Monday, January 10, 2011

Snow Day!


What a treat to wake up to big white snowflakes blanketing the yard! Snow events are a rare occurrence in eastern North Carolina. Owen enjoyed watching the snow fall from the dining room window, and since the NOAA lab closed down at 11am, Nate was home in time for lunch.

Today is Owen's 16 month birthday. These days, he's pulling himself up on all sorts of furniture, starting to climb the stairs (a milestone I greet with both excitement and trepidation), and saying his favorite word, again, and again, and again..."ba-ba-ba-ba-ba." Gone are the days of other consonants, he's decided that all he needs is a solid "B" sound, and an insanely-high-pitched squeal of delight. Watch and see: