Folly Beach Weekend

Last weekend we packed up and headed south to see my family in SC. We arrived late Thursday night and Owen was the best little co-pilot. He watched Baby Einstein for awhile then snoozed the rest of the way there. Traveling with him is getting a little easier as long as the ride is no longer than 5 hours... after that forget it! Even though we got there so late he had no problems going right back to sleep. I think the ocean air really helped! Friday was going to be the only good day weather wise...so we knew we had to cram a lot in. The rest of the weekend was going to be cold and rainy. Just the type of weather you want when you go to the beach! After breakfast we got up and went to play on the beach for awhile. Owen had a blast playing in the sand. If he could talk I think he would say his favorite part was climbing up the stairs! He then moved on to playing with a sailboat. He was quite the little boat captain. This is where I noticed his new smile. I had seen it before but this was when I realized that it was for keeps. He used to smile with his big blue eyes wide open. Now he crinkles up his eyes and scrunches his nose. It really is cute but I miss the sparkle in those blue eyes. Maybe it's just a phase.... or really bright light. Either way he is still pretty cute. Maybe this is just his mischievous grin! We played on the beach for quite some time soaking up some much needed vitamin D. Even though in true Hanson tradition we were all covered in sunscreen!! After all that fun on the beach it was time for a much needed nap. I'm not sure who needed one more between him and Cooper! Here are some cute pictures of Owen on the Beach!

Flashback April 2008

Look at how much he has grown!

After nap time we headed to downtown Charleston! There were lots of things to do and see at the Battery! It was really neat for me to see Owen playing there because I have so many great memories of playing there with my brothers as a kid.

After we played and posed for pictures we took a stroll through Charleston. We visited the market, strolled by Rainbow Row, and took in all the Charleston charm! My brother suggested we go to Waterfront Park. It is fairly new to Charleston and I had never been. It was beautiful and is on my list of things to do now each time we visit. As you will see in the pictures Owen LOVED playing in the fountains. After a fun day we had dinner at the Folly Beach crab shack! Flashback

April 2008 February 2009

Hey now you're a rockstar.....

Today we went to Booda Beans to see the much hyped Little Land Band. Imagine my surprise when I found out Stacy was a DUDE!! I thought is was going to be a girl not some guy with long hair who looked like he should be in a rock band. But I have to say it was worth the hype... Owen loved it. He was quite the rock star!!!

Hurricanes Game

We recently took Owen to see his first Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Game. It was a 4 person job to take him...thank goodness his grand parents were there to help out. He really liked being there. There was so much going on that he was entertained. I was surprised that we made it almost to the end of the game. He had so much fun that his pop pop bought him his very own jersey! (picture to come)

Playdate with Emily at the park!

Today we met Emily and her mommy at Apex Communtiy Park. It was such a nice day that we thought it would be fun to feed the ducks. Although we didn't find many ducks there were plenty of geese just waiting to eat our cheerios. Here are some pictures from our fun playdate!

YO GABA GABA!!!

Owen has a new favorite show. We don't usually let him watch TV however, when the bewitching hour of 5:00 creeps up I will do anything to keep him happy. This show is so cute to watch and it's even cuter to watch Owen get into it.

What is Yo Gaba Gaba?

Yo Gabba Gabba is a children’s television show that features five friendly toys coming to life when DJ Lance says the magic words, “Yo Gabba Gabba!” The great thing about this show is that it teaches social skills and life lessons. The other day they had a show about being a good friend. It was perfect timing because they sang a song about not throwing things at your friends. Owen has a habit of throwing things.... so this song is great to sing to him. I guess you could say that this is teaching him "conflict resolution"!

Celebrity Dairy

Since the weather was so BEAUTIFUL we took Owen to Celebrity Dairy in Siler City, NC. This farm is a bed and breakfast as well as a goat dairy farm. The farm produces award-winning farmstead goat cheese that they sell at local farmers markets. They have an open house a few times a year for the public to visit the farm. This is the most popular time of year to visit because the mama goats are having their baby goats. However on this trip there were no baby goats. The farmer said it should happen almost any day. We can't wait to go back in March and check out the baby goats. Even though there were no baby goat there still was a lot for Owen to see!

On this farm they had some......

Chickens!

Here is Owen calling the Chickens like he calls Cooper

The farmer said that this bus was his newest chicken house!

and on this farm they had a.....

Haystack!

Owen found out that they are fun to climb on!

Owen and Daddy checking out the Chicken in the haystack

and on this farm they had a....

Kitty Cat!

This was a very friendly barn cat who also enjoyed Cheerios!

And on this farm they had some....

Goats!

on this farm they had some...

Pigs!

and on this farm they had some....

Llamas!