Do you "Facebook"???

Well...I do now. After several conversations with some friendly Facebookers I finally decided to try it. So far, it is a little addicting...but I have to get my account set up, right?! I have already "talked" with a couple of friends who I haven't seen in years...which is nice. I think I worked my persuasion magic on Janell last night and she will be joining today. Girl...I know you are reading this...so don't let me down.

Owen is sick...really sick. He has had colds before, but this one tops them. He doesn't sleep well at all. Poor kids looks like he hasn't slept in days. We are currently watching the Cars movie for the 3rd day in a row. And, if you know me, I really don't like him to watch tv every day. Just looking at him would make you want to give him anything he wants.

He has been in some good spirits though. Who wouldn't be with their favorite dude in the whole world (aka Dad) swinging them around.


Yes, those are Lightning McQueen slippers. He also bought himself some Lightning McQueen shoes on Friday. They were strategically placed on the bottom shelf in the middle at the shoe store. He saw them the minute we walked up the to the toddler boys section. "Owen want to buy these ones." I couldn't resist. They light up. I remember seeing a little girls shoes that lit up several years ago and thinking to myself 'my kid will never wear shoes like that." Well...those days have come. He is so proud of his choice. The kid definitely knows what he likes.

No new adoption news to report. :(.

Beautiful day in January

The Tri-Cities really is a great place to live. We drove down to the river this morning and took a nice long run on the trail. It was peaceful, perfect temperature for a winter morning run. No wind, no snow, just a crisp cool morning. Owen had a great time watching the geese, ducks, and seagulls. Oh...and the boats. None of them were out on the water, just sitting in the marina, but he still thought they were the best thing of the morning. We then ventured over to the playground and hung out with the sturgeon and salmon statues. What do I always want after a run...food! The best place to go on a Sunday morning is the local bagel shop. We get bagel sandwiches and drinks...yummy. Owen loves it there. They used to have cars from the Cars movie to play with but they went missing one day. He still asks about them though, hoping that one day they will show up.



We cut the hair. It got way too long and fuzzy. We would have to go days without washing it in order for it to look good. The cut was a piece of cake. Stick Owen in front of the Cars movie and he will pretty much let you do anything. This picture shows his new hair cut. And...for those of you who don't see Owen a lot...it also shows the love of his life...Teddy (Ted for short). He holds onto the arm with his hand and sticks it right up to his nose will sucking his thumb. Pretty much the best thing in the world.

Adoption update: I called immigration on Monday. They still haven't assigned our case, but she said that they have 90 days to review it. This would put us at February 14. My goal now is to call on Feb 14 to check the status. I am hoping that we will hear something before that and I won't even have to call.