toes and other good stuff

as promised, here are some pictures of owen's piggys. check out the thickness of those little oinkers. and note the fidler curl of the toes on the bottom pic. nana took these pics in the car on our wy out to riverside this afternoon. sierra and owen rode in the back--much to owen's delight and sierra's dismay. i kept having to say "no no no nice to doggy" while owen kept pinching him and yelling "ouch ouch." and then i had to say "yes, ouch means you hurt doggy. nice, pet, be gentle." gentle is the word of the week i think. we will try to incorporate it when pulling mommy's hair or headbutting our best friend west.

today we had a good holiday with nana and papa. we all went in the swimming pool and papa let owen water the plants from the pool. this meant spraying the hose mostly on papa and sierra running around the pool. it was triple digits here in the riverside but with the pool and the swamp cooler we didn't mind. owen had his first steak and he may be a meat and potatoes boy because it was "more more more". well, a meat, potatoes and fruit boy. he couldn't get enough strawberries and pineapple and he can spot a melon out of the corner of his eye.

and i say it was a good holiday not just because of the bbq and key lime cheesecake and the swimming but because owen is at home here. he sat and played with uncle sal's old fisher price toys for a while and then just ran around the house delighted with everything from the patio steps to the dining room lights. and i feel lucky, for me and for michael and for owen that our family gets to have nana and papa and grandma and grandpa to share our lives with.