grooming.

Is 11 months too young to start grooming a child for sports?  Talk to my husband and dad.  From day one they have been whispering in this boy's ear about sports and handing him balls to put in his mouth and throw on the ground.  Owen has recently become obsessed with footballs... picking them up, placing them just so in his right hand, and throwing them with a "YYAARRR"!  Its our nightly entertainment.

And here is the walker!  He has finally learned to slow down and walks on his own around the house now.  Its really fun to watch him cross the room and look back at us so proud.  He is an ACTIVE one.  His new thing is pushing chairs and our leather cubes around the house.

This is usually how I find Owen in the living room next to his toy box.  He loves turning pages in his books and being read to... its his only down time these days.  He has lost interest in his other toys and only wants books or balls.

I cant believe he is going to be a year soon.  Sometimes I just look down at him and think "you look so big"... I think Im the one going through separation anxiety.

Malia Timmons and Owen on Balboa Island.  We walked the island last week on a sunny day... the kids love the boats and all of the people and usually want to get out and play on the stairs.  Owen thinks Malia is so great...  I think she will appreciate him more when he learns his social boundaries and personal space etiquette.