Where ya Goin Owen?

Discovery Place!

2010-10-25T10:54:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed a fun afternoon at the Discovery Place in Downtown Charlotte!

Polaroid Fun!

2010-10-25T10:50:00.000-07:00

Here are some old pictures I revamped with poladroid.net If you like the vintage look check it out!

Freedom Park!

2010-09-23T07:53:00.001-07:00

As I was explaining in my earlier post, we came across this bridge in Freedom Park. Owen was really into it. I let him explore around and boy did he! At one point he was laying on his tummy with his heavy cheeks almost touching the boards of the walkway. He hardly moved for a minute. Like he was checking something out between the slates of wood. I took a picture of what he was viewing during that time. And it was the river flowing underneath us!

Charlotte Family Vacation!!

2010-09-23T07:18:00.001-07:00

Our trip to Charlotte was packed full of fun and nature! Grandma Beth (also known as Bah!)took us to Freedom Park. Owen discovered this bridge around the corner which led us to the entrance of a childrens museum. I was surprised to find this little treasure of a place. Owen and another boy (born in the same month) were the only ones there at the time and had a great time crawling through burrough owl tunnels, splashing in the kid size play river, and checking out the bug room. Beth and I loved the butterfly garden. Which has inspired me to plant my own butterfly garden at home. (more pictures on this progress later) I was proud of Owen's attention span to sit still and quietly as we strolled through the silent glassed in atrium. Beth made me laugh several times as she spread her arms out patiently waiting for a tiny creature to rest on her finger. I'm sure if we were there long enough shed have made contact. All in all a perfect day.

Hand Sewn Savannah Blue Crab

2010-08-18T12:17:00.000-07:00

Post op Day 2

2010-08-18T10:48:00.000-07:00

Wisdom Teeth Removal and my cheeks are bigger than Owen's today.

I am in the mood to rent a spine tingling thriller. A movie that is hair-raising and electrifying. I've been looking forward to this particular documentary since its shortlived theatre debut. . .

Also Ive yet to meet someone who has seen it.

The Movie? . . . Babies

aaawwwwwwww

It follows the lives of 4 babies around the world, whats not to love? Here are some stills from the movie.

Splashin' Around!!

2010-06-16T09:59:00.000-07:00

We had a great time playing in the pool at Owen's Great Aunt Louisey's! After our Pool time she cooked us a delicious dinner and then we watched old family movies that were originally shot on 16mm film back in the 40's! I saw my dad when he was a child on Christmas. I loved the footage!

The Emperor walks the royal perimeter.

What are you growing?

2010-06-05T09:16:00.000-07:00

Chances are we've shared a conversation recently concerning something I've been trying to grow in the backyard, in a bin or on the kitchen window sill. I've been learning alot from friends, family and of course my dear companion- google. Everytime I give something, I manage to recieve ... please share with me what YOU are growing in Your Backyard!!

Here's a link I find inspiration from... check it out.

http://www.homegrownevolution.com

Happy Birthday!!

2010-05-30T09:17:00.000-07:00

How we make Dirt!

2010-05-27T12:19:00.000-07:00

We have taken Red Wigglers from the bait shop. I've been feeding them vegan kitchen waste. All of our Vegetable and fruit cuttings. Also things that have spoiled in the fridge we seal in an airtight container. The microbial breakdown of this produce make excellent worm food. I mix this with shredded cardboard soaked in water. This is called bedding. I feed the worms about 3 pounds of waste from our kitchen a week. I stated this project Earth day weekend. In less than a months time. These worms have doubled and tripled in size and are reproducing. This project has big rewards. I've already removed potfuls of beautiful moist black worm dirt 'castings.' Its organic potent plant food at its best. More pictures to come. I've also collected 16 oz of 'worm tea' This is liquid worm casting that collects in a separate bin underneath the tub where i'm feeding my worms. I'm putting this in a spray bottle giving our garden tons of vitamins without risk of burning our plants or adding any synthetic chemicals to our edible garden varities. Vermicomposting has been alot of fun.

Spring Harvest..

2010-05-27T12:05:00.000-07:00

This spring we have shared some delicious meals with ingredients from our garden. Our caprese salads have been spectacular thanks to our bountiful Sweet Basil plants,we have 10 thriving Basil plants throughout our yard. Also the Oregano, Lemon Balm, Thyme, Rosemary, Sage and Parsley are delicious on vegetables. Olive oil and these fresh pickings are all we use on vegetables. I had no idea fresh herbs could taste this good. Please come over and pick some!

mmm poppy seed roll...

2010-05-27T11:48:00.000-07:00

more pics from the garden...

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This milkweed is new to the garden. Its a host for catepillars of the monarch butterfly. its the only plant the endangered monarchs will lay its eggs on. I bought this at a benefit for Monarch Butterflys. It seems to be doing well, but i haven't seen a butterfly yet. When the leaves begin to get eaten, Ill know the catepillars found it!!

This confederate Jasmine smells so sweet, it reminds me of honeysuckle.

We just harvested the last of our swiss chard. Our summer heat would make it bitter if we kept it in the ground. All those plants and it cooked down like spinach. We will definately be planting more of that next spring.

Infant Sign Language!

2010-05-11T14:03:00.000-07:00

Owen's First Sign!!

2010-05-11T13:34:00.000-07:00

Our Spring Garden

2010-05-11T13:17:00.001-07:00

mary mary how does your garden grow?

2010-05-11T12:52:00.000-07:00

I've been so excited to take some pictures of our garden this year. Here are some of my favorites this spring..

Happy Easter in the Garden!

2010-05-07T17:23:00.000-07:00

Easter!!

2010-05-07T16:23:00.000-07:00

At the Lake...

2010-05-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

Blog Pause Explained..

2010-04-23T11:56:00.000-07:00

Ok, I am in the process of putting an entirely nwe operating system on my laptop. I'm purchasing this. from here...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=windows+7+upgrade

Then I will be able ot upload all kinds of pictures.

thanks for your patience and also thanks for those impatient emails about picture delays.. love yall!!

kiss kiss

2010-03-21T09:31:00.001-07:00

a Bath, a Book and a Blueberry Bar!

2010-03-21T09:18:00.000-07:00

Greening of the Fountain..

2010-03-21T08:51:00.000-07:00

In Savannah we dye all the downtown fountains green to celebrate St. Patricks day. There was a huge crowd this year and you may have seen us on CNN. These are pictures from the famous park Forsyth. Owen loved watching all the people!

Daffodils in Bloom!

2010-03-21T08:30:00.000-07:00

do as i do

2010-03-07T14:55:00.000-08:00

some vids

2010-03-03T17:55:00.000-08:00

This shark gets a gill full of baby talk

Phone Pics..

2010-03-02T15:42:00.000-08:00

This picture was taken during a sad week for me. Every time I look at it I feel like this expression mirrors my feelings of uprooting and moving away.

i'm certain every child has their picture taken with spaghetti.

During his 2nd official tub bath, he discovered the shiny silver drain at the bottom of the tub. well 7 month old sensibility says i have to check this out with my mouth. He dove down under the water to bite the drain. several dives later I had to pull him aay and distract with a water squirting starfish. Hes not afraid of missing out on oxygen when it comes to soothing his gums. that or he was making a tribute to Steve Zissou in the Life Aquatic. Around here he's known as 'scuba steve'

As a carpet crawling, johnny jump up jumping 8 month old, This young one has fully mastered several new skills and artforms... here are some of his credentials...the art of army crawling, full on 'now you see me-now you dont look away for too long' knee crawling, waving to family, waving to people behind us in line at Wal-mart, social laughing, the evolution of hawk eyeing his bottle yards away, petting the dogs, pinching the dogs, slapping the dogs and the ever so kind hearted feeding the dogs his bananas at dinner time. . . thats right lots of learning is happening here. Lots

Inside my Kitchen...

