Happy 4th Birthday, Owen!!

My "baby" is 4 today.  He has such a special place in our family.  Before he arrived, I always wanted one more after Nathan.  Jon did not because he was afraid especially after all of the major complications I had with Nathan and that C section.  Even the Dr's. told me not to ever get pregnant again.  However, I always told Jon, that it felt like someone was missing...someone that was suppose to be here.  Years went by and that never went away.  We decided to try for 2 months (with the majority of that time, Jon being gone) and if we didn't get pregnant, it wasn't meant to be.  Jon only agreed to this because he never in a million years thought it would happen :)  Owen Jon Abresch:  you were meant to be here!

Owen's Birthday Weekend

Since it is Owen's birthday coming up, we asked him what he wanted to do.  He mentioned he wanted to ride The Polar Express again like we did for his last birthday, so during the Thanksgiving Break, we headed down to Branson!  First we vistited the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum.  We also walked downtown, and finally went to see Santa and ride the Polar Express.  The next day, we went to play some mini golf and then we went to the World's Largest Toy Museum.  Owen had a great time...we all did! 

Old Stagecoach

Nathan and his 5th grade class went on a field trip to the Waynesville Old Stagecoach, where they had an exhibit from the Smithsonian come true.  It talked about Ellis Island, and all of the immigrants that came to this country.  It also talked about how they settled land and traveled across the nation.  At the very end, they had the kids split up in groups and put on little skits where they were traveling abroad.  Nathan and his group were traveling by train, and he was the conductor.  Of course, most of if was goofy :)

Halloween 2010

Halloween is always an exciting time in this family.  Weeks go into thinking about costumes and candy and pumpkins.  I have to say that Justin wasn't quite as enthusiastic about it this year as in past years.  Could it be a sign that he is growing up?  I sure hope not.  We spent the day carving pumpkins, having a bonfire, and then of course - trick or treating.  Justin was a vampire, Nathan a ghoul (i think), and Owen the Thing.  Even Jon and I dressed up this year!