October

We went to see the play "Rapunzel" at Molbaks and found some festive pumpkins

Our cousins Peter and Alex

Owen's 6th Birthday

Owen's special dinosaur  fossil cake. We found this fun idea where you used sugar cookies and cut them in the shape of dinosaur bones. Clara and Owen had fun crushing chocloate graham crackers to make dirt.

I'm finally 6!!

Halloween

Our little ladybug, fairy and bat. Originally Owen planned to be a paleontologist, but then he got into a "bat" phase. So he came up with his Owen plan (as is his style) and created his very own bat costume.

Now we've added "batty" to our ever growing collection of stuffed animals. Can't say I know too many kids with a stuffed bat.

Owen at School



Owen  celebrated his spcecial VIP day at school . (This was when he actually dressed up as a paleontologist.) He loves his teahcer "The Cat in the Hat" (Mrs. Willett). This month he earned the Shelton View Shark Elementary "Responsiblity" award for his class. He got a special certificate which is now proudly displayed in our kitchen.



Our Trip to Texas

Digging for dinosaurs! We went to a great place that had tons of dinosaur bones covered in sand that the kids could dig up. After a torrential downpour the sun came out and the kids uncovered some interesting bones.

Anna enjoying one of her first swing rides

Just hanging out in the stroller watching all the big kids run around

Owen feeding the goats at the Austin Zoo

A very greedy goat decided to take matters into his own mouth and grab the bag of food. He was so intent on eating it, that he ate the entire bag before we could get it away from him! Guess they really do eat anything.

The kids really wanted to roast marshmallows and make smores. With wooden kabob sticks and

a gas range they were successful. Owen just wanted to catch the marshmallows on fire and burn them.

The Joys had an awesome trampoline in their backyard. Clara and Owen loved jumping, falling, and creating silly games. Owen couldn't get enough bouncing and by the end of the day he was SO tired!



Nippy, the Joys bird. He liked flying around the house and was very vocal with all the commotion!

Anna watching the kids on the trampoline



Dinosaur Fossils

 We thought it would be fun to create our own dinosaur fossils out of clay

The end result... bones, a skull and some baby dino eggs

Owen was thrilled!!

Owen the Dinosaur

Owen as a Spinosaurus

Stegosaurus complete with a spiked tail

Using Daddy’s new gloves as T-Rex claws. Can you tell he's REALLY into dinosaurs?