2010-01-26T08:59:00.000-08:00

Considering a college budget, time constraints and my apetite for wholesome food I have turned to a forgotten friend. Shes the quiet hardworking type. You've probably shared one similiar. For too long i've neglected her skills and talent. But now is the time to dust her off and rekindle the magic. I chop up the veggies. turn her on and go about my day. 8 hours later, On our way home i can smell her creations when the door opens. Every meal she renders is a masterpiece in large batches that is enjoyed all week long. I come up with the ideas and she makes it happen. Blog readers I'm pleased to introduce you to . .. . . . somilia (sew-me-lee-yah) my slow cooker.

Most of you know i'm constatntly giving items away and picking (all kinds of) things up on www.freecycle.org Well this is how I adopted Somilia. And I'm happy I did! Right now shes brewing up an old favorite of mine. mom's chicken noodle soup (with lots of egg noodles)

But my next venture will be to turn dried chickpeas into yummy hummus! I've put together the best recipes I could find to pack in the most flavor with the quickness! *quick always being the key word right now
I bought a bag of dried garbanzo/chickpeas from the store. I'm soaking the beans overnight. In the morning I'll give them to somilia with water for 6 hours. . All thats left is to strain em then mash and mix with lemon juice, salt, olive oil, jalepenos and onion. Can't wait!

my uh oh, I didn't do it face.

2009-12-01T17:35:00.000-08:00

Owen loves hanging out with Aunt Ashley!

the Bumbo Backflip . .

2009-11-24T09:30:00.000-08:00

Upon the approach of the new year I've decided to spend more time updating our blog with more short stories. It will be nice to put some of these moments on hold and to look back. . This week we have been spending time at my parents for Thanksgiving. A few new things to note. Owen's first tooth has sprouted and the second one is one the way! He's 4 days away from being 6 months old.

If the word Bumbo isn't in your everyday vocabulary then chances are you're not a parent to a small child. Like others, I rely a great deal on my bumbo. Its lightwieght, waterproof, teaches the baby to sit up and the wide base keeps a wiggle worm from wiggling out. The bumbo has done a great job at adequately containing my child to a safe sitting position for an extended amount of time. However, the once blessed relief i gave to the bumbo is no longer a go to method of 'safe sitting.' Owen has demonstrated at his grandmas that the Bumbo can't hold him down and yes, he finally escaped his by a backflip. I haven't heard of a baby being able to do this so I was pretty surprised when i heard then caught with my eyes his head followed by his body tumble out onto my parents living room table. When he grows out of something else, I hope its not as dramatic.

I must add that he was not throwing a tantrum. Just casual acrobatics.

A Halloween Monkey!

2009-11-18T10:04:00.000-08:00

more puppy time!

2009-10-25T08:25:00.000-07:00

i did not set this up!!

Puppytime!!

2009-10-23T13:22:00.001-07:00

Owen was hanging out with this sweet little 8 week old Puppy!!

1st Piano Lesson

2009-10-20T17:39:00.000-07:00

Melynda sat Owen down and taught him a song that she learned when she was a little girl! It was evident that there was some real talent here. A musician in the making!!

More from the phone archives 4 months!

2009-10-16T18:18:00.000-07:00

These pics are extra special because 4 year old Molli took them!

Thank you Tara for our package of presents!!

2009-10-16T17:59:00.000-07:00

One little Monkey Crawlin on the Bed!

2009-10-16T14:33:00.000-07:00

Beans in the Bathwater!

2009-10-16T14:24:00.001-07:00

New Toys!! and delilah kisses

2009-10-16T14:10:00.001-07:00

Pool Party!

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snapshots! 3 months old

2009-08-29T17:44:00.001-07:00

a picture when he was a wee little thing. couple days old.

finally getting a hold of his parrot.

slapping the parrot real good.

Peacin' and sleepin' notice the theme here?
(* reference to Owen's ultrasound pic)

His first pair of Chucks. size Zero!

he likes hats with ears.

Tummy timin it in the new crib! thanks Karen and John!

