Life and Adventures with Olivia & Owen

We are proud to announce that Owen Russell Redfearn was born just before midnight on Jan. 2, 2010 at a healthy 7lbs. 4oz. and 18.5in. Courtney and Owen are home resting with Livvy already trying to get the baby to stop crying. More pics to follow but here is a quick one from my phone.

Today was a hard day.  We said good bye to Tippy, our dog of 3 years.  No, she didn't die.  We surrendered her to the Denver Dumb Friends League, a no kill animal shelter, this afternoon.  After much consideration, we decided that she deserved a better life that what we were giving her.  She never fully made the adjustment to Livvy and being second in the family.  With another baby on the way and not enough time to spend walking her now, she needed a new home.  It was very hard for me to take her and drop her off.  I think I cried on the way there, during the whole process and for about 20 minutes afterwards.  I am still a little teary when I stop and think about it.

Tippy was the dog that was always happy to see us, got way to excited for walks and always wanted attention.  She never met anyone she didn't like or didn't like her and seemed to smile at everyone.  We hope that she finds a home where she can be babied like she deserves.  We will miss her and always hold a special place in our hearts for her. Good Bye!

On September 1st, we found out that we were having a boy. I already guessed that it was a boy but it was nice to have proof of it. The ultrasound was very cool. He sooo did not want to cooperate with the tech. She kept having to bounce him to get him to move and then he wouldn't sit still! (I can hardly wait for 2 active children to chase.) He had his legs up over his head with his arms wrapped around the knees at one point.




Everything is fine with the baby. He weighed 14 ounces and had all fingers and toes.

We saw a profile of him as she was scanning. Trent and I turned to one another and both said "He looks just like Matthew!" Matthew is one of our adorable nephews. I just hope he has a smaller head. :)

We are planning on naming him Owen _____ . The middle name is a toss up between Russell and Michael. I am leaning toward Russell. Though we are reserving the right for last minute changes, if, when he is born, he doesn't looking anything like an Owen.

This Labor day we decide to kind of take it easy. That meant we stuck around the house on Friday, Trent watched college football on Saturday, Church on Sunday and Monday we spent doing family activities. Really by Monday, I was ready to get out of the house and do something together. We decide to go on a family hike with Chris (one of Trent's brothers) and his family, another brother, Nick and Trent's parents. We went to a state park in Castle Rock and walked their paved nature trail. We really did enjoyed it. Livvy loved to explore all of the rocks and plants and so did Tippy.

That evening we got together with the rest of the family here for a bar-b-que. that was quite relaxing and very fun. What a great holiday!