A Random Trip...

Not much is new here at the Crammond Household. A lot of the same-old-same-old. Owen is taking a few steps here and there, but not getting much closer to walking-which I am perfect content with that.

Yesterday after a morning full of meeting, shopping, and a family trip to the library Eric said "Lets go the the North Shore" so we did. At 2:30 we got to our house, changed Owen's clothes, grabbed the camera, got some food for the road and for Owen and took off. It was a nice ride up to Superior/Duluth.

Our initial plan was to stop in Superior at some little park to take Owen's "10 Month" photos. Well, after looking at the GPS and picking out a really cool park to go to we realized that we would have to go to MN and then come back to WI to get to the park...so we decided to just drive up north a little more to Two Harbors. We took the scenic way and it was beautifully refreshing!

When we got to Two Harbors we found this little park and were able to snap some cute photos with Owen by a huge Anchor. These are just a few of my favorites that I took.

Then Eric said, "Can we take some without that stupid hat?"

So I did that too (although I must say I liked the hat a lot!)

After we explored that area a little more we drove just down the road to a lighthouse area. We were able to go down by the rock beach and get some cute shots of Owen too. He loved [to chew on] all of the rocks.

We finished up our day by stopping by a little gift store. We talked to the shop owner and he suggested a little local restaurant about 10 miles north, so we headed there and had a great meal. They had some of the best fish Eric and I had ever had. It was a great day but it did leave us both exaused as we didnt get home until after 11:30.

Ready, Set, Go!

Okay, so as you can tell I had a little extra time today...hence the three posts today.

I wasn't planing on doing one tonight but we just had to share this!

Enjoying the Week

It has been a busy week here for us Crammond’s. I picked up two extra shifts at the Kid’s Korner (the drop off childcare at the YMCA) and I watched an ex-coworker’s 11 month little girl three days this week. Owen had a lot of fun playing with her. It was so cute to watch them crawl around our living, get into the toys, and just have fun together. One of the days I got out our pool and some ball pit balls and let the little ones play in them. Here are just a few shots of the little ones enjoying the balls.

Owen also discovered how to take his pants off by sanding on the legs and kicking them down…it was cute so I grabbed my camera...

He had a few long days and he was so tired that he was almost falling asleep in the jumper.

I'm sure the next few weeks will bring more adventures!

Eau Claire Orchards

We went to the Eau Claire Orchard this past Wednesday. Owen got to play around by some of the pumpkins and hay. He didn’t seem all that impressed as they were just covering the rocks and dirt on the ground that he wanted so desperately to eat. He did try to chew on the stems some...that's my boy.

Owen liked that he could pull the hay out of the bale (then he ate it)

It was very windy when we went. his hair is getting so long, one of these days we will need to cut it, but for now, he looks cute when the wind isnt so bad.

This one isn't a good photo...but he is standing on his own. He will do this for up to 20 seconds or so...here comes the fun.

After playing around by the pumpkins we went inside to taste some apples. Owen seemed to like all of them. We didn’t get to pick any that day but plan to go back later this month to celebrate a friend’s birthday. Lastly here are a few photos of Owen before we left the place. He is just getting so big!

I love the way his hair is standing up in this one. It was so windy this day.

Fall Retreat & Fall Round Up

We had two great events in the past week. Our fall retreat for church at Camp Forest Springs and the fall round up for united way.

For the last three years Eric and I have went to Camp each fall. It was a great joy for us to bring Owen this year. He had a ton of fun. Although, I think his favorite activities were to eat rocks and acorns.
Owen also enjoyed the patio area over looking the water. It was great because he could crawl all around and see lots of things. He also got to play in the grass. He would crawl all over to try to get the leaves, it was so cute to watch him explore.

Owen also got to spend a lot of time on Daddy's shoulders, one of his favorite ways to get around.

The fall colors were starting to change all around us. I can wait until they reach peek.

This past Thursday we went to an event for the Eau Claire United Way. This is just a fun family event for kids to get to see horses, ponies, and donkeys. This year it rained, so we were stuck inside, but it was still fun! I

In our typical fashion, we found the perfect outfit for the event for our little Owen

I found the bibs and the shirt at a garage sale, we got the vest as a baby shower gift, and we bought the cowboy boots for him, because he just "had to have them."

Here Owen got to pet a mini donkey. It looks grey, but its mostly white with dirt...otherwise Owen would have sat on it for a really cute photo.

Owen and Mom

We were excited to have our friends Kyle, Molly and Ella come with us to the event. It was so cute to see both dads with their little ones.