Wow it's been a really long time since I have been able to post an update! Right after Halloween, our computer crapped out on us and we weren't able to afford a new one until now (gotta love tax season). I have missed so many big milestones to update about, like Owens first Thanksgiving & Christmas, his first steps, family visits and goodbyes... so much has happened in the last 4 months! Jack is still at his job as a legal assistant, and still in school at night, and I still nanny Sophie. Owen has grown so much and finally started walking a couple weeks ago. He doesn't do it all the time, since he can get around quicker when crawling, but he is doing it! He doesn't say much yet, just "hi!" "yes" and "ya". Sometimes I swear it sounds like he is saying "I did it" and "All done" but who knows!
A couple weeks ago we had so say good-bye to Chrissy, Dave, Alyssa and Nathan, which was a real bummer. We miss them so much and can't wait until we can afford a trip to visit them, and the rest of the family on the east coast.
We welcomed another member to our quickly growing family, our nephew Jordan Willis (he was named after some friends my brother and sister in law lost in Iraq while my brother was there 2009-2010) was born in January, and we got to meet him recently when Tausha and Jake came down from Reno for a visit.
Owens first Thanksgiving and Christmas were wonderful! A little exhausting because we had so much family to visit, but I would much rather have it that way than no family to spend the holidays with! Owen is surrounded by such a large and loving family and I am so happy he gets to have that.
His first birthday was a hit! We had it at Old Town Pizza in Lincoln, which was a real lesson for us haha. It's probably not a good idea to have a baby's birthday at a restaurant, all Owen wanted to was crawl around, and he wasn't happy most of the time. A lot of screaming, but what's a 1st birthday without a lot of screaming? I am so happy so many friends and family were able to join us, and he got so many neat presents. Jack and I definitely got a taste of what it is going to be like having our child's birthday so close to a holiday, with only a week between it's kind of difficult to organize all the new gear! But we made do, and we are adamant about celebrating both occasions as if they are months apart.
I think that is it for now, and we plan on updating a lot more often now that we have the means to do so. Love to all!
I don't have many pictures that I haven't already shared on our Facebook, so I figured I would just share a few from the last two picture sessions we have had. Some by our family friend Brendi, some by our cousin Chelsea, all equal in awesomeness!
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| Our friend Brendi took these pictures and they turned out so great! These were done at the same place Jack and I were married in Lincoln at the Boatman's house. She also took some of the whole "Wursten" family, but Letty was in Israel for them so I will wait to post them until she is in them too. |
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| I really really love him=D |
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| These pictures are by Jacks cousin Chelsea. She also did our family pictures back in September, she is so talented! These were taken in Old Newcastle. |
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| Top o' the mornin to ya! |
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| He got his first splinter from crawling along the tracks=( |
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| Owen with Eve, Chelseas daughter. |
