changing with Owen, however. It was a tense half hour, waiting for our number to be called and watching all the other lucky winners go into the registration room. "568!" We got in! He won't start until the fall and only go one day a week to begin, but we can walk there and his buddy Koen is also in his class. Owen and Koen don't know they are buddies but his mom and I are so, by default, they are too!

P.S. This is Owen's Fruit Stripe outfit (remember that gum?) It is actually our friends', Tristan and Kate's, little boy's outfit. I can remember Elliot wearing it when I was barely pregnant and now our own little guy is sporting it.




3 comments:

Aunt Michele and Uncle Danny said...

Owen, you looked like you really loved your beach day and especially riding around on Daddy' back. We hope that you have a wonderful first Easter today. The Easter bunny came to our house today to visit your cousin. Sending you lots of hugs and kisses!!!

Auntie Erin said...

Happy Bunny Day, little man. Love to you, Beck and John. Keep the updates coming. They are fantastic. XOXO, Auntie Erin

Unknown said...

Hello BlogBuddieOwenJoe .. it is great that you have your own blog .. but I still expect you & I to continue to IM each other to exchange things we prefer not share. Your Mom's report on the outing was very good and the pictures are also great. You, however, may want to add sidebars from time to time to clarify .. or to include your own HTML tags.

Step-Unkie N (that is Unkie .. not hunkie .. though could be both)