Idaho pictures!

I know it took me forever to get these up, but we've had a busy week. We drove up to Idaho on Thursday the 21st. We didn't get there till midnight, and Owen decided not to go to bed until 2 AM, which was quite enjoyable. We spent a lot of time with family over the weekend, and got to do lots of fun things, including the Boise art museum, two picnics, and going to the Boise temple. It was great to be able to see everyone and to introduce Owen to them.

At granny's farm.

Picnic at the park behind the Boise Art Museum while grandma takes a nap.

Daddy trying new tricks with Owen's carseat....

Family picnic at the park for grandma's birthday.

Family on the bridge during our nature walk.

Daddy and Owen looking at fish.

Grandma directing "Happy Birthday" (I forgot to adjust my camera setting from before, so this picture is exposed incorrectly... I have a lot to learn still).

Owen's first time on a swing. He loved it!

After going through the Boise temple. I don't have any good pictures of the whole thing... it was hard to get far enough away to get a good picture.

More temple. I love the stone it's built out of.

More tricks with Owen's carseat.

Dessert night at "the compound" - where four of the Niblett cousins live in Meridian.

Owen's great great grandma, 'granny'. She is Matt's mom's dad's mom. Did you get that? :)

Owen with his great grandpa Niblett.

With grandma and grandpa Niblett.

See the border between the nice pretty sky and that huge storm? We could see it in the distance for miles. It didn't take too long to drive through, but boy was it a strong storm!

Trying to keep Owen from screaming for the last few hours by playing keep-away with the camera.

We also played a lot of Wii, ate a lot of good food, and had a great relaxing weekend. Thanks for letting us come visit, grandma and grandpa Niblett!

It's official...

He crawls. He figured it out yesterday. It's still not very pretty - involves much flopping on his belly - but he's got it. He can move wherever he wants. He also figured out today how to get from his belly back to sitting, so he's not just stuck anymore when he's on his tummy. The only place he gets stuck is when he's on his back. He's really good at turning over when he's on something soft (our bed, his crib, the changing table, etc.), but for some reason, he has a hard time when he's on our hard floor.

Anyway.... no videos yet. But they're coming soon. Time to babyproof...

Mother's Day visitors and Owen's new trick

Matt's mom came out to visit us over Mother's Day weekend. We also got to see Sarah (Matt's brother's wife) and her two kids Emma and Matthew. We haven't seen them since Christmas, and it was really great to catch up and hang out. We spent the weekend pretty much just chilling so Owen could spend lots of time with grandma Farrell. We took walks and played outside, and were treated to dinner at Olive Garden and a delicious pot roast for Mother's Day dinner. It was a great weekend! (By the way Sarah - we have Emma's green cell phone. We found it in our toy box a few days ago. We'll bring it up to Idaho next weekend.)

Owen + chocolate chip cookie = love

Farrell cousin pictures... hilarious.
Matthew (1 year), Emma (3 years), Owen (6 months).

Sunday afternoon walk around the temple.

Laughing at uncle Jason while we webcammed with
the rest of Matt's family still in CA.
(Dorothy - this hat is so cute! I'll have to
put up more pictures of him in it later)

Playing outside before grandma leaves.

Owen is so close to crawling! He sticks his leg waaaay out and can turn himself all the way around on his stomach really quickly. He just can't quite go forward yet. :) I had a video of him spinning around on his tummy, but I think I deleted it in between shuffling memory cards between cameras... I'll try to get another one later.

Lol. Love this little boy.

Picnic at the duck pond!

Owen was hanging out in his crib while Matt and I were straightening up his room. All of a sudden, he pulled himself up to standing! Needless to say, we lowered his crib that night so he doesn't stand and tip out in the mornings when he wakes up.

Owen has also figured out how to get on his hands and knees from the floor... still no forward movement, but we're getting there. These pictures are blurry because he caught me by surprise and I just snapped them without looking.

Anyway... that's enough pictures for now. We've been busy since the last time we posted! Coming soon: Owen's first hike in Provo Canyon with the new hiking backpack that grandma Farrell brought up for him!

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