Easter

I've been slacking! Owen and I went to Elkader a couple of weekends ago for my future sister-in-law's bridal shower, so Owen has been busy meeting more family. First, he met his little cousin Annaliese.

And they love each other already!

He also got to see his older cousin, Ian. It won't be too long before Owen can play, too!

Owen is watching Ian pretty close!

He also got to meet and see some of the ladies in my family at the shower. He got lots of attention!

This last weekend was Easter, and my mom came to Cedar Falls on Friday to do some shopping. So, of course, Owen got a couple of new summer outfits and a new toy from my mom and dad. 

We went to Muscatine for Easter to visit Ryan's family, so he got to meet his two cousins on that side, too! Bri and Lexi both loved him and wanted to help feed him (I had a bottle) and give him a pacifier. They are going to be good mommies someday! Here is a picture of them swimming.

We also got to take Owen swimming for the first time! He screamed and cried when he first got in because there were a lot of kids and he got splashed a lot and swallowed some water. But after he calmed down, he enjoyed it. I wanted to take some video of him, but I got in the water to help calm him down and then we never got video. We got a couple of pictures, though. I think he'll have more fun in the water when he can sit up on his own in a baby pool and splash around.

And of course Grandma's can't help but spoil their grandkids, so Owen got a summer outfit and a walker from Ryan's mom and stepdad. Owen really likes to be able to stand up on his feet and look around, so the walker is awesome because my arms needed a break from holding him up all day! He can't touch the floor with this feet in it yet, but at least he is upright and can look around. I wasn't sure if I would rather him have one that he can bounce in, or one that has wheels for him to eventually be able to walk in, but we got one with wheels that plays music. He seems to like it :)

All in all, Owen made out like a bandit for Easter. He also got a lot of nice hand me down clothes from his cousin Ian and Ryan's cousins Hayden and Jaxon (who are more like Owen's cousins since they are only four and one years old). We may never have to buy clothes! :) I'm just glad that Owen has a lot of family around his age - he'll be kept busy at family functions! This time next year, maybe Owen can join in on the Easter Egg Hunt fun!