Pool Party!

2009-08-29T17:22:00.000-07:00

More pictures to come. Owen is hanging out under the tiki hut at Ashley's! He kicked around in the pool today and loved it! He didn't fully submerge because we are saving that for his 6 month swimming lessons!

First Wave & flashlight fun

2009-08-21T13:35:00.000-07:00

Dara was looking at the camera and he was looking at the mirror!

Sleeping contently on Dara! She took over so I could shop!

He doesn't mind shopping with the girls!

His first wave! Beth and I stopped walking and just said, "did you just see that?"

Hes into this

Cousin Dara and the little pot roast

BBQ & Baby Sugar

2009-08-21T13:18:00.000-07:00

Tummy Time for the 1st Time!! VIDEOS

2009-08-04T20:49:00.000-07:00

Today was Owen's first official tummy time. He loved it!

close up and curious..

2009-07-27T11:25:00.001-07:00

Phone Pics 1 - 2 months!!

2009-07-22T07:45:00.000-07:00

This is not your typical baby stroller . . . All terrain off-road Jeep stroller! more action pics later.

Phone Pics Zero to 1 Month!

2009-07-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Baby.

A month and a half old already. He's really close to holding his head up on his own! The doctor said he was unusually strong.

Strolling outside. He absolutely loves being outside. Its our go to calming method.

One month old!!

He loves bathtime .. sharks need baths too!

Hes hungry. His tee says 'just add milk'

12 days old.

Our first day together, still at the hospital.

A few hours after birth. Despite exhaustion, I couldn't sleep for the next 24 hours after seeing him.

Baby Shades

2009-07-07T16:21:00.000-07:00

Today I studied outside and Owen listened intently. He also enjoyed his new sunglasses. Surprisingly he didn't try to take them off!

2009-06-17T11:31:00.001-07:00

Family time in Savannah. Less than a week old!

Owens looking at his Uncle Mac

First time grandaddy and little O

First time grandmommy and Owen

sleepy bear. 5 days old.

A Big Blue Custom Scrapbook! Alot of beautiful pages to fill! Beautiful gifts from Owen's grandma

He loves his grandma already!

First time Great Grandmommy-Nini and Owen

This snugglebug loves his Boppy.

Aunt Nella surprised us with a huge blue bow on the front door and backyard gate. A very welcoming arrival after a 6 hour drive from Florida!

A sweet bouquet from Aunt Nella.

2009-06-17T11:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome Cake!

2009-06-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

Everyone needs a bestfriend who is a Pastry Chef! Here's to you Ashley -Maintaining my post partum apetite year round..

2009-06-17T11:26:00.001-07:00

ManCub's First Moments

2009-06-17T11:26:00.000-07:00

Ryan and Owen a few hours old.

A few minutes old... eye ointment

can you believe he was 9.3 lbs.. He scored 8.7 on his apgar- (close to perfect!)

daddy and baby..

Introducing

Owen Glaen Newman

May 28, 2009

9.3 pounds

21 inches in length

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The first image of Owen.

Pregnancy

2009-06-10T14:13:00.000-07:00

9 months.. Taking professional pictures at Erin and George's place. check out www.mercadophotography.com my friend is very talented.

Spotted outside Baskin Robbins.. . 2 weeks past due date! Ice cream induction!

Midnight fishing at the Jensen pier involves me watching from my camping chair.

At the Wakemans with mom having an encouraging pow-wow with melynda.. still 2 weeks 'late'

Hanging out with dad at the fish cottage-River Palm.. Notice my hospital band, I've finally started mild contractions..They allowed me to go home and walk off early labor because my midwife wanted to follow my birth plan- all natural with no meds.

Melynda and my magic belly.

It was a beautiful day at a peaceful place. I relaxed in the jets of the jacuzzi!

Maryna and Me!

BBQ at Ashley's ! The cake says " Hurry Up Owen"

Dad is about 9 months along too.

Ashley, Samantha, me and Christie at my baby shower!