Having fun...

Wyatt loves to do everything that Owen does, especially jumping. You will see that he can't actually get his feet off the ground, but putting his hands in the air is pretty cute:-)

Wyatt loves to wear hats and talk on the phone...

Owen wanted me to take pictures of his dinosaur face, which is pretty frightening, but I managed to catch an adorable smile instead!

A Look Back...

Now that Wyatt's cast has been off for about a week, I finally made a video of him walking around with it on! This was taken the evening before it came off...

Dinosaur Museum!

On April 17th, we took Owen to the Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center in Woodland Park, and Wyatt stayed home with Grammy. We had a wonderful time! We really got to take our time and focus on all the details, which would have been impossible with Wyatt. Owen loved everything about the trip and came home with TONS of new info about dinosaurs.

Owen is posing with a T Rex tibia here...this was super exciting because that's the same bone that Wyatt broke!
Owen and Josh with a "Denversaurus".

Owen with the oviraptors...one of his favorites because they eat eggs. He's always gotten a kick out of that fact.

Owen and me with an ultrasaurus leg bone.

Owen with the T Rex skull, another favorite!

Easter Weekend

On Easter weekend, my friend, Kylie, and her daughters visited on Friday and Saturday. We took the kids to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo on Saturday morning. Despite the wind, we had alot of fun!

Danika and Owen on a mountain lion...

Wyatt's favorite part was the chickens in the petting zoo. He'll be happy when his cast is off, so he can explore the zoo a little easier on foot!The kids got to feed millet to the birds...

After Kylie left, we decorated eggs. Owen had a blast with that! Here he is, posing with all his supplies...

The Easter bunny came on Sunday morning. Owen and Wyatt found eggs and got new toys for the sand box. They were both very excited! Ben, Brenda, Amelia, Cavan, Shep, and Linda visited on Sunday morning, but we somehow forgot to take pictures of that!

The Highs and Lows of Spring Break 2010

For the most part, Spring Break was wonderful this year. We visited Becky, Devin, Logan and Laila in Los Alamos, NM. Owen and Logan played together like never before. They would play in Logan's room for hours on end (some sort of rocket ship/dinosaur hybrid game). They have become great little buddies.

We visited Bandelier National Monument. It was so much fun and really perfect for families with kids.

Josh, Devin, Logan, and Owen looking out of a cave dwelling.

Wyatt was a big fan of the ladders.

Owen and Laila were big fans of a little maze area.

Laila liked the view from the caves, too.

The end of a succesful outing...

Despite all the pictures of Bandelier, we mostly hung out at Becky and Devin's house and enjoyed their park, their backyard, and all their toys. A typical morning at the Close house... On our last morning at Becky and Devin's, Bree and Wyatt fell down the stairs. Wyatt fractured his leg. Poor baby! First, our pediatrician put the leg in a splint....good thing it doesn't prevent him from riding his horse! He looks in good spirits in this picture, but he's been pretty grumpy at times. He needs lots of cuddles and entertaining, but he's getting a little better every day.

Two days later, he got a cast. He'll wear this for about 3 1/2 weeks.

He's already learning to get around. He's super fast at crawling already and is already learning to take several steps. I have a feeling that he'll be pretty good at getting around by the time the cast comes off.

Happy 4th Birthday, Owen!!

Owen turned 4 this weekend and celebrated with snake party.

We played pin-the-tongue-on-the snake with this poster. Our friend, Aiden, got it in the right place on the first try!!

Owen and his friends, right before we cut the cake.

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Owen got his first real bike from us. It was too cold and rainy to ride it, but he gave it a try inside. He announced that he's going to learn to ride it outside on St. Patrick's Day.

Grammy, Pop, Nana, and Papa came over for pizza on Sunday night and Owen got alot of building supplies. He loves to build things!

Thanks for helping us celebrate!!

He's on the move!!

This weekend, Wyatt started to really get the hang of walking...