Early Morning

No matter what time Owen goes to sleep at night, he wakes up at 7 am and is READY to go. He is always cheerful, wants all the lights on immediately, and wants to eat his cereal ASAP.

This morning I told him I wished I could sleep in until 10:00... and he said, "Mom, if you wake up early, you have more time to play before lunch, right?"

Ice Skating

I was SO EXCITED the other day to look out my window and see that a little ice skating rink had "magically" formed in the field that borders our house! I remember having my grandpa Dean take all the grandkids ice skating out to Utah Lake when I was young... and my mom used to go with her siblings, also.

So I called my mom, and she brought over the ice skates that she used to use when she was a little girl. They fit Owen and his cousin, Macie, perfectly!

They had SO MUCH fun... singing, skating, twirling, playing ice hockey, pretending to be horses pulling each other around... and on and on! Here are some pics...

Concentrating so hard...

Marnee felt a little "squished" with all the horses surround her...

(notice her body language!)

Notice Willie, our little pony, right up in Anna's face. She didn't mind at all! I think she actually enjoyed it!

Owen waving to the crowd as he skated along...

Thank you, dear ice skating rink - you have brightened our winter up!

The Big Wedding

Macie planned the whole thing...

Owen hated the kiss...

They both ended up happy!

I have to point out the glove Owen is wearing... and the fact that they were married under a big tree. Those details were NOT by chance! Macie has quite the imagination!