Basketball

On Saturday we went to the Boys Varsity game and saw a great match-up. Owen got a little fidgety, but sat through most of the game. He was particularly excited to play on the court at halftime and after the game. I did let him know that this is technically a "carry" and he would lose possession.

Group Hug

Owen and I were the lucky recipients of the group hug at school
meeting this morning. Owen was a little nervous about it at first, but
he brought TT along and they decided it was safe.

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Follow the leader

Whit spent the morning in Owen's class yesterday and had a chance to see him in action. While she had a small group sitting with her playing games (including Owen), three separate times other kids came over to ask him questions:

Owen, we're done building the castle. What should we do now? (Build the towers.)

Owen, Sam won't share the blocks. What should I do? (You need to tell the teacher, she'll help.)

Owen, when you're done can you help with the block project? (Yes, when I'm done playing with my Mum.)

It was very cute. Whit said he wasn't being bossy, he was functioning like the little leader of the group.

Snowboarding today!

We spent the day at Mt. Wachusett, learning to snowboard. The lesson was a little boring, but we all made progress and plan to go back for a second lesson soon.

Look at you Mummy...

Whit and Owen were at Target the week before Christmas. Whit tells
Owen that the music and the decorations make her excited about
Christmas. Owen says, "Look at you Mummy, getting into the Christmas
spirit!"

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Christmas Crazies

Owen has a full on case of the Christmas Crazies this year. He says
his favorite things about Christmas are unwrappin presents, opening
the packaging and spending time with friends and family. We're off to
Rhinebeck for more over-indulgence!

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Mr. Saturday Night

We were making arrangements to attend the wedding of Whitney's cousin this weekend and needed to arrange child care for Owen. I asked Uncle Jeff if he could take him for the evening and he quickly agreed. Jeff asked if Owen would stay the night, or if we would pick him up on the way home from the reception.

Whit and I figured that Owen would be anxious to come home with us, but he was actually very excited about spending the night. For some reason, he was particularly excited to have breakfast the next morning. And that is exactly what he did. Everything went great. Owen was well-behaved, slept well and enjoyed a delicious breakfast on Sunday morning. When Whit picked him up, he informed her that he would be quite happy to live with Uncle Jeff.

The power of the kiss

Owen had a splinter in his palm and Whit wanted to get it out. He was whining about how much it hurt as she tried to tweeze it out. He actually started screaming that it hurt like she was stabbing him.

Apparently neither one of us was showing enough compassion to suit Owen. After Whit finished, I caught him giving himself a kiss on his palm out of the corner of my eye.

Visit with Grammie in Blue Hill

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Trick or Treating

This was a total surprise because of his costume phobia, but Owen decided to go Trick or Treating on Halloween night. This was our first stop. He had a blast. We went around the circle and he came home with 5 pieces of candy. He thought he'd hit the jackpot. As we walked home he told us that he LOVES Halloween... except for the costumes.