The Fred Family: 2014

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Sweet Baby Girl

I'm too cute!

"Gimme that!"

"Cheese!"

Always having fun

Now that fall has come (and almost gone! Lol!) we had to have some fun that only fall allows. So we grabbed our friends, Lizz, Jordan and Myles, and headed to the pumpkin patch! It was perfect for 2 babies and a young toddler...mostly just pumpkins! Owen had a great time picking the perfect pumpkin and enjoying the great weather!

"This is it!"

Myles and Jordan

"This is MY pumpkin!"

Cuties!!

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Sprinkler Cool Down

Owen loves being outside and if you can add water into the mix, it's a guaranteed good time!!

Carousel Party

Linda Peterson won a carousel party last summer at the annual Story City Duck Race so we took advantage of the two free hours! My friends and their many kids rode (almost) non-stop for two hours! It was a very hot Sunday so I'm glad many of them made the short trip to Story City to take advantage of a unique opportunity! Fun day!

Ruth and Rachel

Grandpa, Owen and Papa

Grandpa and Owen (Can you tell it was hot? Red cheeks much?)

Linda riding with Ruth

Priya

Allison and Sarah's son, Levi

Jamie and a happy Avery

Elia

Luca

Family Pictures

We got some great family pictures on Labor Day! Thanks Grandma for helping us with them! Love them!!!!!

Did I mention I love these??

Best picture of Owen

Handsome boy

Pretty flowers

Grandma and Grandpa with the grandkids (look at smiley girl!)

Sweet baby girl!

Fair Fun

Tyler, Owen and I ventured out to the Iowa State Fair in mid-August and had a blast. Going to the fair with your kid makes you see the fair through a different set of eyes. Seeing Owen enjoy the animals, the Big Slide and the tractors was so much fun! The food was still a priority but making sure Owen had a good time was first on the list!

Mama and Owen

"Horsey!"

He was in Heaven! Loved the tractors!

The Big Slide

Worn out!!

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

18 months (1 month ago)

Owen is 18 months old!! He is an active little boy! He loves to be outside, he loves to run, play and yell! He is a chatterbox (when he is at home.) He is still a little shy when around strangers or people he doesn't see often, although he will eventually warm up! Owen can say so many words...he is honestly saying a new word everyday! He never ceases to amaze us. He is growing up so fast and so fierce and I can't wait to see how God continues to grow our little man and develop his ever-growing personality. He makes us laugh everyday. He has started talking in silly little voices with silly little faces, and laughs at himself (which I can really appreciate!) Owen is a child that appreciates routine and doesn't like things to be out of place. We have three lamps in our living room and all three must either be on or off otherwise..."Uh oh! Lights!" Oh Owen! We love our sweet little boy and are grateful everyday to be his parents!

..."Owen...smile"

Tree fort

"Fun!"

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Avery is 4 months old!

My sweet little baby girl is 4 months old already! I can't even believe it! She is so sweet and smiley and adorable! She is a chunky little baby who loves to gnaw on her fingers in her free time and sucks her thumb to fall asleep. She is a great sleeper and has been sleeping through the night since about 10 weeks. She is very laid back and loves watching her brother do anything! They are so cute when they interact...it melts my heart!! She is wearing 6 month clothes and especially loves her short shorts and skinny jeans. She has the biggest, bluest eyes (which I hope stay blue!) Her perfect little lips just beg you to kiss her (which I do often!) I love my baby girl and feel so blessed to be her mama!

Cute Chunker

Smiley girl

She has recently discovered her toes

Baby ballet

AHHHHH! Too cute!

Beautiful Babies!

Big Boy

Owen can go down the slide all by himself! (Thanks to Allison who suggested he go down backwards!)Also, Owen spinning at the very beginning of the video is because I told him to turn around! Hilarious! Hey, at least he follows directions!