Visit from Friends

This weekend we enjoyed a visit with some of our friends from Charlotte. It was so good to see them - to spend time sitting and talking and laughing and catching up. It was also a blessing to see Owen and Lucy love each other! By the end of the weekend they were hugging and kissing - it was very sweet! Sean and Lindsey and Lucy are on their way to Costa Rica and then Honduras with MTW. We were very blessed by our visit with them before the head out in a few weeks.

We went to a Richmond hot spot called Bottom's Up Pizza (surprise surprise!) Saturday night. (Side Note: For all of those who have wanted to see a pregnant picture - here you go! We're only 5 1/2 weeks away from our due date!)



Here are Lucy and Owen playing at the restaurant.

Video Time

We have captured some fun moments on video this past week. Pop some popcorn, sit back, relax and enjoy!

Here, Owen is playing his "trumpet" (thanks for the poster container Ms. Cameron!) to a song called "To God be the Glory."



We had some snow the other day. I say "some" because it snowed for about 8 hours and accumulated about 1/2 of an inch. Somehow Owen decided that snow made this sound...



One of Owen's favorite things is to accompany us. We sing the song of his choice and he plays the drum. It's very sweet.

Big Boy Bed!

On New Year's Day, Matt and our friend Kyle painted Owen's room. We decided that it would be a good opportunity to switch the crib/changing table out of Owen's room and move his new bed and dresser in. We were given a toddler bed from my brother Bryan and a dresser from my parents. Owen was very excited to sleep in his "new bed." He's done great! I am surprised and we feel blessed. We wanted him to have plenty of time to adjust before his baby brother arrives. So far so good!

Here is Owen sleeping that first night when we went to bed. He was a little scared/sad when we put him down, so we sang a few songs to him and then didn't hear from him again until 7:45 the next morning! (Side note: Do you like the color on Owen's wall? It's called Water Fountain. We also painted our baby boy's room and it is called Pea Pod. We'll post pictures of his room when it's done.)



Here he is when we went in the next morning.



So proud! Way to go Owen!!

Jesus' Birthday

We had a great Christmas celebrating the birth of Christ both as a family and with family. We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning here at our home just the three of us. It was a really special time. Christmas Eve we went to the 4:00 service at church and then enjoyed some Chinese Food (a Purdy Family Tradition) and a funfetti birthday cake for Jesus. We read the story of Jesus' birth in Luke 2 and then went to bed. Christmas morning we enjoyed monkey bread and scrambled eggs before opening gifts. Owen thought it was funny that it was called "Monkey" bread! Opening presents was fun too - Owen enjoyed both opening the paper carefully AND seeing what was inside. After he opened his presents, he said "yay!" and then "opit" (open). We went to Matt's parents for the rest of the week and enjoyed spending time with his folks and siblings. We then spent one night with my parents too. It was a busy time, but a great way to celebrate! Here are some pictures to capture it all.

Self Timer family picture after the Christmas Eve service.



Our sweet Owen in front of the Christmas tree.



My family has a tradition of taking our picture on the steps Christmas Morning. So, here we are in our PJ's.



Owen saying Thank You after opening one of his gifts.




Related to his daddy? Owen is quite bothered by the small piece of tape stuck on his finger. Like father like son. I pray he is like is daddy in more ways than one!