Happy Birthday, Daddy!

I have the best daddy in the world! I love you, Daddy!!!

Holthaus Christmas

Daddy reading to the masses.

Gift exchange

Thanks, Jackson!

Great grandkids

This was Owen's first time on a trampoline and he loved it!

Owen just snuggled up to this little puppy.
He named it Black.

Ava and Owen

Sledding on the farm

We went outside on Christmas day to just play in the snow and happened upon an old
runner's sled.
It was a perfect sledding day!

Owen, Laura, and Ollie

Grandma Stel and Owen

Christmas at Gamma and Papa Frank's House

We always go to Christmas Eve mass.
Jesse was Owen's buddy when church was over.

Every year mom manages to get a family photo out of us while we are still in
our Christmas duds.
Time to open presents!!

Lovin' Tracy!

Enjoying his new Cars table from Gamma and Papa Frank.

"Play too-too, Luke!"

Ready for Christmas Day at Grandma Irene's house.

Ummm...I'm taking suggestions for a caption for this picture.

Christmas Eve morning

Owen woke up on Christmas Eve morning to a big boy bed in the middle of the living room.

He is quite the big boy now!
He also got a sled and quite a few Cars characters.

Here he is trying to find Gracie under his bed.

All bundled up!

We got a little winter weather this week which brought us some frigid temps
and some great snow.
On one of the warmer days (20 degrees, I believe) we decided to bundle up and head out in it.
It was definitely worth all of the tugging, pulling, and layering to get a little fresh air.

"Hey everyone, did you know you can eat snow?!?!!"

Christmas visit from Nana and Papa Dean

Nana and Papa Dean have been visiting us this week and what a wonderful week it has been!
Owen has absolutely loved having them here.
The night they arrived he ran around the house like a crazy man and had to show them everything he owned.
He also got the BEST Christmas surprise from them...A TRAIN TABLE!!

In front of the mall Christmas tree with Nana

Wanting to wake up Nana, Papa, and Daddy so he could open his
BIG present (which he is sitting on)

Go Too-Too, Go!!

Riding on Papa Dean's knee

Thanks Nana and Papa Dean!!!
We love you!

Meeting The Fat Man

We went to see Santa yesterday.
Owen did really pretty well.
He did not want to sit on his lap, but he gave him high fives and fisties.
Then he told him that he wanted cars and too-toos for Christmas.
You've gotta love that jolly old fat man!

Christmas Preparations

Decorating our Christmas tree

Making Christmas cookies

The (semi) big boy bed!

Owen MAY be getting a real big boy bed from a certain awesome Mommy and Daddy for Christmas, but about a month ago we took off the front of his crib to make a (semi) big boy bed. He loves it!! He is always playing on it.

Happy Turkey Day!

The technical way to pack down leaves

Winterized

Owen is all ready for winter!

Falling snow has to be as much fun as falling leaves!!

Bring it on, winter!

Counting to 10!!

Helping rack the leaves

Guess how much help Owen was when we were raking leaves!

Daddy wanted in on some of the action.

Covering his face

Burying Daddy

Packing the leaves down

Helping Mommy pick up some leaves

All done!!