Owen's 2nd Birthday - a little early

With d-day approaching, we wanted to be sure to celebrate Owen's birthday a little early. So, we were able to celebrate this past weekend with a few friends and family members. It was a sweet time of celebrating our precious Owen Matthew and the gift that he is to us. Here are some pictures that capture our day.

The main attraction of the day was the balloons. Just a simple bag of balloons. Owen and his good friend Luke had a blast with them!



Owen eyeing his cake.



We started a new tradition this year. At our boys birthdays, we are going to read them a passage of scripture that we will then pray for them throughout the next year. Here Matt is reading Psalm 71:17 "O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds."



Owen had been looking forward to eating his "pancake" all day! He loved it. He keeps talking about how the light on the cake went out (the candle) and how we sang Happy Birthday.



Our friend Jenny took most of these pictures. This one was too amazing not to post! Thanks Jenny!



We did a brief craft of "make your own placemats." Owen and Luke drew on a piece of poster board, and I am going to laminate them so that they can be used as placemats. Here is Owen hard at work.



Luke. A blessing for our sweet Owen!



This one is for you great grandpa!



We had to get a shot of our family of three. We are enjoying our final days(or week) as a family of three.