Owen and His Careless Parents

Owen: "Dad, can you please not leave knives laying around anymore?"

Dad: "What?"

Owen: "Because ... I just stepped on one. And it may or may not have hit Alex."

Of course, Owen neglected some important details in this story. Said knife was used for dinner preparation. It was on the kitchen counter. As was Owen.

Alex was unscathed. :)

The Grown Ups

Owen, after finishing up his breakfast at the local state park ...

I'm going to go for a walk.

Alex, eyes wide with wonderment at the possibility ...

Without your grown ups?!!!

Me, silently ...

Yeah. Not so fast, mister. Maybe when you're, oh, 18. And, frankly, we're still coming to terms with being the grown ups.

My Lil' Research Assistant

Owen has been "sick" and in our offices for 4 out of the past 11 possible school days. Not sure what to make of this. In any case, today I decided that, if he's going to be here, he might as well be productive! Here he is entering data from my current research project at the local schools.

Florida!

Owen's school is experimenting with 2 week breaks in October, December, and March. This still strikes me as a silly idea, but we decided to take advantage of the break to visit the grandparents in .... Florida!















I know. We have it rough.



Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!