Bathtub Jackson Pollock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M&M Excitement

We aren't completely irresponsible parents.  Despite how the previous posts may have sounded, we didn't give Owen free reign on his Easter candy.  The vast majority of it we are saving to give to him as his dessert after a well eaten meal or a treat periodically. 

It is so cute how excited he gets over the littlest things that I decided to video him getting this egg (which has about 5 M&Ms and 1 Rolo in it). 

Check out his reaction:

Easter Egg Hunt

Not knowing how the egg hunt would go, we hid a few plastic eggs with M&M's and Rolos in them downstairs.  We gave him a pail and brought him downstairs.  No explanation was needed.  He went crazy....running from one egg to the next.  He was so excited and he didn't even realize that there was something inside the eggs. 

 

 

 

 

Then he discovered his Easter Basket (with candy & other goodies)

 

 

New Hat & Lots of Candy

 

 

Decided we needed to work off some of that candy on a hike

 

 

Followed by a relaxing time on his favorite pillow

 

 

 

 

Easter Gifts from Opa & Grandma

Loved reading the card

 

 

Opened his Easter Chick

 

 

Can't get through this tissue paper fast enough

 

 

A firetruck book

 

 

 

 

 

 

Random Cuteness

Wearing Daddy's Hat Better than Daddy

 

 

Practicing Driving

 

 

Couldn't get him out of this vehicle without a full on temper tantrum

 

 

How does a Lion eat Frozen Custard?

 

 

Lego King

 

 

Sidewalk Chalk

 

 

Self Explanatory

 

 

Petting the Dog nicely....without losing the ball in his other hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day at the Park

Wanting to get outside in his Canadian Tuxedo

 

 

Loves turning around the X's & O's

 

 

Absolutely REFUSED to go into the normal "baby swings"

once he saw that these fancy red ones were an option.

 

 

Peek-a-boo through the wood slats

 

 

Can I fit through?

 

 

Once again HAD to get into these red swings (much to Emily's chagrin

as these were not belted, but rather designed in a way to keep child in)

 

 

Rock Memorial

 

 

20 month old death grip on those handles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Milwaukee Zoo with Dad

The look on his face as we are heading to the zoo

 

 

Checking out the gator & the turtle

 

 

He loves the exibits where he doesn't have to be held to see the animals

 

 

He loves the aquariums

 

 

Checking out the tigers

 

 

Loved pointing at the meerkat standing on his log

 

 

Dad & The Dude

 

 

Mesmerized by all the birds flying around in the aviary

 

 

Baby animals all over the place

(this was also the media day for the new baby gorilla - not shown in this pic)

 

 

Relaxed but tuckered out after a morning at the zoo

(love how he crosses his feet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discovery World

Owen's 1st trip to Discovery World was a fairly successful one.  While most of the exibits weren't exactly toddler friendly, he had a good time just looking around and participating in the exibits that did interest him. 

Passively looking at fish in the aquarium

 

 

Actively looking at fish in the aquarium

 

 

On a ship (we liked to think of as a pirate ship)

that was hanging from the ceiling of Discovery World

 

 

Where do we go next?

 

 

Set the Sails

 

 

I see Mommy through these ropes

 

 

Mirrors all around

 

 

Having fun with the mirrors

 

 

Of course he loved the construction exibit