The rest of our Rhode Island Trip

Thursday--Boston, MA

We went to Boston, MA on Thursday with Brad and William. We got on the subway--Owen's First Train Ride--and Owen loved it, he looked around and on the way home he actually fell asleep. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate with us while we were there so we only actually walked through Quincy Market, around town, but didn't make it much further because it was pouring down rain.

Friday--East Matunuck Beach

On Friday, we went to the beach with Brad, Tiff and William. Owen wasn't too sure about the water and sand at first. He did stand in the sand and let the water touch his feet. The beach was a little rocky so I think the feel of sand was a different feeling for him. It was so interesting to see him looking around at the birds and noticing all the sounds around him. When we got back to the Collins' house, the Reese's arrived and the boys were playing like crazy. Owen is really doing a good job at crawling and I think since he saw the other boys do it he connected with it easier.

Saturday--Save the Bay Race/Newport, Rhode Island

We all got up real early this morning to head to Newport. Brad swam the Save the Bay Race and Jon and Doug kayaked beside him. The boys really enjoyed themselves. The girls and babies all piled into our car and went to wait for them to finish the race. Brad finished the 1.7 mile swim in 1 hour 5 minutes.

After the race we all went to Newport and walked around town with the boys.

Later that evening we celebrated William's 1st birthday and Tiffany's birthday.

Sunday--Heading back to Pennsylvania

On Sunday, we headed back home after church and breakfast. It was a fun trip and it was exciting to see the 3 boys playing so well together. Eventhough they are each a few months apart (Sam--15 months, William--12 months and Owen 8 months) they each were at such different stages of development, but they were truly really good with each other. Before we left we made sure that we decked them out in their Gannon University gear and posed for some pictures--our future knights :)

During the ride in the car Owen slept most of the way, but when he wasn't sleeping he was playing and making raspberry noises.

Rhode Island Day 2 to 5

We have had a great time so far. The boys are getting along great, they are truly best friends. On Tuesday we went to the park and played. Wednesday Jon, William, Owen and I went to the Roger Williams Zoo. On Thursday, we went to Boston with Brad and William.

Tuesday--Our Day at the Park. The boys had a blast. They LOVED the swings, especially when they were in the swing together.

Wednesday--Roger Williams Zoo. Today Owen and William got to see lots of animals. THey were both very interested in looking at the animals.

Thursday--Boston, MA or should we say Subway day. Today we went to Boston and really didn't do anything but ride the subway and took a walk through Quincy Station. It was supposed to be an exciting day, but the pouring down rain changed the plan.

The beginning of the trip to Rhode Island

Yesterday we started our first long road trip. Owen was so good. We left at 5:30 a.m. and headed 3 hours to Harrisburg to visit Jen and Madelyn. We left there at 10:30 a.m. and headed to Brad, Tiff and William's house in Rhode Island. He slept from 10:30 until 3:30 in the car, that was crazy! He then woke up and him and i plated in the backseat. It was fun! When we got to their house Owen and William were playing like crazy! We will see what we venture to do the next few days on our trip.

Madelyn and Owen. Owen is trying to play with her but she really doesn't find him to be amusing. He kept trying to lift up her skirt :)







Riding in the car is so much fun! Owen did sleep most of the way, but here are a few shots of him while I was sitting in the back with him.













Owen and William are playing this morning in the living room. It is funny becasue William wants the toys that Owen is playing with and vice versa.

Owen went to his 2nd Pirate Game

On Sunday, Owen went to see the Pirate vs Cardinal Game at PNC Park. Tony and Lisa went with us to the game. We had a lot of fun, eventhough Owen slept from the 4th to top of the 6th inning on daddy's shoulder. During the game, the lady behind us was eating fries and Owen kept checking out the fries, he is such a little monkey!

Owen is sleeping on Daddy's shoulder.

Owen is 8 months old today!

Today Owen turns 8 months old. It is so hard to believe that he is already this old. Each day has been so special and it is so exciting seeing him grow from a baby into this special little boy. He has gone through many changes over the past month. He has 2 baby teeth and a 3rd coming in. He is crawling--not all the time, but when he feels like it (sometimes he rolls the entire length of the room). He is standing and sitting up on his own, just today I was in the kitchen and he was in the family room and I turned and saw him using the couch to pull himself up to the standing position. He is saying da-da, but not directly to Daddy (I keep trying to teach him ma-ma but he is not catching on). He is eating like a little monster! He likes anything we give him except for non-homemade peaches, he would just eat to the cows came home if we let him! We are enjoying every day with him and seeing him grow, we definitely will not want to go back to school in August because we have had so much fun with him at home :( We look forward to him beginning to walk on his own and talk in the upcoming months.


Owen woke up this morning and I made him a special homemade breakfast--banana and melon puree with his oatmeal cereal.












After breakfast, Owen went into his pack and play and played like crazy. He kept trying to stand up and pushed against the side.












Owen is standing in his crib on his own. Check out the ornery look on his face!















Owen LOVES his toys, especially his Nittany Lion!

Babygarten at the Norwin Library!

This morning we went to the Norwin Library to the Babygarten program (unfortunately it was the last one until September). It was a lot of fun! Owen made some new friends--Ava, Milo, Owen (4 months old) and Savannah. We sang songs and moved Owen around to the songs and he smiled LOTS! When the songs and fingerplays were over we had some time to play with the other kids! This is where we are really beginning to see how Owen has grown up. He chose his own toys and books to play with and he climbed around the bins and even inside of one. (If you notice the binky is in his mouth in a lot of the pictures, it was the only way we could not get him to put the dirty toys in his mouth.)