Beach Day!!

I have been soo excited to take Rowen to the beach thinking how much he would love it...well, not so much. We wrestled him down to get his swimsuit on and lathered up in sunscreen for a whopping 15 minutes down at the beach. He sat in the sand for a minute before it sank in that he genuinely did not like the way the sand felt, dry or wet, and especially not the FREEZING ocean water. At least we got some sweet pictures to document our trip and will try again in June!

Meeting Theo Pete

Rowen finally got to meet Chad's good buddy Pete this weekend out in Coronado.The guys met in military school Chad's sophomore year of high school and have been super close since. It is not very often Chad and I are spontaneous, but we decided on Thursday to drive out to California for the weekend in hopes of seeing Pete who was in town for a friends wedding. We are so grateful we came; we have had such a nice time seeing Petey and enjoying the warm beach weather, not to mention yummy breakfasts with Pete at our favorite spots...Cafe 1134 and the Del for Sunday Brunch!

Walking...Almost

Anyone who has seen Chad with Rowen knows he has been pushing walking since we brought Rowen home from the hospital. This kid doesnt need much encouragement to walk though, since he figured out how to crawl all he wants to do is crawl to new locations to pull himself up on and walk around. Tonight he started to get the concept of his little walker which as you can see made his daddy very very proud :)

Crazy Man

Today was one of the first times we have put Rowen in the nursery at church (normally my parents watch him in the afternoons for us to go). Although Rowen hasn't had colic for some time, I think the anxiety of him screaming his head off for an hour for someone else sticks with you. I was excited to pick him up and hear about how he did. When I went to get him I was relieved to see that he was happily playing. Anyway, the nursery staff said he did great but called him "very curious" so I thought I would post this video to show my crazy man. Here is "Rowen the Tornado" in action!!

Who knew Rowen moonlighted as a woodchuck?

Oh yes, my ever creative son is always thinking of new ways to get out of napping. His latest had been standing at the end of his crib yelling and throwing his nuks (which to me was very cute). However, today he tried a new technique, chewing the side of his crib. I went in to check on him and found his face covered with wood chips and white paint. His drool apparantly had mixed with the paint chips and got paint stuck all over his sheets too. Awesome. Oh my, this kid will keep me on my toes!

Crawling!

Since Rowen figured out how to crawl, he has been going non-stop. He loves exploring the world around him and the sound of his little hands pounding on the ground is something I will never forget. You can almost hear how proud he is of himself, I think the best way to describe his crawl is a strut. Once again, I have been blessed by my dad's gift of photography to get these sweet pictures of Rowen in action!