We are trying to make it a bi-monthly tradition to have Owen's best friend's family over for Sunday dinner. So last Sunday we had them over. They have an almost 1-year-old and so we bring down the high chair for him. After they had left, this is what we found in the living room - I guess he didn't get enough the first time.
On Monday, the missionaries came over to help Chris with some yard work.
The Missionaries hadn't had an opportunity to work out in a while, so Owen volunteered to be their weight set.
And one...and two...and one...and two!
OK next Elder!
On Tuesday we had our home visit for the adoption. Our case worker came and saw the house, visited for a minute, asked a lot of questions and then left. We are pretty sure that we passed and we should be officially approved in a week or two. So our profile on itsaboutlove.org will soon be up for everyone to see. Hopefully we will then we selected to adopt a child.
We had tried to hang some things on the walls earlier in the week, but we finally got it done on Tuesday evening. It only took us 17 MONTHS to hang things up.
Potty training is still a constant battle and every time we take a step forward, we take five backwards. There is a Stake Father and Sons campout in a few weeks and we thought that we could use that as motivation for him to get a little closer to being potty trained. So we put up a calendar/reward chart. We put stickers on each day that he has good day using the potty. Here is an example, complete with some antics.
The boy got a hold of the camera later in the week. A few examples from our budding photographer.
This was just a cute picture of a dinosaur reading a book about a super hungry dinosaur.
Over all it was a good week. Beki is really busy in the lab as usual and Chris is busy getting ready for the end of the year concert this next week. On Saturday we took a few hours to take Owen to see "How to Train Your Dragon". It was a good one and the boys (yes plural) left the movie wanting a dragon or two. It is one that we will definitely be buying when it comes out.
For Mother's Day, Chris made breakfast and Owen made Beki this:
He is really into rainbows right now and loves to draw them on everything and insists that Mom and Daddy need to make a rainbow for him every time they color.
Happy Mother's Day!
1 comment:
The sticker chart/rewards basket thing was the only technique that worked with Jamin. I think it's great! Hopefully it's smooth sailing for Owen from here on out. We're keeping your family in our prayers throughout the adoption process. Good luck!
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