The Johnson Family

We celebrated Thanksgiving with Danny's grandparents, Nana & Bobo, and Danny's Mom and her boyfriend, Randy. We had a nice dinner and visit with everyone.

Here is Owen and his Great Nana.

Grana and Randy took Owen out to practice walking.

in his new birthday wear...

Owen...


- weighs 20 lbs 11 1/2 oz (25 %)
-is 30 1/2 inches tall (75%)
- has a head circumference of 48cm (90%)
So, Owen is tall, skinny and has a big head.

This month in review...
-has his own kitchen drawer
-crinkles his noes
-lets you know if he likes and especially if he dislikes something
-has his own little language
-grinds his teeth(ahhhhhhhh, it's like nails on a chalk board)
-brushes his hair
-blows kisses
-claps all the time. Especially if he thinks he's doing something good or funny.
-dances to music and his favorite cartoon theme song, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
-celebrated his first Halloween
-has 6 teeth and his molars are working on making their debut
-had his first hair cut
-can say cat and point out a cat (we have dogs....no cats)
-pulls on blinds
-can throw a ball
-looks for his toys under the furniture
-he's a MASTER stair climber...very, very scary!
-LOVES looking out the windows
-has a few hiding places
-jumps up and down in his crib
-will imitate us
-can turn the light switch on and off
-like to watch Jeopardy
-wears size 4 diapers, 12-18 month clothes and size 4 1/2 shoes (big head and BIG FEET)
At 12 months, Owen is still the light of my life and he never ceases to amaze me with all the new things he can do. He is truly one special kid and I feel so blessed every morning when I wake up, before the chickens, that he is mine!

Check out this really cool slide show our friend Michael put together 0f Owen for his first birthday.



Thanks Michael. We love it! And for the rest of you, please ignore my really bad regrowth. I have since taken care of this unsightly disgrace to my hair. Thankfully, the pictures were meant to be ALL about Owen!

So my Owen is officially ONE. Last night Danny and I started sharing Owen's birth day story with him starting with where we went for dinner the night before he was born and then I finished the story with him this morning. When Owen woke (us) up we sang Happy Birthday to him. He's probably going to expect this everyday seeing as though I have sang it to him for the past two weeks. I wanted him to recognize the song so he would get excited when he would hear it. Silly I know.

Here he is this morning in his new monkey jammies...

After breakfast and his morning nap, we headed off to Kindermusik. When we walked in the door, there was a little girl from his class wearing a party hat. I thought it was so sweet of her to wear a hat for Owen's birthday (after all, it's all about Owen, Right? Like she knew it was his birthday.) While in class, the teacher asked if it was both Owen and Alyse's birthday. Come to find out both of them were born at the same hospital, on the same day and only 2 minutes apart. Owen was born at 10:52 am and Alyse was born at 10:54 am.

Here is the birthday boy sporting his birthday boy tee shirt from Gramma Karen.
Later, Julie came over for dinner and she brought cupcakes. Yellow cake with chocolate icing. Yum, my favorite. We lit the same candle he had on his party cake and sang Happy Birthday to him once again.

I think he liked the cupcake. What do you think?
The little guy is exhausted and now sleeping peacefully.

On Saturday we celebrated Owen's 1st birthday with 48 of our closest friends and family. I was really pleased with how everything turned out and especially pleased with how excited Owen seemed. I think he had a wonderful time and by all means was spoiled with gifts and attention (as any one year old should be.)

The theme for his party was monkey's. We had a monkey cake made for all the guests and a "destruction" cake for the birthday boy. We also had Chunky Monkey ice cream, Chocolate Monkey trail mix (w/banana chips, coconut, and chocolate), there were even monkey themed favor bags with a monkey bath squirter for each of the little kids.



Here is the birthday boy just after he made his debut....

and eating his special cake...
and modeling his new puppy dog hat...

We took Owen for his first haircut today. He was so well behaved and was by far the hit of the salon. I couldn't believe how still he sat and that he didn't cry or even whine. He spent most of his time in the chair flirting with the lady sitting next to him. He clapped, played peek-a-boo (so there are a few stray hairs) and blew her kisses.

Here is his before picture...

during...
and after...

Have you been wondering why Owen doesn't ever have on shoes? It's because he didn't have any until yesterday. All the shoes he'd received as gifts prior to these, his feet were too fat to fit in.

Danny and I decided to order these from Livie and Luca. They came in the mail yesterday; just in time for his first birthday party. I think they are adorable and they have a soft sole that is perfect for an emerging walker.