La Quinta

We had so much fun spending almost a week down in La Quinta with my parents!

Flying kites!

Levi can't sit on the sidelines anymore--has to do whatever Owen does

Like if Owen is jumping off the side into the pool so is he!

He never stopped smiling!

Rafting with Grandpa

Picking grapefruits at the resort

Then teaching Owen how to pick fruit too...

But the kids loved the grapefruit for breakfast so it was worth working hard for it!

Going for a hike with daddy

Mr. Independent HAD to walk on his own. 

He did get some help from Owen

We made it to the top!!  Woohoo! 

Time to play hide and seek...if Owen can't see you--you must not be able to see him.  Still mastering the skills of hide and seek...

Owen is FOUR!

Owen came into our room this morning asking if it was his birthday--YES it finally was!  Then he asked if he could open his package.  He got a  package from Bennett that had been sitting on the kitchen counter since Friday --just waiting to be opened.  When he opened it had six JETS in it which apparently is the best present in the whole world as Owen called it.  Thank you Beltrans for a great start to age four!  :)

Owen got to have a birthday party today!  We had Audrey, William and Steven over for pizza, cake and ice cream and to play in the backyard.  He was SUPER excited about it and I think the "party" lived up to all of his expectations.  He had so much fun with his friends!
 

 

Assembling Owen's "Ripsliger" cake

Doesn't it look just like Ripslinger?  I have to say it looked better in person.  haha!

A pizza picnic in the backyard!

Happy Birthday Owen!

It was windy so we had to relight the candle a few times--Owen was dying to blow it out

Finally we just kept the match over the candle and he (and the wind) blew it out real quick

We were supposed to get snow this weekend--not quite!

Owen wasn't the only one having a good time at the party...

Joey pushing Audrey and Owen on the tire swing--they weren't afraid to go high!