Owen

Owen... oh Owen! This kids is something else I tell ya! Owen is a ball of energy! It's really even hard for me to put into words what Owen is like because he is just a one of a kind! He is so happy and so fun but on the flip side is so much work and such a little trouble maker. He has tried my patience more than Aidan or Brinn ever did. He also, without fail, manages to put a few hundred smiles on my face everyday. He is the type of kid that you can just sit back and watch for hours because he is so entertaining. He does everything in true Owen style. With Owen, there is no walking... it hopping, running, or my personal favorite the sideways skip. Owen is a talker. He talks A LOT and wants to know "why" to just about everything. He has this funny raspy deep voice which I am sure one day will turn into sexy man voice. And he talks loud! Always loud! He loves playing with "the kids" and would wear his superman or angry birds shirt every day if I would let him. He loves the water and has become quite the water bug this summer. But most of all... he just melts my heart. Seriously, when I think about him I feel all warm inside I just love him so much!

Oh my oh my... Where has the summer gone???

Here are some pictures of little Tucker from the past 2 months (in backwards order but oh well.)Tucker is such a mellow easy little guy... seriously. He has brought so much joy and love to our family! A couple things about Tucker:
- When he cries, he cries for me... literally "mooooooommmmmm."
- He is a cuddle bug and while this makes it harder to get things done around the house... oh well. He won't let me sit and snuggle him for hours and hours forever. (In fact as I type this right now he is snuggled in my arms.)
- He only wakes up once in the night to eat... and then normally snuggles in bed with me the rest of the night ;)
- Doesn't mind lots of noise...which is a good thing in this crazy house.
- He loves to be swaddled.
- From the very first day he was born I felt like the baby whisperer with him. I just seemed to know what he needed, what he liked, how to calm him down, etc. Maybe it's just because I am more practiced in my mothering skills.

Tucker Grant Larson

Here are a few pictures of out newest little guy Tucker Grant... We are so blessed!

Our Garden...

We have talked for a couple of years about wanting to start a garden... so we decided this was the year! The kids were SO excited about it and so far it really has been a fun family project and exciting to watching our little seeds grow and grow!Planting our seeds...

Moving our little sprouts into bigger cups...
Owen showing off Dad's new planter beds!
A group effort to get this thing up and running...
And here is our garden a few weeks later...

Tired Kids

This was a few months ago... but needless to say this is how my kids look many times when we come home from Grandma's and Grandpa's on the weekend.
And then often times... lucky me... get's to haul them into the house by myself.
Sweet Dreams Kiddos!!!

While the first graders away... the kids will play

First Bloom

We have the most gorgeous rose bush in our front yard... This was first bloom of the season! Love spring!

Looking Forward!!!

My oh my... it's been awhile again since I last wrote. So just to help you understand why I have been such a blogging slacker I submit the following photos:

Everyone had the flu, including Aidan twice! And when I say everyone, I'm including both David and I in that...



Aidan had some weird rash.. ended up being fifths disease. (It sounds worse than it is.) It's actually very common and besides the rash he had no other symptoms.


Owen had strep, or what we thought was strep, with a fever up to 103.6. He was miserable! The doctor put him on meds while he sent his culture away to be tested. He then called back two days later to say it had come back negative and to stop the antibiotic. Luckily by that time he had started to feel better. I'm wondering if he also had fifths disease and just had somewhat different symptoms... although he did have lightly pink cheeks for about 2 days before fever/sore throat.

And on another fun note.. we had to completely replace the transmission in our van... gotta love car problems. They are always so much fun!

So, needless to say, we are looking forward to some healthier (knock on wood) and exciting times ahead (Uncle Austin coming home, family in town, and let's not forget baby brother will be making his arrival in June:) )