Happy Belated Birthday, Owen!

Yes, it is a little belated (his birthday is Dec. 23rd. . . bummer, I know). We made sure to do some fun birthday things with him so he wouldn't get lost in the Christmas shuffle, though. It's happened before. Owen is our "Nutty Professor" . . . yes, we've labeled all of our kids (is that bad?). He has a brilliant mind, which you usually only find when you get through the "goofball layer". He surprises us with what he knows, what he can do and, often, what craziness tends to come out of his mouth. Here's to many more laughs to come!

Conversation a 1/2 hour ago in the car:

Owen: "Dad, can we go to the carwash?"
Dad: "I don't know where one is."
Owen: "Huh?"
Dad: "I don't know where one is."
Owen: "What?"
Dad: "Owen, turn up your hearing aid."
Owen: "Huh?"
Dad: "Can you hear what I'm saying?"
Owen: "You want me to go into a tornado?"

So, in honor of our silliest son, here are some "through the years" photos to showcase his sillies:

Two "sassas" are better than one! (Rich loves that we call them "sassas")
Yes, here he is proving he can fit almost anything (this time, it's a Smartie) into the gap between his teeth.

The traditional "blue tongue picture" while on vacation.

A few days after completing an eye drop regimand for conjunctivitis, he thought he needed some more medicine in his eyes. Oops, except it's Desitin.

Owen went through a period of making everything he could into a "shooting fing". . . this time it's his sandwich.

Honestly, this shot was not staged. Don't they look like long lost brothers?

Bee-you-tee-ful!